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RentData.org Logo North Carolina Fair Market Rent for 2011 Accurate Rental Price Data

Average Fair Market Rent Prices in North Carolina:
$503 $567 $663 $862 $970
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 30th highest rent in the country out of 54 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in North Carolina ranges from $596 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Alleghany County, NC to $965 for a 2-bedroom unit in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA.

For FY 2011, the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA (Currituck County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $800 per month and $1,590 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 $663 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.

Click on your region in the list below or on the map to see a more detailed break down of rental prices.

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 $627 $649 $756 $1,027 $1,058 130,800
Alexander County Metro $517 $543 $624 $801 $932 33,603
Alleghany County $443 $520 $596 $782 $806 10,677
Anson County Metro $496 $533 $596 $838 $884 25,275
Ashe County $493 $495 $596 $788 $932 24,384
Avery County $451 $558 $659 $788 $931 17,167
Beaufort County $388 $506 $596 $718 $738 44,958
Bertie County $408 $518 $596 $713 $735 19,773
Bladen County $387 $470 $596 $868 $938 32,278
Brunswick County Metro $602 $664 $802 $1,124 $1,156 73,143
Buncombe County Metro $504 $589 $672 $900 $1,180 206,330
Burke County Metro $517 $543 $624 $801 $932 89,148
Cabarrus County Metro $681 $738 $819 $1,032 $1,201 131,063
Caldwell County Metro $517 $543 $624 $801 $932 77,415
Camden County $434 $566 $668 $902 $925 6,885
Carteret County $536 $537 $645 $939 $1,131 59,383
Caswell County $491 $492 $602 $736 $768 23,501
Catawba County Metro $517 $543 $624 $801 $932 141,685
Chatham County Metro $547 $750 $841 $1,099 $1,185 49,329
Cherokee County $387 $502 $596 $866 $1,044 24,298
Chowan County $434 $566 $668 $902 $925 14,526
Clay County $495 $497 $596 $782 $911 8,775
Cleveland County $576 $577 $694 $914 $1,026 96,287
Columbus County $417 $537 $596 $714 $735 54,749
Craven County $491 $560 $642 $865 $1,081 91,436
Cumberland County Metro $571 $618 $690 $980 $1,159 302,963
Currituck County Metro $800 $834 $965 $1,319 $1,590 18,190
Dare County $664 $665 $816 $1,079 $1,110 29,967
Davidson County $504 $505 $609 $794 $907 147,246
Davie County Metro $491 $559 $648 $883 $1,038 34,835
Duplin County $495 $535 $596 $754 $777 49,063
Durham County Metro $547 $750 $841 $1,099 $1,185 223,314
Edgecombe County Metro $388 $468 $596 $740 $762 55,606
Forsyth County Metro $491 $559 $648 $883 $1,038 306,067
Franklin County Metro $695 $779 $867 $1,090 $1,129 47,260
Gaston County Metro $681 $738 $819 $1,032 $1,201 190,365
Gates County $434 $566 $668 $902 $925 10,516
Graham County $495 $497 $596 $782 $911 7,993
Granville County $540 $542 $651 $812 $966 48,498
Greene County Metro $495 $496 $596 $842 $870 18,974
Guilford County Metro $535 $611 $681 $863 $923 421,048
Halifax County $388 $538 $596 $758 $870 57,370
Harnett County $500 $543 $602 $813 $1,057 91,025
Haywood County Metro $515 $516 $644 $834 $1,079 54,033
Henderson County Metro $504 $589 $672 $900 $1,180 89,173
Hertford County $388 $535 $596 $782 $804 22,601
Hoke County Metro $529 $575 $637 $872 $1,063 33,646
Hyde County $434 $566 $668 $902 $925 5,826
Iredell County $590 $595 $712 $943 $1,231 122,660
Jackson County $508 $526 $626 $822 $848 33,121
Johnston County Metro $695 $779 $867 $1,090 $1,129 121,965
Jones County $495 $535 $640 $886 $1,126 10,381
Lee County $429 $587 $662 $814 $1,162 49,040
Lenoir County $451 $454 $596 $712 $1,023 59,648
Lincoln County $409 $565 $629 $760 $781 63,780
McDowell County $422 $503 $650 $803 $826 42,151
Macon County $445 $483 $623 $757 $1,093 29,811
Madison County Metro $504 $589 $672 $900 $1,180 19,635
Martin County $495 $525 $596 $772 $794 25,593
Mecklenburg County Metro $681 $738 $819 $1,032 $1,201 695,454
Mitchell County $451 $558 $659 $788 $931 15,687
Montgomery County $494 $536 $596 $743 $1,047 26,822
Moore County $539 $540 $680 $978 $1,193 74,769
Nash County Metro $388 $468 $596 $740 $762 87,420
New Hanover County Metro $602 $664 $802 $1,124 $1,156 160,307
Northampton County $389 $525 $596 $758 $780 22,086
Onslow County Metro $523 $560 $629 $883 $1,037 150,355
Orange County Metro $547 $750 $841 $1,099 $1,185 118,227
Pamlico County $399 $507 $596 $750 $772 12,934
Pasquotank County $430 $555 $660 $958 $987 34,897
Pender County Metro $523 $526 $632 $831 $854 41,082
Perquimans County $434 $566 $668 $902 $925 11,368
Person County Metro $524 $526 $634 $757 $868 35,623
Pitt County Metro $509 $528 $651 $902 $932 133,798
Polk County $544 $545 $669 $836 $862 18,324
Randolph County Metro $535 $611 $681 $863 $923 130,454
Richmond County $429 $537 $596 $749 $772 46,564
Robeson County $425 $514 $596 $715 $796 123,339
Rockingham County Metro $476 $503 $596 $740 $763 91,928
Rowan County $557 $604 $670 $956 $1,021 130,340
Rutherford County $531 $533 $652 $780 $804 62,899
Sampson County $495 $505 $596 $828 $1,049 60,161
Scotland County $485 $486 $616 $748 $933 35,998
Stanly County $456 $492 $602 $820 $892 58,100
Stokes County Metro $491 $559 $648 $883 $1,038 44,711
Surry County $445 $536 $596 $796 $819 71,219
Swain County $495 $497 $596 $782 $911 12,968
Transylvania County $495 $688 $762 $962 $1,014 29,334
Tyrrell County $434 $566 $668 $902 $925 4,149
Union County Metro $681 $738 $819 $1,032 $1,201 123,677
Vance County $494 $495 $596 $714 $736 42,954
Wake County Metro $695 $779 $867 $1,090 $1,129 627,846
Warren County $498 $500 $599 $732 $753 19,972
Washington County $409 $552 $629 $755 $775 13,723
Watauga County $488 $595 $749 $911 $1,176 42,695
Wayne County Metro $441 $524 $613 $767 $1,026 113,329
Wilkes County $436 $499 $596 $765 $796 65,632
Wilson County $553 $554 $672 $804 $853 73,814
Yadkin County Metro $491 $559 $648 $883 $1,038 36,348
Yancey County $493 $495 $596 $712 $733 17,774

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