Cost of living in Westwood, Kentucky
Simple answer
Typical rent is $853 a month.
Westwood is a Census community, not a separate city government in Kentucky. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $73,511 a year.
- People
- 4,473
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $853
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $73,511
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $92,200
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,006
- Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area
Westwood, Kentucky has about 4,473 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $92,200.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Boyd County is $1,006 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Westwood. 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.
Kentucky taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Westwood's exact store tax.
Some places in Kentucky add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 0.93% of income. That is not a Westwood bill.
In July 2026, a typical Kentucky home paid 13.81¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Westwood's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Kentucky in the table we use.
Among 216 places we list in Kentucky with a rent figure, 109 have higher typical rent than Westwood.
Nearby places
- Bellefonte
Typical rent $1,726
Compare with Westwood - Ashland
Typical rent $872
Compare with Westwood - Russell
Typical rent $743
Compare with Westwood - Coal Grove
Typical rent $939
Compare with Westwood - Flatwoods
Typical rent $940
Compare with Westwood - Ironton
Typical rent $782
Compare with Westwood - Raceland
Typical rent $855
- Worthington
Typical rent $871
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 Kentucky
Bigger places in Kentucky
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.