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RentData.org Logo North Carolina Fair Market Rent for 2008 Accurate Rental Price Data

Average Fair Market Rent Prices in North Carolina:
$478 $540 $631 $821 $925
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 25th highest rent in the country out of 54 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in North Carolina ranges from $555 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Alleghany County, NC to $904 for a 2-bedroom unit in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA.

For FY 2008, the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA (Currituck County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $749 per month and $1,561 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 $631 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in North Carolina is around 8,049,313 people. So, there are around 1,207,397 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
Alamance County Metro $599 $619 $722 $980 $1,010 130,800
Alexander County Metro $495 $520 $598 $767 $893 33,603
Alleghany County $413 $485 $555 $728 $750 10,677
Anson County Metro $462 $496 $555 $780 $824 25,275
Ashe County $460 $461 $555 $734 $867 24,384
Avery County $432 $533 $630 $753 $890 17,167
Beaufort County $361 $471 $555 $668 $687 44,958
Bertie County $380 $482 $555 $664 $685 19,773
Bladen County $361 $438 $555 $809 $874 32,278
Brunswick County Metro $575 $635 $767 $1,075 $1,105 73,143
Buncombe County Metro $521 $609 $695 $931 $1,220 206,330
Burke County Metro $495 $520 $598 $767 $893 89,148
Cabarrus County Metro $615 $667 $740 $932 $1,085 131,063
Caldwell County Metro $495 $520 $598 $767 $893 77,415
Camden County $415 $541 $639 $863 $884 6,885
Carteret County $514 $514 $618 $900 $1,084 59,383
Caswell County $471 $472 $577 $705 $736 23,501
Catawba County Metro $495 $520 $598 $767 $893 141,685
Chatham County Metro $518 $710 $796 $1,040 $1,122 49,329
Cherokee County $361 $467 $555 $806 $972 24,298
Chowan County $415 $541 $639 $863 $884 14,526
Clay County $461 $463 $555 $728 $848 8,775
Cleveland County $552 $553 $665 $876 $984 96,287
Columbus County $389 $500 $555 $665 $684 54,749
Craven County $470 $535 $614 $828 $1,034 91,436
Cumberland County Metro $546 $591 $660 $937 $1,109 302,963
Currituck County Metro $749 $787 $904 $1,247 $1,561 18,190
Dare County $636 $637 $781 $1,032 $1,062 29,967
Davidson County $483 $484 $583 $760 $868 147,246
Davie County Metro $494 $563 $652 $889 $1,045 34,835
Duplin County $461 $498 $555 $702 $724 49,063
Durham County Metro $518 $710 $796 $1,040 $1,122 223,314
Edgecombe County Metro $361 $436 $555 $689 $710 55,606
Forsyth County Metro $494 $563 $652 $889 $1,045 306,067
Franklin County Metro $639 $717 $797 $1,002 $1,038 47,260
Gaston County Metro $615 $667 $740 $932 $1,085 190,365
Gates County $415 $541 $639 $863 $884 10,516
Graham County $461 $463 $555 $728 $848 7,993
Granville County $518 $519 $624 $779 $926 48,498
Greene County Metro $461 $462 $555 $784 $810 18,974
Guilford County Metro $565 $645 $719 $911 $974 421,048
Halifax County $361 $501 $555 $706 $810 57,370
Harnett County $479 $520 $577 $779 $1,013 91,025
Haywood County Metro $494 $495 $617 $799 $1,034 54,033
Henderson County Metro $521 $609 $695 $931 $1,220 89,173
Hertford County $361 $498 $555 $728 $749 22,601
Hoke County Metro $507 $551 $610 $835 $1,018 33,646
Hyde County $415 $541 $639 $863 $884 5,826
Iredell County $565 $569 $681 $902 $1,177 122,660
Jackson County $486 $504 $599 $786 $812 33,121
Johnston County Metro $639 $717 $797 $1,002 $1,038 121,965
Jones County $473 $512 $612 $847 $1,077 10,381
Lee County $411 $563 $635 $780 $1,114 49,040
Lenoir County $422 $424 $557 $666 $956 59,648
Lincoln County $391 $541 $602 $727 $748 63,780
McDowell County $404 $482 $623 $769 $791 42,151
Macon County $426 $463 $597 $725 $1,047 29,811
Madison County Metro $521 $609 $695 $931 $1,220 19,635
Martin County $461 $489 $555 $719 $739 25,593
Mecklenburg County Metro $615 $667 $740 $932 $1,085 695,454
Mitchell County $432 $533 $630 $753 $890 15,687
Montgomery County $460 $500 $555 $692 $975 26,822
Moore County $516 $517 $651 $936 $1,142 74,769
Nash County Metro $361 $436 $555 $689 $710 87,420
New Hanover County Metro $575 $635 $767 $1,075 $1,105 160,307
Northampton County $362 $489 $555 $706 $726 22,086
Onslow County Metro $501 $537 $603 $847 $994 150,355
Orange County Metro $518 $710 $796 $1,040 $1,122 118,227
Pamlico County $371 $472 $555 $699 $719 12,934
Pasquotank County $411 $531 $631 $916 $943 34,897
Pender County Metro $501 $503 $605 $796 $818 41,082
Perquimans County $415 $541 $639 $863 $884 11,368
Person County Metro $485 $487 $587 $701 $804 35,623
Pitt County Metro $488 $506 $624 $865 $893 133,798
Polk County $520 $522 $640 $800 $825 18,324
Randolph County Metro $565 $645 $719 $911 $974 130,454
Richmond County $399 $500 $555 $698 $719 46,564
Robeson County $396 $478 $555 $666 $741 123,339
Rockingham County Metro $454 $480 $569 $707 $729 91,928
Rowan County $533 $578 $641 $915 $977 130,340
Rutherford County $509 $511 $625 $748 $771 62,899
Sampson County $461 $471 $555 $771 $977 60,161
Scotland County $464 $466 $590 $717 $893 35,998
Stanly County $437 $472 $577 $786 $855 58,100
Stokes County Metro $494 $563 $652 $889 $1,045 44,711
Surry County $415 $499 $555 $741 $763 71,219
Swain County $461 $463 $555 $728 $848 12,968
Transylvania County $462 $643 $712 $899 $948 29,334
Tyrrell County $415 $541 $639 $863 $884 4,149
Union County Metro $615 $667 $740 $932 $1,085 123,677
Vance County $464 $465 $560 $671 $692 42,954
Wake County Metro $639 $717 $797 $1,002 $1,038 627,846
Warren County $477 $478 $573 $700 $720 19,972
Washington County $392 $528 $602 $722 $742 13,723
Watauga County $467 $571 $718 $873 $1,127 42,695
Wayne County Metro $423 $501 $587 $735 $982 113,329
Wilkes County $406 $465 $555 $712 $741 65,632
Wilson County $530 $531 $644 $771 $817 73,814
Yadkin County Metro $494 $563 $652 $889 $1,045 36,348
Yancey County $460 $461 $555 $663 $683 17,774

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