FMRFinder

West Virginia fair market rent by county

West Virginia · FY2027 · 55 listed places · 49 HUD FMR areas

$955median 2BR

From $944 in Wyoming County to $1,505 in Hampshire County

FY2026 → FY2027: median +7.0% · 53 up, 2 down · largest Jefferson County +10.0% · all states

Unweighted median of the listed county, county-equivalent and town 2-bedroom FMRs; places sharing a HUD FMR area have the same value. This is not a statewide estimate of rents paid. U.S. county median $1,056. Effective October 1, 2026.

Income needed to afford it

At HUD's affordability benchmark — rent and utilities at no more than 30% of income — a 2-bedroom at the Fair Market Rent takes about $60,200 a year in Hampshire County and $37,760 in Wyoming County.

UnitMedian FMRIncome neededPer hour
Studio$708$28,320$13.62
1 bedroom$798$31,920$15.35
2 bedrooms$955$38,200$18.37
3 bedrooms$1,271$50,840$24.44
4 bedrooms$1,380$55,200$26.54

Income needed = monthly FMR × 12 ÷ 0.30. Per hour = that ÷ 2,080 hours (one full-time job). Medians are across the listed West Virginia places, like the figure above. The FMR is HUD's 40th-percentile gross rent estimate, not the price of any listing.

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