2015 Fair Market Rent in West Virginia

Average Fair Market Rent Prices in West Virginia:

Studio / Efficiency	1-Bedroom	2-Bedroom	3-Bedroom	4-Bedroom
$489	$525	$660	$871	$975
0-BR	1-BR	2-BR	3-BR	4-BR

West Virginia (48) has the 124th highest rent in the country out of 162 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in West Virginia ranges from $628 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Boone County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area to $854 for a 2-bedroom unit in Jefferson County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2015, the Jefferson County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area (Jefferson County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $596 per month and $1,169 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 $660 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in West Virginia is around 1,321,391 people. So, there are around 198,209 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	$452	$490	$663	$826	$906	16,589
Martinsburg, WV HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$517	$592	$786	$1,015	$1,050	104,169
Boone County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$463	$466	$628	$782	$936	24,629
Braxton County, WV	$399	$464	$628	$782	$865	14,523
Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA Metro	$462	$533	$656	$879	$1,007	24,069
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA Metro	$380	$519	$638	$843	$1,035	96,319
Calhoun County, WV	$491	$522	$628	$782	$886	7,627
Charleston, WV HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$533	$599	$714	$940	$1,064	9,386
Doddridge County, WV	$461	$464	$628	$782	$903	8,202
Fayette County, WV	$436	$486	$628	$841	$871	46,039
Gilmer County, WV	$520	$524	$664	$827	$938	8,693
Grant County, WV	$496	$499	$675	$841	$1,196	11,937
Greenbrier County, WV	$496	$597	$708	$882	$1,170	35,480
Winchester, VA-WV MSA Metro	$580	$633	$819	$1,114	$1,390	23,964
Hardy County, WV	$516	$519	$699	$871	$986	14,025
Harrison County, WV	$489	$492	$628	$813	$853	69,099
Jackson County, WV	$461	$464	$628	$804	$1,014	29,211
Jefferson County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$596	$631	$854	$1,126	$1,169	53,498
Lewis County, WV	$482	$485	$656	$817	$877	16,372
Logan County, WV	$507	$530	$628	$889	$892	36,743
McDowell County, WV	$507	$530	$628	$797	$886	22,113
Marion County, WV	$596	$603	$738	$1,082	$1,086	56,418
Wheeling, WV-OH MSA Metro	$481	$509	$634	$814	$847	33,107
Mason County, WV	$475	$478	$628	$912	$915	27,324
Mercer County, WV	$490	$493	$631	$786	$843	62,264
Cumberland, MD-WV MSA Metro	$459	$542	$643	$875	$997	28,212
Mingo County, WV	$374	$527	$628	$782	$1,030	26,839
Morgantown, WV MSA Metro	$607	$634	$752	$1,014	$1,025	96,189
Monroe County, WV	$491	$530	$628	$782	$886	13,502
Nicholas County, WV	$491	$530	$628	$836	$959	26,233
Pendleton County, WV	$491	$530	$628	$925	$929	7,695
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH MSA Metro	$456	$491	$642	$862	$948	7,605
Pocahontas County, WV	$497	$500	$677	$843	$955	8,719
Raleigh County, WV	$554	$558	$735	$915	$982	78,859
Randolph County, WV	$515	$518	$647	$920	$1,126	29,405
Ritchie County, WV	$491	$530	$628	$888	$891	10,449
Roane County, WV	$404	$530	$628	$925	$929	14,926
Summers County, WV	$491	$505	$628	$825	$839	13,927
Taylor County, WV	$450	$529	$631	$920	$923	16,895
Tucker County, WV	$491	$530	$628	$925	$1,045	7,141
Tyler County, WV	$491	$517	$628	$782	$839	9,208
Upshur County, WV	$484	$487	$630	$845	$888	24,254
Webster County, WV	$500	$535	$639	$796	$854	9,154
Wetzel County, WV	$491	$498	$628	$925	$1,112	16,583
Wyoming County, WV	$491	$496	$628	$782	$1,112	23,796

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