Sylvester, West Virginia Cost Of Living

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Overall 25%

Goods & Services 6%

Housing 63%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2019 and was released from C2ER in January, 2020; this is the most current data available.

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Sylvester	West Virginia	National
Cost of living	75	84	100
Goods & Services	94	100	100
Groceries	94	91	100
Health care	99	88	100
Housing	37	62	100
Transportation	85	87	100
Utilities	86	89	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Sylvester is 11% lower than the West Virginia average
The cost of living in Sylvester is 25% lower than the national average
Sylvester housing is 63% lower than the national average
West Virginia general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
West Virginia state income tax is 22% 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	$60,833	$5,069	$1,419	$1,825
Renters	$72,917	$6,076	$1,701	$2,188

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	Sylvester	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$13.50	$17.49	22.8%
Beauty Salon	$46.00	$38.17	20.5%
Toothpaste	$2.19	$2.32	5.6%
Shampoo	$0.94	$1.01	7.1%
Movie	$11.75	$10.72	9.6%
Bowling	$12.75	$13.86	8.0%

Groceries

Item	Sylvester	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.10	$3.90	5.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.49	$1.40	6.8%
Milk	$1.95	$1.96	0.6%
Potatoes	$3.45	$3.18	8.4%
Pizza	$10.49	$10.39	0.9%
Beer	$9.83	$9.23	6.5%

Health Care

Item	Sylvester	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$63.75	$106.34	40.0%
Doctor	$129.75	$115.25	12.6%
Dentist	$100.33	$98.38	2.0%
Ibuprofen	$8.99	$9.26	2.9%
Lipitor	$436.50	$466.47	6.4%

Housing

Item	Sylvester	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$67,500.00	$184,700.00	63.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,341.67	$1,273.32	5.4%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Sylvester	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.44	$2.59	5.9%
Tire Balancing	$35.96	$48.90	26.5%

Utilities

Item	Sylvester	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$130.62	$167.60	22.1%
Phone	$175.14	$163.42	7.2%

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.
Comfort, WV	242	92	-8%
Greenview, WV	274	92	-8%
Shrewsbury, WV	798	92	-8%
Twilight, WV	53	69	-31%
Van, WV	94	70	-30%
Sylvester, WV	186	75	-25%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Palco, KS	186	78	-22%
New Schaefferstown, PA	186	97	-3%
Stirling City, CA	186	113	13%
Mission Woods, KS	186	163	63%
Hustler, WI	186	84	-16%
Sylvester, WV	186	75	-25%

Source: The Sylvester, WV cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2019.

Sylvester, WV Cost of Living