Fair Market Rent in Ritchie County, WV

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

$708studio

$7221 bedroom

$9442 bedrooms

$1,1703 bedrooms

$1,3794 bedrooms

HUD's FY2027 Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom home in Ritchie County is $944 a month, +8.6% from FY2026. Ritchie County is part of the Ritchie County, WV (a non-metro county 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

Size	FY2027	FY2026	Change	Typical voucher range (90–110%)
Studio	$708	$658	+7.6%	$637–779
1 bedroom	$722	$662	+9.1%	$650–794
2 bedrooms	$944	$869	+8.6%	$850–1,038
3 bedrooms	$1,170	$1,042	+12.3%	$1,053–1,287
4 bedrooms	$1,379	$1,151	+19.8%	$1,241–1,517

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 Ritchie County

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

ZIP	Place	2-bedroom FMR (ZIP)	Census median, 2 bedrooms	Census median, all sizes
26148	Macfarlan	$940	–	–
26161	Petroleum	$940	–	–
26178	Smithville	$940	–	–
26325	Auburn	$940	–	$845
26327	Berea	$940	–	–
26337	Cairo	$940	–	$475
26346	Ellenboro	$980	–	$725
26362	Harrisville	$940	$625	$492
26415	Pennsboro	$1,000	$823	$646
26421	Pullman	$980	–	–

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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.