Cost of living in Wellsburg, West Virginia
Simple answer
Typical rent is $624 a month.
Wellsburg is a city in West Virginia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $42,868 a year.
- People
- 2,203
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $624
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $42,868
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $104,500
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,007
- Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA
Wellsburg, West Virginia has about 2,203 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $104,500.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Brooke County is $1,007 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Wellsburg. 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 Wellsburg'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 Wellsburg'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, 114 have higher typical rent than Wellsburg.
Nearby places
- Brilliant
Typical rent $536
Compare with Wellsburg - Hooverson Heights
Typical rent $734
Compare with Wellsburg - Mingo Junction
Typical rent $879
Compare with Wellsburg - Follansbee
Typical rent $642
Compare with Wellsburg - Steubenville
Typical rent $775
Compare with Wellsburg - West Liberty
Typical rent $1,269
Compare with Wellsburg - Wintersville
Typical rent $944
- Tiltonsville
Typical rent $865
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.