Friendly, WV Cost Of Living

Friendly cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Friendly	West Virginia	National
Cost of living index	80	88	100
Index	Friendly	West Virginia	National
Goods & Services index	102	102	100
Groceries index	103	103	100
Health care index	91	91	100
Housing index	36	62	100
Transportation index	98	98	100
Utilities index	88	88	100

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The cost of living in Friendly is 9% lower than the West Virginia average.
The cost of living in Friendly is 20% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Friendly is 64% lower than the national average.
West Virginia general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average.
West Virginia state income tax is 35% higher than the national average.

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$23,542	$1,962	$549	$706
Renters	$23,250	$1,938	$542	$698

West Virginia Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
West Virginia	6%	7%

West Virginia Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
West Virginia	3%	6.5%

Goods & Services

Item	Friendly	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$13.33	$16.09	17.1%
Beauty Salon	$35.37	$37.33	5.2%
Toothpaste	$2.38	$2.45	2.9%
Shampoo	$1.08	$1.00	8.3%
Movie	$11.03	$10.28	7.3%
Bowling	$3.82	$4.93	22.5%

Groceries

Item	Friendly	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.07	$3.80	7.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.33	$1.40	5.0%
Milk	$1.55	$2.01	22.8%
Potatoes	$3.34	$3.01	11.0%
Pizza	$8.99	$9.89	9.1%
Beer	$8.82	$8.90	0.9%

Health Care

Item	Friendly	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$94.75	$102.16	7.3%
Doctor	$91.50	$108.36	15.6%
Dentist	$82.50	$92.53	10.8%
Ibuprofen	$9.05	$9.28	2.5%
Lipitor	$434.36	$425.82	2.0%

Housing

Item	Friendly	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$52,500.00	$184,700.00	71.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,131.50	$1,202.44	5.9%
Apartment Rent	$495.00	$949.00	47.8%

Transportation

Item	Friendly	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.41	$2.24	7.5%
Tire Balancing	$36.03	$46.29	22.2%

Utilities

Item	Friendly	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$133.01	$165.96	19.9%
Phone	$28.31	$28.68	1.3%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Graysville, OH	62	79	-21%
Stafford, OH	101	79	-21%
Antioch, OH	121	80	-20%
Sistersville, WV	1,565	83	-17%
Matamoras, OH	774	83	-17%
Friendly, WV	103	80	-20%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
De Witt, MO	103	76	-24%
Miramiguoa Park, MO	103	90	-10%
Blountsville, IN	103	69	-31%
Ellisville, IL	103	76	-24%
Marysville, IA	103	92	-8%
Friendly, WV	103	80	-20%

Source: The Friendly, WV cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Friendly, WV Cost of Living