What is the cost of living in Weirton-Steubenville?

Weirton-Steubenville has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) of 89.0, where 100 represents the national average. Housing costs index at 52.4, which is below the national average. The average 2-bedroom rent is $973/month.

What is the median salary in Weirton-Steubenville?

The median salary in Weirton-Steubenville is $57,318 annually (mean: $60,468). Top occupations include Registered Nurses, Cashiers, Stockers and Order Fillers.

How safe is Weirton-Steubenville?

The violent crime rate in the Weirton-Steubenville area is 242 per 100,000 population (state-level data). Property crime rate is 1089 per 100K.

What are the schools like in Weirton-Steubenville?

The state of WV has 648 schools (state-level data, no metro-level federal count exists) with an average student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. Charter schools make up 0.6% of all schools.

How much does childcare cost in Weirton-Steubenville?

Infant center-based childcare in the Weirton-Steubenville area averages $8,974 per year. Preschool averages $8,470/year. These are state-level averages.

Is Weirton-Steubenville a good place to relocate?

Weirton-Steubenville has a Life Score of 63.4/100 (C), based on 7 of 7 available dimensions among cost of living, wages, rent, crime, schools, childcare, and environment (missing dims omitted, weights renormalized). This places Weirton-Steubenville in the top decile of scored metros, a genuinely strong all-around profile.

Where does Weirton-Steubenville sit among US metros on LiveAbility?

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite, Weirton-Steubenville ranks #17 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). That ordinal matches the /rankings/livability listing. See /methodology#corpus-placement for the exact sort basis.

Relocation profile · Federal data

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH

LiveAbility 64.5/100 places Weirton-Steubenville #17 of 387 (top third of scored metros).

Compiled by PlainRelocate · June 15, 2026

89.0
Cost index (US=100): $973
2BR rent / mo: $57,318
Median salary: 64.5
LiveAbility Score

The verdict

As of June 2026, Weirton-Steubenville ranks #17 of 387 US metros on the LiveAbility Score (64.5/100), with its strongest marks in safety and housing.

#17
of 387 US metros · Excellent: 1,769,979
metro-area population: 242
violent crimes per 100K (state-level): 648
schools in the state (NCES)

Weakest dimension: job market (14/100). Weigh every dimension against your own priorities, use the City Finder to re-rank by what matters to you.

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite (BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, EPA, NOAA, and FEMA inputs), Weirton-Steubenville ranks #17 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). Cost-of-living index 89.0 (100 = national average), median 2-bedroom rent $973/mo, median salary $57,318; LiveAbility Score 64.5/100, strongest in safety and housing.

Signature: LiveAbility 64.5/100 places Weirton-Steubenville #17 of 387 (top third of scored metros).

Purchasing power opens up: BEA RPP 89.0 lands in the cheaper third of scored metros (cuts at 91.5 / 97.0). Median 2BR rent $973/mo.

LiveAbility 64.5/100 puts Weirton-Steubenville in the top third (#17 of 387).

BLS OEWS total employment in the Weirton-Steubenville area is 29,900.

Weirton-Steubenville vs all US metros by LiveAbility Score

Where this metro's LiveAbility Score falls among every scored US metro (composite placement, not a desirability verdict)

65 Top 4% higher than 96% of 387 US metros

Metros banded by LiveAbility Score (0–100)

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Source PlainRelocate LiveAbility Score · June 2026

Weirton-Steubenville housing and rent

HUD Fair Market Rents for the Weirton-Steubenville MSA; housing RPP 52.4 (100 = national average); 2BR $973/mo.

Studio

$752

/month

1 Bedroom

$757

/month

2 Bedroom

$973

/month

3 Bedroom

$1,285

/month

4 Bedroom

$1,482

/month

Weirton-Steubenville wages and employment

Weirton-Steubenville posts 29,900 total employment with median salary $57,318 against a cheaper-than-average RPP.

Median Salary

$57,318

Mean Salary

$60,468

Total Employment

29,900

Top Occupations by Employment

Occupation	Median Salary
Registered Nurses	$77,400
Cashiers	$27,020
Stockers and Order Fillers	$36,730
Retail Salespersons	$27,640
General and Operations Managers	$78,970

Schools & Education

State-level education data for the Weirton-Steubenville area from NCES.

Schools

648

Enrollment

242,956

Student:Teacher

13.1:1

Title I %

Childcare Costs

State-average childcare costs for the Weirton-Steubenville area (DOL data).

Infant (Center)

$8,974

per year

Toddler (Center)

$8,493

per year

Preschool (Center)

$8,470

per year

Life Score Breakdown

Weirton-Steubenville's composite Life Score is 63.4/100 (C), computed across 7 of 7 dimensions.

Cost

80/100

Elite

Wages

13/100

Bottom decile

Rent

94/100

Elite

Crime

99/100

Elite

Schools

23/100

Weak

Childcare

61/100

Above average

Environment

73/100

Strong

LiveAbility Score

View full rankings →

Weirton-Steubenville ranks #17 out of 387 metros with a LiveAbility Score of 64.5/100 - a composite of 8 of 8 quality-of-life dimensions from federal data. Customize the weights to match your priorities →

Strongest dimension: Safety (99/100)

Safety

99
Housing

94
Cost of living

80
Schools

78
Low hazard

71
Air quality

35
Climate

27
Job market

14

What this shows Weirton-Steubenville's strongest dimensions are safety and housing; its weakest among scored dims is job market at 14/100. Default weights: cost 18%, jobs & housing 15% each, safety & schools 12%, air & hazard 10%, climate 8%.

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Metros near Weirton-Steubenville on cost, LiveAbility, or wages

Nearest out-of-state neighbors to Weirton-Steubenville on BEA RPP, LiveAbility, or BLS median salary, a different lens than the size-ranked list.

Similar cost of living (BEA RPP)

Similar LiveAbility score

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026

Weirton-Steubenville cost figures follow BEA Regional Price Parities and HUD Fair Market Rents; Weirton-Steubenville wages and LiveAbility inputs follow BLS OEWS plus the federal sources listed in methodology. This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Scores are federal-data percentiles, not a move recommendation. How this data is sourced.

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