City comparison
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Charleston | Huntington | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $870/mo | $841/mo | 3.4% higher in A |
| Median home value | $172,800 | $114,800 | 50.5% higher in A |
| Median household income | $58,902 | $39,066 | 50.8% higher in A |
| Groceries index | 97.0 | 97.0 | ≈ equal |
| Utilities index | 92.6 | 89.9 | 3.0% higher in A |
| Transportation index | 100.0 | 99.8 | ≈ equal |
| Healthcare index | 98.3 | 98.0 | ≈ equal |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Charleston, you'd need $99,178 in Huntington to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Huntington, WV is about 0.8% cheaper overall than Charleston, WV, based on our cost-of-living index. If you earn $80,000 in Charleston, you'd need about $79,342 in Huntington to keep the same standard of living.