Cost of Living in Bluefield
Bluefield's cost of living runs genuinely affordable on housing, rent, and property taxes alike, relative to national medians.
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Learn moreAffordable housing and rent
Bluefield's average home value ran approximately $114,617, and average rent ran approximately $850/month -- both far below national medians.
A real, low property tax rate
Bluefield's effective property tax rate (~0.68%) runs well below the national median (~1.02%), consistent with West Virginia's genuinely low statewide property-tax profile.
A below-statewide median income
Bluefield's median household income (~$49,375) runs below both the West Virginia statewide figure (~$59,608) and the U.S. figure (~$80,734) -- a real, disclosed tradeoff alongside the area's low costs.
Key takeaways
- Bluefield's housing and rent both run genuinely far below national medians.
- Bluefield's effective property tax rate (~0.68%) runs well below the national median.
- Household income also runs below state and national medians -- affordability and income both run low together.
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