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Morgantown Slightly Exceeds National Average for Cost of Living

The average cost of living in Morgantown, West Virginia was 3.2 percent higher than the national average in 2014, according to recent survey data. Morgantown’s higher-than-average cost of living is mainly driven by housing costs, which were 13 percent above the national average in 2014. The city falls below the national average in the expenditure categories of groceries, utilities, transportation, and health care.