2015 Fair Market Rent in North Carolina

Average Fair Market Rent Prices in North Carolina:

Studio / Efficiency	1-Bedroom	2-Bedroom	3-Bedroom	4-Bedroom
$519	$548	$692	$925	$1,086
0-BR	1-BR	2-BR	3-BR	4-BR

North Carolina (33) has the 94th highest rent in the country out of 162 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in North Carolina ranges from $632 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA to $1,107 for a 2-bedroom unit in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA.

For FY 2015, the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA (Currituck County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $894 per month and $1,926 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 $692 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	$548	$551	$695	$903	$929	151,131
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA Metro	$511	$533	$632	$827	$1,028	37,198
Alleghany County, NC	$511	$533	$632	$905	$908	11,155
Anson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$484	$533	$632	$925	$1,119	26,948
Ashe County, NC	$441	$482	$632	$787	$845	27,281
Avery County, NC	$520	$524	$709	$1,045	$1,048	17,797
Beaufort County, NC	$489	$492	$632	$931	$1,050	47,759
Bertie County, NC	$464	$467	$632	$837	$845	21,282
Bladen County, NC	$464	$467	$632	$787	$845	35,190
Wilmington, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$639	$685	$847	$1,117	$1,274	107,431
Asheville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$510	$723	$857	$1,100	$1,426	238,318
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$636	$701	$831	$1,120	$1,389	178,011
Camden County, NC	$643	$647	$808	$1,006	$1,216	9,980
Carteret County, NC	$662	$691	$819	$1,171	$1,451	66,469
Caswell County, NC	$464	$467	$632	$904	$979	23,719
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$597	$737	$874	$1,127	$1,320	63,505
Cherokee County, NC	$464	$467	$632	$835	$1,073	27,444
Chowan County, NC	$511	$533	$632	$838	$1,119	14,793
Clay County, NC	$511	$533	$632	$931	$1,119	10,587
Cleveland County, NC	$498	$501	$632	$877	$917	98,078
Columbus County, NC	$511	$516	$632	$787	$845	58,098
Craven County, NC	$453	$562	$761	$987	$1,328	103,505
Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$601	$605	$774	$1,035	$1,303	319,431
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA Metro	$894	$920	$1,107	$1,530	$1,926	23,547
Dare County, NC	$622	$653	$883	$1,239	$1,480	33,920
Davidson County, NC	$474	$502	$632	$880	$996	162,878
Winston-Salem, NC MSA Metro	$540	$561	$687	$991	$1,046	41,240
Duplin County, NC	$499	$502	$632	$787	$923	58,505
Rocky Mount, NC MSA Metro	$530	$533	$659	$899	$948	56,552
Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA Metro	$663	$774	$918	$1,189	$1,477	60,619
Gates County, NC	$503	$506	$632	$840	$1,111	12,197
Graham County, NC	$464	$467	$632	$931	$1,119	8,861
Granville County, NC	$550	$572	$681	$848	$925	59,916
Greene County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$464	$467	$632	$793	$845	21,362
Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$518	$594	$704	$957	$1,080	488,406
Halifax County, NC	$470	$534	$645	$841	$1,138	54,691
Harnett County, NC	$512	$515	$697	$927	$1,137	114,678
Haywood County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$625	$629	$811	$1,125	$1,436	59,036
Hertford County, NC	$511	$533	$632	$787	$1,119	24,669
Hoke County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$491	$494	$632	$879	$1,090	46,952
Hyde County, NC	$620	$623	$779	$970	$1,041	5,810
Iredell County, NC	$583	$609	$722	$937	$1,276	159,437
Jackson County, NC	$508	$511	$654	$848	$1,065	40,271
Jones County, NC	$511	$533	$632	$828	$845	10,153
Lee County, NC	$568	$593	$703	$876	$939	57,866
Lenoir County, NC	$383	$493	$644	$802	$881	59,495
Lincoln County, NC	$511	$533	$632	$861	$864	78,265
McDowell County, NC	$464	$467	$632	$789	$1,034	44,996
Macon County, NC	$532	$535	$724	$902	$968	33,922
Martin County, NC	$511	$533	$632	$787	$845	24,505
Mitchell County, NC	$464	$467	$632	$813	$951	15,579
Montgomery County, NC	$496	$499	$632	$829	$949	27,798
Moore County, NC	$638	$657	$790	$1,158	$1,393	88,247
Northampton County, NC	$470	$473	$632	$843	$1,084	22,099
Jacksonville, NC MSA Metro	$624	$629	$773	$1,087	$1,369	177,772
Pamlico County, NC	$464	$467	$632	$902	$1,106	13,144
Pasquotank County, NC	$618	$622	$782	$1,051	$1,233	40,661
Pender County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$493	$497	$672	$990	$1,120	52,217
Perquimans County, NC	$545	$569	$675	$995	$1,196	13,453
Person County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$453	$490	$663	$826	$950	39,464
Greenville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$530	$533	$689	$934	$1,220	168,148
Polk County, NC	$547	$551	$728	$907	$1,210	20,510
Richmond County, NC	$511	$533	$632	$837	$845	46,639
Robeson County, NC	$482	$485	$632	$802	$973	134,168
Rockingham County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$497	$500	$632	$787	$845	93,643
Rowan County, NC	$521	$524	$678	$903	$1,041	138,428
Rutherford County, NC	$511	$533	$632	$896	$1,052	67,810
Sampson County, NC	$376	$509	$632	$853	$981	63,431
Scotland County, NC	$487	$490	$663	$848	$886	36,157
Stanly County, NC	$376	$480	$632	$873	$1,103	60,585
Surry County, NC	$511	$533	$632	$931	$1,119	73,673
Swain County, NC	$474	$477	$646	$805	$974	13,981
Transylvania County, NC	$495	$498	$652	$868	$872	33,090
Tyrrell County, NC	$511	$533	$632	$809	$951	4,407
Vance County, NC	$391	$486	$657	$818	$958	45,422
Warren County, NC	$392	$480	$632	$931	$1,119	20,972
Washington County, NC	$655	$659	$824	$1,181	$1,391	13,228
Watauga County, NC	$502	$656	$844	$1,183	$1,377	51,079
Goldsboro, NC MSA Metro	$452	$471	$637	$830	$1,015	122,623
Wilkes County, NC	$474	$533	$632	$787	$1,055	69,340
Wilson County, NC	$457	$528	$715	$951	$956	81,234
Yancey County, NC	$474	$477	$632	$795	$845	17,818

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