Lower-FMR payment standards - Morgantown, WV MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Morgantown, WV MSA is $1,099/month - 20th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#79 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 9.8% above market ; FMR rows touch Monongalia County, Preston County .
Low-FMR rung around Morgantown, WV MSA
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Hammond, LA MSA ($1,099), Wichita, KS HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,099), Atascosa County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,098) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Modesto, CA MSA, Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA MSA, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area, Martin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, Napa, CA MSA, Naples-Marco Island, FL MSA - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
WV-state FMR neighbors for Morgantown, WV MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside WV: Wheeling, WV-OH MSA ($991); Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area ($973); Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA ($973); Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MSA ($928); Fayette County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area ($915); Boone County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area ($869) . 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 Morgantown, WV MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $871/mo |
| 1-BR | $877/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,099/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,318/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,657/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Morgantown, WV MSA
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 Morgantown, WV MSA; 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 | $871/mo | $784/mo | $958/mo |
| 1-BR | $877/mo | $789/mo | $965/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,099/mo | $989/mo | $1,209/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,318/mo | $1,186/mo | $1,450/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,657/mo | $1,491/mo | $1,823/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Morgantown, WV MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,099/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $989–$1,209/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Morgantown, WV MSA
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
- $1,099
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +3.2%
- from FY2025 $1,065
- Span change
- +23.2%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $892/mo | - |
| 2023 | $984/mo | +10.3% |
| 2024 | $1,078/mo | +9.6% |
| 2025 | $1,065/mo | -1.2% |
| 2026 | $1,099/mo | +3.2% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Morgantown, WV MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,001/mo → 9.8% above market (covers market). Detail: gap analysis for Morgantown, WV MSA.
PHAs naming Morgantown, WV MSA
- Fairmont/Morgantown Housing Authority · 1,234 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in West Virginia . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
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 Weirton
- Housing Authority of the City of Beckley
- Housing Authority of the City of Wheeling
- Housing Authority of Boone County
- Clarksburg/Harrison Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Bluefield
- Housing Authority of Randolph County
- Housing Authority of the City of Martinsburg
- Housing Authority of the City of Keyser
- Housing Authority of the County of Jackson
Full near-amount ladder
- Hammond, LA MSA · $1,099
- Wichita, KS HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,099
- Atascosa County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,098
- Darlington County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,098
- Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA · $1,102
- Austin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,095
- Baker County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,103
- Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA · $1,103
- Binghamton, NY MSA · $1,103
- Greenville, NC MSA · $1,095
- Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA · $1,095
- Springfield, MO HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,095
What to do with this FMR desk
Morgantown, WV HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,099/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+23.2% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Cross-check the 1 PHA record tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. Fairmont/Morgantown Housing Authority
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (9.8% 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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