| Index | Sylvester | West Virginia | National |
| Cost of living index | 75 | 84 | 100 |
| Index | Sylvester | West Virginia | National |
| Goods & Services index | 94 | 100 | 100 |
| Groceries index | 94 | 91 | 100 |
| Health care index | 99 | 88 | 100 |
| Housing index | 37 | 62 | 100 |
| Transportation index | 85 | 87 | 100 |
| Utilities index | 86 | 89 | 100 |
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| 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 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| West Virginia | 6% | 7% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| West Virginia | 3% | 6.5% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| Item | Sylvester | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $2.44 | $2.59 | 5.9% |
| Tire Balancing | $35.96 | $48.90 | 26.5% |
| Item | Sylvester | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $130.62 | $167.60 | 22.1% |
| Phone | $175.14 | $163.42 | 7.2% |
| City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Shrewsbury, WV | 798 | 92 | -8% |
| Comfort, WV | 242 | 92 | -8% |
| Greenview, WV | 274 | 92 | -8% |
| Twilight, WV | 53 | 69 | -31% |
| Van, WV | 94 | 70 | -30% |
| Sylvester, WV | 186 | 75 | -25% |
| City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Rush Hill, MO | 186 | 87 | -13% |
| Harlingen, NJ | 186 | 182 | 82% |
| Webb, IA | 186 | 78 | -22% |
| Marcus, WA | 186 | 91 | -9% |
| Cottonwood CDP, AZ | 186 | 85 | -15% |
| Sylvester, WV | 186 | 75 | -25% |
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