Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
West Virginia
Weirton is a supplemental starter city profile for the Ohio River affordability market in West Virginia, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
West Virginia
Parkersburg is the lower-cost regional market in West Virginia, promoted in source-ready batch 05 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Weirton has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Weirton has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Parkersburg minus Weirton.
| Metric | Weirton | Parkersburg | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $800 | $971 | +$171 | Weirton | Weirton has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $148,466 | $147,532 | -$934 | Parkersburg | Parkersburg has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $209/mo | $198/mo | -$11/mo | Parkersburg | Parkersburg has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 102 | 99 | -3 | Parkersburg | Parkersburg has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $33,571 | $37,720 | +$4,149 | Weirton | Weirton has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 79/100 | 76/100 | -3 | Weirton | Weirton has the higher move score. |