Rents are 11% above what Huntington's 10-year trend predicts — running hotter than its own history.
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 $1,083 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: August 17, 2026
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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 $830 to $1,083, up 30.5% since 2022. Median household income climbed from $34,351 to $45,100 between 2021 and 2024, a 31.3% shift. 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: August 17, 2026
The median rent in Huntington is $1,083/mo as of August 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 29% of local median household income ($45,100/yr), Huntington ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 18.9% over the past year.
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At $1,083/mo, rent takes ~29% of Huntington's median household income ($45,100/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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