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Fair Market Rent · West Virginia

Fair Market Rent in Hancock County, WV

FY2027 HUD figures, effective October 1, 2026, plus what renters pay by ZIP code.

$771studio
$7761 bedroom
$1,0072 bedrooms
$1,2983 bedrooms
$1,5144 bedrooms

HUD's FY2027 Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom home in Hancock County is $1,007 a month, +3.5% from FY2026. Hancock County is part of the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA (a metro area). HUD also publishes Small Area FMRs by ZIP code here; those can be higher or lower than the area-wide figure. See each ZIP code below.

Area-wide Fair Market Rents

SizeFY2027FY2026ChangeTypical voucher range (90–110%)
Studio$771$752+2.5%$694–848
1 bedroom$776$757+2.5%$698–854
2 bedrooms$1,007$973+3.5%$906–1,108
3 bedrooms$1,298$1,285+1%$1,168–1,428
4 bedrooms$1,514$1,482+2.2%$1,363–1,665

The voucher range is the typical band housing authorities use for payment standards; your housing authority sets the actual standard.

Rents by ZIP code in Hancock County

Open a ZIP code for every size, the spread of rents and nearby ZIP codes.

ZIPPlace2-bedroom FMR (ZIP)Census median, 2 bedroomsCensus median, all sizes
26034Chester$1,040$857$785
26047New Cumberland$1,060$940$937
26050Newell$1,000$958$915
26056New Manchester$1,060––
26062Weirton$1,000$760$743

Sources: HUD Fair Market Rents and Small Area Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026) and FY2026; U.S. Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates (median gross rent by ZIP code). Fair Market Rents and Census figures include utilities. Not affiliated with HUD or the Census Bureau. About the data.