Cost of living in South Point, Ohio

South Point, Ohio has about 3,099 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $184,000.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Lawrence County is $1,006 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in South Point. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area, prices sit at 88.4 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Ohio taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.3% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not South Point's exact store tax.

Some places in Ohio add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 1.20% of income. That is not a South Point bill.

In July 2026, a typical Ohio home paid 19.45¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not South Point's bill.

For the week of October 12, 2026, EIA's all-grades gasoline price in Ohio was $3.974 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $1,907.52 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Ohio shares this price.

Among 618 places we list in Ohio with a rent figure, 392 have higher typical rent than South Point.