West Virginia Fair Market Rents

2024 Fair Market Rents

2024 FMRs in West Virginia by county. Click on the map below to view FMRs for a particular county.

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FMRs vary across West Virginia based on County and ZIP code as well as number of bedrooms. The average FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in West Virginia is $909.

The highest average FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in the United States is $2,095 in Hawaii. The lowest for a two-bedroom apartment is $574 in Puerto Rico.

FMRs in West Virginia are based on the price of monthly rent plus the cost of essential utilities. FMRs vary by county or ZIP Code. Generally areas with a lower population density have a lower gross rent (lower FMRs) but there are exceptions.

View the Fair Market Rents Overview for detailed information on how FMRs are calculated. Click on a specific county on the map or from the table below for detailed FMR information including Small Area FMRs.

How does West Virginia compare?

The highest FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in West Virginia is $1,390 in Hampshire County. The lowest FMR for a two-bedroom apartment is $848 in Barbour County, Boone County, and 21 others.

West Virginia ($909) has a 24.8% lower FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of the US ($1,208) and therefore has a lower gross rent.

West Virginia is rank 51st out of 56 States and territories. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is lower than 50 other States and territories. West Virginia is the 6th cheapest State or territory in terms of FMRs.

Average FMRs for West Virginia

51st
Rank
$695
Studio
$738
1-person
$909
2-person
$1,201
3-person
$1,356
4-person
Counties in West Virginia (55)
County Rank Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
Hampshire County 1st $983 $1,104 $1,390 $1,734 $2,347
Berkeley County 2nd $911 $916 $1,151 $1,573 $1,953
Jefferson County 3rd $831 $836 $1,099 $1,549 $1,865
Monongalia County 4th $857 $862 $1,078 $1,346 $1,829
Preston County 4th $857 $862 $1,078 $1,346 $1,829
Putnam County 6th $820 $826 $1,060 $1,475 $1,678
Marion County 7th $807 $812 $1,001 $1,234 $1,437
Clay County 8th $688 $816 $994 $1,300 $1,324
Kanawha County 8th $688 $816 $994 $1,300 $1,324
Harrison County 10th $815 $836 $961 $1,268 $1,537
Wirt County 11th $787 $792 $948 $1,289 $1,305
Wood County 11th $787 $792 $948 $1,289 $1,305
Cabell County 13th $793 $815 $938 $1,236 $1,431
Wayne County 13th $793 $815 $938 $1,236 $1,431
Raleigh County 15th $707 $711 $925 $1,304 $1,421
Upshur County 16th $703 $708 $924 $1,156 $1,403
Wetzel County 16th $699 $703 $924 $1,117 $1,231
Mineral County 18th $624 $736 $920 $1,186 $1,453
Morgan County 19th $620 $814 $914 $1,288 $1,470
Marshall County 20th $607 $714 $895 $1,163 $1,329
Ohio County 20th $607 $714 $895 $1,163 $1,329
Mason County 22nd $710 $733 $886 $1,071 $1,180
Taylor County 23rd $598 $712 $882 $1,092 $1,256
Fayette County 24th $592 $683 $873 $1,169 $1,481
Wyoming County 24th $699 $705 $873 $1,109 $1,163
Hardy County 26th $681 $685 $869 $1,112 $1,238
Greenbrier County 27th $683 $687 $864 $1,137 $1,151
Brooke County 28th $660 $678 $860 $1,177 $1,279
Hancock County 28th $660 $678 $860 $1,177 $1,279
Tyler County 30th $685 $762 $855 $1,034 $1,218
Doddridge County 31st $682 $688 $852 $1,113 $1,214
Lincoln County 32nd $621 $646 $849 $1,027 $1,150
Barbour County 33rd $679 $755 $848 $1,142 $1,330
Boone County 33rd $620 $755 $848 $1,195 $1,439
Braxton County 33rd $641 $645 $848 $1,031 $1,206
Calhoun County 33rd $679 $685 $848 $1,195 $1,208
Gilmer County 33rd $646 $651 $848 $1,025 $1,129
Grant County 33rd $641 $645 $848 $1,073 $1,208
Jackson County 33rd $620 $707 $848 $1,181 $1,210
Lewis County 33rd $679 $755 $848 $1,173 $1,177
Logan County 33rd $679 $755 $848 $1,195 $1,391
McDowell County 33rd $668 $673 $848 $1,117 $1,129
Mercer County 33rd $575 $690 $848 $1,165 $1,250
Mingo County 33rd $641 $645 $848 $1,127 $1,439
Monroe County 33rd $679 $738 $848 $1,054 $1,275
Nicholas County 33rd $679 $690 $848 $1,195 $1,208
Pendleton County 33rd $679 $685 $848 $1,195 $1,320
Pleasants County 33rd $641 $645 $848 $1,184 $1,208
Pocahontas County 33rd $679 $685 $848 $1,176 $1,208
Randolph County 33rd $603 $645 $848 $1,089 $1,239
Ritchie County 33rd $679 $704 $848 $1,025 $1,129
Roane County 33rd $679 $755 $848 $1,195 $1,208
Summers County 33rd $641 $645 $848 $1,195 $1,208
Tucker County 33rd $679 $755 $848 $1,195 $1,439
Webster County 33rd $575 $645 $848 $1,180 $1,208

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Fair Market Rents are estimated by the HUD.