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Cost of Living Regional Comparison |
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Just as important to your workforce as quality of living issues, are issues of affordability and cost of living. Following is a comparison of the Wolf Creek Park, Southern West Virginia area to other locales as they relate to food costs, housing costs, utility costs, transportation costs and health care costs:
Cost of Living/Affordability Data
Rural New Jersey
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Groceries
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+ 20.440% |
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Housing
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+ 104.106% |
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Utilities
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+ 12.996% |
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Transportation
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+ 20.947% |
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Health Care
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+ 20.913% |
Metro New Jersey
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Groceries
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+ 21.978% |
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Housing
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+ 139.130% |
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Utilities
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+ 16.964% |
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Transportation
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+ 14.842% |
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Health Care
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+ 14.968% |
Delaware
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Groceries
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+ 36.923% |
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Housing
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+21.618% |
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Utilities
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+ 8.333% |
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Transportation
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+ 13.895% |
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Health Care
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+ 2.548% |
Asheville, North Carolina
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Groceries
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+ 4.176% |
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Housing
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+ 42.029% |
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Utilities
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- 11.706% |
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Transportation
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+ 10.316% |
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Health Care
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+ 11.465% |
Metro Ohio
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Groceries
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- 4.835% |
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Housing
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+ 7.246% |
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Utilities
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+ 7.837% |
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Transportation
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+ 6.842% |
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Health Care
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-1.699% |
Western Pennsylvania
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Groceries
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+ 7.143% |
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Housing
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+ 2.657% |
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Utilities
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- 3.274% |
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Transportation
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+ 19.474% |
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Health Care
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-13.482% |
South Carolina
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Groceries
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+ 2.747% |
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Housing
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+ 13.647% |
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Utilities
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+ 3.671% |
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Transportation
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- 2.526% |
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Health Care
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+ 9.448% |
Tennessee
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Groceries
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+ 2.308% |
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Housing
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+ 3.261% |
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Utilities
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- 14.385% |
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Transportation
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+ 6.105% |
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Health Care
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+ 11.253% |
DC Metro
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Groceries
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+ 38.132% |
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Housing
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+ 151.449% |
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Utilities
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+ 2.381% |
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Transportation
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+ 27.158% |
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Health Care
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+ 46.072% |
Metro Florida
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Groceries
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+ 7.802% |
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Housing
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+ 11.232% |
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Utilities
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- 3.571% |
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Transportation
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+ 5.263% |
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Health Care
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- 8.705% |
Atlanta, Georgia
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Groceries
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+ 4.835% |
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Housing
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+ 9.541% |
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Utilities
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- 13.790% |
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Transportation
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+ 7.684% |
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Health Care
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+ 17.516% |
Lexington, Kentucky
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Groceries
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+ 1.209% |
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Housing
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+ 5.918% |
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Utilities
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+ 17.758% |
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Transportation
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- 1.684% |
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Health Care
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+ 5.414% |
Rural Michigan
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Groceries
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+ 16.154% |
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Housing
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+ 10.145% |
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Utilities
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+ 11.012% |
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Transportation
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+ 11.474% |
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Health Care
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+ 2.548% |
Rural Virginia
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Groceries
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- 1.648% |
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Housing
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+ 6.884% |
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Utilities
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- 8.929% |
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Transportation
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- 4.842% |
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Health Care
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+ 2.548% |
Washington State
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Groceries
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+ 21.648% |
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Housing
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+ 6.884% |
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Utilities
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- 24.107% |
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Transportation
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+ 4.526% |
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Health Care
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+ 43.206% |
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