Cost of living in Pulaski, Virginia

Pulaski, Virginia has about 8,893 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $160,500.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Pulaski County is $952 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Pulaski. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA metro area, prices sit at 92.7 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Virginia taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 5.8% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Pulaski's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Virginia home paid 17.55¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Pulaski's bill.

EIA does not publish a Virginia gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C) all-grades price was $4.035 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $1,936.80 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Virginia shares this price.

Among 343 places we list in Virginia with a rent figure, 317 have higher typical rent than Pulaski.