Sylvester, WV Cost Of Living

Sylvester 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	Sylvester	West Virginia	National
Cost of living index	81	88	100
Index	Sylvester	West Virginia	National
Goods & Services index	101	102	100
Groceries index	88	103	100
Health care index	111	91	100
Housing index	37	62	100
Transportation index	88	98	100
Utilities index	118	88	100

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The cost of living in Sylvester is 8% lower than the West Virginia average.
The cost of living in Sylvester is 19% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Sylvester 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 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	$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	$15.76	$16.09	2.0%
Beauty Salon	$33.44	$37.33	10.4%
Toothpaste	$1.68	$2.45	31.6%
Shampoo	$0.80	$1.00	19.8%
Movie	$11.32	$10.28	10.2%
Bowling	$4.46	$4.93	9.6%

Groceries

Item	Sylvester	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.57	$3.80	6.2%
Fried Chicken	$1.06	$1.40	24.2%
Milk	$1.88	$2.01	6.2%
Potatoes	$2.54	$3.01	15.8%
Pizza	$7.65	$9.89	22.6%
Beer	$9.09	$8.90	2.2%

Health Care

Item	Sylvester	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$102.22	$102.16	0.1%
Doctor	$120.31	$108.36	11.0%
Dentist	$111.97	$92.53	21.0%
Ibuprofen	$8.45	$9.28	8.9%
Lipitor	$447.40	$425.82	5.1%

Housing

Item	Sylvester	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$67,500.00	$184,700.00	63.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$717.00	$1,202.44	40.4%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Sylvester	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.02	$2.24	9.9%
Tire Balancing	$39.18	$46.29	15.4%

Utilities

Item	Sylvester	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$143.64	$165.96	13.4%
Phone	$44.61	$28.68	55.5%

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.
Shrewsbury, WV	798	100	0%
Comfort, WV	242	100	0%
Greenview, WV	274	100	0%
Twilight, WV	53	74	-26%
Van, WV	94	75	-25%
Sylvester, WV	186	81	-19%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Stirling City, CA	186	109	9%
Friendship, AR	186	80	-20%
Fifty-Six, AR	186	73	-27%
Madison, VA	186	112	12%
Fairfield, TN	186	97	-3%
Sylvester, WV	186	81	-19%

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

Sylvester, WV Cost of Living