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Counties in West Virginia by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2027

Hampshire County had the highest fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) of 55 counties in 2027, at $1,066. Boone County had the lowest, at $657. The median was $708. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Highest1,066Hampshire County
Lowest657Boone County
Median70855 counties

All counties, 2027

Hampshire County: 1,066 USDHampshire County1,066Jefferson County: 1,045 USDJefferson County1,045Berkeley County: 884 USDBerkeley County884Monongalia County: 876 USDMonongalia County876Preston County: 876 USDPreston County876Cabell County: 858 USDCabell County858Wayne County: 858 USDWayne County858Putnam County: 829 USDPutnam County829Greenbrier County: 806 USDGreenbrier County806Wirt County: 793 USDWirt County793Wood County: 793 USDWood County793Marion County: 782 USDMarion County782Brooke County: 771 USDBrooke County771Hancock County: 771 USDHancock County771Harrison County: 770 USDHarrison County770Raleigh County: 755 USDRaleigh County755Upshur County: 745 USDUpshur County745Doddridge County: 732 USDDoddridge County732Randolph County: 731 USDRandolph County731Clay County: 730 USDClay County730Fayette County: 730 USDFayette County730Kanawha County: 730 USDKanawha County730Mingo County: 721 USDMingo County721Hardy County: 716 USDHardy County716Taylor County: 710 USDTaylor County710Barbour County: 708 USDBarbour County708Braxton County: 708 USDBraxton County708Calhoun County: 708 USDCalhoun County708Gilmer County: 708 USDGilmer County708Grant County: 708 USDGrant County708Jackson County: 708 USDJackson County708Lewis County: 708 USDLewis County708Lincoln County: 708 USDLincoln County708Logan County: 708 USDLogan County708Mason County: 708 USDMason County708McDowell County: 708 USDMcDowell County708Mineral County: 708 USDMineral County708Monroe County: 708 USDMonroe County708Nicholas County: 708 USDNicholas County708Pendleton County: 708 USDPendleton County708Pleasants County: 708 USDPleasants County708Pocahontas County: 708 USDPocahontas County708Ritchie County: 708 USDRitchie County708Roane County: 708 USDRoane County708Summers County: 708 USDSummers County708Tucker County: 708 USDTucker County708Tyler County: 708 USDTyler County708Webster County: 708 USDWebster County708Wetzel County: 708 USDWetzel County708Wyoming County: 708 USDWyoming County708Marshall County: 703 USDMarshall County703Ohio County: 703 USDOhio County703Morgan County: 682 USDMorgan County682Mercer County: 659 USDMercer County659Boone County: 657 USDBoone County657
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2027
USD		Change on 2026
1Hampshire County1,066-5.9%
2Jefferson County1,045+10.3%
3Berkeley County884+4%
4Monongalia County876+0.6%
4Preston County876+0.6%
6Cabell County858+1.2%
6Wayne County858+1.2%
8Putnam County829+3.9%
9Greenbrier County806+13.7%
10Wirt County793+7%
10Wood County793+7%
12Marion County782+5.4%
13Brooke County771+2.5%
13Hancock County771+2.5%
15Harrison County7700%
16Raleigh County755+5.6%
17Upshur County745+2.3%
18Doddridge County732+2.8%
19Randolph County731+14%
20Clay County730+2.2%
20Fayette County730+15.7%
20Kanawha County730+2.2%
23Mingo County721+4.6%
24Hardy County716+0.1%
25Taylor County710+8.1%
26Barbour County708+6.1%
26Braxton County708+7.3%
26Calhoun County708+6.1%
26Gilmer County708+6.1%
26Grant County708+7.6%
26Jackson County708+6.1%
26Lewis County708+6.1%
26Lincoln County708+6.1%
26Logan County708+6.1%
26Mason County708+6.1%
26McDowell County708+7.6%
26Mineral County708+6.1%
26Monroe County708+6.1%
26Nicholas County708+6.1%
26Pendleton County708+6.1%
26Pleasants County708+7.6%
26Pocahontas County708+6.1%
26Ritchie County708+7.6%
26Roane County708+6.1%
26Summers County708+6.1%
26Tucker County708+6.1%
26Tyler County708+6.1%
26Webster County708+7.6%
26Wetzel County708-0.1%
26Wyoming County708+6.1%
51Marshall County703+2.9%
51Ohio County703+2.9%
53Morgan County682+2.9%
54Mercer County659+6.6%
55Boone County657-1.8%

Other periods

About this ranking

Monthly gross rent, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets for an efficiency (a unit with no separate bedroom) in the HUD area that contains the county. Gross rent is the rent plus all utilities paid by the tenant except telephone, cable or satellite television and internet. HUD sets Fair Market Rents at the 40th percentile of gross rents paid by recent movers for standard-quality rental units, from American Community Survey data brought forward to the fiscal year; until 2018 a few metropolitan areas were set at the 50th percentile. They set payment standards for Housing Choice Vouchers and rent ceilings in other HUD programs.

A policy benchmark, not a measured rent: it is lower than the median rent by design and differs from the Census Bureau median gross rent. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (n.d.). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in West Virginia by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2027) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx

MLA 9

HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in West Virginia by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2027. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/west-virginia-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. n.d. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in West Virginia by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2027. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/west-virginia-counties.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (no date) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in West Virginia by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2027 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/west-virginia-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly)?

Hampshire County, with $1,066 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Which county has the lowest fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly)?

Boone County, with $657 in 2027.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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