HUD Fair Market Rent · FY 2026
Fair Market Rent in West Virginia by county (FY 2026)
West Virginia has 55 counties, and HUD sets a Fair Market Rent for every one of them. For FY 2026 the median two-bedroom is $915. The highest is Hampshire County at $1,573, the lowest Wyoming County at $869.
Median 2BR
$915
Highest 2BR
$1,573
Hampshire County
Lowest 2BR
$869
Wyoming County
Counties
55
20 in metro areas
West Virginia's two-bedroom fair market rent for FY 2026 comes in at $915, well under the national median of $1,018. But the state's priciest county doesn't stay under that number. It blows right past it. Hampshire County sets the high end at $1,573. HUD prices it off the Winchester, VA-WV MSA, a metro area that crosses into Virginia. Wyoming County sits at the bottom at $869, a bit over half of Hampshire's rate. Six pairs of West Virginia counties share a metro rate two at a time. Clay and Kanawha split the Charleston, WV HUD Metro FMR Area at $1,036. Cabell and Wayne share Huntington-Ashland at $973. Zoom into Putnam County's ZIP codes and the Small Area FMRs run from $1,000 to $1,580, a $580 spread, meaning the ZIP code matters as much as the county line there.
20 of the 55 counties sit inside a HUD metro area and share that metro's rate. The other 35 get a county rate built from their own rents. The West Virginia median of $915 is about 10% below the national median county ($1,018). HUD also publishes ZIP-level Small Area FMRs covering 55 of the 55 counties, which is where the real variation shows up. Pick a county below for the full studio-to-four-bedroom table, payment standard ranges and ZIP rates.
The median two-bedroom moved up 4% from FY 2025. 47 counties went up, 8 went down, and the rest held.
HUD has already published FY 2027, effective October 1, 2026. Two-bedroom rates go up in 53 counties, down in 2, and hold in the rest. The table shows both years.
Fair Market Rent by county
County | Area | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR | YoY | FY 2027 2BR | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampshire County | Metro | $1,133 | $1,255 | $1,573 | $1,965 | $2,639 | +0.3% | $1,505 | 23,275 |
| Jefferson County | Metro | $947 | $953 | $1,251 | $1,740 | $2,099 | +0.4% | $1,376 | 58,043 |
| Berkeley County | Metro | $850 | $971 | $1,233 | $1,702 | $1,947 | +2.4% | $1,215 | 123,283 |
| Monongalia County | Metro | $871 | $877 | $1,099 | $1,318 | $1,657 | +3.2% | $1,143 | 105,988 |
| Preston County | Metro | $871 | $877 | $1,099 | $1,318 | $1,657 | +3.2% | $1,143 | 34,206 |
| Putnam County | Metro | $798 | $803 | $1,054 | $1,461 | $1,575 | -4.7% | $1,091 | 57,347 |
| Clay County | Metro | $714 | $829 | $1,036 | $1,325 | $1,372 | -1.7% | $1,048 | 8,049 |
| Kanawha County | Metro | $714 | $829 | $1,036 | $1,325 | $1,372 | -1.7% | $1,048 | 179,895 |
| Marion County | Rural | $742 | $838 | $1,007 | $1,235 | $1,624 | -0.2% | $1,071 | 56,194 |
| Marshall County | Metro | $683 | $816 | $991 | $1,277 | $1,413 | +3.9% | $1,009 | 30,509 |
| Ohio County | Metro | $683 | $816 | $991 | $1,277 | $1,413 | +3.9% | $1,009 | 42,224 |
| Brooke County | Metro | $752 | $757 | $973 | $1,285 | $1,482 | +8.2% | $1,007 | 22,349 |
| Cabell County | Metro | $848 | $853 | $973 | $1,249 | $1,410 | +0.2% | $1,006 | 93,965 |
| Hancock County | Metro | $752 | $757 | $973 | $1,285 | $1,482 | +8.2% | $1,007 | 28,907 |
| Wayne County | Metro | $848 | $853 | $973 | $1,249 | $1,410 | +0.2% | $1,006 | 38,933 |
| Morgan County | Metro | $663 | $732 | $961 | $1,221 | $1,612 | +4.7% | $979 | 17,237 |
| Upshur County | Rural | $728 | $732 | $961 | $1,205 | $1,612 | +1.5% | $993 | 23,875 |
| Harrison County | Rural | $770 | $843 | $955 | $1,264 | $1,466 | +0.8% | $1,005 | 65,862 |
| Taylor County | Rural | $657 | $774 | $953 | $1,286 | $1,291 | +5.3% | $1,020 | 16,602 |
| Raleigh County | Metro | $715 | $719 | $944 | $1,313 | $1,377 | +0.9% | $972 | 74,303 |
| Wetzel County | Rural | $709 | $714 | $937 | $1,206 | $1,241 | +1.8% | $944 | 14,431 |
| Hardy County | Rural | $715 | $784 | $932 | $1,146 | $1,263 | +4.6% | $955 | 14,249 |
| Randolph County | Rural | $641 | $708 | $929 | $1,183 | $1,468 | +5.6% | $975 | 28,005 |
| Doddridge County | Rural | $712 | $754 | $928 | $1,207 | $1,257 | +8.9% | $976 | 7,847 |
| Wirt County | Metro | $741 | $745 | $928 | $1,194 | $1,253 | -0.5% | $974 | 5,202 |
| Wood County | Metro | $741 | $745 | $928 | $1,194 | $1,253 | -0.5% | $974 | 84,272 |
| Greenbrier County | Rural | $709 | $735 | $924 | $1,179 | $1,235 | +4.6% | $991 | 32,995 |
| Fayette County | Metro | $631 | $697 | $915 | $1,195 | $1,535 | +3.5% | $961 | 40,545 |
| Mingo County | Rural | $689 | $696 | $898 | $1,077 | $1,288 | +5.4% | $961 | 23,466 |
| Mercer County | Rural | $618 | $717 | $896 | $1,206 | $1,258 | +5.2% | $946 | 59,530 |
| Barbour County | Rural | $667 | $793 | $869 | $1,147 | $1,313 | +2.0% | $944 | 15,527 |
| Boone County | Metro | $669 | $674 | $869 | $1,195 | $1,458 | +2.0% | $944 | 21,705 |
| Braxton County | Rural | $660 | $665 | $869 | $1,147 | $1,311 | +2.0% | $944 | 12,505 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | $667 | $706 | $869 | $1,173 | $1,177 | +2.0% | $944 | 6,279 |
| Gilmer County | Rural | $667 | $793 | $869 | $1,140 | $1,390 | +2.0% | $944 | 7,444 |
| Grant County | Rural | $658 | $662 | $869 | $1,127 | $1,177 | +2.0% | $944 | 11,034 |
| Jackson County | Rural | $667 | $726 | $869 | $1,137 | $1,221 | +0.8% | $944 | 27,868 |
| Lewis County | Rural | $667 | $754 | $869 | $1,146 | $1,151 | +2.0% | $944 | 16,920 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | $667 | $714 | $869 | $1,042 | $1,177 | -1.6% | $944 | 20,410 |
| Logan County | Rural | $667 | $793 | $869 | $1,209 | $1,458 | +2.0% | $944 | 32,350 |
| McDowell County | Rural | $658 | $662 | $869 | $1,146 | $1,151 | +2.0% | $944 | 18,911 |
| Mason County | Rural | $667 | $793 | $869 | $1,081 | $1,151 | +2.0% | $944 | 25,488 |
| Mineral County | Rural | $667 | $695 | $869 | $1,146 | $1,250 | -6.9% | $944 | 26,957 |
| Monroe County | Rural | $667 | $706 | $869 | $1,209 | $1,312 | +2.0% | $944 | 12,438 |
| Nicholas County | Rural | $667 | $696 | $869 | $1,125 | $1,177 | +2.0% | $944 | 24,624 |
| Pendleton County | Rural | $667 | $706 | $869 | $1,209 | $1,219 | +2.0% | $944 | 6,156 |
| Pleasants County | Rural | $658 | $662 | $869 | $1,173 | $1,177 | +2.0% | $944 | 7,622 |
| Pocahontas County | Rural | $667 | $788 | $869 | $1,146 | $1,177 | +2.0% | $944 | 7,940 |
| Ritchie County | Rural | $658 | $662 | $869 | $1,042 | $1,151 | +2.0% | $944 | 8,507 |
| Roane County | Rural | $667 | $793 | $869 | $1,173 | $1,177 | +2.0% | $944 | 14,027 |
| Summers County | Rural | $667 | $706 | $869 | $1,146 | $1,151 | +2.0% | $944 | 11,985 |
| Tucker County | Rural | $667 | $699 | $869 | $1,209 | $1,458 | +2.0% | $944 | 6,747 |
| Tyler County | Rural | $667 | $706 | $869 | $1,124 | $1,177 | +2.0% | $944 | 8,336 |
| Webster County | Rural | $658 | $662 | $869 | $1,061 | $1,177 | +2.0% | $944 | 8,362 |
| Wyoming County | Rural | $667 | $748 | $869 | $1,173 | $1,177 | +1.3% | $944 | 21,237 |
55 counties. HUD publishes studio through 4 bedroom rates. Tap a county for payment standards, ZIP-level rates and income needed.
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It depends on the county. For FY 2026 the median two-bedroom FMR across West Virginia's 55 counties is $915, ranging from $869 in Wyoming County to $1,573 in Hampshire County. Every county's full table is linked on this page.
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