Cost Of Living in Cass, WV

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Cass	West Virginia	National
Cost of living	99	85	100
Goods & Services	96	95	100
Groceries	97	98	100
Health care	89	97	100
Housing	n/a	62	100
Transportation	98	94	100
Utilities	116	96	100

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The cost of living in Cass is 16% higher than the West Virginia average
The cost of living in Cass is 1% lower than the national average
Cass housing is 23% lower than the national average
West Virginia general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
West Virginia state income tax is 16% 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	$0	$0	$0	$0
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Cass	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$14.40	$24.26	40.6%
Beauty Salon	$33.51	$45.56	26.5%
Toothpaste	$3.66	$3.70	1.1%
Shampoo	$1.20	$1.28	6.0%
Movie	$13.42	$12.13	10.6%
Bowling	$13.22	$18.00	26.5%

Groceries

Item	Cass	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.36	$5.84	8.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.43	$1.57	9.3%
Milk	$4.59	$4.67	1.8%
Potatoes	$4.93	$4.93	0.0%
Pizza	$14.11	$12.09	16.7%
Beer	$10.63	$10.41	2.1%

Health Care

Item	Cass	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$121.62	$125.68	3.2%
Doctor	$150.70	$135.78	11.0%
Dentist	$109.15	$113.29	3.7%
Ibuprofen	$10.39	$10.65	2.5%
Lipitor	$484.30	$468.60	3.4%

Housing

Item	Cass	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$0.00	$184,700.00	100.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,912.27	$2,346.69	18.5%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Cass	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.29	$3.46	4.9%
Tire Balancing	$41.28	$59.92	31.1%

Utilities

Item	Cass	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$240.27	$193.99	23.9%
Phone	$184.83	$192.25	3.9%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Frank, WV	52	95	5.2%
Valley Head, WV	168	72	28.2%
Huntersville, WV	104	81	18.9%
Marlinton, WV	1,405	81	18.9%
Durbin, WV	314	79	21.1%
Cass, WV	9	99	1.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Covenant Life, AK	9	127	26.9%
Stevens Village, AK	9	136	35.7%
Wiseman, AK	9	136	35.7%
Berkley, IA	9	99	0.7%
River Bend, MO	9	94	5.8%
Cass, WV	9	99	1.3%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Cass, WV