Cost of living in Spencer, West Virginia
Simple answer
Typical rent is $738 a month.
Spencer is a city in West Virginia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $37,639 a year.
- People
- 2,291
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $738
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $37,639
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $116,800
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $944
- Roane County, WV
Spencer, West Virginia has about 2,291 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $116,800.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Roane County is $944 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Spencer. 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 Spencer'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 Spencer'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, 93 have higher typical rent than Spencer.
Nearby places
- Ripley
Typical rent $613
Compare with Spencer - Ravenswood
Typical rent $714
Compare with Spencer - Sissonville
Typical rent $796
Compare with Spencer - Mineralwells
Typical rent $851
Compare with Spencer - Pinch
Typical rent $916
Compare with Spencer - Racine
Typical rent $714
Compare with Spencer - Lubeck
Typical rent $836
- Harrisville
Typical rent $566
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.