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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in North Carolina:
$623 $640 $791 $1,045 $1,255
Studio / Efficiency 1-Bedroom 2-Bedroom 3-Bedroom 4-Bedroom
0-BR 1-BR 2-BR 3-BR 4-BR

North Carolina (33) has the 63rd highest rent in the country out of 112 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in North Carolina ranges from $693 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA to $1,279 for a 2-bedroom unit in Asheville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2021, the Asheville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area (Buncombe County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $1,096 per month and $2,213 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 $791 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in North Carolina is around 5,779,685 people. So, there are around 866,953 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
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County 0 BR 1 BR 2 BR 3 BR 4 BR Est. Population
Burlington, NC MSA Metro $636 $682 $885 $1,126 $1,201 157,845
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA Metro $557 $560 $693 $899 $1,029 37,160
Alleghany County, NC $522 $526 $693 $862 $1,180 10,935
Anson County, NC $534 $537 $693 $883 $1,111 25,530
Ashe County, NC $531 $535 $693 $963 $1,200 26,835
Avery County, NC $595 $599 $789 $1,000 $1,265 17,535
Beaufort County, NC $579 $582 $693 $954 $958 47,315
Bertie County, NC $530 $533 $693 $883 $986 19,915
Bladen County, NC $522 $526 $693 $968 $986 34,130
Brunswick County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $698 $720 $841 $1,171 $1,456 122,585
Asheville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,096 $1,099 $1,279 $1,751 $2,213 252,270
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $987 $1,010 $1,151 $1,518 $1,956 196,715
Camden County, NC $868 $873 $1,091 $1,357 $1,479 10,335
Carteret County, NC $638 $642 $846 $1,153 $1,465 68,700
Caswell County, NC $589 $608 $693 $910 $996 22,835
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $972 $974 $1,134 $1,493 $1,715 68,365
Cherokee County, NC $545 $548 $715 $946 $1,147 27,465
Chowan County, NC $643 $647 $808 $1,005 $1,399 14,370
Clay County, NC $661 $665 $788 $980 $1,264 10,755
Cleveland County, NC $494 $545 $693 $919 $1,126 97,040
Columbus County, NC $547 $550 $693 $923 $1,006 56,590
Craven County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $728 $750 $947 $1,284 $1,640 103,375
Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $726 $743 $869 $1,208 $1,472 332,765
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $960 $972 $1,147 $1,618 $1,986 25,245
Dare County, NC $837 $852 $976 $1,347 $1,594 35,410
Davidson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $558 $562 $705 $958 $1,221 164,120
Winston-Salem, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $624 $670 $825 $1,111 $1,322 41,765
Duplin County, NC $527 $530 $699 $869 $1,067 59,350
Rocky Mount, NC MSA Metro $600 $604 $774 $1,054 $1,135 54,030
Raleigh, NC MSA Metro $1,013 $1,053 $1,200 $1,509 $1,950 63,865
Gates County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $622 $630 $743 $971 $1,286 11,600
Graham County, NC $536 $540 $693 $862 $1,200 8,605
Granville County, NC $626 $630 $830 $1,032 $1,277 58,505
Greene County, NC $522 $526 $693 $898 $1,200 21,060
Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $722 $750 $859 $1,135 $1,289 517,195
Halifax County, NC $564 $568 $748 $937 $1,109 52,300
Harnett County, NC $595 $599 $790 $1,125 $1,368 128,755
Haywood County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $587 $726 $827 $1,051 $1,336 59,855
Hertford County, NC $579 $583 $768 $955 $1,132 24,260
Hoke County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $617 $641 $731 $1,046 $1,266 52,570
Hyde County, NC $594 $597 $737 $923 $1,171 5,505
Iredell County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $791 $810 $923 $1,244 $1,582 169,800
Jackson County, NC $615 $620 $718 $1,008 $1,151 41,725
Jones County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $549 $558 $693 $936 $940 9,775
Lee County, NC $660 $682 $777 $980 $1,054 59,805
Lenoir County, NC $515 $567 $747 $1,005 $1,217 57,935
Lincoln County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $678 $682 $843 $1,111 $1,257 80,505
McDowell County, NC $584 $588 $693 $862 $1,122 45,070
Macon County, NC $621 $625 $759 $956 $1,314 34,160
Martin County, NC $538 $541 $693 $963 $1,200 23,225
Mitchell County, NC $522 $526 $693 $863 $1,111 15,155
Montgomery County, NC $533 $537 $693 $862 $1,013 27,445
Moore County, NC $643 $687 $783 $1,050 $1,356 94,190
Wilmington, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $754 $873 $1,069 $1,449 $1,841 219,865
Northampton County, NC $522 $526 $693 $923 $1,046 20,425
Jacksonville, NC MSA Metro $691 $721 $894 $1,279 $1,548 192,685
Pamlico County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $624 $628 $795 $989 $1,376 12,805
Pasquotank County, NC $576 $625 $824 $1,179 $1,290 39,545
Pender County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $610 $692 $843 $1,160 $1,406 57,630
Perquimans County, NC $656 $660 $825 $1,049 $1,323 13,505
Person County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $571 $574 $757 $1,024 $1,027 39,240
Greenville, NC MSA Metro $700 $704 $873 $1,222 $1,512 176,485
Polk County, NC $626 $630 $768 $955 $1,100 20,435
Richmond County, NC $594 $608 $693 $942 $1,117 45,445
Robeson County, NC $505 $526 $693 $868 $960 134,185
Rockingham County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $534 $537 $693 $914 $999 91,565
Rowan County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $715 $724 $891 $1,158 $1,208 138,940
Rutherford County, NC $522 $526 $693 $862 $993 66,525
Sampson County, NC $522 $526 $693 $924 $1,113 63,665
Scotland County, NC $522 $526 $693 $863 $969 35,445
Stanly County, NC $571 $574 $693 $941 $1,159 60,875
Surry County, NC $541 $545 $693 $908 $1,123 72,315
Swain County, NC $589 $608 $693 $899 $1,111 14,210
Transylvania County, NC $532 $536 $706 $897 $1,054 33,290
Tyrrell County, NC $585 $588 $735 $1,016 $1,179 4,090
Vance County, NC $540 $608 $693 $979 $1,113 44,420
Warren County, NC $522 $526 $693 $897 $1,200 20,190
Washington County, NC $551 $555 $693 $992 $1,200 12,330
Watauga County, NC $609 $660 $826 $1,084 $1,120 53,420
Goldsboro, NC MSA Metro $623 $628 $827 $1,029 $1,395 124,495
Wilkes County, NC $539 $543 $693 $992 $1,120 68,525
Wilson County, NC $661 $682 $778 $998 $1,055 81,380
Yancey County, NC $505 $550 $693 $918 $1,062 17,605

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