Cost of Living in Wood County, West Virginia
At a Glance
Rent burden measured as median gross rent as a percentage of renter household income (Census ACS B25071)
These figures are county medians, not a personal budget. Use them to frame rent, ownership, and income tradeoffs, then account for household size, commute, financing, insurance, taxes, debt, and local availability before making a decision.
How Wood County Compares
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Affordability Rank
Wood County ranks #883 of 3,142 counties for affordability (top 28%)
Sourced county brief
Wood County Median Owner Costs Reach $666 Monthly
Median selected monthly owner costs for all owner-occupied units in Wood County were $666, which is $68 above the West Virginia unweighted county mean of $598. The median home value in the county was $158,500. For renters, the median gross rent was $822 per month. The official GRAPI was 29.5%, which represents the median gross rent as a percentage of household income. This official B25071 figure is 0.8 percentage points above the state unweighted county mean of 28.7%. The median renter-household income was $32,362. Statistics are drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates. See ACS table B25071 for the underlying estimate.
Source record
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates — B25064 Median Gross Rent
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates — B25071 GRAPI
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates — B25077 Median Home Value
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates — B25088 Selected Monthly Owner Costs
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates — B25119 Household Income by Tenure
Data version acs5-2020-2024 · Method cost-brief-v1
Cost of Living Advisory: Wood County
Affordability Verdict
ACS B25071 estimates median gross rent at 29.5% of renter household income in Wood County, which is below the 30% affordability benchmark. This is a median percentage among renter-occupied units, not the share of households above a threshold.
Rent vs. Own
Median gross rent is $822 per month; median selected monthly owner costs are $666. These ACS medians describe different tenure groups and are not a personalized rent-versus-buy calculation.
Income Needed
Using the common 30% budgeting benchmark, $32,880 in annual gross income would allocate 30% to the county's median gross rent. This is a reproducible illustration, not evidence that a particular household can afford housing.
Regional Context
The West Virginia unweighted mean of county median rents is $777 per month. Wood County's $822 median is 5.8% above that comparison value.
Data version acs5-2020-2024 · Method cost-advisory-v2
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Rent Burden
17.1%
of gross income
Max Housing (28% Rule)
$1,349
per month
Owner Cost Burden
13.8%
of gross income
You can likely afford the median home in Wood County
Median home value is $158,500. Estimated monthly cost: $1,265 vs. your max of $1,349.
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