2008 Fair Market Rent in West Virginia

Average Fair Market Rent Prices in West Virginia:

Studio / Efficiency	1-Bedroom	2-Bedroom	3-Bedroom	4-Bedroom
$406	$459	$545	$702	$797
0-BR	1-BR	2-BR	3-BR	4-BR

West Virginia (48) has the 133rd highest rent in the country out of 162 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in West Virginia ranges from $515 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Barbour County, WV to $718 for a 2-bedroom unit in Winchester, VA-WV MSA.

For FY 2008, the Winchester, VA-WV MSA (Hampshire County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $524 per month and $1,020 per month to rent a house or an apartment with 4 bedrooms. The average Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom home in West Virginia is $545 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in West Virginia is around 1,273,441 people. So, there are around 191,016 people in West Virginia who could be receiving housing benefits from the HUD.

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What is Fair Market Rent?

Fair Market Rent is determined each fiscal year by the HUD and is used to set payment standards for federal housing assistance programs in West Virginia. Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile of typical rentals in a given region. Learn more

West Virginia Fair Market Rent Map

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Lookup FMR by Zip Code FHA Loan Limits in West Virginia

County	0 BR	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR	4 BR	Est. Population
Barbour County, WV	$397	$414	$515	$675	$710	15,557
Martinsburg, WV HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$503	$567	$681	$911	$1,093	75,905
Boone County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$335	$435	$515	$637	$706	25,535
Braxton County, WV	$397	$414	$515	$675	$710	14,702
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA Metro	$367	$450	$555	$693	$753	25,447
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA Metro	$396	$468	$562	$693	$716	96,784
Calhoun County, WV	$376	$447	$543	$705	$811	7,582
Charleston, WV HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$444	$485	$606	$772	$795	10,330
Doddridge County, WV	$355	$452	$534	$643	$760	7,403
Fayette County, WV	$429	$430	$515	$637	$685	47,579
Gilmer County, WV	$397	$414	$515	$675	$710	7,160
Grant County, WV	$449	$518	$582	$762	$946	11,299
Greenbrier County, WV	$409	$466	$515	$619	$814	34,453
Winchester, VA-WV MSA Metro	$524	$544	$718	$991	$1,020	20,203
Hardy County, WV	$449	$518	$582	$762	$946	12,669
Harrison County, WV	$441	$442	$531	$665	$743	68,652
Jackson County, WV	$376	$447	$543	$705	$811	28,000
Jefferson County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$445	$601	$684	$999	$1,202	42,190
Lewis County, WV	$406	$440	$515	$646	$664	16,919
Logan County, WV	$359	$436	$515	$633	$650	37,710
McDowell County, WV	$430	$444	$515	$702	$892	27,329
Marion County, WV	$367	$470	$564	$675	$822	56,598
Wheeling, WV-OH MSA Metro	$361	$435	$555	$698	$814	35,519
Mason County, WV	$427	$437	$515	$653	$697	25,957
Mercer County, WV	$428	$444	$515	$696	$882	62,980
Cumberland, MD-WV MSA Metro	$391	$473	$555	$749	$874	27,078
Mingo County, WV	$335	$452	$515	$649	$843	28,253
Morgantown, WV MSA Metro	$467	$485	$574	$744	$883	81,866
Monroe County, WV	$428	$465	$515	$642	$664	14,583
Nicholas County, WV	$428	$464	$515	$655	$717	26,562
Pendleton County, WV	$449	$517	$584	$762	$945	8,196
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH MSA Metro	$407	$435	$557	$740	$798	7,514
Pocahontas County, WV	$428	$444	$515	$630	$748	9,131
Raleigh County, WV	$433	$460	$519	$663	$682	79,220
Randolph County, WV	$406	$407	$524	$676	$695	28,262
Ritchie County, WV	$376	$447	$543	$705	$811	10,343
Roane County, WV	$376	$447	$543	$705	$811	15,446
Summers County, WV	$428	$465	$515	$642	$664	12,999
Taylor County, WV	$355	$452	$534	$640	$760	16,089
Tucker County, WV	$397	$414	$515	$675	$710	7,321
Tyler County, WV	$376	$447	$543	$705	$811	9,592
Upshur County, WV	$335	$418	$515	$692	$714	23,404
Webster County, WV	$428	$444	$515	$630	$748	9,719
Wetzel County, WV	$336	$458	$515	$656	$746	17,693
Wyoming County, WV	$430	$444	$515	$702	$892	25,708

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