Cost Of Living In Handley, WV

Handley 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	Handley	West Virginia	National
Cost of living index	79	86	100
Index	Handley	West Virginia	National
Goods & Services index	96	100	100
Groceries index	91	101	100
Health care index	112	92	100
Housing index	40	60	100
Transportation index	93	97	100
Utilities index	101	88	100

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The cost of living in Handley is 8% lower than the West Virginia average.
The cost of living in Handley is 21% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Handley is 60% 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	$40,500	$3,375	$945	$1,215
Renters	$21,458	$1,788	$501	$644

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	Handley	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$14.92	$15.56	4.1%
Beauty Salon	$34.65	$36.11	4.0%
Toothpaste	$1.95	$2.47	20.9%
Shampoo	$0.80	$0.96	17.5%
Movie	$11.50	$10.13	13.5%
Bowling	$4.54	$4.74	4.1%

Groceries

Item	Handley	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.18	$3.98	20.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.25	$1.41	10.9%
Milk	$1.65	$2.06	19.9%
Potatoes	$2.77	$2.98	7.3%
Pizza	$7.56	$9.47	20.2%
Beer	$9.27	$8.79	5.4%

Health Care

Item	Handley	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$104.44	$101.04	3.4%
Doctor	$116.62	$107.44	8.5%
Dentist	$109.77	$90.42	21.4%
Ibuprofen	$8.85	$9.28	4.6%
Lipitor	$453.35	$426.50	6.3%

Housing

Item	Handley	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$53,600.00	$175,700.00	69.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$775.55	$1,133.23	31.6%
Apartment Rent	$575.00	$920.00	37.5%

Transportation

Item	Handley	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.87	$1.99	6.3%
Tire Balancing	$41.43	$45.76	9.5%

Utilities

Item	Handley	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$138.77	$163.81	15.3%
Phone	$35.01	$28.39	23.3%

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.
Minden, WV	441	72	-28%
Deep Water, WV	214	73	-27%
Beards Fork, WV	108	75	-25%
Shrewsbury, WV	745	76	-24%
Dixie, WV	185	77	-23%
Handley, WV	284	79	-21%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Nashua, MT	284	85	-15%
Juliustown, NJ	284	126	26%
Elba, NE	284	74	-26%
McCord Bend, MO	284	77	-23%
Blanford, IN	284	79	-21%
Handley, WV	284	79	-21%

Source: The Handley, WV cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for the fourth quarter of 2016.

Handley, WV Cost of Living