Cost of living in Parkersburg, West Virginia
Parkersburg, West Virginia has about 29,240 people. Typical rent is $785 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $49,025 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $785 a month.
Parkersburg is a city in West Virginia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $49,025 a year.
- People
- 29,240
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $785
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $49,025
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $121,600
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $974
- Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MSA
Parkersburg, West Virginia has about 29,240 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $121,600.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Wood County is $974 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Parkersburg. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area, prices sit at 87.1 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
West Virginia taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.6% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Parkersburg's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical West Virginia home paid 15.78¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Parkersburg's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for West Virginia in the table we use.
Among 128 places we list in West Virginia with a rent figure, 81 have higher typical rent than Parkersburg.
Nearby places
- Belpre
Typical rent $867
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Typical rent $809
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Typical rent $1,117
Compare with Parkersburg - Mineralwells
Typical rent $851
Compare with Parkersburg - Washington
Typical rent $859
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Typical rent $1,292
Compare with Parkersburg - Williamstown
Typical rent $839
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USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in West Virginia
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Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.