Wheeling, WV-OH: 2-bedroom payment standards across 37 ZIP codes
HUD's FY2026 Small Area Fair Market Rents for Wheeling, WV-OH MSA range from $970 to $1,290 for a 2-bedroom. The 90th-percentile ZIP code runs 1.19× the 10th — a gap of $188 a month — which ranks 222th widest of the 247 HUD metro areas we compare.
median 2-bedroom SAFMR across the area's 37 ZIP codes. Where a housing authority sets a single metro-wide standard, it could reach $1,111 at 110%.
monthly gap between the 90th- and 10th-percentile ZIP code ($970 to $1,158).
of the area's ZIP codes (8 of 37) sit above $1,111 — 110% of the area median.
Highest-rent ZIP codes in Wheeling, WV-OH
Every ZIP code, ranked
The payment-standard column is HUD's published 90–110% band for that ZIP code — the range a housing authority may adopt without HUD approval. Your PHA sets the exact figure. The final column compares each ZIP to the area median; ZIP codes marked above 110% exceed 110% of that median — where a housing authority sets a single area-wide standard, those sit above the highest ceiling basic policy reaches.
| # | ZIP code | 2 BR SAFMR ▾ | Payment standard (90–110%) | vs area median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26074 | $1,290 | $1,161–$1,419 | above 110% |
| 2 | 43718 | $1,230 | $1,107–$1,353 | above 110% |
| 3 | 43967 | $1,180 | $1,062–$1,298 | above 110% |
| 4 | 43985 | $1,170 | $1,053–$1,287 | above 110% |
| 5 | 26036 | $1,150 | $1,035–$1,265 | above 110% |
| 6 | 26059 | $1,130 | $1,017–$1,243 | above 110% |
| 7 | 43951 | $1,130 | $1,017–$1,243 | above 110% |
| 8 | 43928 | $1,120 | $1,008–$1,232 | above 110% |
| 9 | 43972 | $1,090 | $981–$1,199 | 108% |
| 10 | 26033 | $1,080 | $972–$1,188 | 107% |
| 11 | 26003 | $1,070 | $963–$1,177 | 106% |
| 12 | 43759 | $1,070 | $963–$1,177 | 106% |
| 13 | 26038 | $1,060 | $954–$1,166 | 105% |
| 14 | 43902 | $1,060 | $954–$1,166 | 105% |
| 15 | 43905 | $1,050 | $945–$1,155 | 104% |
| 16 | 43933 | $1,050 | $945–$1,155 | 104% |
| 17 | 26060 | $1,040 | $936–$1,144 | 103% |
| 18 | 26039 | $1,020 | $918–$1,122 | 101% |
| 19 | 26041 | $1,010 | $909–$1,111 | 100% |
| 20 | 26032 | $1,000 | $900–$1,100 | 99% |
| 21 | 43909 | $980 | $882–$1,078 | 97% |
| 22 | 43917 | $980 | $882–$1,078 | 97% |
| 23 | 26031 | $970 | $873–$1,067 | 96% |
| 24 | 26040 | $970 | $873–$1,067 | 96% |
| 25 | 26070 | $970 | $873–$1,067 | 96% |
| 26 | 43719 | $970 | $873–$1,067 | 96% |
| 27 | 43906 | $970 | $873–$1,067 | 96% |
| 28 | 43912 | $970 | $873–$1,067 | 96% |
| 29 | 43916 | $970 | $873–$1,067 | 96% |
| 30 | 43927 | $970 | $873–$1,067 | 96% |
| 31 | 43934 | $970 | $873–$1,067 | 96% |
| 32 | 43935 | $970 | $873–$1,067 | 96% |
| 33 | 43937 | $970 | $873–$1,067 | 96% |
| 34 | 43940 | $970 | $873–$1,067 | 96% |
| 35 | 43943 | $970 | $873–$1,067 | 96% |
| 36 | 43947 | $970 | $873–$1,067 | 96% |
| 37 | 43971 | $970 | $873–$1,067 | 96% |
How Wheeling, WV-OH compares
Its internal spread of 1.19× (p90 ÷ p10) ranks 222 of 247 HUD metro FMR areas, against a median of 1.37× and a national high of 1.77×. On the steadier p75 ÷ p25 measure it is 1.11×. Note that this area's 90th or 10th percentile lands exactly on its highest or lowest ZIP code, so a single ZIP is carrying the p90/p10 figure — the p75/p25 measure is the better read here. See the full ranking and how it was measured →
A note on what this does not mean: a higher payment standard does not increase the assistance a household receives. It raises the ceiling on the rent a voucher can cover, while the household still pays roughly 30% of adjusted income. Figures are ZIP-weighted, not renter-weighted, and rest on 2019–2023 American Community Survey data trended forward.