2014 Fair Market Rent in North Carolina

Average Fair Market Rent Prices in North Carolina:

Studio / Efficiency	1-Bedroom	2-Bedroom	3-Bedroom	4-Bedroom
$517	$546	$689	$921	$1,080
0-BR	1-BR	2-BR	3-BR	4-BR

North Carolina (33) has the 100th highest rent in the country out of 162 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in North Carolina ranges from $637 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA to $1,130 for a 2-bedroom unit in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA.

For FY 2014, the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA (Currituck County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $913 per month and $1,966 per month to rent a house or an apartment with 4 bedrooms. The average Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom home in North Carolina is $689 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in North Carolina is around 5,404,679 people. So, there are around 810,702 people in North Carolina who could be receiving housing benefits from the HUD.

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What is Fair Market Rent?

Fair Market Rent is determined each fiscal year by the HUD and is used to set payment standards for federal housing assistance programs in North Carolina. Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile of typical rentals in a given region. Learn more

North Carolina Fair Market Rent Map

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Lookup FMR by Zip Code FHA Loan Limits in North Carolina

County	0 BR	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR	4 BR	Est. Population
Burlington, NC MSA Metro	$539	$542	$684	$889	$914	151,131
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA Metro	$515	$537	$637	$833	$1,037	37,198
Alleghany County, NC	$515	$537	$637	$912	$915	11,155
Anson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$487	$537	$637	$932	$1,128	26,948
Ashe County, NC	$444	$486	$637	$793	$851	27,281
Avery County, NC	$516	$520	$703	$1,036	$1,039	17,797
Beaufort County, NC	$493	$496	$637	$939	$1,059	47,759
Bertie County, NC	$468	$471	$637	$844	$851	21,282
Bladen County, NC	$468	$471	$637	$793	$851	35,190
Wilmington, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$617	$661	$818	$1,078	$1,230	107,431
Asheville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$428	$606	$719	$922	$1,197	238,318
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$622	$686	$813	$1,096	$1,359	178,011
Camden County, NC	$642	$646	$807	$1,005	$1,215	9,980
Carteret County, NC	$558	$583	$691	$988	$1,224	66,469
Caswell County, NC	$468	$471	$637	$911	$987	23,719
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$575	$711	$843	$1,087	$1,273	63,505
Cherokee County, NC	$468	$471	$637	$842	$1,082	27,444
Chowan County, NC	$515	$537	$637	$845	$1,128	14,793
Clay County, NC	$515	$537	$637	$939	$1,128	10,587
Cleveland County, NC	$508	$511	$644	$893	$935	98,078
Columbus County, NC	$515	$520	$637	$793	$851	58,098
Craven County, NC	$470	$584	$790	$1,025	$1,379	103,505
Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$634	$638	$816	$1,091	$1,374	319,431
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA Metro	$913	$939	$1,130	$1,562	$1,966	23,547
Dare County, NC	$658	$690	$934	$1,310	$1,566	33,920
Davidson County, NC	$477	$506	$637	$887	$1,004	162,878
Winston-Salem, NC MSA Metro	$545	$566	$693	$1,000	$1,055	41,240
Duplin County, NC	$503	$506	$637	$793	$931	58,505
Rocky Mount, NC MSA Metro	$541	$545	$673	$918	$968	56,552
Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA Metro	$618	$722	$856	$1,108	$1,377	60,619
Gates County, NC	$507	$510	$637	$847	$1,119	12,197
Graham County, NC	$468	$471	$637	$939	$1,128	8,861
Granville County, NC	$591	$615	$732	$912	$994	59,916
Greene County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$468	$471	$637	$800	$851	21,362
Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$522	$598	$709	$964	$1,087	488,406
Halifax County, NC	$464	$527	$637	$830	$1,124	54,691
Harnett County, NC	$520	$524	$709	$943	$1,156	114,678
Haywood County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$516	$519	$669	$928	$1,185	59,036
Hertford County, NC	$515	$537	$637	$793	$1,128	24,669
Hoke County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$515	$518	$663	$922	$1,143	46,952
Hyde County, NC	$635	$639	$799	$995	$1,068	5,810
Iredell County, NC	$625	$653	$774	$1,004	$1,368	159,437
Jackson County, NC	$525	$529	$676	$877	$1,100	40,271
Jones County, NC	$553	$577	$684	$896	$914	10,153
Lee County, NC	$591	$617	$731	$910	$977	57,866
Lenoir County, NC	$387	$498	$650	$810	$889	59,495
Lincoln County, NC	$515	$537	$637	$868	$871	78,265
McDowell County, NC	$468	$471	$637	$795	$1,042	44,996
Macon County, NC	$523	$527	$713	$888	$953	33,922
Martin County, NC	$515	$537	$637	$793	$851	24,505
Mitchell County, NC	$468	$471	$637	$819	$959	15,579
Montgomery County, NC	$500	$503	$637	$835	$956	27,798
Moore County, NC	$517	$532	$640	$938	$1,128	88,247
Northampton County, NC	$474	$477	$637	$850	$1,093	22,099
Jacksonville, NC MSA Metro	$612	$616	$757	$1,065	$1,341	177,772
Pamlico County, NC	$468	$471	$637	$909	$1,114	13,144
Pasquotank County, NC	$585	$589	$741	$995	$1,168	40,661
Pender County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$484	$487	$659	$971	$1,098	52,217
Perquimans County, NC	$600	$627	$743	$1,095	$1,316	13,453
Person County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$461	$499	$675	$841	$968	39,464
Greenville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$528	$531	$686	$929	$1,215	168,148
Polk County, NC	$483	$486	$642	$800	$1,067	20,510
Richmond County, NC	$515	$537	$637	$844	$851	46,639
Robeson County, NC	$486	$489	$637	$808	$981	134,168
Rockingham County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$501	$504	$637	$793	$851	93,643
Rowan County, NC	$511	$514	$665	$885	$1,021	138,428
Rutherford County, NC	$515	$537	$637	$903	$1,061	67,810
Sampson County, NC	$379	$513	$637	$860	$989	63,431
Scotland County, NC	$471	$475	$642	$821	$858	36,157
Stanly County, NC	$379	$483	$637	$880	$1,112	60,585
Surry County, NC	$515	$537	$637	$939	$1,128	73,673
Swain County, NC	$534	$538	$728	$907	$1,098	13,981
Transylvania County, NC	$491	$495	$647	$862	$865	33,090
Tyrrell County, NC	$515	$537	$637	$816	$959	4,407
Vance County, NC	$394	$489	$662	$824	$965	45,422
Warren County, NC	$396	$484	$637	$939	$1,128	20,972
Washington County, NC	$507	$510	$637	$913	$1,076	13,228
Watauga County, NC	$480	$627	$807	$1,132	$1,317	51,079
Goldsboro, NC MSA Metro	$490	$511	$691	$901	$1,101	122,623
Wilkes County, NC	$478	$537	$637	$793	$1,064	69,340
Wilson County, NC	$514	$594	$803	$1,068	$1,073	81,234
Yancey County, NC	$478	$481	$637	$801	$851	17,818

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