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Section 8 & Affordable Housing in West Virginia

This page is a directory of federal housing data for West Virginia: the housing authorities that run the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program here, the counties with published HUD income limits and Fair Market Rents, and the properties HUD records as assisted or affordable. Every figure comes from a named federal dataset, and each one’s refresh date is listed at the foot of this page. Data last updated October 4, 2026.

Housing authorities
32
Counties with income limits
55
HUD-recorded properties
612
Fair Market Rent areas (FY2027)
48

What these records do and do not tell you

A HUD record is not evidence that a home is available. None of the federal datasets behind this page publishes vacancies, waiting-list status, or whether a property is accepting applications today. A property appears here because it has a federal subsidy contract, is public housing, or received low-income housing tax credits — not because it has somewhere to rent. Availability, rent, eligibility and whether vouchers are accepted must be confirmed directly with the property or the administering housing authority.

Waiting-list status is the single most useful fact for most people reading this, and no federal dataset contains it. It exists only on each authority’s own notices, so this site shows a waiting list as open or closed only where a person has checked it and recorded the source.

Applying through a housing authority is always free. If any site asks you to pay to apply for Section 8, do not pay.

West Virginia at a glance

Federal housing records for West Virginia
Housing authorities recorded by HUD 32
Housing Choice Vouchers under contract 16,456
Public housing developments 54 (6,427 dwelling units)
HUD-assisted multifamily properties 218 (11,612 assisted units)
Tax-credit (LIHTC) properties 340
Counties with FY2026 income limits 55
Fair Market Rent areas 48

Housing authorities in West Virginia

These are the agencies HUD records as administering federal housing programs here. The authority is who you contact about vouchers and waiting lists — not this site, and not HUD directly.

AuthorityHUD codeCityVouchersPhone
Charleston/Kanawha Housing AuthorityWV001Charleston3,213(304) 348-6451
Housing Authority of Raleigh CountyWV039Beckley1,819(304) 255-5164
Housing Authority of the City of ParkersburgWV005Parkersburg1,567(304) 428-6400
Housing Authority of Mingo CountyWV037Delbarton1,539(304) 475-4663
Housing Authority of the City of HuntingtonWV004Huntington1,502(304) 526-4400
Fairmont/Morgantown Housing AuthorityWV009Fairmont1,245(304) 363-0860
Housing Authority of the County of JacksonWV035Ripley918(304) 372-2343
Housing Authority of Randolph CountyWV045Elkins732(304) 636-6495
Clarksburg/Harrison Housing AuthorityWV027Clarksburg632(304) 623-3322
Housing Authority of the City of WheelingWV003Wheeling573(304) 242-4447
Housing Authority of the City of WeirtonWV016Weirton540(304) 797-8530
Housing Authority of the City of BeckleyWV015Beckley507(304) 256-1772
Housing Authority of Boone CountyWV042Danville501(304) 369-3442
Housing Authority of the City of BluefieldWV018Bluefield400(304) 325-9653
Housing Authority of the City of MartinsburgWV006Martinsburg348(304) 263-8891
Housing Authority of the City of KeyserWV010Keyser226(304) 788-2225
Housing Authority of the City of Pt. PleasantWV017Point Pleasant130(304) 675-4414
Grant County Housing AuthorityWV034Petersburg64(304) 257-4087
Housing Authority of Benwood and McMechenWV014Benwood—(304) 233-0830
Housing Authority of the City of BuckhannonWV013Buckhannon—(304) 472-1305
Housing Authority of the City of DunbarWV024Dunbar—(304) 768-8006
Housing Authority of the City of ElkinsWV020Elkins—(304) 636-6793
Housing Authority of the City of GraftonWV012Grafton—(304) 265-1183
Housing Authority of the City of MoundsvilleWV011Moundsville—(304) 845-3141
Housing Authority of the City of Mount HopeWV007Mount Hope—(304) 877-6541
Housing Authority of the City of PiedmontWV029Piedmont—(304) 355-2929
Housing Authority of the City of RomneyWV044Romney—(304) 822-5296
Housing Authority of the City of South CharlestonWV022South Charleston—(304) 768-9315
Housing Authority of the City of SpencerWV026Spencer—(304) 927-4181
Housing Authority of the City of St. AlbansWV021Saint Albans—(304) 727-5441
Housing Authority of the City of WestonWV028Weston—(304) 269-6159
Housing Authority of the City of WilliamsonWV008Williamson—(304) 235-3270
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Counties in West Virginia

Income limits and Fair Market Rents are set per county or HUD area, so the figures that apply to you depend on where you live. Each county guide shows that county’s FY2026 limits, its Fair Market Rents and the authority that administers Section 8 there.

  • Barbour County
  • Berkeley County
  • Boone County
  • Braxton County
  • Brooke County
  • Cabell County
  • Calhoun County
  • Clay County
  • Doddridge County
  • Fayette County
  • Gilmer County
  • Grant County
  • Greenbrier County
  • Hampshire County
  • Hancock County
  • Hardy County
  • Harrison County
  • Jackson County
  • Jefferson County
  • Kanawha County
  • Lewis County
  • Lincoln County
  • Logan County
  • Marion County
  • Marshall County
  • Mason County
  • McDowell County
  • Mercer County
  • Mineral County
  • Mingo County
  • Monongalia County
  • Monroe County
  • Morgan County
  • Nicholas County
  • Ohio County
  • Pendleton County
  • Pleasants County
  • Pocahontas County
  • Preston County
  • Putnam County
  • Raleigh County
  • Randolph County
  • Ritchie County
  • Roane County
  • Summers County
  • Taylor County
  • Tucker County
  • Tyler County
  • Upshur County
  • Wayne County
  • Webster County
  • Wetzel County
  • Wirt County
  • Wood County
  • Wyoming County

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Where this information comes from

  • HUD Public Housing Authorities · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development · source updated 18 August 2026 · retrieved 22 September 2026
  • HUD Multifamily Properties – Assisted · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development · source updated 21 July 2026 · retrieved 22 September 2026
  • HUD Public Housing Developments · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development · source updated 21 July 2026 · retrieved 22 September 2026
  • HUD Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Properties · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development · source updated 14 May 2025 · retrieved 22 September 2026
  • HUD Fair Market Rents FY2027 · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (HUD User) · source updated 1 September 2026 · retrieved 4 October 2026
  • HUD Section 8 Income Limits FY2026 · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research · source updated not published by the provider · retrieved 22 September 2026

Sources: HUD Public Housing Authorities (retrieved 22 September 2026); HUD Multifamily Properties – Assisted (retrieved 22 September 2026); HUD Public Housing Developments (retrieved 22 September 2026); HUD Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Properties (retrieved 22 September 2026); HUD Fair Market Rents FY2027 (retrieved 4 October 2026); HUD Section 8 Income Limits FY2026 (retrieved 22 September 2026).

These federal datasets do not show vacancies, waiting-list status or whether a landlord accepts vouchers (about our data).