Cost of Living in Grafton
Grafton's cost of living centers on genuinely affordable housing and property tax, alongside a real, disclosed low local median household income this record does not soften.
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Learn moreGenuinely affordable housing
Zillow cited a median listing price of approximately $199,000 as of June 2026 (down ~2% YoY) -- modestly ABOVE this project's own independently-verified West Virginia statewide average home value of $182,704, while a separate, same-source-family average-listing figure ran lower at $141,919 -- a real, disclosed cross-metric spread. Both figures run well below the national 2026 range (base record).
Genuinely low property tax
Ownwell's cited 0.59% effective property tax rate and $542 median annual bill run well below both national and (per this project's own verified figure) WV statewide medians (base record).
A real, disclosed low median household income
Grafton's median household income ran a real, disclosed, low approximately $40,402, with a real, disclosed poverty rate of approximately 24.89% -- this record discloses both figures directly rather than omitting them (base record).
West Virginia's real 4.58% top income tax rate
West Virginia's real, current 5-bracket income tax (2.11% to 4.58%) applies in Grafton as statewide, with a newly-complete Social Security exemption for tax year 2026 (base record).
Key takeaways
- Grafton's median home listing price ran approximately $199,000 (June 2026) -- genuinely affordable.
- Grafton's 0.59% property tax rate runs well below national and (per this project's own figure) WV statewide medians.
- A real, disclosed low median household income (~$40,402) and high poverty rate (~24.89%) are honestly disclosed.
- West Virginia's 4.58% top income tax rate applies statewide, with a newly-complete Social Security exemption.
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