Cost of living in Romney, West Virginia

Romney, West Virginia has about 1,922 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $184,400.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Hampshire County is $1,505 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Romney. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Winchester, VA-WV metro area, prices sit at 96.5 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 Romney'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 Romney's bill.

EIA does not publish a West 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 West Virginia shares this price.

Among 128 places we list in West Virginia with a rent figure, 116 have higher typical rent than Romney.