Cost of Living in Beckley
Beckley's cost of living runs genuinely affordable across housing, rent, and property taxes alike, relative to national medians.
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Learn moreAffordable housing, though recently softening
Beckley's average home value ran approximately $142,722, well below the national median, though down approximately 4.4% year-over-year -- a real, disclosed softening this record does not gloss over.
Below-national property taxes
Beckley's effective property tax rate (~0.72%) runs below the 1.02% national median, per Ownwell's Raleigh County citation.
Genuinely low rent
Raleigh County's median rent ran approximately $700/month -- well below the cited national median of approximately $1,469.
Key takeaways
- Beckley's housing runs genuinely below national medians, though recently softening in value.
- Beckley's effective property tax rate (~0.72%) runs below the national median.
- Raleigh County's median rent (~$700/month) runs well below the cited national median.
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