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Cost of living in Wheeling, West Virginia

Simple answer

Typical rent is $794 a month.

Wheeling is a city in West Virginia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $48,590 a year.

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People
26,350
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$794
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$48,590
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$146,500
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,009
Wheeling, WV-OH MSA

Wheeling, West Virginia has about 26,350 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $146,500.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Ohio County is $1,009 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Wheeling. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Wheeling, WV-OH metro area, prices sit at 88.3 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 Wheeling'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 Wheeling'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, 78 have higher typical rent than Wheeling.

Nearby places

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.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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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.