2012 Fair Market Rent in West Virginia

Average Fair Market Rent Prices in West Virginia:

Studio / Efficiency	1-Bedroom	2-Bedroom	3-Bedroom	4-Bedroom
$409	$463	$550	$710	$806
0-BR	1-BR	2-BR	3-BR	4-BR

West Virginia (48) has the 145th highest rent in the country out of 162 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in West Virginia ranges from $499 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Calhoun County, WV to $908 for a 2-bedroom unit in Jefferson County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2012, the Jefferson County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area (Jefferson County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $591 per month and $1,596 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 $550 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	$406	$423	$527	$690	$727	15,557
Martinsburg, WV HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$577	$651	$782	$1,046	$1,255	75,905
Boone County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$329	$426	$505	$625	$692	25,535
Braxton County, WV	$412	$430	$535	$701	$738	14,702
Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA Metro	$387	$474	$584	$729	$792	25,447
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA Metro	$422	$499	$599	$739	$763	96,784
Calhoun County, WV	$345	$411	$499	$648	$745	7,582
Charleston, WV HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$459	$501	$626	$798	$821	10,330
Doddridge County, WV	$354	$451	$532	$641	$758	7,403
Fayette County, WV	$416	$417	$499	$617	$664	47,579
Gilmer County, WV	$384	$401	$499	$654	$688	7,160
Grant County, WV	$421	$486	$546	$715	$887	11,299
Greenbrier County, WV	$396	$451	$499	$600	$789	34,453
Winchester, VA-WV MSA Metro	$653	$678	$895	$1,235	$1,271	20,203
Hardy County, WV	$417	$481	$541	$709	$879	12,669
Harrison County, WV	$479	$480	$576	$722	$806	68,652
Jackson County, WV	$345	$411	$499	$648	$745	28,000
Jefferson County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$591	$797	$908	$1,326	$1,596	42,190
Lewis County, WV	$393	$426	$499	$626	$644	16,919
Logan County, WV	$348	$423	$499	$613	$630	37,710
McDowell County, WV	$416	$431	$499	$681	$865	27,329
Marion County, WV	$362	$463	$556	$665	$810	56,598
Wheeling, WV-OH MSA Metro	$380	$457	$584	$734	$857	35,519
Mason County, WV	$414	$423	$499	$632	$675	25,957
Mercer County, WV	$429	$445	$516	$698	$883	62,980
Cumberland, MD-WV MSA Metro	$411	$498	$584	$788	$919	27,078
Mingo County, WV	$325	$438	$499	$629	$816	28,253
Morgantown, WV MSA Metro	$537	$558	$660	$856	$1,015	81,866
Monroe County, WV	$415	$450	$499	$622	$643	14,583
Nicholas County, WV	$415	$450	$499	$635	$695	26,562
Pendleton County, WV	$383	$442	$499	$651	$808	8,196
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH MSA Metro	$442	$473	$606	$805	$868	7,514
Pocahontas County, WV	$420	$436	$505	$618	$733	9,131
Raleigh County, WV	$440	$468	$528	$674	$694	79,220
Randolph County, WV	$386	$387	$499	$644	$662	28,262
Ritchie County, WV	$345	$411	$499	$648	$745	10,343
Roane County, WV	$345	$411	$499	$648	$745	15,446
Summers County, WV	$427	$464	$514	$640	$663	12,999
Taylor County, WV	$356	$453	$535	$641	$762	16,089
Tucker County, WV	$384	$401	$499	$654	$688	7,321
Tyler County, WV	$345	$411	$499	$648	$745	9,592
Upshur County, WV	$348	$435	$536	$720	$743	23,404
Webster County, WV	$415	$431	$499	$611	$725	9,719
Wetzel County, WV	$332	$452	$508	$647	$736	17,693
Wyoming County, WV	$416	$431	$499	$681	$865	25,708

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