Cost of living in Point Pleasant, West Virginia
Simple answer
Typical rent is $624 a month.
Point Pleasant is a city in West Virginia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $37,563 a year.
- People
- 3,961
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $624
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $37,563
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $118,000
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $944
- Mason County, WV
Point Pleasant, West Virginia has about 3,961 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $118,000.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Mason County is $944 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Point Pleasant. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
West Virginia's prices sit at 89.5 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
West Virginia taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.6% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Point Pleasant'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 Point Pleasant'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, 114 have higher typical rent than Point Pleasant.
Nearby places
- Gallipolis
Typical rent $855
Compare with Point Pleasant - Middleport
Typical rent $728
Compare with Point Pleasant - New Haven
Typical rent $575
Compare with Point Pleasant - Pomeroy
Typical rent $491
Compare with Point Pleasant - Racine
Typical rent $714
Compare with Point Pleasant - Buffalo
Typical rent $546
Compare with Point Pleasant - Ravenswood
Typical rent $714
- Ripley
Typical rent $613
EBT nearby
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
Bigger places in West Virginia
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.