HUD Fair Market Rent · FY 2026 · effective Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026
Fair Market Rent in Wirt County, West Virginia (FY 2026)
HUD's FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Wirt County is $928 a month. That's the number the housing authority starts from when it sets Section 8 payment standards here.
2 bedroom FMR
$928
FY 2026, utilities included
Payment standard range
$835 to $1,021
90% to 110% of FMR
Income to afford 2BR
$37,120
per year, at 30% of income
Rank in West Virginia
25th of 55
by 2BR FMR
HUD has already published FY 2027. On October 1, 2026 the two-bedroom rate in Wirt moves to $974. That's up 5%. The full FY 2027 table is in the history section below.
HUD's number is one input. What does a two-bedroom in Wirt actually rent for?
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FY 2026 Fair Market Rents
| Bedrooms | FMR | Payment standard | Income needed | Hourly wage | vs FY 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $741 | $667 to $815 | $29,640 | $14.25/hr | -3.9% |
| 1 bedroom | $745 | $671 to $820 | $29,800 | $14.33/hr | -4.0% |
| 2 bedroom | $928 | $835 to $1,021 | $37,120 | $17.85/hr | -0.5% |
| 3 bedroom | $1,194 | $1,075 to $1,313 | $47,760 | $22.96/hr | -4.6% |
| 4 bedroom | $1,253 | $1,128 to $1,378 | $50,120 | $24.10/hr | -3.9% |
5 to 8 bedrooms (PropMetrics estimates)
HUD stops at four bedrooms. These add 15% of the four-bedroom rent per extra bedroom. It's our estimate, not a HUD number.
| Bedrooms | Estimated FMR | Payment standard |
|---|---|---|
| 5 bedroom Estimate | $1,441 | $1,297 to $1,585 |
| 6 bedroom Estimate | $1,629 | $1,466 to $1,792 |
| 7 bedroom Estimate | $1,817 | $1,635 to $1,999 |
| 8 bedroom Estimate | $2,005 | $1,805 to $2,206 |
Source: HUD Office of Policy Development and Research, FY 2026 Fair Market Rents. Rents include utilities. huduser.gov
Fair Market Rent is HUD's estimate of what a modest, decent unit rents for in an area, utilities included. It's set once a year and runs October to September. For FY 2026 that's October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. In Wirt, that runs from $741 for a studio up to $1,253 for four bedrooms, all five rates in the table above.
This is a metro rate. The county doesn't get one of its own. HUD lumps Wirt in with one other county in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro, Wood County among them, and every one of them gets $928 for a two-bedroom. Where you are inside the metro doesn't change the county number. It does change the ZIP number, covered below.
Among West Virginia's 55 counties, Wirt ranks 25th for two-bedroom FMR. That's within a couple percent of the state median of $915 and about 9% below the national median county at $1,018. About 5,202 people live here, 55th in the state.
Counties sharing the Parkersburg-Vienna metro rate
Rates by ZIP code
Zoom in and the picture changes. HUD's Small Area FMRs put a two-bedroom at $870 in 26138 (Brohard) and $890 in 26143 (Elizabeth), with the 5 ZIP codes in between. Housing authorities in HUD-designated metros use those ZIP rates instead of the county rate. Everywhere else the ZIP numbers show where rents actually sit, and the county rate stays the official standard.
What a voucher pays here
The voucher doesn't pay the FMR itself. It pays the payment standard. Housing authorities set it anywhere from 90% to 110% of FMR, which puts a two-bedroom standard in Wirt somewhere between $835 and $1,021. The tenant pays roughly 30% of their income, the voucher covers the rest up to the standard, and the PHA won't approve a rent above what comparable unassisted units get.
$928 a month is affordable, by HUD's 30% rule, on an income of roughly $37,120 a year. Put another way, $18 an hour full time.
Worked example for a two-bedroom, assuming the rent equals the payment standard. Tenant pays 30% of monthly income, HUD's housing assistance payment covers the rest.
| Monthly household income | Tenant pays (30%) | HAP at 90% ($835) | HAP at 100% ($928) | HAP at 110% ($1,021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,500 | $750 | $85 | $178 | $271 |
| $4,000 | $1,200 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Rate history
The two-bedroom rate went down 1% from FY 2025 ($933) to FY 2026 ($928). Since FY 2020 it's up 23% in total, about 3.5% a year. The West Virginia median moved up 4% over the same year.
| Year | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR | 2BR change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2020 | $574 | $636 | $754 | $1,025 | $1,166 | — |
| FY 2021 | $605 | $622 | $745 | $1,003 | $1,135 | -1.2% |
| FY 2022 | $636 | $645 | $781 | $1,043 | $1,126 | +4.8% |
| FY 2023 | $668 | $672 | $793 | $1,075 | $1,131 | +1.5% |
| FY 2024 | $787 | $792 | $948 | $1,289 | $1,305 | +19.5% |
| FY 2025 | $771 | $776 | $933 | $1,252 | $1,304 | -1.6% |
| FY 2026 | $741 | $745 | $928 | $1,194 | $1,253 | -0.5% |
| FY 2027 | $793 | $798 | $974 | $1,214 | $1,281 | +5.0% |
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Questions people ask
$928 a month for FY 2026, which runs October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The other rates are $741 for a studio, $745 for one bedroom, $1,194 for three and $1,253 for four.
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