Wheeling's median home price sits at $130,000, 69% below the $420,000 national median. On a $44,000 median household income, that puts the price-to-income ratio at 3.0x, or 3.0 years of gross pay for the purchase price alone.
At a 0.6% effective rate, Wheeling property taxes add $65 to the monthly payment on the median home, $780 a year in total.
Between the $797/month mortgage payment and West Virginia's state income tax, your real housing cost calculation needs your after-tax number, not your gross salary.
Beyond housing, Wheeling's cost of living index sits at 77 (national average = 100), running below the national baseline for groceries, transportation, and everyday services.
Wheeling's median home price runs 21% lower than nearby Charleston: $165,000 there versus $130,000 here.