2017 Fair Market Rent in North Carolina

Average Fair Market Rent Prices in North Carolina:

Studio / Efficiency	1-Bedroom	2-Bedroom	3-Bedroom	4-Bedroom
$562	$583	$723	$973	$1,150
0-BR	1-BR	2-BR	3-BR	4-BR

North Carolina (33) has the 65th highest rent in the country out of 112 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in North Carolina ranges from $642 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Alleghany County, NC to $1,130 for a 2-bedroom unit in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2017, the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC HUD Metro FMR Area (Currituck County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $934 per month and $1,968 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 $723 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in North Carolina is around 5,607,346 people. So, there are around 841,102 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	$652	$668	$838	$1,143	$1,238	151,131
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA Metro	$562	$565	$680	$872	$1,023	37,198
Alleghany County, NC	$509	$512	$642	$882	$885	11,155
Anson County, NC	$530	$556	$642	$897	$1,131	26,948
Ashe County, NC	$480	$483	$642	$935	$1,018	27,281
Avery County, NC	$556	$560	$744	$959	$1,173	17,797
Beaufort County, NC	$530	$531	$642	$928	$931	47,759
Bertie County, NC	$530	$556	$642	$818	$907	21,282
Bladen County, NC	$480	$483	$642	$806	$885	35,190
Brunswick County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$729	$765	$883	$1,130	$1,258	107,431
Asheville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$709	$713	$891	$1,194	$1,553	238,318
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$703	$784	$907	$1,230	$1,560	178,011
Camden County, NC	$819	$824	$1,013	$1,330	$1,785	9,980
Carteret County, NC	$659	$663	$819	$1,110	$1,443	66,469
Caswell County, NC	$519	$522	$642	$926	$1,131	23,719
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$710	$834	$978	$1,332	$1,481	63,505
Cherokee County, NC	$530	$556	$642	$929	$1,012	27,444
Chowan County, NC	$541	$568	$655	$953	$1,033	14,793
Clay County, NC	$581	$609	$703	$879	$1,021	10,587
Cleveland County, NC	$534	$553	$646	$870	$1,103	98,078
Columbus County, NC	$468	$507	$642	$833	$957	58,098
Craven County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$619	$623	$828	$1,170	$1,337	103,505
Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$675	$679	$833	$1,151	$1,427	319,431
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$934	$939	$1,130	$1,577	$1,968	23,547
Dare County, NC	$667	$672	$893	$1,292	$1,497	33,920
Davidson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$524	$550	$646	$922	$934	162,878
Winston-Salem, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$597	$611	$753	$1,038	$1,229	41,240
Duplin County, NC	$530	$534	$642	$868	$1,084	58,505
Rocky Mount, NC MSA Metro	$585	$589	$743	$1,018	$1,139	56,552
Raleigh, NC MSA Metro	$695	$861	$993	$1,294	$1,592	60,619
Gates County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$530	$533	$642	$935	$1,108	12,197
Graham County, NC	$480	$483	$642	$812	$1,131	8,861
Granville County, NC	$587	$591	$786	$983	$1,137	59,916
Greene County, NC	$480	$483	$642	$803	$885	21,362
Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$578	$655	$763	$1,025	$1,228	488,406
Halifax County, NC	$547	$568	$662	$861	$1,026	54,691
Harnett County, NC	$524	$527	$701	$950	$1,235	114,678
Haywood County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$548	$596	$746	$937	$1,314	59,036
Hertford County, NC	$498	$501	$666	$875	$1,050	24,669
Hoke County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$508	$512	$680	$990	$1,198	46,952
Hyde County, NC	$703	$707	$869	$1,087	$1,370	5,810
Iredell County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$682	$715	$825	$1,055	$1,454	159,437
Jackson County, NC	$530	$533	$642	$803	$1,001	40,271
Jones County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$500	$503	$669	$885	$1,016	10,153
Lee County, NC	$587	$607	$710	$898	$979	57,866
Lenoir County, NC	$465	$522	$673	$878	$1,089	59,495
Lincoln County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$564	$605	$698	$942	$1,230	78,265
McDowell County, NC	$499	$553	$642	$812	$918	44,996
Macon County, NC	$537	$547	$727	$971	$1,089	33,922
Martin County, NC	$519	$522	$642	$864	$885	24,505
Mitchell County, NC	$519	$522	$642	$852	$1,012	15,579
Montgomery County, NC	$523	$527	$642	$882	$1,006	27,798
Moore County, NC	$557	$584	$674	$930	$1,071	88,247
Wilmington, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$705	$710	$915	$1,292	$1,611	202,667
Northampton County, NC	$480	$483	$642	$898	$1,131	22,099
Jacksonville, NC MSA Metro	$662	$666	$812	$1,182	$1,431	177,772
Pamlico County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$521	$526	$642	$935	$1,131	13,144
Pasquotank County, NC	$617	$621	$826	$1,153	$1,389	40,661
Pender County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$592	$621	$717	$948	$1,263	52,217
Perquimans County, NC	$589	$593	$788	$1,052	$1,086	13,453
Person County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$445	$525	$676	$882	$954	39,464
Greenville, NC MSA Metro	$622	$626	$790	$1,115	$1,315	168,148
Polk County, NC	$577	$581	$772	$966	$1,077	20,510
Richmond County, NC	$522	$526	$642	$864	$964	46,639
Robeson County, NC	$480	$483	$642	$812	$946	134,168
Rockingham County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$480	$483	$642	$837	$885	93,643
Rowan County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$550	$554	$699	$913	$986	138,428
Rutherford County, NC	$530	$544	$642	$853	$1,032	67,810
Sampson County, NC	$476	$527	$642	$878	$952	63,431
Scotland County, NC	$481	$485	$644	$830	$948	36,157
Stanly County, NC	$424	$496	$642	$873	$1,131	60,585
Surry County, NC	$524	$527	$642	$900	$1,131	73,673
Swain County, NC	$514	$518	$642	$803	$1,131	13,981
Transylvania County, NC	$540	$567	$654	$894	$1,031	33,090
Tyrrell County, NC	$519	$522	$642	$935	$1,012	4,407
Vance County, NC	$434	$514	$642	$841	$959	45,422
Warren County, NC	$407	$483	$642	$932	$1,090	20,972
Washington County, NC	$582	$586	$720	$901	$1,189	13,228
Watauga County, NC	$563	$672	$887	$1,228	$1,244	51,079
Goldsboro, NC MSA Metro	$502	$505	$671	$900	$1,078	122,623
Wilkes County, NC	$530	$549	$642	$848	$1,061	69,340
Wilson County, NC	$632	$636	$770	$1,058	$1,061	81,234
Yancey County, NC	$504	$508	$675	$945	$1,065	17,818

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