Lower-FMR payment standards - Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MSA is $928/month - 4th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#15 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 12.8% above market ; FMR rows touch Wirt County, Wood County .
Low-FMR rung around Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MSA
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Gadsden, AL MSA ($927), Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA ($937), Bond County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area ($916) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Panama City, FL HUD Metro FMR Area, Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA, Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MSA, Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA, Pittsfield, MA HUD Metro FMR Area - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
WV-state FMR neighbors for Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside WV: Fayette County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area ($915); Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area ($973); Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA ($973); Boone County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area ($869); Wheeling, WV-OH MSA ($991); 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 Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $741/mo |
| 1-BR | $745/mo |
| 2-BR | $928/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,194/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,253/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Parkersburg-Vienna, 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 Parkersburg-Vienna, 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 | $741/mo | $667/mo | $815/mo |
| 1-BR | $745/mo | $671/mo | $820/mo |
| 2-BR | $928/mo | $835/mo | $1,021/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,194/mo | $1,075/mo | $1,313/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,253/mo | $1,128/mo | $1,378/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MSA, the HUD reference rent is $928/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $835–$1,021/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Parkersburg-Vienna, 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
- $928
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- -0.5%
- from FY2025 $933
- Span change
- +18.8%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $781/mo | - |
| 2023 | $793/mo | +1.5% |
| 2024 | $948/mo | +19.5% |
| 2025 | $933/mo | -1.6% |
| 2026 | $928/mo | -0.5% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $823/mo → 12.8% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MSA.
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 Raleigh County
- Housing Authority of the City of Parkersburg
- Housing Authority of Mingo County
- Housing Authority of the City of Huntington
- Fairmont/Morgantown Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the County of Jackson
- Housing Authority of Randolph County
- Clarksburg/Harrison Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Wheeling
- Housing Authority of the City of Weirton
Full near-amount ladder
- Gadsden, AL MSA · $927
- Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA · $937
- Bond County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area · $916
- Fayette County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area · $915
- Dothan, AL HUD Metro FMR Area · $950
- Benton County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area · $956
- Davidson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area · $960
- Decatur, AL MSA · $961
- Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA · $962
- Massac County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area · $969
- Bosque County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $973
- Cochran County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $973
What to do with this FMR desk
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $928/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+18.8% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (12.8% 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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