Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
West Virginia
Beckley is a southern West Virginia affordability market in West Virginia, useful for starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
West Virginia
Wheeling is the Ohio Valley affordability market in West Virginia, promoted in source-ready batch 05 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Wheeling has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Wheeling has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Wheeling minus Beckley.
| Metric | Beckley | Wheeling | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,150 | $885 | -$265 | Wheeling | Wheeling has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $148,179 | $148,110 | -$69 | Wheeling | Wheeling has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $198/mo | $198/mo | $0/mo | Even | Utilities is the same in both cities. |
| Groceries index | 99 | 99 | 0 | Even | Groceries index is the same in both cities. |
| Salary needed | $37,720 | $37,720 | $0 | Even | Salary needed is the same in both cities. |
| Move score | 76/100 | 76/100 | 0 | Even | Move score is the same in both cities. |