Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
If anybody out there in West Virginia,or Anywhere Else has some Info on these it would be greatly appreciated. There has to be a City, or Cities in West Virginia. That are really, absolutely Cheap to Live in. Got to know before I move to West Virginia in 3 Months time. Heard West Virginia was a great state to live in, with wonderful people, and great scenery, and
Affordable to live.
What gave you that idea ?...perhaps, compared to Manhatten, Wv might be cheap.
Rent is doubling because of the influx of gas well workers.
Real Estate is holding high and steady.
Gasoline is $3.86...
City taxes have risen to stave off the inflation factor.
Many of us are looking outside the USA for a better place to live.
Columbia is looking good...India even better.
The November election will be the deciding factor.
We call it a complete personal Outsourcing...ha ha ha
Huntington has one of the lower cost of living indexes in the country. There's a lot to do here and it's a great town. If you'd like more info, I'd be more than happy to help.
OP - what is the draw to WV for you? I would guess that it's close to a 6 hour drive from my house in the eastern panhandle to the western edge of the state along the Ohio river, and closer to 7 hours to drive from the tip of the northern panhandle to the southern edge of the state. Do you have family or friends in WV that you want to be close to, are there specific activities that pull you here ... what is it? Or is it truly as random as your post makes it sound? One could argue that Charleston, Huntington and Morgantown are the only "cities" within WV .... with lots of wonderful "towns". If you're simply looking for "cheap" .... then portions of Ohio, Kentucky, southwestern Virginia could well be open to you also.
Do you have more details than just that first post?
Based on housing costs, the cities of Fairmont, Wheeling, Parkersburg, and Huntington are probably the cheapest to live in. That said, any cities in WV are very small cities, at best.
Cheapest would probably be anywhere between welch and beckley. The eastern panhandle is the most expensive. It really depends on what you are looking for. Keyser, wv is a nice town near cumberland, md. Because of older homes you can get a house for around 75000 or so. Like I said in another thread, mcdowell counties average house is 20,000 which has to be one of the cheapest in the nation.
Cheapest would probably be anywhere between welch and beckley. The eastern panhandle is the most expensive. It really depends on what you are looking for. Keyser, wv is a nice town near cumberland, md. Because of older homes you can get a house for around 75000 or so. Like I said in another thread, mcdowell counties average house is 20,000 which has to be one of the cheapest in the nation.
Detroit is cheaper, but why would you want to go there.
I dont know a lot about Southern WV but it is generally cheaper than Northern WV. Somewhere like McDowell has almost no job prospects. Beckley I have only been to a few times but it is a growing city, perhaps the only consistent one in that area of that state.
The more prosperous areas like North Central WV and the Eastern Panhandle are more expensive but have the economic growth.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
