2008 Fair Market Rent in

Average Fair Market Rent Prices in :

Studio / Efficiency	1-Bedroom	2-Bedroom	3-Bedroom	4-Bedroom
$478	$540	$631	$821	$925
0-BR	1-BR	2-BR	3-BR	4-BR

(NC) has the 25th highest rent in the country out of 54 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in 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 is $631 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in is around 8,049,313 people. So, there are around 1,207,397 people in 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 . Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile of typical rentals in a given region. Learn more

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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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