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Cost of living in Wise, Virginia

Simple answer

Typical rent is $825 a month.

Wise is a town in Virginia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $53,596 a year.

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People
2,916
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$825
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$53,596
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$144,700
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$943
Wise County-Norton city, VA HUD Nonmetro FMR Area

Wise, Virginia has about 2,916 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $144,700.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Wise County is $943 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Wise. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

Virginia's prices sit at 101.1 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.

Virginia taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 5.8% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Wise's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Virginia home paid 17.55¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Wise's bill.

EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Virginia in the table we use.

Among 343 places we list in Virginia with a rent figure, 290 have higher typical rent than Wise.

Nearby places

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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 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.