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Charleston metro · South
Charleston, WV
West Virginia · approx. 626,000 residents
Estimated from state baseline
Median income
$61K
household / year
Avg home price
$181K
~$906/mo mortgage
Avg rent
$970
per month
Cost of living
89
100 = US avg
How Charleston scores
Job market depth56/100
Breadth of local employment and earning power.
Affordability100/100
How far the median income goes against home prices.
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