Rents are right about where Huntington's 10-year trend predicts.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,018 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
November. Asking rents in Huntington usually run 0.9% below trend in November and 0.9% above it in August, about $18 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Huntington is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in May 2021.
Rent in Huntington changed +5.5% over the year to September 2026. Across the 10 West Virginia cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.2%.
Rent has risen 6 months in a row, and rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($45,100) is $1,128 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,020); a 3-bedroom is $1,320.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Huntington. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Huntington, WV is roughly split between renters and owners, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 35.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Huntington, WV has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Huntington, WV has shifted from $815 to $1,018, up 24.9% since 2022. Median household income climbed from $34,351 to $45,100 between 2021 and 2024, a 31.3% shift. With wages climbing faster than rent over the same window, renters here have a bit more breathing room than they did five years back. Census counts show Huntington, WV losing about 1,136 residents over the five-year window, down 2.4% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 30% to 35.3% across the same window. Taken together, the five-year picture in Huntington, WV reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Huntington is $1,018/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $885/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,020/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $895/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,320/mo.
At 27% of local median household income ($45,100/yr), Huntington ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 5.5% over the past year.
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