Overall
- Weirton-Steubenville
- 89.0
- Wichita Falls
- 89.5
Diff +0.5 RPP
Weirton-Steubenville vs Wichita Falls
Cost of living comparison based on BEA Regional Price Parities. Wichita Falls is 0.5% more expensive than Weirton-Steubenville.
0.5% more expensive
Wichita Falls, TX is 0.5% more expensive than Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH on BEA Regional Price Parities (overall RPP 89.5 vs 89.0). A $100,000 salary in Weirton-Steubenville buys about the same as $100,549 in Wichita Falls; the largest component gap is rents.
- Overall RPP 89.0 (Weirton-Steubenville) vs 89.5 (Wichita Falls)
- $100k in Weirton-Steubenville ≈ $100,549 purchasing power in Wichita Falls
- Rents drives the gap (+15.8 RPP points)
RPP parity plate
Pair WV:TX 89.0→89.5
PHOTO-FINISH · CROSS-STATE · SPLIT-BUDGET · BOTH-BELOW · PP-PAR
- PHOTO-FINISH Photo finish
- CROSS-STATE WV × TX
- SPLIT-BUDGET Split budget
- BOTH-BELOW Both below 100
- PP-PAR PP near-par
Instrument codes from this pair's BEA Regional Price Parities (overall · goods · services · rents · national benchmark 100 · purchasing-power conversion), not a ranking or recommendation.
Weirton-Steubenville
89.0
Cost Index
Wichita Falls
89.5
Cost Index
What This Comparison Actually Tells You
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH and Wichita Falls, TX are a photo finish on overall price level, only 0.5 RPP points apart. A salary conversion is therefore a fine adjustment, not evidence of a fundamentally different cost regime.
Rents creates the largest separation: Wichita Falls is 15.8 points higher. But services and goods move against the overall direction, so this is a split budget rather than a clean across-the-board winner.
Comparable population context is incomplete for this pair, so no market-scale explanation is inferred from the price indexes.
Both metros remain below the U.S. benchmark of 100. This comparison chooses between two below-average price levels; “more expensive” here does not mean nationally expensive.
For a housing-sensitive move, validate the rent gap first: HUD Fair Market Rent and the actual unit size can overturn what the blended index implies. On the BEA ratio alone, $100,000 in Weirton-Steubenville corresponds to $100,549 in Wichita Falls.
Category Breakdown
Goods
- Weirton-Steubenville
- 96.4
- Wichita Falls
- 93.8
Diff -2.7 RPP
Services
- Weirton-Steubenville
- 95.0
- Wichita Falls
- 84.1
Diff -10.9 RPP
Rents
- Weirton-Steubenville
- 52.4
- Wichita Falls
- 68.2
Diff +15.8 RPP
| Category | Weirton-Steubenville | Wichita Falls | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 89.0 | 89.5 | +0.5 |
| Goods | 96.4 | 93.8 | -2.7 |
| Services | 95.0 | 84.1 | -10.9 |
| Rents | 52.4 | 68.2 | +15.8 |
Visual Comparison
Overall
Weirton-Steubenville 89.0
Wichita Falls 89.5
Goods
Weirton-Steubenville 96.4
Wichita Falls 93.8
Services
Weirton-Steubenville 95.0
Wichita Falls 84.1
Rents
Weirton-Steubenville 52.4
Wichita Falls 68.2
Vertical line = national average (100)
How the Price Gap Changed
Weirton-Steubenville and Wichita Falls share 17 published annual releases from 2008 through 2024. Their overall gap narrowed, moving from 5.5 to 0.5 RPP points. Wichita Falls remained the higher-index metro in the latest release.
Services changed the most within this pair: its gap moved 16.1 points between the first and latest shared releases (5.2 to 10.9 points). This describes a relative price-index history, not a forecast or a household budget.
| Release Year | Weirton-Steubenville RPP | Wichita Falls RPP | Relative Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 88.1 | 93.5 | 5.5 points Wichita Falls higher |
| 2012 | 88.7 | 94.0 | 5.3 points Wichita Falls higher |
| 2016 | 87.9 | 93.0 | 5.0 points Wichita Falls higher |
| 2020 | 86.8 | 92.5 | 5.8 points Wichita Falls higher |
| 2024 | 89.0 | 89.5 | 0.5 points Wichita Falls higher |
Annual BEA Regional Price Parity releases; a higher index means a higher price level relative to the national average of 100. Selected years shown from the full shared series.
Salary Equivalents
What a salary in Weirton-Steubenville would need to be in Wichita Falls for the same purchasing power:
| In Weirton-Steubenville | In Wichita Falls | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $50,275 | +$275 |
| $75,000 | $75,412 | +$412 |
| $100,000 | $100,549 | +$549 |
| $150,000 | $150,824 | +$824 |
$ in Weirton-Steubenville = in Wichita Falls
Same BEA Regional Price Parity ratio as the table above (89.0 → 89.5), computed live from your number, nothing is sent anywhere.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Wichita Falls more expensive than Weirton-Steubenville?
Wichita Falls is 0.5% more expensive than Weirton-Steubenville. The overall cost index is 89.5 vs 89.0 (national average = 100).
What salary in Wichita Falls equals $100K in Weirton-Steubenville?
A $100,000 salary in Weirton-Steubenville has the same purchasing power as $100,549 in Wichita Falls. This is based on the BEA Regional Price Parity indexes.
How do rents compare between Weirton-Steubenville and Wichita Falls?
Rents in Weirton-Steubenville are indexed at 52.4 while Wichita Falls is at 68.2 (national average = 100). Wichita Falls has higher rents.
Data sources
- BEA Regional Price Parities (RPP), the cost-of-living indices shown on this page
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), gross-rent observations behind the rents component
- BLS Consumer Price Index (CPI), goods and services price relatives
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), labor-driven services component
- HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR), 40th-percentile rent cross-reference
Every figure on PlainCost is rendered directly from BEA Regional Price Parity source data, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, our changelog, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-11. Rankings measure the published cost-of-living index only; we don't recommend where to live or rate any metro's quality of life.