Section 8 Voucher Amounts by ZIP Code in WV (FY2027)

HUD publishes Fair Market Rent for 863 ZIP codes across 47 HUD FMR areas in WV. Two-bedroom FMR ranges from $940 to $1,610.

Average FMR by bedroom size in WV

BedroomsAverage FY2027 FMR
Studio$767
1 bedroom$827
2 bedroom$1,014
3 bedroom$1,319
4 bedroom$1,479

Change from FY2026 to FY2027 in WV

Across the 863 WV ZIP codes present in both years, the average two-bedroom Fair Market Rent increased from $966 to $1,014, a change of +$48 (+5.0%). Payment standards follow FMR, so an increase generally raises the ceiling a voucher can cover in WV.

HUD FMR areas in WV

WV is divided into 47 HUD FMR areas. Each sets its own rent standard, so the ceiling a voucher can cover changes depending on which area a unit sits in.

FMR AreaZIP CodesAvg 2BR2BR Range
Jefferson County12$1,403$1,220 - $1,610
Martinsburg11$1,261$1,110 - $1,510
Hardy County9$1,210$940 - $1,420
Morgantown26$1,147$990 - $1,520
Taylor County10$1,138$940 - $1,220
Mineral County12$1,133$940 - $1,420
Putnam County12$1,095$950 - $1,600
Mason County19$1,080$940 - $1,290
Wheeling37$1,066$1,000 - $1,330
Weirton-Steubenville26$1,061$1,000 - $1,360
Charleston69$1,047$940 - $1,450
Huntington-Ashland68$1,026$1,000 - $1,110
Jackson County12$1,024$940 - $1,170
Harrison County15$1,021$940 - $1,180
Marion County15$1,013$940 - $1,300
Parkersburg-Vienna10$998$950 - $1,090
Barbour County3$997$940 - $1,060
Upshur County13$996$960 - $1,190
Grant County4$995$940 - $1,030
Greenbrier County12$994$940 - $1,070
Raleigh County42$992$940 - $1,190
Randolph County15$991$970 - $1,100
Doddridge County2$985$980 - $990
Lincoln County19$985$940 - $1,140
Fayette County33$980$940 - $1,130
Gilmer County11$974$940 - $1,160
Tucker County13$974$940 - $1,080
Tyler County7$973$940 - $1,010
Mingo County21$972$940 - $1,050
Nicholas County24$970$940 - $1,180
Wetzel County15$969$940 - $1,050
Braxton County7$967$950 - $990
Monroe County10$961$940 - $1,010
Roane County13$961$940 - $1,020
Mercer County16$956$940 - $1,040
Wyoming County41$955$940 - $1,390
Boone County26$954$940 - $1,040
McDowell County33$953$940 - $1,130
Summers County21$952$940 - $1,030
Pocahontas County12$951$940 - $1,050
Logan County32$948$940 - $1,010
Lewis County9$948$940 - $980
Ritchie County13$947$940 - $980
Webster County11$947$940 - $970
Pendleton County11$941$940 - $950
Calhoun County9$941$940 - $950
Pleasants County2$940$940 - $940

Highest 25 two-bedroom FMR ZIP codes in WV

ZIPFMR Area2BR FMR
20135Jefferson County$1,610
25560Putnam County$1,600
26410Morgantown$1,520
25405Martinsburg$1,510
26542Morgantown$1,490
25430Jefferson County$1,480
25425Jefferson County$1,470
25432Jefferson County$1,470
25446Jefferson County$1,470
25306Charleston$1,450
26851Hardy County$1,420
26755Hardy County$1,420
26865Hardy County$1,420
26763Mineral County$1,420
26852Mineral County$1,420
26757Mineral County$1,420
26845Hardy County$1,420
26710Mineral County$1,420
25882Wyoming County$1,390
25441Jefferson County$1,380
25423Jefferson County$1,380
25442Jefferson County$1,370
43925Weirton-Steubenville$1,360
25438Jefferson County$1,360
25428Martinsburg$1,350

Lowest 25 two-bedroom FMR ZIP codes in WV

ZIPFMR Area2BR FMR
25030Charleston$940
25088Charleston$940
25849Raleigh County$940
25186Fayette County$940
25921Raleigh County$940
25908Raleigh County$940
24867Wyoming County$940
24868Wyoming County$940
24849Wyoming County$940
25113Charleston$940
25865Raleigh County$940
24869Wyoming County$940
24857Wyoming County$940
25009Boone County$940
25021Boone County$940
25267Gilmer County$940
24854Wyoming County$940
24847Wyoming County$940
25268Calhoun County$940
26136Calhoun County$940
26141Calhoun County$940
26151Calhoun County$940
26152Calhoun County$940
24860Wyoming County$940
25133Charleston$940

Fair Market Rent is not what a family pays and not what the voucher pays. The housing authority sets a payment standard from it, normally 90% to 110% of FMR. How voucher amounts are calculated.

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Source: US Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2027 Fair Market Rents.

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