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 | Houston | Huntington | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,235/mo | $841/mo | 46.8% higher in A |
| Median home value | $235,000 | $114,800 | 104.7% higher in A |
| Median household income | $60,440 | $39,066 | 54.7% higher in A |
| Groceries index | 99.8 | 97.0 | 2.8% higher in A |
| Utilities index | 98.7 | 89.9 | 9.7% higher in A |
| Transportation index | 96.1 | 99.8 | 3.7% lower in A |
| Healthcare index | 94.2 | 98.0 | 3.9% lower in A |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Houston, you'd need $80,111 in Huntington to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Huntington, WV is about 19.9% cheaper overall than Houston, TX, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 46% lower in Huntington than in Houston. If you earn $80,000 in Houston, you'd need about $64,089 in Huntington to keep the same standard of living.