Lower-FMR payment standards - Wheeling, WV-OH MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Wheeling, WV-OH MSA is $991/month - 8th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#31 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 20.0% above market ; FMR rows touch Belmont County, Marshall County, Ohio County .
Low-FMR rung around Wheeling, WV-OH MSA
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Cape Girardeau, MO-IL MSA ($992), Alexandria, LA MSA ($994), Allen County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area ($996) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Ansonia town, CT Exception Area, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area, Fitchburg-Leominster, MA HUD Metro FMR Area, Vineland, NJ MSA, Vallejo, CA MSA, Urban Honolulu, HI MSA - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
WV-state FMR neighbors for Wheeling, WV-OH MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside WV: 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); Morgantown, WV MSA ($1,099); 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 Wheeling, WV-OH MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $683/mo |
| 1-BR | $816/mo |
| 2-BR | $991/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,277/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,413/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Wheeling, WV-OH 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 Wheeling, WV-OH 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 | $683/mo | $615/mo | $751/mo |
| 1-BR | $816/mo | $734/mo | $898/mo |
| 2-BR | $991/mo | $892/mo | $1,090/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,277/mo | $1,149/mo | $1,405/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,413/mo | $1,272/mo | $1,554/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Wheeling, WV-OH MSA, the HUD reference rent is $991/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $892–$1,090/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Wheeling, WV-OH 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
- $991
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +3.9%
- from FY2025 $954
- Span change
- +30.1%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $762/mo | - |
| 2023 | $827/mo | +8.5% |
| 2024 | $895/mo | +8.2% |
| 2025 | $954/mo | +6.6% |
| 2026 | $991/mo | +3.9% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Wheeling, WV-OH MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $826/mo → 20.0% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Wheeling, WV-OH MSA.
PHAs naming Wheeling, WV-OH MSA
- Housing Authority of the City of Wheeling · 573 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):
- Clarksburg/Harrison Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Wheeling
- Housing Authority of the City of Weirton
- Housing Authority of the City of Beckley
- Housing Authority of Randolph County
- Housing Authority of Boone County
- Housing Authority of the City of Bluefield
- Housing Authority of the City of Martinsburg
- Housing Authority of the County of Jackson
- Housing Authority of the City of Keyser
Full near-amount ladder
- Cape Girardeau, MO-IL MSA · $992
- Alexandria, LA MSA · $994
- Allen County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area · $996
- Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA · $1,000
- McHenry County, ND HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,000
- Lawton, OK HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,001
- Bosque County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $973
- Cochran County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $973
- Eagle Pass, TX MSA · $973
- Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area · $973
- Mansfield, OH MSA · $973
- Murray County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,009
What to do with this FMR desk
Wheeling, WV-OH HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $991/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+30.1% 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. Housing Authority of the City of Wheeling
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (20.0% 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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