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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in North Carolina:
$598 $617 $763 $1,024 $1,223
Studio / Efficiency 1-Bedroom 2-Bedroom 3-Bedroom 4-Bedroom
0-BR 1-BR 2-BR 3-BR 4-BR

North Carolina (NC) has the 32nd highest rent in the country out of 56 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in North Carolina ranges from $679 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA to $1,104 for a 2-bedroom unit in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2019, the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC HUD Metro FMR Area (Currituck County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $919 per month and $1,938 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 $763 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
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County 0 BR 1 BR 2 BR 3 BR 4 BR Est. Population
Burlington, NC MSA Metro $561 $637 $812 $1,071 $1,238 151,131
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA Metro $546 $549 $679 $873 $992 37,198
Alleghany County, NC $510 $513 $679 $940 $1,026 11,155
Anson County, NC $578 $593 $679 $938 $1,193 26,948
Ashe County, NC $510 $513 $679 $982 $1,193 27,281
Avery County, NC $571 $575 $760 $969 $1,209 17,797
Beaufort County, NC $566 $570 $679 $918 $921 47,759
Bertie County, NC $578 $593 $679 $855 $1,030 21,282
Bladen County, NC $510 $513 $679 $914 $918 35,190
Brunswick County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $702 $736 $852 $1,130 $1,304 107,431
Asheville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $794 $799 $993 $1,356 $1,744 238,318
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $875 $897 $1,028 $1,388 $1,779 178,011
Camden County, NC $872 $877 $1,082 $1,415 $1,520 9,980
Carteret County, NC $664 $668 $869 $1,156 $1,526 66,469
Caswell County, NC $547 $551 $679 $923 $1,094 23,719
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $834 $902 $1,055 $1,435 $1,624 63,505
Cherokee County, NC $564 $568 $679 $915 $1,080 27,444
Chowan County, NC $656 $673 $771 $1,022 $1,354 14,793
Clay County, NC $612 $616 $751 $941 $1,195 10,587
Cleveland County, NC $548 $596 $685 $896 $1,152 98,078
Columbus County, NC $522 $539 $679 $897 $1,017 58,098
Craven County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $675 $676 $894 $1,236 $1,503 103,505
Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $745 $749 $893 $1,246 $1,529 319,431
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $919 $925 $1,104 $1,553 $1,938 23,547
Dare County, NC $766 $771 $953 $1,378 $1,612 33,920
Davidson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $578 $582 $679 $959 $1,083 162,878
Winston-Salem, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $558 $583 $729 $985 $1,211 41,240
Duplin County, NC $536 $539 $679 $900 $1,159 58,505
Rocky Mount, NC MSA Metro $552 $555 $721 $985 $1,106 56,552
Raleigh, NC MSA Metro $846 $949 $1,086 $1,396 $1,764 60,619
Gates County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $566 $569 $679 $982 $1,193 12,197
Graham County, NC $541 $544 $679 $851 $1,193 8,861
Granville County, NC $614 $618 $817 $1,024 $1,238 59,916
Greene County, NC $510 $513 $679 $851 $918 21,362
Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $612 $661 $769 $1,028 $1,201 488,406
Halifax County, NC $591 $594 $717 $956 $1,137 54,691
Harnett County, NC $591 $595 $787 $1,076 $1,382 114,678
Haywood County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $612 $735 $842 $1,083 $1,398 59,036
Hertford County, NC $546 $550 $727 $990 $1,008 24,669
Hoke County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $624 $628 $742 $1,073 $1,303 46,952
Hyde County, NC $732 $736 $908 $1,138 $1,445 5,810
Iredell County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $743 $763 $873 $1,153 $1,533 159,437
Jackson County, NC $587 $589 $689 $909 $1,210 40,271
Jones County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $510 $513 $679 $919 $971 10,153
Lee County, NC $627 $644 $737 $968 $996 57,866
Lenoir County, NC $488 $541 $703 $960 $1,218 59,495
Lincoln County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $660 $664 $783 $1,072 $1,375 78,265
McDowell County, NC $578 $582 $679 $851 $1,080 44,996
Macon County, NC $593 $597 $765 $988 $1,344 33,922
Martin County, NC $510 $513 $679 $920 $1,083 24,505
Mitchell County, NC $512 $515 $679 $851 $1,080 15,579
Montgomery County, NC $552 $555 $679 $918 $1,075 27,798
Moore County, NC $662 $679 $777 $1,033 $1,365 88,247
Wilmington, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $715 $790 $1,003 $1,404 $1,704 202,667
Northampton County, NC $510 $513 $679 $970 $1,193 22,099
Jacksonville, NC MSA Metro $663 $667 $843 $1,219 $1,481 177,772
Pamlico County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $564 $584 $725 $958 $1,273 13,144
Pasquotank County, NC $596 $599 $793 $1,147 $1,274 40,661
Pender County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $607 $694 $794 $1,075 $1,395 52,217
Perquimans County, NC $665 $669 $825 $1,034 $1,313 13,453
Person County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $457 $534 $707 $943 $956 39,464
Greenville, NC MSA Metro $607 $611 $774 $1,097 $1,281 168,148
Polk County, NC $597 $601 $795 $996 $1,098 20,510
Richmond County, NC $572 $576 $679 $886 $1,008 46,639
Robeson County, NC $512 $515 $679 $851 $965 134,168
Rockingham County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $510 $513 $679 $888 $918 93,643
Rowan County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $621 $673 $838 $1,112 $1,133 138,428
Rutherford County, NC $510 $513 $679 $877 $1,031 67,810
Sampson County, NC $519 $522 $679 $944 $1,036 63,431
Scotland County, NC $523 $526 $696 $872 $1,125 36,157
Stanly County, NC $531 $535 $679 $927 $1,113 60,585
Surry County, NC $513 $517 $679 $902 $1,103 73,673
Swain County, NC $578 $593 $679 $851 $1,177 13,981
Transylvania County, NC $593 $594 $696 $902 $941 33,090
Tyrrell County, NC $547 $551 $679 $982 $1,080 4,407
Vance County, NC $521 $587 $679 $941 $1,025 45,422
Warren County, NC $436 $551 $679 $971 $1,193 20,972
Washington County, NC $537 $541 $715 $1,001 $1,256 13,228
Watauga County, NC $587 $706 $914 $1,232 $1,288 51,079
Goldsboro, NC MSA Metro $565 $569 $753 $964 $1,257 122,623
Wilkes County, NC $510 $513 $679 $944 $1,101 69,340
Wilson County, NC $621 $638 $730 $983 $987 81,234
Yancey County, NC $512 $516 $682 $916 $1,085 17,818

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