Metro FMR · CBSA 26580 · HUD FY2026

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area metro area - 11% below the US average.

$853
1-bedroom FMR
$973
2-bedroom FMR
+0.4%
YoY change
-11%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area area rents at $973 under HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent - 17% below the US average, lower than 96% of the 387 metro areas HUD tracks.

#16
most affordable of 387 US metros (2BR)
-17%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$38,920
income to afford it (30% rule)
+0.4%
1BR change, FY2025→2026

Affordability & income context

Huntington-Ashland: #16 most affordable nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $58,483, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 17.5% of annual income. It is well below the 30% affordability guide for a median-income household.

The 2-bedroom figure places Huntington-Ashland in the lowest-rent tenth of HUD metro areas, using the same FY2026 HUD schedule as the national comparison.

With 375,233 residents, this is a mid-sized metro benchmark rather than a single-neighborhood rent quote.

Its 2-bedroom FMR is in the lowest national tenth (#16 most affordable of 387 metros), though the household budget still depends on local income.

The studio-through-two-bedroom FMR bands stay below 30% of recorded median income here; the larger-bedroom rows show where that headroom narrows.

Observed renter burden: 41.5% of the 40,465 renter households counted by ACS paid at least 30% of income in gross rent. This ACS 2023 household measure is distinct from the FY2026 HUD FMR benchmark.

ACS median household income lags the FY2026 HUD FMR schedule. The income share is a same-metro cross-source read (Census ACS B19013 vs HUD FMR), not a same-vintage ratio.

Studio

$848/mo

17.4% of median income

1 Bedroom

$853/mo

17.5% of median income

2 Bedroom

$973/mo

20.0% of median income

3 Bedroom

$1,249/mo

25.6% of median income

4 Bedroom

$1,410/mo

28.9% of median income

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·26580

Huntington-Ashland: $853/mo 1BR · #16 of 387 metros (2BR) · FY2026 CBSA 26580

  • CBSA 26580
  • 1BR-FMR $853
  • 2BR-FMR $973
  • RANK-LOW #16
  • YOY-FLAT +0.4%
  • VSUS-BELOW -11%
  • IN-ST-HIGH #6 WV
  • INC-ROOM 18%
  • POP-MAJOR 375K
  • PHOTO-NEAR Boone County
  • VOUCH-90-110 $768–$938
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Boone County ($179 1BR gap)

Read with: How Fair Market Rent works

Where Huntington-Ashland sits among every US metro

2-bedroom Fair Market Rent vs. all 387 HUD metro areas

$973 higher than 4% of 387 metro areas

$800–$1,000: 28 metro areas (7%). This entry sits in this band. $1,000–$1,200: 114 metro areas (29%). Above this entry. $1,200–$1,400: 95 metro areas (25%). Above this entry. $1,400–$1,600: 52 metro areas (13%). Above this entry. $1,600–$1,800: 41 metro areas (11%). Above this entry. $1,800–$2,000: 26 metro areas (7%). Above this entry. $2,000–$2,200: 9 metro areas (2%). Above this entry. $2,200–$2,400: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,400–$2,600: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,600–$2,800: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,800–$3,000: 4 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,000–$3,200: 2 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,200–$3,400: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,400–$3,600: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,600–$3,800: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,800–$4,000: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,000–$4,200: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,200–$4,400: 1 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. This metro $800 $4,400 every US metro, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $0.2K-wide band; taller bars hold more metro areas. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents · FY2026

CBSA 26580

Counties inside Huntington-Ashland

Across 8 HUD counties in CBSA 26580, 2-bedroom FMRs cluster tightly ($866–$1,054, 22% spread), so the metro-wide schedule tracks most constituent counties closely.

Cabell County 2BR $973 · 94K Lawrence County 2BR $973 · 58K Putnam County 2BR $1,054 · 57K Boyd County 2BR $973 · 48K Wayne County 2BR $973 · 39K Greenup County 2BR $973 · 36K

Showing the 6 largest of 8 HUD counties in this CBSA. County pages carry filing-level FMR detail.

Huntington-Ashland studio–4BR schedule (FY2026) · 2BR #16 most affordable

1BR $853 (-11% vs US, +0.4% YoY). Each bedroom band below is FY2026 HUD FMR for CBSA 26580.

Studio
$848
US avg $893
↑0.5% YoY -5% vs US
1 Bedroom
$853
US avg $959
↑0.4% YoY -11% vs US
2 Bedroom
$973
US avg $1,175
↑0.2% YoY -17% vs US
3 Bedroom
$1,249
US avg $1,525
↓0.8% YoY -18% vs US
4 Bedroom
$1,410
US avg $1,756
↓3.4% YoY -20% vs US

How Huntington-Ashland compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other WV metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

What this shows Huntington-Ashland highlighted among 5 peers · FY2026 1BR HUD FMR.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) As of FY2026

Huntington-Ashland: out-of-state FMR & burden peers

PlainRent pairs Huntington-Ashland with the 4 nearest HUD 2BR schedules and 4 nearest burden matches outside WV (burden peers exclude the FMR set; pop ≥50k).

2BR FMR · outside WV

Nearest schedules by 2BR delta (FY2026).

Youngstown-Warren
OH · 2 BR $973/mo
Cochran County
TX · 2 BR $973/mo
Bosque County
TX · 2 BR $973/mo
Rock County
MN · 2 BR $973/mo

Burden % · outside WV

Nearest 2BR FMR ÷ ACS median income (FY2026).

Bloomington
IL · 19.9% of income · 2 BR $1,302/mo
Amarillo
TX · 19.9% of income · 2 BR $1,106/mo
Barry County
MI · 19.9% of income · 2 BR $1,334/mo
Kansas City
MO · 19.9% of income · 2 BR $1,358/mo

Huntington-Ashland: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area metro area? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area is $853 per month. A 2-bedroom is $973 and a studio is $848.
How does Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area metro area is 11% below the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $853 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Huntington-Ashland rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2026 2-bedroom FMR of $973 ranks #16 most affordable among 387 US metro areas (the lowest-rent tenth of HUD metro areas).
Do county rents differ inside the Huntington-Ashland metro area? ▼
Yes. HUD assigns one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 26580, but 8 constituent counties publish their own county FMR schedules spanning $866–$1,054 for a 2-bedroom (22% spread). Use county pages for filing at the county level.

Compare Huntington-Ashland vs Boone County →

Data as of FY 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Fair Market Rents. Population and demographic data from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

FY 2026 HUD FMR $853/mo · 1BR WV

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