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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in West Virginia:
$617 $654 $804 $1,062 $1,206
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 54th highest rent in the country out of 56 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in West Virginia ranges from $738 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Barbour County, WV to $1,227 for a 2-bedroom unit in Winchester, VA-WV MSA.

For FY 2023, the Winchester, VA-WV MSA (Hampshire County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $879 per month and $2,037 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 $804 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 $614 $651 $738 $972 $1,161 16,543
Martinsburg, WV HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $894 $899 $1,122 $1,511 $1,911 117,615
Boone County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $555 $667 $753 $1,066 $1,283 21,897
Braxton County, WV $592 $596 $738 $928 $1,101 14,032
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA Metro $619 $623 $794 $1,072 $1,151 22,162
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $648 $706 $829 $1,102 $1,248 93,328
Calhoun County, WV $594 $598 $738 $1,045 $1,071 7,185
Charleston, WV HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $652 $757 $911 $1,196 $1,248 8,599
Doddridge County, WV $594 $598 $738 $961 $1,071 8,499
Fayette County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $551 $624 $799 $1,075 $1,326 43,087
Gilmer County, WV $557 $561 $738 $898 $1,002 7,970
Grant County, WV $557 $561 $738 $925 $1,071 11,565
Greenbrier County, WV $615 $619 $761 $1,006 $1,022 34,893
Winchester, VA-WV MSA Metro $879 $962 $1,227 $1,547 $2,037 23,304
Hardy County, WV $580 $583 $768 $973 $1,115 13,789
Harrison County, WV $668 $672 $811 $1,055 $1,238 67,620
Jackson County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $578 $691 $784 $1,112 $1,144 28,793
Jefferson County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $808 $813 $1,001 $1,423 $1,705 56,922
Lewis County, WV $614 $635 $738 $974 $1,071 16,024
Lincoln County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $590 $649 $800 $974 $1,075 20,617
Logan County, WV $614 $653 $738 $1,042 $1,188 32,593
McDowell County, WV $614 $653 $738 $973 $991 18,083
Marion County, WV $717 $721 $902 $1,119 $1,320 56,233
Wheeling, WV-OH MSA Metro $563 $647 $827 $1,074 $1,227 30,900
Mason County, WV $615 $619 $780 $949 $1,048 26,700
Mercer County, WV $493 $606 $738 $1,026 $1,084 59,370
Cumberland, MD-WV MSA Metro $560 $668 $838 $1,073 $1,356 27,047
Mingo County, WV $557 $561 $738 $980 $1,252 23,808
Morgantown, WV MSA Metro $781 $786 $984 $1,290 $1,676 106,196
Monroe County, WV $614 $616 $738 $898 $1,050 13,344
Morgan County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $583 $772 $872 $1,239 $1,250 17,800
Nicholas County, WV $566 $570 $738 $1,048 $1,071 24,857
Pendleton County, WV $594 $598 $738 $1,049 $1,239 6,968
Pleasants County, WV $557 $561 $738 $1,049 $1,071 7,457
Pocahontas County, WV $594 $598 $738 $1,046 $1,071 8,382
Putnam County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $773 $778 $1,003 $1,333 $1,553 56,604
Raleigh County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $663 $667 $824 $1,171 $1,344 74,452
Randolph County, WV $544 $587 $746 $969 $1,106 28,763
Ritchie County, WV $614 $614 $738 $898 $991 9,747
Roane County, WV $614 $653 $738 $988 $991 13,831
Summers County, WV $557 $561 $738 $1,049 $1,071 12,710
Taylor County, WV $556 $635 $783 $953 $1,137 16,817
Tucker County, WV $614 $653 $738 $1,049 $1,257 6,943
Tyler County, WV $516 $683 $771 $938 $1,119 8,736
Upshur County, WV $629 $633 $806 $1,004 $1,232 24,451
Webster County, WV $493 $561 $738 $993 $1,071 8,289
Wetzel County, WV $565 $620 $816 $993 $1,096 15,291
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MSA Metro $668 $672 $793 $1,075 $1,131 5,764
Wyoming County, WV $632 $636 $785 $978 $1,055 20,890

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