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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in North Carolina:
$592 $612 $758 $1,019 $1,211
Studio / Efficiency 1-Bedroom 2-Bedroom 3-Bedroom 4-Bedroom
0-BR 1-BR 2-BR 3-BR 4-BR

North Carolina (33) has the 30th highest rent in the country out of 56 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in North Carolina ranges from $683 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA to $1,095 for a 2-bedroom unit in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2018, the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC HUD Metro FMR Area (Currituck County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $907 per month and $1,912 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 $758 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 $587 $601 $754 $1,029 $1,142 151,131
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA Metro $553 $556 $683 $877 $1,009 37,198
Alleghany County, NC $510 $514 $683 $933 $936 11,155
Anson County, NC $578 $585 $683 $951 $1,203 26,948
Ashe County, NC $510 $514 $683 $993 $1,203 27,281
Avery County, NC $595 $598 $768 $974 $1,215 17,797
Beaufort County, NC $557 $560 $683 $927 $930 47,759
Bertie County, NC $578 $595 $683 $856 $1,090 21,282
Bladen County, NC $510 $514 $683 $891 $930 35,190
Brunswick County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $729 $747 $866 $1,118 $1,232 107,431
Asheville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $655 $660 $829 $1,120 $1,460 238,318
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $777 $838 $967 $1,310 $1,681 178,011
Camden County, NC $844 $849 $1,043 $1,403 $1,607 9,980
Carteret County, NC $681 $685 $857 $1,147 $1,509 66,469
Caswell County, NC $553 $556 $683 $946 $1,193 23,719
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $731 $847 $990 $1,356 $1,512 63,505
Cherokee County, NC $573 $576 $683 $930 $1,080 27,444
Chowan County, NC $631 $650 $746 $1,068 $1,180 14,793
Clay County, NC $624 $635 $737 $924 $1,070 10,587
Cleveland County, NC $595 $612 $703 $927 $1,192 98,078
Columbus County, NC $516 $538 $683 $892 $1,027 58,098
Craven County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $685 $689 $917 $1,276 $1,500 103,505
Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $674 $678 $819 $1,138 $1,405 319,431
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $907 $912 $1,095 $1,533 $1,912 23,547
Dare County, NC $730 $735 $978 $1,420 $1,634 33,920
Davidson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $566 $584 $683 $969 $1,040 162,878
Winston-Salem, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $573 $594 $738 $1,002 $1,220 41,240
Duplin County, NC $555 $558 $683 $913 $1,186 58,505
Rocky Mount, NC MSA Metro $550 $553 $718 $984 $1,109 56,552
Raleigh, NC MSA Metro $741 $893 $1,026 $1,327 $1,656 60,619
Gates County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $566 $569 $683 $993 $1,097 12,197
Graham County, NC $515 $518 $683 $856 $1,203 8,861
Granville County, NC $621 $625 $831 $1,042 $1,214 59,916
Greene County, NC $511 $514 $684 $858 $932 21,362
Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $625 $692 $806 $1,078 $1,294 488,406
Halifax County, NC $588 $605 $695 $932 $1,107 54,691
Harnett County, NC $592 $596 $793 $1,068 $1,397 114,678
Haywood County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $509 $608 $720 $924 $1,237 59,036
Hertford County, NC $529 $532 $708 $956 $1,120 24,669
Hoke County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $519 $523 $695 $1,011 $1,224 46,952
Hyde County, NC $741 $746 $916 $1,148 $1,449 5,810
Iredell County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $701 $721 $828 $1,065 $1,458 159,437
Jackson County, NC $578 $588 $683 $885 $1,163 40,271
Jones County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $510 $514 $683 $913 $1,056 10,153
Lee County, NC $631 $649 $745 $982 $1,015 57,866
Lenoir County, NC $479 $551 $712 $951 $1,199 59,495
Lincoln County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $620 $637 $732 $1,000 $1,289 78,265
McDowell County, NC $578 $581 $683 $856 $1,080 44,996
Macon County, NC $582 $586 $779 $1,048 $1,301 33,922
Martin County, NC $553 $556 $683 $926 $1,017 24,505
Mitchell County, NC $553 $556 $683 $891 $1,080 15,579
Montgomery County, NC $560 $563 $683 $946 $1,086 27,798
Moore County, NC $659 $678 $779 $1,046 $1,219 88,247
Wilmington, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $737 $776 $993 $1,392 $1,703 202,667
Northampton County, NC $510 $514 $683 $959 $1,203 22,099
Jacksonville, NC MSA Metro $669 $673 $843 $1,226 $1,485 177,772
Pamlico County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $581 $594 $701 $982 $1,235 13,144
Pasquotank County, NC $654 $659 $876 $1,231 $1,415 40,661
Pender County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $674 $693 $796 $1,061 $1,402 52,217
Perquimans County, NC $633 $637 $847 $1,062 $1,340 13,453
Person County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $449 $537 $687 $926 $942 39,464
Greenville, NC MSA Metro $592 $595 $758 $1,074 $1,233 168,148
Polk County, NC $610 $614 $817 $1,024 $1,130 20,510
Richmond County, NC $558 $562 $683 $902 $1,020 46,639
Robeson County, NC $510 $514 $683 $862 $987 134,168
Rockingham County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $510 $514 $683 $901 $930 93,643
Rowan County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $579 $619 $785 $1,041 $1,069 138,428
Rutherford County, NC $545 $549 $683 $900 $1,074 67,810
Sampson County, NC $541 $544 $683 $943 $1,004 63,431
Scotland County, NC $518 $522 $694 $883 $1,145 36,157
Stanly County, NC $452 $533 $683 $931 $1,148 60,585
Surry County, NC $534 $538 $683 $939 $1,160 73,673
Swain County, NC $578 $595 $683 $856 $1,194 13,981
Transylvania County, NC $606 $622 $716 $943 $975 33,090
Tyrrell County, NC $553 $556 $683 $993 $1,080 4,407
Vance County, NC $497 $571 $683 $914 $1,020 45,422
Warren County, NC $436 $517 $683 $988 $1,144 20,972
Washington County, NC $558 $562 $747 $963 $1,316 13,228
Watauga County, NC $590 $705 $925 $1,255 $1,354 51,079
Goldsboro, NC MSA Metro $565 $568 $756 $987 $1,239 122,623
Wilkes County, NC $544 $547 $683 $914 $1,111 69,340
Wilson County, NC $645 $661 $762 $1,034 $1,038 81,234
Yancey County, NC $535 $538 $716 $966 $1,132 17,818

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