Lower-FMR payment standards - Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area is $973/month - 6th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#24 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 13.7% above market ; FMR rows touch Boyd County, Cabell County, Greenup County, Lawrence County, Wayne County .
Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 4 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Low-FMR rung around Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Bosque County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($973), Cochran County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($973), Eagle Pass, TX MSA ($973) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Ithaca, NY MSA, Beaufort County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area, Broadwater County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area, Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA, Kalawao County, HI HUD Metro FMR Area, Kingston, NY MSA - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
WV-state FMR neighbors for Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside WV: Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA ($973); Wheeling, WV-OH MSA ($991); Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MSA ($928); Fayette County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area ($915); Boone County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area ($869); Morgantown, WV MSA ($1,099) . Alphabetical “nearby” lists are intentionally not used here - amount proximity is the comparison that matters for payment standards.
What are the HUD FY2026 bedroom FMRs for Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $848/mo |
| 1-BR | $853/mo |
| 2-BR | $973/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,249/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,410/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD lets each Public Housing Authority set its payment standard between 90% and 110% of the published Fair Market Rent for the bedroom size served. These dollar amounts are derived from HUD FY2026 FMR for Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area; your PHA may choose a figure inside this band. This is not a quote for a specific unit, availability, or waitlist status.
| Size | HUD FMR | 90% floor | 110% ceiling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $848/mo | $763/mo | $933/mo |
| 1-BR | $853/mo | $768/mo | $938/mo |
| 2-BR | $973/mo | $876/mo | $1,070/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,249/mo | $1,124/mo | $1,374/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,410/mo | $1,269/mo | $1,551/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $973/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $876–$1,070/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area
Published two-bedroom Fair Market Rent for this HUD area across FY2022-2026. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent fiscal years only. This is a historical HUD reference-rent series, not a PHA payment standard, unit quote, availability, eligibility, or waitlist result.
- Latest 2-BR
- $973
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +0.2%
- from FY2025 $971
- Span change
- +23.0%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $791/mo | - |
| 2023 | $829/mo | +4.8% |
| 2024 | $938/mo | +13.1% |
| 2025 | $971/mo | +3.5% |
| 2026 | $973/mo | +0.2% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $856/mo → 13.7% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area.
WV agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in WV whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Housing Authority of the City of Keyser
- Housing Authority of the City of Martinsburg
- Housing Authority of the City of Pt. Pleasant
- Housing Authority of the City of Bluefield
- Grant County Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of Boone County
- Housing Authority of Benwood and McMechen
- Housing Authority of the City of Buckhannon
- Housing Authority of the City of Dunbar
- Housing Authority of the City of Elkins
Full near-amount ladder
- Bosque County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $973
- Cochran County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $973
- Eagle Pass, TX MSA · $973
- Mansfield, OH MSA · $973
- Rock County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area · $973
- Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA · $973
- Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA · $973
- Massac County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area · $969
- Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA · $962
- Decatur, AL MSA · $961
- Davidson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area · $960
- Benton County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area · $956
What to do with this FMR desk
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $973/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+23.0% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (13.7% above market). Metro gap page
- Confirm how PHAs may set payment standards at 90-110% of FMR, and why the two figures are not interchangeable. FMR vs payment standard
FMR is HUD's published Fair Market Rent for this FMR area. It is not a PHA payment standard, unit quote, eligibility result, or waitlist status. Confirm any leasing figure with the PHA that serves the unit.
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rent (FY2026) ; Census ACS median gross rent. Confirm the live PHA figure before leasing. Methodology.
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