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.
| Bedrooms | Average FY2027 FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $767 |
| 1 bedroom | $827 |
| 2 bedroom | $1,014 |
| 3 bedroom | $1,319 |
| 4 bedroom | $1,479 |
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.
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 Area | ZIP Codes | Avg 2BR | 2BR Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County | 12 | $1,403 | $1,220 - $1,610 |
| Martinsburg | 11 | $1,261 | $1,110 - $1,510 |
| Hardy County | 9 | $1,210 | $940 - $1,420 |
| Morgantown | 26 | $1,147 | $990 - $1,520 |
| Taylor County | 10 | $1,138 | $940 - $1,220 |
| Mineral County | 12 | $1,133 | $940 - $1,420 |
| Putnam County | 12 | $1,095 | $950 - $1,600 |
| Mason County | 19 | $1,080 | $940 - $1,290 |
| Wheeling | 37 | $1,066 | $1,000 - $1,330 |
| Weirton-Steubenville | 26 | $1,061 | $1,000 - $1,360 |
| Charleston | 69 | $1,047 | $940 - $1,450 |
| Huntington-Ashland | 68 | $1,026 | $1,000 - $1,110 |
| Jackson County | 12 | $1,024 | $940 - $1,170 |
| Harrison County | 15 | $1,021 | $940 - $1,180 |
| Marion County | 15 | $1,013 | $940 - $1,300 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna | 10 | $998 | $950 - $1,090 |
| Barbour County | 3 | $997 | $940 - $1,060 |
| Upshur County | 13 | $996 | $960 - $1,190 |
| Grant County | 4 | $995 | $940 - $1,030 |
| Greenbrier County | 12 | $994 | $940 - $1,070 |
| Raleigh County | 42 | $992 | $940 - $1,190 |
| Randolph County | 15 | $991 | $970 - $1,100 |
| Doddridge County | 2 | $985 | $980 - $990 |
| Lincoln County | 19 | $985 | $940 - $1,140 |
| Fayette County | 33 | $980 | $940 - $1,130 |
| Gilmer County | 11 | $974 | $940 - $1,160 |
| Tucker County | 13 | $974 | $940 - $1,080 |
| Tyler County | 7 | $973 | $940 - $1,010 |
| Mingo County | 21 | $972 | $940 - $1,050 |
| Nicholas County | 24 | $970 | $940 - $1,180 |
| Wetzel County | 15 | $969 | $940 - $1,050 |
| Braxton County | 7 | $967 | $950 - $990 |
| Monroe County | 10 | $961 | $940 - $1,010 |
| Roane County | 13 | $961 | $940 - $1,020 |
| Mercer County | 16 | $956 | $940 - $1,040 |
| Wyoming County | 41 | $955 | $940 - $1,390 |
| Boone County | 26 | $954 | $940 - $1,040 |
| McDowell County | 33 | $953 | $940 - $1,130 |
| Summers County | 21 | $952 | $940 - $1,030 |
| Pocahontas County | 12 | $951 | $940 - $1,050 |
| Logan County | 32 | $948 | $940 - $1,010 |
| Lewis County | 9 | $948 | $940 - $980 |
| Ritchie County | 13 | $947 | $940 - $980 |
| Webster County | 11 | $947 | $940 - $970 |
| Pendleton County | 11 | $941 | $940 - $950 |
| Calhoun County | 9 | $941 | $940 - $950 |
| Pleasants County | 2 | $940 | $940 - $940 |
| ZIP | FMR Area | 2BR FMR |
|---|---|---|
| 20135 | Jefferson County | $1,610 |
| 25560 | Putnam County | $1,600 |
| 26410 | Morgantown | $1,520 |
| 25405 | Martinsburg | $1,510 |
| 26542 | Morgantown | $1,490 |
| 25430 | Jefferson County | $1,480 |
| 25425 | Jefferson County | $1,470 |
| 25432 | Jefferson County | $1,470 |
| 25446 | Jefferson County | $1,470 |
| 25306 | Charleston | $1,450 |
| 26851 | Hardy County | $1,420 |
| 26755 | Hardy County | $1,420 |
| 26865 | Hardy County | $1,420 |
| 26763 | Mineral County | $1,420 |
| 26852 | Mineral County | $1,420 |
| 26757 | Mineral County | $1,420 |
| 26845 | Hardy County | $1,420 |
| 26710 | Mineral County | $1,420 |
| 25882 | Wyoming County | $1,390 |
| 25441 | Jefferson County | $1,380 |
| 25423 | Jefferson County | $1,380 |
| 25442 | Jefferson County | $1,370 |
| 43925 | Weirton-Steubenville | $1,360 |
| 25438 | Jefferson County | $1,360 |
| 25428 | Martinsburg | $1,350 |
| ZIP | FMR Area | 2BR FMR |
|---|---|---|
| 25030 | Charleston | $940 |
| 25088 | Charleston | $940 |
| 25849 | Raleigh County | $940 |
| 25186 | Fayette County | $940 |
| 25921 | Raleigh County | $940 |
| 25908 | Raleigh County | $940 |
| 24867 | Wyoming County | $940 |
| 24868 | Wyoming County | $940 |
| 24849 | Wyoming County | $940 |
| 25113 | Charleston | $940 |
| 25865 | Raleigh County | $940 |
| 24869 | Wyoming County | $940 |
| 24857 | Wyoming County | $940 |
| 25009 | Boone County | $940 |
| 25021 | Boone County | $940 |
| 25267 | Gilmer County | $940 |
| 24854 | Wyoming County | $940 |
| 24847 | Wyoming County | $940 |
| 25268 | Calhoun County | $940 |
| 26136 | Calhoun County | $940 |
| 26141 | Calhoun County | $940 |
| 26151 | Calhoun County | $940 |
| 26152 | Calhoun County | $940 |
| 24860 | Wyoming County | $940 |
| 25133 | Charleston | $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.
Source: US Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2027 Fair Market Rents.
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