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RentData.org Logo North Carolina Fair Market Rent for 2009 Accurate Rental Price Data

Average Fair Market Rent Prices in North Carolina:
$491 $554 $647 $842 $948
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 28th highest rent in the country out of 54 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in North Carolina ranges from $577 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 2009, the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA (Currituck County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $749 per month and $1,490 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 $647 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 $615 $637 $742 $1,008 $1,038 130,800
Alexander County Metro $508 $534 $614 $788 $917 33,603
Alleghany County $429 $504 $577 $757 $780 10,677
Anson County Metro $480 $516 $577 $811 $856 25,275
Ashe County $478 $479 $577 $763 $902 24,384
Avery County $443 $547 $647 $774 $914 17,167
Beaufort County $376 $490 $577 $695 $714 44,958
Bertie County $395 $501 $577 $691 $712 19,773
Bladen County $375 $455 $577 $841 $908 32,278
Brunswick County Metro $590 $652 $787 $1,103 $1,134 73,143
Buncombe County Metro $518 $604 $690 $925 $1,212 206,330
Burke County Metro $508 $534 $614 $788 $917 89,148
Cabarrus County Metro $629 $682 $757 $954 $1,110 131,063
Caldwell County Metro $508 $534 $614 $788 $917 77,415
Camden County $426 $556 $656 $886 $908 6,885
Carteret County $527 $527 $634 $923 $1,112 59,383
Caswell County $483 $484 $592 $723 $755 23,501
Catawba County Metro $508 $534 $614 $788 $917 141,685
Chatham County Metro $538 $738 $827 $1,081 $1,165 49,329
Cherokee County $375 $486 $577 $838 $1,010 24,298
Chowan County $426 $556 $656 $886 $908 14,526
Clay County $479 $481 $577 $757 $882 8,775
Cleveland County $566 $567 $682 $898 $1,009 96,287
Columbus County $404 $520 $577 $691 $711 54,749
Craven County $482 $549 $630 $849 $1,061 91,436
Cumberland County Metro $561 $607 $678 $963 $1,139 302,963
Currituck County Metro $749 $781 $904 $1,236 $1,490 18,190
Dare County $653 $654 $802 $1,060 $1,091 29,967
Davidson County $495 $496 $598 $779 $890 147,246
Davie County Metro $505 $575 $666 $908 $1,067 34,835
Duplin County $479 $518 $577 $730 $752 49,063
Durham County Metro $538 $738 $827 $1,081 $1,165 223,314
Edgecombe County Metro $376 $453 $577 $717 $738 55,606
Forsyth County Metro $505 $575 $666 $908 $1,067 306,067
Franklin County Metro $638 $715 $795 $999 $1,035 47,260
Gaston County Metro $629 $682 $757 $954 $1,110 190,365
Gates County $426 $556 $656 $886 $908 10,516
Graham County $479 $481 $577 $757 $882 7,993
Granville County $531 $532 $640 $799 $950 48,498
Greene County Metro $479 $481 $577 $815 $842 18,974
Guilford County Metro $549 $627 $699 $886 $947 421,048
Halifax County $376 $521 $577 $734 $842 57,370
Harnett County $491 $534 $592 $799 $1,040 91,025
Haywood County Metro $506 $508 $633 $820 $1,061 54,033
Henderson County Metro $518 $604 $690 $925 $1,212 89,173
Hertford County $376 $518 $577 $757 $778 22,601
Hoke County Metro $520 $565 $626 $857 $1,045 33,646
Hyde County $426 $556 $656 $886 $908 5,826
Iredell County $580 $585 $700 $928 $1,210 122,660
Jackson County $499 $517 $615 $807 $833 33,121
Johnston County Metro $638 $715 $795 $999 $1,035 121,965
Jones County $486 $526 $629 $871 $1,107 10,381
Lee County $422 $578 $652 $801 $1,144 49,040
Lenoir County $437 $439 $577 $690 $990 59,648
Lincoln County $402 $556 $618 $747 $768 63,780
McDowell County $415 $495 $639 $789 $812 42,151
Macon County $438 $476 $613 $745 $1,075 29,811
Madison County Metro $518 $604 $690 $925 $1,212 19,635
Martin County $479 $508 $577 $747 $769 25,593
Mecklenburg County Metro $629 $682 $757 $954 $1,110 695,454
Mitchell County $443 $547 $647 $774 $914 15,687
Montgomery County $478 $519 $577 $720 $1,013 26,822
Moore County $531 $531 $669 $962 $1,173 74,769
Nash County Metro $376 $453 $577 $717 $738 87,420
New Hanover County Metro $590 $652 $787 $1,103 $1,134 160,307
Northampton County $377 $508 $577 $734 $755 22,086
Onslow County Metro $514 $550 $618 $868 $1,018 150,355
Orange County Metro $538 $738 $827 $1,081 $1,165 118,227
Pamlico County $386 $490 $577 $726 $747 12,934
Pasquotank County $422 $545 $648 $941 $969 34,897
Pender County Metro $514 $517 $621 $817 $840 41,082
Perquimans County $426 $556 $656 $886 $908 11,368
Person County Metro $504 $505 $609 $727 $834 35,623
Pitt County Metro $500 $519 $640 $887 $916 133,798
Polk County $534 $535 $657 $821 $847 18,324
Randolph County Metro $549 $627 $699 $886 $947 130,454
Richmond County $415 $520 $577 $725 $748 46,564
Robeson County $411 $497 $577 $692 $771 123,339
Rockingham County Metro $466 $493 $584 $725 $748 91,928
Rowan County $547 $593 $658 $939 $1,003 130,340
Rutherford County $522 $524 $641 $767 $790 62,899
Sampson County $479 $489 $577 $801 $1,016 60,161
Scotland County $477 $478 $606 $736 $917 35,998
Stanly County $449 $484 $592 $806 $877 58,100
Stokes County Metro $505 $575 $666 $908 $1,067 44,711
Surry County $431 $519 $577 $771 $793 71,219
Swain County $479 $481 $577 $757 $882 12,968
Transylvania County $478 $665 $736 $929 $980 29,334
Tyrrell County $426 $556 $656 $886 $908 4,149
Union County Metro $629 $682 $757 $954 $1,110 123,677
Vance County $478 $479 $577 $691 $713 42,954
Wake County Metro $638 $715 $795 $999 $1,035 627,846
Warren County $489 $490 $588 $719 $739 19,972
Washington County $402 $542 $618 $742 $761 13,723
Watauga County $480 $586 $737 $896 $1,157 42,695
Wayne County Metro $434 $515 $603 $755 $1,009 113,329
Wilkes County $422 $484 $577 $740 $771 65,632
Wilson County $544 $545 $661 $791 $839 73,814
Yadkin County Metro $505 $575 $666 $908 $1,067 36,348
Yancey County $478 $479 $577 $689 $710 17,774

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