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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in West Virginia:
$691 $733 $904 $1,195 $1,349
Studio / Efficiency 1-Bedroom 2-Bedroom 3-Bedroom 4-Bedroom
0-BR 1-BR 2-BR 3-BR 4-BR

West Virginia (48) has the 51st highest rent in the country out of 56 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in West Virginia ranges from $848 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Barbour County, WV to $1,390 for a 2-bedroom unit in Winchester, VA-WV MSA.

For FY 2024, the Winchester, VA-WV MSA (Hampshire County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $983 per month and $2,347 per month to rent a house or an apartment with 4 bedrooms. The average Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom home in West Virginia is $904 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in West Virginia is around 1,397,470 people. So, there are around 209,621 people in West Virginia who could be receiving housing benefits from the HUD.

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What is Fair Market Rent?

Fair Market Rent is determined each fiscal year by the HUD and is used to set payment standards for federal housing assistance programs in West Virginia. Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile of typical rentals in a given region. Learn more

West Virginia Fair Market Rent Map

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Lookup FMR by Zip Code FHA Loan Limits in West Virginia
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County 0 BR 1 BR 2 BR 3 BR 4 BR Est. Population
Barbour County, WV $679 $755 $848 $1,142 $1,330 16,543
Martinsburg, WV HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $911 $916 $1,151 $1,573 $1,953 117,615
Boone County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $620 $755 $848 $1,195 $1,439 21,897
Braxton County, WV $641 $645 $848 $1,031 $1,206 14,032
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA Metro $660 $678 $860 $1,177 $1,279 22,162
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $793 $815 $938 $1,236 $1,431 93,328
Calhoun County, WV $679 $685 $848 $1,195 $1,208 7,185
Charleston, WV HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $688 $816 $994 $1,300 $1,324 8,599
Doddridge County, WV $682 $688 $852 $1,113 $1,214 8,499
Fayette County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $592 $683 $873 $1,169 $1,481 43,087
Gilmer County, WV $646 $651 $848 $1,025 $1,129 7,970
Grant County, WV $641 $645 $848 $1,073 $1,208 11,565
Greenbrier County, WV $683 $687 $864 $1,137 $1,151 34,893
Winchester, VA-WV MSA Metro $983 $1,104 $1,390 $1,734 $2,347 23,304
Hardy County, WV $681 $685 $869 $1,112 $1,238 13,789
Harrison County, WV $815 $836 $961 $1,268 $1,537 67,620
Jackson County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $620 $707 $848 $1,181 $1,210 28,793
Jefferson County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $831 $836 $1,099 $1,549 $1,865 56,922
Lewis County, WV $679 $755 $848 $1,173 $1,177 16,024
Lincoln County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $621 $646 $849 $1,027 $1,150 20,617
Logan County, WV $679 $755 $848 $1,195 $1,391 32,593
McDowell County, WV $668 $673 $848 $1,117 $1,129 18,083
Marion County, WV $807 $812 $1,001 $1,234 $1,437 56,233
Wheeling, WV-OH MSA Metro $607 $714 $895 $1,163 $1,329 30,900
Mason County, WV $710 $733 $886 $1,071 $1,180 26,700
Mercer County, WV $575 $690 $848 $1,165 $1,250 59,370
Cumberland, MD-WV MSA Metro $624 $736 $920 $1,186 $1,453 27,047
Mingo County, WV $641 $645 $848 $1,127 $1,439 23,808
Morgantown, WV MSA Metro $857 $862 $1,078 $1,346 $1,829 106,196
Monroe County, WV $679 $738 $848 $1,054 $1,275 13,344
Morgan County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $620 $814 $914 $1,288 $1,470 17,800
Nicholas County, WV $679 $690 $848 $1,195 $1,208 24,857
Pendleton County, WV $679 $685 $848 $1,195 $1,320 6,968
Pleasants County, WV $641 $645 $848 $1,184 $1,208 7,457
Pocahontas County, WV $679 $685 $848 $1,176 $1,208 8,382
Putnam County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $820 $826 $1,060 $1,475 $1,678 56,604
Raleigh County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $707 $711 $925 $1,304 $1,421 74,452
Randolph County, WV $603 $645 $848 $1,089 $1,239 28,763
Ritchie County, WV $679 $704 $848 $1,025 $1,129 9,747
Roane County, WV $679 $755 $848 $1,195 $1,208 13,831
Summers County, WV $641 $645 $848 $1,195 $1,208 12,710
Taylor County, WV $598 $712 $882 $1,092 $1,256 16,817
Tucker County, WV $679 $755 $848 $1,195 $1,439 6,943
Tyler County, WV $685 $762 $855 $1,034 $1,218 8,736
Upshur County, WV $703 $708 $924 $1,156 $1,403 24,451
Webster County, WV $575 $645 $848 $1,180 $1,208 8,289
Wetzel County, WV $699 $703 $924 $1,117 $1,231 15,291
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MSA Metro $787 $792 $948 $1,289 $1,305 5,764
Wyoming County, WV $699 $705 $873 $1,109 $1,163 20,890

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