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Cost of living in Terra Alta, West Virginia

Terra Alta, West Virginia has about 1,841 people. Typical rent is $742 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $50,536 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.

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Typical rent is $742 a month.

Terra Alta is a town in West Virginia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $50,536 a year.

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People
1,841
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$742
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$50,536
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$95,200
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,143
Morgantown, WV MSA

Terra Alta, West Virginia has about 1,841 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $95,200.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Preston County is $1,143 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Terra Alta. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Morgantown, WV metro area, prices sit at 93.3 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 Terra Alta'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 Terra Alta'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, 92 have higher typical rent than Terra Alta.

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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.