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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in North Carolina:
$808 $843 $1,026 $1,341 $1,582
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 57th highest rent in the country out of 112 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in North Carolina ranges from $856 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Ashe County, NC to $1,680 for a 2-bedroom unit in Asheville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2024, the Asheville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area (Buncombe County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $1,428 per month and $2,851 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 $1,026 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in North Carolina is around 5,906,042 people. So, there are around 885,906 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 $828 $1,043 $1,215 $1,523 $1,713 166,144
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA Metro $806 $834 $1,014 $1,314 $1,506 37,271
Alleghany County, NC $651 $655 $861 $1,041 $1,461 11,085
Anson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $751 $843 $1,108 $1,340 $1,535 24,430
Ashe County, NC $674 $678 $856 $1,089 $1,224 27,009
Avery County, NC $776 $781 $1,026 $1,241 $1,366 17,510
Beaufort County, NC $668 $672 $856 $1,166 $1,453 47,160
Bertie County, NC $683 $688 $904 $1,093 $1,336 19,081
Bladen County, NC $687 $691 $856 $1,137 $1,313 33,209
Brunswick County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $951 $1,008 $1,132 $1,595 $1,921 137,303
Asheville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,428 $1,496 $1,680 $2,160 $2,851 259,576
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,347 $1,384 $1,554 $1,936 $2,481 211,605
Camden County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $787 $789 $913 $1,287 $1,549 10,654
Carteret County, NC $820 $826 $1,085 $1,454 $1,812 69,301
Caswell County, NC $713 $759 $856 $1,206 $1,305 22,619
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,385 $1,418 $1,631 $2,051 $2,510 72,853
Cherokee County, NC $659 $664 $872 $1,214 $1,382 28,413
Chowan County, NC $787 $792 $1,041 $1,259 $1,586 13,995
Clay County, NC $775 $828 $930 $1,193 $1,417 11,150
Cleveland County, NC $652 $656 $856 $1,206 $1,349 97,765
Columbus County, NC $647 $651 $856 $1,035 $1,140 55,659
Craven County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $928 $935 $1,228 $1,660 $2,084 102,290
Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,120 $1,120 $1,292 $1,759 $2,193 334,562
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,279 $1,287 $1,493 $2,079 $2,532 27,210
Dare County, NC $1,000 $1,137 $1,280 $1,736 $1,800 36,698
Davidson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $768 $773 $954 $1,264 $1,557 166,837
Winston-Salem, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $897 $936 $1,110 $1,452 $1,671 42,543
Duplin County, NC $683 $687 $903 $1,092 $1,203 58,965
Rocky Mount, NC MSA Metro $825 $830 $1,035 $1,395 $1,579 52,069
Raleigh, NC MSA Metro $1,427 $1,466 $1,646 $2,035 $2,711 68,027
Gates County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $905 $908 $1,050 $1,431 $1,781 11,519
Graham County, NC $713 $745 $856 $1,206 $1,305 8,501
Granville County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,013 $1,040 $1,168 $1,579 $1,739 59,823
Greene County, NC $665 $669 $856 $1,184 $1,302 20,987
Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,011 $1,042 $1,170 $1,493 $1,680 532,956
Halifax County, NC $600 $687 $885 $1,070 $1,327 50,678
Harnett County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $851 $857 $1,126 $1,587 $1,911 134,328
Haywood County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,068 $1,102 $1,237 $1,496 $1,692 61,862
Hertford County, NC $661 $719 $945 $1,143 $1,277 23,752
Hoke County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $793 $798 $1,049 $1,478 $1,780 54,590
Hyde County, NC $705 $710 $879 $1,124 $1,340 5,089
Iredell County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,046 $1,075 $1,207 $1,652 $2,048 178,853
Jackson County, NC $776 $797 $895 $1,187 $1,192 43,435
Jones County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $670 $674 $856 $1,206 $1,230 9,453
Lee County, NC $842 $871 $1,011 $1,242 $1,566 61,083
Lenoir County, NC $650 $654 $856 $1,206 $1,376 56,350
Lincoln County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $944 $970 $1,089 $1,436 $1,450 84,580
McDowell County, NC $713 $751 $856 $1,059 $1,262 45,402
Macon County, NC $802 $849 $962 $1,163 $1,437 35,172
Martin County, NC $683 $687 $856 $1,122 $1,140 22,644
Mitchell County, NC $647 $651 $856 $1,053 $1,140 14,959
Montgomery County, NC $691 $695 $856 $1,089 $1,439 27,223
Moore County, NC $863 $886 $995 $1,402 $1,689 99,263
Wilmington, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,027 $1,349 $1,515 $2,002 $2,561 231,448
Northampton County, NC $719 $724 $951 $1,150 $1,288 19,672
Jacksonville, NC MSA Metro $904 $1,030 $1,274 $1,795 $2,162 198,377
Pamlico County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $860 $866 $1,138 $1,376 $1,578 12,673
Pasquotank County, NC $717 $805 $1,058 $1,454 $1,749 39,775
Pender County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $752 $988 $1,109 $1,563 $1,816 61,891
Perquimans County, NC $794 $816 $953 $1,343 $1,430 13,513
Person County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $718 $722 $949 $1,337 $1,365 39,561
Greenville, NC MSA Metro $925 $931 $1,155 $1,570 $1,960 179,961
Polk County, NC $787 $792 $1,004 $1,214 $1,586 20,682
Richmond County, NC $720 $762 $856 $1,206 $1,453 44,759
Robeson County, NC $645 $652 $856 $1,081 $1,248 131,656
Rockingham County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $633 $719 $934 $1,198 $1,360 91,051
Rowan County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $925 $931 $1,121 $1,483 $1,702 140,978
Rutherford County, NC $733 $737 $856 $1,117 $1,367 66,741
Sampson County, NC $684 $725 $856 $1,074 $1,260 63,284
Scotland County, NC $706 $711 $856 $1,139 $1,140 34,921
Stanly County, NC $627 $704 $925 $1,244 $1,552 62,050
Surry County, NC $672 $677 $856 $1,045 $1,368 71,904
Swain County, NC $652 $656 $856 $1,206 $1,305 14,241
Transylvania County, NC $853 $858 $1,128 $1,364 $1,738 34,039
Tyrrell County, NC $713 $762 $856 $1,206 $1,305 3,978
Vance County, NC $707 $712 $909 $1,125 $1,319 44,614
Warren County, NC $647 $651 $856 $1,084 $1,182 19,746
Washington County, NC $647 $651 $856 $1,035 $1,353 11,788
Watauga County, NC $777 $906 $1,140 $1,392 $1,935 55,669
Goldsboro, NC MSA Metro $826 $831 $1,092 $1,358 $1,824 123,785
Wilkes County, NC $713 $745 $856 $1,139 $1,274 68,341
Wilson County, NC $645 $767 $952 $1,213 $1,327 81,579
Yancey County, NC $647 $651 $856 $1,136 $1,140 17,870

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