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Cost of living in Putnam County

Simple answer

A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $1,091 a month.

That HUD number covers Putnam County, West Virginia, from October 2026 through September 2027. Towns in the county can still have different rents on the ground.

Studio
$829
1 bed
$834
2 bed
$1,091
3 bed
$1,500
4 bed
$1,542

This county is in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH area. BEA's 2024 price index there is 88.4 (U.S. = 100).

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