2025 FMR and Section 8 Rents in West Virginia

Section 8 is a federal program that guarantees monthly rent payments to landlords. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) publishes Fair Market Rents, which are 40th percentile averages of local rents, to determine their standard payment amount.

Use our Section 8 rents table to find the best market for Section 8 investment. See Section 8 rents in each city and zip code.

Typically, the government guarantees 70% of the rent payment, and the tenant pays the remaining 30%. Section 8 tenants typically stay in their units 6-7x longer than regular tenants.

Click the column header to sort each column. Click state name to explore Section 8 Rents by city.

County Name / City
Studio Rent
1 Bedroom Rent
2 Bedroom Rent
3 Bedroom Rent
4 Bedroom Rent

Barbour County

$679$755$848$1,142$1,330

Boone County

$730$880$990$1,390$1,680

Braxton County

$641$645$848$1,031$1,206

Calhoun County

$679$685$848$1,195$1,208

Charleston

$688$816$994$1,300$1,324

Cumberland

$624$736$920$1,186$1,453

Doddridge County

$682$688$852$1,113$1,214

Fayette County

$592$683$873$1,170$1,481

Gilmer County

$646$651$848$1,025$1,129

Grant County

$641$645$848$1,073$1,208

Greenbrier County

$683$687$864$1,137$1,151

Hardy County

$681$685$869$1,112$1,238

Harrison County

$815$836$961$1,268$1,537

Huntington Ashland

$793$820$940$1,240$1,431

Jackson County

$620$710$850$1,181$1,210

Jefferson County

$1,310$1,330$1,520$1,900$2,260

Lewis County

$679$755$848$1,173$1,177

Lincoln County

$660$680$890$1,100$1,240

Logan County

$679$755$848$1,195$1,391

Marion County

$807$812$1,001$1,234$1,437

Martinsburg

$911$916$1,151$1,573$1,953

Mason County

$710$733$886$1,071$1,180

Mcdowell County

$668$673$848$1,117$1,129

Mercer County

$575$690$848$1,165$1,250

Mingo County

$641$645$848$1,127$1,439

Monroe County

$679$738$848$1,054$1,275

Morgan County

$870$920$1,130$1,560$1,910

Morgantown

$870$870$1,090$1,360$1,850

Nicholas County

$679$690$848$1,195$1,208

Parkersburg Vienna

$790$792$950$1,290$1,310

Pendleton County

$679$685$848$1,195$1,320

Pleasants County

$641$645$848$1,184$1,208

Pocahontas County

$679$685$848$1,176$1,208

Putnam County

$820$830$1,060$1,475$1,680

Raleigh County

$710$720$930$1,310$1,430

Randolph County

$603$645$848$1,089$1,239

Ritchie County

$679$704$848$1,025$1,129

Roane County

$679$755$848$1,195$1,208

Summers County

$641$645$848$1,195$1,208

Taylor County

$598$712$882$1,092$1,256

Tucker County

$679$755$848$1,195$1,439

Tyler County

$685$762$855$1,034$1,218

Upshur County

$703$708$924$1,156$1,403

Webster County

$575$645$848$1,180$1,208

Weirton Steubenville

$660$680$860$1,180$1,280

Wetzel County

$699$703$924$1,117$1,231

Wheeling

$607$714$895$1,163$1,329

Winchester

$1,020$1,150$1,450$1,810$2,450

Wyoming County

$699$705$873$1,109$1,163

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Frequently Asked Section 8 Investing Questions

Fair Market Rent (FMR): HUD sets FMR by bedroom size for each area.

Payment Standard: The local PHA sets this between 90–110% of the FMR. It's the max PHA assistance.

Gross Rent: Contract rent (charged by landlord) + utility allowance (estimated tenant utility costs). Must fit payment standard limits.

Housing Assistance Payment (HAP):

The PHA pays the lower of:

  • Payment standard - Tenant's Total Tenant Payment (TTP).
  • Gross rent - TTP.

Example:

  • Payment standard: $1,500
  • Contract rent: $1,400
  • Utility allowance: $100
  • Tenant's TTP: $400
  • Gross rent: $1,500 ($1,400 + $100).
  • HAP: $1,100 (lower of $1,500 - $400 or $1,500 - $400).

Landlord receives $1,100 (PHA) + $400 (tenant) = $1,500 total.