Counties with the lowest cost of living in West Virginia

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May 3, 2023
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Counties with the lowest cost of living in West Virginia

With inflation still eating into American household budgets, middle-class Americans are paying keen attention to their finances and finding ways to reduce spending.

Nearly three-quarters of Americans surveyed by financial services provider Primerica at the end of 2022 said they are not able to save for their future due to rising costs. Home prices, rent, and food inflation as well as higher prices for gas in the last couple of years are making it so that each dollar earned has even less purchasing power than before.

Stacker compiled a list of counties with the lowest cost of living in West Virginia using 2022 rankings from Niche.

#30. Pocahontas County

- Overall Grade: C+
- Public School Grade: C
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 8,006

#29. Barbour County

- Overall Grade: C-
- Public School Grade: D
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 15,600

#28. Fayette County

- Overall Grade: C
- Public School Grade: D
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 41,056

#27. Summers County

- Overall Grade: C-
- Public School Grade: C-
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 12,125

#26. Wetzel County

- Overall Grade: C
- Public School Grade: C
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 14,629

#25. Hancock County

- Overall Grade: B-
- Public School Grade: B-
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 29,223

#24. Pendleton County

- Overall Grade: C+
- Public School Grade: C+
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 6,249

#23. Marshall County

- Overall Grade: B-
- Public School Grade: B-
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 30,813

#22. Preston County

- Overall Grade: B-
- Public School Grade: D+
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 34,266

#21. Nicholas County

- Overall Grade: C+
- Public School Grade: C
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 24,770

#20. Taylor County

- Overall Grade: C+
- Public School Grade: C-
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 16,727

#19. Mingo County

- Overall Grade: C-
- Public School Grade: B-
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 23,821

#18. Roane County

- Overall Grade: C-
- Public School Grade: D+
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 14,129

#17. Tyler County

- Overall Grade: B-
- Public School Grade: B+
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 8,397

#16. Tucker County

- Overall Grade: C
- Public School Grade: D+
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 6,822

#15. Boone County

- Overall Grade: C-
- Public School Grade: D+
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 22,059

#14. Braxton County

- Overall Grade: C+
- Public School Grade: C-
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 12,702

#13. Ritchie County

- Overall Grade: C+
- Public School Grade: C+
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 8,676

#12. Doddridge County

- Overall Grade: B
- Public School Grade: B+
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 7,929

#11. Mason County

- Overall Grade: C+
- Public School Grade: C
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 25,667

#10. Brooke County

- Overall Grade: B-
- Public School Grade: C
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 22,603

#9. Lincoln County

- Overall Grade: D+
- Public School Grade: D
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 20,625

#8. Calhoun County

- Overall Grade: C-
- Public School Grade: D
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 6,420

#7. Pleasants County

- Overall Grade: C+
- Public School Grade: C
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 7,623

#6. Gilmer County

- Overall Grade: B-
- Public School Grade: D
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 7,516

#5. Clay County

- Overall Grade: C-
- Public School Grade: C-
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 8,176

#4. Webster County

- Overall Grade: C-
- Public School Grade: C-
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 8,415

#3. Wyoming County

- Overall Grade: C
- Public School Grade: C
- Cost of living grade: A+
- Population: 21,581

#2. Wirt County

- Overall Grade: C
- Public School Grade: C
- Cost of living grade: A+
- Population: 5,264

#1. McDowell County

- Overall Grade: C-
- Public School Grade: D-
- Cost of living grade: A+
- Population: 19,334

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