Cost of living in Weirton, West Virginia
Simple answer
Typical rent is $746 a month.
Weirton is a city in West Virginia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $59,575 a year.
- People
- 18,647
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $746
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $59,575
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $133,500
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,007
- Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA
Weirton, West Virginia has about 18,647 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $133,500.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Hancock County is $1,007 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Weirton. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area, prices sit at 89.0 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 Weirton'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 Weirton'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, 90 have higher typical rent than Weirton.
Nearby places
- Toronto
Typical rent $748
Compare with Weirton - Follansbee
Typical rent $642
Compare with Weirton - Steubenville
Typical rent $775
Compare with Weirton - Mingo Junction
Typical rent $879
Compare with Weirton - Hooverson Heights
Typical rent $734
Compare with Weirton - Wintersville
Typical rent $944
Compare with Weirton - Wellsburg
Typical rent $624
Compare with Weirton - Burgettstown
Typical rent $823
Compare with Weirton
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.