Cost Of Living in Great Cacapon, 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	Great Cacapon	West Virginia	National
Cost of living	89	85	100
Goods & Services	109	95	100
Groceries	108	98	100
Health care	97	97	100
Housing	49	62	100
Transportation	95	94	100
Utilities	110	96	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Great Cacapon is 4% higher than the West Virginia average
The cost of living in Great Cacapon is 11% lower than the national average
Great Cacapon housing is 51% 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	$47,692	$3,974	$1,113	$1,431
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	Great Cacapon	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$26.11	$24.26	7.6%
Beauty Salon	$70.08	$45.56	53.8%
Toothpaste	$3.81	$3.70	2.8%
Shampoo	$1.51	$1.28	17.9%
Movie	$15.69	$12.13	29.3%
Bowling	$24.83	$18.00	38.0%

Groceries

Item	Great Cacapon	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.24	$5.84	6.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.40	$1.57	11.0%
Milk	$4.78	$4.67	2.2%
Potatoes	$5.49	$4.93	11.3%
Pizza	$12.56	$12.09	3.9%
Beer	$11.10	$10.41	6.6%

Health Care

Item	Great Cacapon	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$92.00	$125.68	26.8%
Doctor	$135.03	$135.78	0.5%
Dentist	$117.67	$113.29	3.9%
Ibuprofen	$11.52	$10.65	8.1%
Lipitor	$403.79	$468.60	13.8%

Housing

Item	Great Cacapon	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$90,000.00	$184,700.00	51.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$4,819.29	$2,346.69	105.4%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Great Cacapon	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.25	$3.46	6.0%
Tire Balancing	$59.00	$59.92	1.5%

Utilities

Item	Great Cacapon	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$222.47	$193.99	14.7%
Phone	$197.37	$192.25	2.7%

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.
Little Orleans, MD	54	106	6.3%
Big Pool, MD	85	106	6.3%
Ernstville, MD	25	106	6.3%
Indian Springs, MD	18	106	6.3%
Paw Paw, WV	709	84	16.0%
Great Cacapon, WV	525	89	11.0%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Elma, IA	525	81	19.1%
Como, IL	525	88	12.1%
Painted Hills, IN	525	105	4.7%
Deerfield, MA	525	115	15.1%
Carp Lake, MI	525	87	13.1%
Great Cacapon, WV	525	89	11.0%

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 Great Cacapon, WV