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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in West Virginia:
$418 $471 $565 $728 $821
Studio / Efficiency 1-Bedroom 2-Bedroom 3-Bedroom 4-Bedroom
0-BR 1-BR 2-BR 3-BR 4-BR

West Virginia (WV) has the 49th highest rent in the country out of 54 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in West Virginia ranges from $499 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Calhoun County, WV to $908 for a 2-bedroom unit in Jefferson County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2012, the Jefferson County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area (Jefferson County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $591 per month and $1,596 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 $565 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in West Virginia is around 1,808,344 people. So, there are around 271,252 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 $406 $423 $527 $690 $727 15,557
Berkeley County Metro $577 $651 $782 $1,046 $1,255 75,905
Boone County Metro $329 $426 $505 $625 $692 25,535
Braxton County $412 $430 $535 $701 $738 14,702
Brooke County Metro $387 $474 $584 $729 $792 25,447
Cabell County Metro $422 $499 $599 $739 $763 96,784
Calhoun County $345 $411 $499 $648 $745 7,582
Clay County Metro $459 $501 $626 $798 $821 10,330
Doddridge County $354 $451 $532 $641 $758 7,403
Fayette County $416 $417 $499 $617 $664 47,579
Gilmer County $384 $401 $499 $654 $688 7,160
Grant County $421 $486 $546 $715 $887 11,299
Greenbrier County $396 $451 $499 $600 $789 34,453
Hampshire County Metro $653 $678 $895 $1,235 $1,271 20,203
Hancock County Metro $387 $474 $584 $729 $792 32,667
Hardy County $417 $481 $541 $709 $879 12,669
Harrison County $479 $480 $576 $722 $806 68,652
Jackson County $345 $411 $499 $648 $745 28,000
Jefferson County Metro $591 $797 $908 $1,326 $1,596 42,190
Kanawha County Metro $459 $501 $626 $798 $821 200,073
Lewis County $393 $426 $499 $626 $644 16,919
Lincoln County Metro $459 $501 $626 $798 $821 22,108
Logan County $348 $423 $499 $613 $630 37,710
McDowell County $416 $431 $499 $681 $865 27,329
Marion County $362 $463 $556 $665 $810 56,598
Marshall County Metro $380 $457 $584 $734 $857 35,519
Mason County $414 $423 $499 $632 $675 25,957
Mercer County $429 $445 $516 $698 $883 62,980
Mineral County Metro $411 $498 $584 $788 $919 27,078
Mingo County $325 $438 $499 $629 $816 28,253
Monongalia County Metro $537 $558 $660 $856 $1,015 81,866
Monroe County $415 $450 $499 $622 $643 14,583
Morgan County Metro $577 $651 $782 $1,046 $1,255 14,943
Nicholas County $415 $450 $499 $635 $695 26,562
Ohio County Metro $380 $457 $584 $734 $857 47,427
Pendleton County $383 $442 $499 $651 $808 8,196
Pleasants County Metro $442 $473 $606 $805 $868 7,514
Pocahontas County $420 $436 $505 $618 $733 9,131
Preston County Metro $537 $558 $660 $856 $1,015 29,334
Putnam County Metro $459 $501 $626 $798 $821 51,589
Raleigh County $440 $468 $528 $674 $694 79,220
Randolph County $386 $387 $499 $644 $662 28,262
Ritchie County $345 $411 $499 $648 $745 10,343
Roane County $345 $411 $499 $648 $745 15,446
Summers County $427 $464 $514 $640 $663 12,999
Taylor County $356 $453 $535 $641 $762 16,089
Tucker County $384 $401 $499 $654 $688 7,321
Tyler County $345 $411 $499 $648 $745 9,592
Upshur County $348 $435 $536 $720 $743 23,404
Wayne County Metro $422 $499 $599 $739 $763 42,903
Webster County $415 $431 $499 $611 $725 9,719
Wetzel County $332 $452 $508 $647 $736 17,693
Wirt County Metro $442 $473 $606 $805 $868 5,873
Wood County Metro $442 $473 $606 $805 $868 87,986
Wyoming County $416 $431 $499 $681 $865 25,708

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