West Virginia Fair Market Rents 2026

HUD publishes a Fair Market Rent for each of the 55 counties in West Virginia. It is the rent estimate your housing authority starts from when it decides how much a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher will cover. The statewide median two-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $915 per month, ranging from $869 in Barbour County to $1,573 in Hampshire County.

What it takes to afford a two-bedroom in West Virginia

Housing wage
$18.94/hr
Annual income needed
$39,395
Hours at minimum wage
87/wk

To rent a modest two-bedroom in West Virginia without spending more than 30% of income on housing, a household needs to earn $18.94 per hour full time. At the state minimum wage of $8.75, that means working 87 hours a week. Source: National Low Income Housing Coalition, Out of Reach 2025.

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FY2026 Fair Market Rents by County

County Studio 1 BR 2 BR 3 BR 4 BR
Barbour County $667 $793 $869 $1,147 $1,313
Berkeley County $850 $971 $1,233 $1,702 $1,947
Boone County $669 $674 $869 $1,195 $1,458
Braxton County $660 $665 $869 $1,147 $1,311
Brooke County $752 $757 $973 $1,285 $1,482
Cabell County $848 $853 $973 $1,249 $1,410
Calhoun County $667 $706 $869 $1,173 $1,177
Clay County $714 $829 $1,036 $1,325 $1,372
Doddridge County $712 $754 $928 $1,207 $1,257
Fayette County $631 $697 $915 $1,195 $1,535
Gilmer County $667 $793 $869 $1,140 $1,390
Grant County $658 $662 $869 $1,127 $1,177
Greenbrier County $709 $735 $924 $1,179 $1,235
Hampshire County $1,133 $1,255 $1,573 $1,965 $2,639
Hancock County $752 $757 $973 $1,285 $1,482
Hardy County $715 $784 $932 $1,146 $1,263
Harrison County $770 $843 $955 $1,264 $1,466
Jackson County $667 $726 $869 $1,137 $1,221
Jefferson County $947 $953 $1,251 $1,740 $2,099
Kanawha County $714 $829 $1,036 $1,325 $1,372
Lewis County $667 $754 $869 $1,146 $1,151
Lincoln County $667 $714 $869 $1,042 $1,177
Logan County $667 $793 $869 $1,209 $1,458
Marion County $742 $838 $1,007 $1,235 $1,624
Marshall County $683 $816 $991 $1,277 $1,413
Mason County $667 $793 $869 $1,081 $1,151
McDowell County $658 $662 $869 $1,146 $1,151
Mercer County $618 $717 $896 $1,206 $1,258
Mineral County $667 $695 $869 $1,146 $1,250
Mingo County $689 $696 $898 $1,077 $1,288
Monongalia County $871 $877 $1,099 $1,318 $1,657
Monroe County $667 $706 $869 $1,209 $1,312
Morgan County $663 $732 $961 $1,221 $1,612
Nicholas County $667 $696 $869 $1,125 $1,177
Ohio County $683 $816 $991 $1,277 $1,413
Pendleton County $667 $706 $869 $1,209 $1,219
Pleasants County $658 $662 $869 $1,173 $1,177
Pocahontas County $667 $788 $869 $1,146 $1,177
Preston County $871 $877 $1,099 $1,318 $1,657
Putnam County $798 $803 $1,054 $1,461 $1,575
Raleigh County $715 $719 $944 $1,313 $1,377
Randolph County $641 $708 $929 $1,183 $1,468
Ritchie County $658 $662 $869 $1,042 $1,151
Roane County $667 $793 $869 $1,173 $1,177
Summers County $667 $706 $869 $1,146 $1,151
Taylor County $657 $774 $953 $1,286 $1,291
Tucker County $667 $699 $869 $1,209 $1,458
Tyler County $667 $706 $869 $1,124 $1,177
Upshur County $728 $732 $961 $1,205 $1,612
Wayne County $848 $853 $973 $1,249 $1,410
Webster County $658 $662 $869 $1,061 $1,177
Wetzel County $709 $714 $937 $1,206 $1,241
Wirt County $741 $745 $928 $1,194 $1,253
Wood County $741 $745 $928 $1,194 $1,253
Wyoming County $667 $748 $869 $1,173 $1,177

Find a housing authority in West Virginia

Fair Market Rent sets the ceiling, but the housing authority issuing your voucher sets the payment standard and runs the waiting list. Start there.

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For FY2026, Hampshire County has the highest two-bedroom Fair Market Rent in West Virginia at $1,573 per month, while Barbour County has the lowest at $869. The statewide median two-bedroom FMR is $915.

No. Each housing authority in West Virginia sets its own payment standard, anywhere from 90% to 110% of the HUD Fair Market Rent for its area, and some receive HUD approval to go higher. Two authorities serving the same county can pay different amounts, so confirm the figure with the authority that will issue your voucher.

Find your county in the table below to see the FY2026 rent HUD estimates for each bedroom size. That figure is the starting point your housing authority uses to set its payment standard, which caps the subsidy on your unit. You generally pay about 30% of your adjusted monthly income, with the voucher covering the rest up to that cap.

Source: HUD Fair Market Rents FY2026 · huduser.gov

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