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The top four largest cities in Ritchie County are Harrisville, Walker, Cairo, and Smithville. Fair Market Rents on this page may apply depending on whether the county uses SAFMRs or county level FMRs. Cities in multiple SAFMR areas will have different SAFMRS based on ZIP code.
What type of FMR does Ritchie County use?
Small Area Fair Market Rents were created by the HUD for this county/Metro Fmr Area however Ritchie County is not required to use Small Area FMRs by the HUD. It is at the discretion of the local Housing Authority to determine if SAFMRs or 40th percentile FMRs are used.
To learn more about the criteria the HUD uses to determine if a Metro FMR Area requires Small Area Fair Market Rents click here.
How does Ritchie County compare?
Ritchie County ($852) has a 8.1% lower FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of West Virginia ($927) and therefore has a lower gross rent.
Ritchie County is rank 32nd out of 55 counties. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is lower than 31 other counties. Ritchie County is the 24th cheapest county in terms of FMRs.
Rent Tables Ritchie County, WV
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Small Market Areas (By Zip Code)
The 90% and 110% SAFMRs represent the minimum and maximum payment standards that can be set by the local Public Housing Authority under regular conditions. The payment standard is the actual value used in Section 8. For more on payment standards click here.
FMRs and SAFMRs are set by the HUD. The local PHA takes these FMR/SAFMR values and may decide to use any value that is within +-10% of the FMR/SAFMR as the payment standard for the areas under their jurisdiction.
For a more in-depth explaination return to the overview page.
| ZipCode | Studio | 1-Bed | 2-Bed | 3-Bed | 4-Bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26161 | $710 | $720 | $860 | $1,170 | $1,180 |
| 26180 | $760 | $770 | $930 | $1,250 | $1,300 |
| 26337 | $710 | $720 | $860 | $1,170 | $1,180 |
| 26148 | $650 | $650 | $850 | $1,030 | $1,130 |
| 26161 | $710 | $720 | $860 | $1,170 | $1,180 |
| 26178 | $650 | $650 | $850 | $1,030 | $1,130 |
| 26180 | $760 | $770 | $930 | $1,250 | $1,300 |
| 26325 | $650 | $650 | $850 | $1,030 | $1,130 |
| 26327 | $650 | $650 | $850 | $1,030 | $1,130 |
| 26337 | $710 | $720 | $860 | $1,170 | $1,180 |
| 26362 | $650 | $650 | $850 | $1,030 | $1,130 |
| 26421 | $680 | $690 | $880 | $1,110 | $1,210 |
| ZipCode | Studio | 1-Bed | 2-Bed | 3-Bed | 4-Bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26161 | $639 | $648 | $774 | $1,053 | $1,062 |
| 26180 | $684 | $693 | $837 | $1,125 | $1,170 |
| 26337 | $639 | $648 | $774 | $1,053 | $1,062 |
| 26148 | $585 | $585 | $765 | $927 | $1,017 |
| 26161 | $639 | $648 | $774 | $1,053 | $1,062 |
| 26178 | $585 | $585 | $765 | $927 | $1,017 |
| 26180 | $684 | $693 | $837 | $1,125 | $1,170 |
| 26325 | $585 | $585 | $765 | $927 | $1,017 |
| 26327 | $585 | $585 | $765 | $927 | $1,017 |
| 26337 | $639 | $648 | $774 | $1,053 | $1,062 |
| 26362 | $585 | $585 | $765 | $927 | $1,017 |
| 26421 | $612 | $621 | $792 | $999 | $1,089 |
| ZipCode | Studio | 1-Bed | 2-Bed | 3-Bed | 4-Bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26161 | $781 | $792 | $946 | $1,287 | $1,298 |
| 26180 | $836 | $847 | $1,023 | $1,375 | $1,430 |
| 26337 | $781 | $792 | $946 | $1,287 | $1,298 |
| 26148 | $715 | $715 | $935 | $1,133 | $1,243 |
| 26161 | $781 | $792 | $946 | $1,287 | $1,298 |
| 26178 | $715 | $715 | $935 | $1,133 | $1,243 |
| 26180 | $836 | $847 | $1,023 | $1,375 | $1,430 |
| 26325 | $715 | $715 | $935 | $1,133 | $1,243 |
| 26327 | $715 | $715 | $935 | $1,133 | $1,243 |
| 26337 | $781 | $792 | $946 | $1,287 | $1,298 |
| 26362 | $715 | $715 | $935 | $1,133 | $1,243 |
| 26421 | $748 | $759 | $968 | $1,221 | $1,331 |
Related Areas
Fair Market Rents on this page apply to the following cities in Ritchie County, West Virginia: Harrisville, Walker, Cairo, Smithville, Macfarlan, Petroleum, Auburn, Berea, and Pullman.
These Fair Market Rents also apply to the following ZIP codes in Ritchie County, West Virginia: 26362, 26180, 26337, 26178, 26148, 26161, 26325, 26327, and 26421.
More on Ritchie County, WV
- Loan Limits to view maximum loan amounts in Ritchie County, WV
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Fair Market Rents are published by the Department of Housing And Urban Development.