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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in North Carolina:
$562 $583 $723 $973 $1,150
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 33rd highest rent in the country out of 56 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in North Carolina ranges from $642 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Alleghany County, NC to $1,130 for a 2-bedroom unit in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2017, the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC HUD Metro FMR Area (Currituck County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $934 per month and $1,968 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 $723 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 $652 $668 $838 $1,143 $1,238 151,131
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA Metro $562 $565 $680 $872 $1,023 37,198
Alleghany County, NC $509 $512 $642 $882 $885 11,155
Anson County, NC $530 $556 $642 $897 $1,131 26,948
Ashe County, NC $480 $483 $642 $935 $1,018 27,281
Avery County, NC $556 $560 $744 $959 $1,173 17,797
Beaufort County, NC $530 $531 $642 $928 $931 47,759
Bertie County, NC $530 $556 $642 $818 $907 21,282
Bladen County, NC $480 $483 $642 $806 $885 35,190
Brunswick County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $729 $765 $883 $1,130 $1,258 107,431
Asheville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $709 $713 $891 $1,194 $1,553 238,318
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $703 $784 $907 $1,230 $1,560 178,011
Camden County, NC $819 $824 $1,013 $1,330 $1,785 9,980
Carteret County, NC $659 $663 $819 $1,110 $1,443 66,469
Caswell County, NC $519 $522 $642 $926 $1,131 23,719
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $710 $834 $978 $1,332 $1,481 63,505
Cherokee County, NC $530 $556 $642 $929 $1,012 27,444
Chowan County, NC $541 $568 $655 $953 $1,033 14,793
Clay County, NC $581 $609 $703 $879 $1,021 10,587
Cleveland County, NC $534 $553 $646 $870 $1,103 98,078
Columbus County, NC $468 $507 $642 $833 $957 58,098
Craven County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $619 $623 $828 $1,170 $1,337 103,505
Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $675 $679 $833 $1,151 $1,427 319,431
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $934 $939 $1,130 $1,577 $1,968 23,547
Dare County, NC $667 $672 $893 $1,292 $1,497 33,920
Davidson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $524 $550 $646 $922 $934 162,878
Winston-Salem, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $597 $611 $753 $1,038 $1,229 41,240
Duplin County, NC $530 $534 $642 $868 $1,084 58,505
Rocky Mount, NC MSA Metro $585 $589 $743 $1,018 $1,139 56,552
Raleigh, NC MSA Metro $695 $861 $993 $1,294 $1,592 60,619
Gates County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $530 $533 $642 $935 $1,108 12,197
Graham County, NC $480 $483 $642 $812 $1,131 8,861
Granville County, NC $587 $591 $786 $983 $1,137 59,916
Greene County, NC $480 $483 $642 $803 $885 21,362
Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $578 $655 $763 $1,025 $1,228 488,406
Halifax County, NC $547 $568 $662 $861 $1,026 54,691
Harnett County, NC $524 $527 $701 $950 $1,235 114,678
Haywood County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $548 $596 $746 $937 $1,314 59,036
Hertford County, NC $498 $501 $666 $875 $1,050 24,669
Hoke County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $508 $512 $680 $990 $1,198 46,952
Hyde County, NC $703 $707 $869 $1,087 $1,370 5,810
Iredell County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $682 $715 $825 $1,055 $1,454 159,437
Jackson County, NC $530 $533 $642 $803 $1,001 40,271
Jones County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $500 $503 $669 $885 $1,016 10,153
Lee County, NC $587 $607 $710 $898 $979 57,866
Lenoir County, NC $465 $522 $673 $878 $1,089 59,495
Lincoln County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $564 $605 $698 $942 $1,230 78,265
McDowell County, NC $499 $553 $642 $812 $918 44,996
Macon County, NC $537 $547 $727 $971 $1,089 33,922
Martin County, NC $519 $522 $642 $864 $885 24,505
Mitchell County, NC $519 $522 $642 $852 $1,012 15,579
Montgomery County, NC $523 $527 $642 $882 $1,006 27,798
Moore County, NC $557 $584 $674 $930 $1,071 88,247
Wilmington, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $705 $710 $915 $1,292 $1,611 202,667
Northampton County, NC $480 $483 $642 $898 $1,131 22,099
Jacksonville, NC MSA Metro $662 $666 $812 $1,182 $1,431 177,772
Pamlico County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $521 $526 $642 $935 $1,131 13,144
Pasquotank County, NC $617 $621 $826 $1,153 $1,389 40,661
Pender County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $592 $621 $717 $948 $1,263 52,217
Perquimans County, NC $589 $593 $788 $1,052 $1,086 13,453
Person County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $445 $525 $676 $882 $954 39,464
Greenville, NC MSA Metro $622 $626 $790 $1,115 $1,315 168,148
Polk County, NC $577 $581 $772 $966 $1,077 20,510
Richmond County, NC $522 $526 $642 $864 $964 46,639
Robeson County, NC $480 $483 $642 $812 $946 134,168
Rockingham County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $480 $483 $642 $837 $885 93,643
Rowan County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $550 $554 $699 $913 $986 138,428
Rutherford County, NC $530 $544 $642 $853 $1,032 67,810
Sampson County, NC $476 $527 $642 $878 $952 63,431
Scotland County, NC $481 $485 $644 $830 $948 36,157
Stanly County, NC $424 $496 $642 $873 $1,131 60,585
Surry County, NC $524 $527 $642 $900 $1,131 73,673
Swain County, NC $514 $518 $642 $803 $1,131 13,981
Transylvania County, NC $540 $567 $654 $894 $1,031 33,090
Tyrrell County, NC $519 $522 $642 $935 $1,012 4,407
Vance County, NC $434 $514 $642 $841 $959 45,422
Warren County, NC $407 $483 $642 $932 $1,090 20,972
Washington County, NC $582 $586 $720 $901 $1,189 13,228
Watauga County, NC $563 $672 $887 $1,228 $1,244 51,079
Goldsboro, NC MSA Metro $502 $505 $671 $900 $1,078 122,623
Wilkes County, NC $530 $549 $642 $848 $1,061 69,340
Wilson County, NC $632 $636 $770 $1,058 $1,061 81,234
Yancey County, NC $504 $508 $675 $945 $1,065 17,818

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