Cost of Living in Princeton
Princeton's cost of living runs genuinely affordable on housing and property taxes alike, relative to both West Virginia and national medians.
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Cited Princeton home values ranged from approximately $112,562 to $193,000 across sources -- all well below the national median home value (~$244,900).
A real, low property tax rate
Princeton's effective property tax rate (~0.68%) runs below both the West Virginia statewide median (~0.71%) and the national median (~1.02%).
A real, disclosed rent data gap
This record's own research this pass did not surface a confidently sourced citywide average rent figure for Princeton -- a real, disclosed limitation.
Key takeaways
- Princeton's housing runs genuinely below national medians across all cited figures.
- Princeton's effective property tax rate (~0.68%) runs below the WV statewide median.
- No confidently sourced citywide average rent figure was found this pass -- a real, disclosed gap.
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