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

All 55 values come from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research for 2027, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `fair_market_rent_0br`
- Unit: USD
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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 (https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/department-of-housing-and-urban-development
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/west-virginia-counties

| Rank | Place | USD |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Hampshire County | 1,066 |
| 2 | Jefferson County | 1,045 |
| 3 | Berkeley County | 884 |
| 4 | Monongalia County | 876 |
| 4 | Preston County | 876 |
| 6 | Cabell County | 858 |
| 6 | Wayne County | 858 |
| 8 | Putnam County | 829 |
| 9 | Greenbrier County | 806 |
| 10 | Wirt County | 793 |
| 10 | Wood County | 793 |
| 12 | Marion County | 782 |
| 13 | Brooke County | 771 |
| 13 | Hancock County | 771 |
| 15 | Harrison County | 770 |
| 16 | Raleigh County | 755 |
| 17 | Upshur County | 745 |
| 18 | Doddridge County | 732 |
| 19 | Randolph County | 731 |
| 20 | Clay County | 730 |
| 20 | Fayette County | 730 |
| 20 | Kanawha County | 730 |
| 23 | Mingo County | 721 |
| 24 | Hardy County | 716 |
| 25 | Taylor County | 710 |
| 26 | Barbour County | 708 |
| 26 | Braxton County | 708 |
| 26 | Calhoun County | 708 |
| 26 | Gilmer County | 708 |
| 26 | Grant County | 708 |
| 26 | Jackson County | 708 |
| 26 | Lewis County | 708 |
| 26 | Lincoln County | 708 |
| 26 | Logan County | 708 |
| 26 | Mason County | 708 |
| 26 | McDowell County | 708 |
| 26 | Mineral County | 708 |
| 26 | Monroe County | 708 |
| 26 | Nicholas County | 708 |
| 26 | Pendleton County | 708 |
| 26 | Pleasants County | 708 |
| 26 | Pocahontas County | 708 |
| 26 | Ritchie County | 708 |
| 26 | Roane County | 708 |
| 26 | Summers County | 708 |
| 26 | Tucker County | 708 |
| 26 | Tyler County | 708 |
| 26 | Webster County | 708 |
| 26 | Wetzel County | 708 |
| 26 | Wyoming County | 708 |
| 51 | Marshall County | 703 |
| 51 | Ohio County | 703 |
| 53 | Morgan County | 682 |
| 54 | Mercer County | 659 |
| 55 | Boone County | 657 |