ZIP 25541 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 25541 in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH FMR area.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH

$970Efficiency

$1,0001 bedroom

$1,1602 bedrooms

$1,4803 bedrooms

$1,6004 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit size	SAFMR	90%	110%	Metro FMR
Efficiency	$970	$873	$1,067	$858
1 bedroom	$1,000	$900	$1,100	$864
2 bedrooms	$1,160	$1,044	$1,276	$1,006
3 bedrooms	$1,480	$1,332	$1,628	$1,287
4 bedrooms	$1,600	$1,440	$1,760	$1,393

Housing authorities may set voucher payment standards from 90% to 110% of the FMR that applies to them.

Putnam County, WV

$970Efficiency

$1,0001 bedroom

$1,1602 bedrooms

$1,4803 bedrooms

$1,6004 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit size	SAFMR	90%	110%	Metro FMR
Efficiency	$970	$873	$1,067	$829
1 bedroom	$1,000	$900	$1,100	$834
2 bedrooms	$1,160	$1,044	$1,276	$1,091
3 bedrooms	$1,480	$1,332	$1,628	$1,500
4 bedrooms	$1,600	$1,440	$1,760	$1,542

Housing authorities may set voucher payment standards from 90% to 110% of the FMR that applies to them.

Mason County, WV

$970Efficiency

$1,0001 bedroom

$1,1602 bedrooms

$1,4803 bedrooms

$1,6004 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit size	SAFMR	90%	110%	Metro FMR
Efficiency	$970	$873	$1,067	$708
1 bedroom	$1,000	$900	$1,100	$837
2 bedrooms	$1,160	$1,044	$1,276	$944
3 bedrooms	$1,480	$1,332	$1,628	$1,196
4 bedrooms	$1,600	$1,440	$1,760	$1,278

Housing authorities may set voucher payment standards from 90% to 110% of the FMR that applies to them.

Income in ZIP 25541

$65,997average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)

$48,197average salaries and wages per return

4,260tax returns filed

21%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR

Adjusted gross income	Share of returns
$1 to $25,000	31.2%
$25,000 to $50,000	24.2%
$50,000 to $75,000	14.3%
$75,000 to $100,000	9.9%
$100,000 to $200,000	16.4%
$200,000 or more	4.0%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 14.1% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 25541?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 25541 (Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH) are $970 efficiency, $1,000 one bedroom, $1,160 two bedrooms, $1,480 three and $1,600 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 25541?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $1,044 to $1,276.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 25541?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 25541 reported an average adjusted gross income of $65,997 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $13,920 a year, or 21% of that income.