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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in North Carolina:
$603 $620 $767 $1,020 $1,229
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 33rd highest rent in the country out of 56 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in North Carolina ranges from $671 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Alleghany County, NC to $1,255 for a 2-bedroom unit in Asheville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2020, the Asheville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area (Buncombe County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $1,039 per month and $2,203 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 $767 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in North Carolina is around 5,779,685 people. So, there are around 866,953 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 $601 $659 $847 $1,100 $1,248 157,845
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA Metro $569 $573 $712 $918 $1,035 37,160
Alleghany County, NC $506 $509 $671 $846 $1,054 10,935
Anson County, NC $573 $577 $671 $904 $1,178 25,530
Ashe County, NC $506 $509 $671 $968 $1,178 26,835
Avery County, NC $562 $566 $741 $945 $1,179 17,535
Beaufort County, NC $547 $550 $671 $906 $909 47,315
Bertie County, NC $573 $589 $671 $851 $957 19,915
Bladen County, NC $506 $509 $671 $906 $909 34,130
Brunswick County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $664 $700 $845 $1,146 $1,405 122,585
Asheville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,039 $1,045 $1,255 $1,717 $2,203 252,270
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $907 $934 $1,063 $1,423 $1,828 196,715
Camden County, NC $859 $865 $1,073 $1,342 $1,454 10,335
Carteret County, NC $624 $628 $827 $1,101 $1,452 68,700
Caswell County, NC $573 $589 $671 $890 $985 22,835
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $919 $934 $1,088 $1,461 $1,645 68,365
Cherokee County, NC $513 $516 $680 $912 $1,082 27,465
Chowan County, NC $629 $633 $786 $979 $1,380 14,370
Clay County, NC $614 $618 $754 $940 $1,199 10,755
Cleveland County, NC $496 $559 $673 $876 $1,106 97,040
Columbus County, NC $527 $530 $671 $896 $1,004 56,590
Craven County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $702 $719 $929 $1,270 $1,621 103,375
Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $719 $722 $854 $1,188 $1,450 332,765
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $952 $958 $1,136 $1,603 $1,994 25,245
Dare County, NC $785 $790 $937 $1,333 $1,555 35,410
Davidson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $572 $576 $695 $966 $1,192 164,120
Winston-Salem, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $580 $617 $763 $1,028 $1,256 41,765
Duplin County, NC $506 $509 $671 $844 $1,133 59,350
Rocky Mount, NC MSA Metro $568 $572 $753 $1,017 $1,131 54,030
Raleigh, NC MSA Metro $962 $1,022 $1,163 $1,482 $1,895 63,865
Gates County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $585 $588 $697 $1,005 $1,221 11,600
Graham County, NC $560 $563 $671 $836 $1,178 8,605
Granville County, NC $617 $621 $818 $1,019 $1,255 58,505
Greene County, NC $506 $509 $671 $836 $992 21,060
Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $686 $728 $838 $1,114 $1,288 517,195
Halifax County, NC $555 $558 $720 $950 $1,062 52,300
Harnett County, NC $592 $596 $785 $1,092 $1,378 128,755
Haywood County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $652 $806 $918 $1,167 $1,484 59,855
Hertford County, NC $562 $566 $745 $960 $1,038 24,260
Hoke County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $608 $633 $721 $1,040 $1,266 52,570
Hyde County, NC $659 $663 $818 $1,025 $1,301 5,505
Iredell County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $748 $770 $876 $1,170 $1,538 169,800
Jackson County, NC $583 $586 $693 $961 $1,217 41,725
Jones County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $522 $528 $671 $968 $1,005 9,775
Lee County, NC $625 $643 $732 $949 $992 59,805
Lenoir County, NC $505 $547 $720 $980 $1,220 57,935
Lincoln County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $654 $658 $800 $1,082 $1,347 80,505
McDowell County, NC $569 $572 $671 $836 $1,095 45,070
Macon County, NC $586 $590 $746 $948 $1,310 34,160
Martin County, NC $506 $509 $671 $903 $1,125 23,225
Mitchell County, NC $507 $510 $671 $843 $1,067 15,155
Montgomery County, NC $530 $533 $671 $867 $1,082 27,445
Moore County, NC $666 $710 $808 $1,049 $1,419 94,190
Wilmington, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $675 $776 $966 $1,330 $1,630 219,865
Northampton County, NC $506 $509 $671 $938 $1,162 20,425
Jacksonville, NC MSA Metro $704 $723 $920 $1,327 $1,615 192,685
Pamlico County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $589 $599 $758 $945 $1,331 12,805
Pasquotank County, NC $585 $598 $788 $1,137 $1,237 39,545
Pender County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $547 $637 $757 $1,035 $1,329 57,630
Perquimans County, NC $657 $661 $820 $1,022 $1,304 13,505
Person County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $545 $549 $723 $969 $979 39,240
Greenville, NC MSA Metro $616 $620 $775 $1,100 $1,361 176,485
Polk County, NC $564 $568 $746 $930 $1,050 20,435
Richmond County, NC $573 $587 $671 $882 $1,030 45,445
Robeson County, NC $477 $510 $671 $837 $931 134,185
Rockingham County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $511 $514 $677 $895 $917 91,565
Rowan County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $653 $681 $842 $1,111 $1,141 138,940
Rutherford County, NC $506 $509 $671 $842 $1,005 66,525
Sampson County, NC $509 $512 $671 $925 $1,051 63,665
Scotland County, NC $506 $509 $671 $836 $1,013 35,445
Stanly County, NC $534 $537 $671 $913 $1,063 60,875
Surry County, NC $510 $514 $671 $877 $1,071 72,315
Swain County, NC $573 $589 $671 $845 $1,067 14,210
Transylvania County, NC $567 $570 $681 $867 $976 33,290
Tyrrell County, NC $543 $546 $678 $978 $1,079 4,090
Vance County, NC $469 $589 $671 $947 $1,070 44,420
Warren County, NC $530 $534 $671 $907 $1,178 20,190
Washington County, NC $506 $509 $671 $968 $1,178 12,330
Watauga County, NC $591 $677 $865 $1,141 $1,174 53,420
Goldsboro, NC MSA Metro $612 $617 $812 $1,012 $1,361 124,495
Wilkes County, NC $506 $509 $671 $957 $1,093 68,525
Wilson County, NC $638 $657 $748 $980 $1,013 81,380
Yancey County, NC $514 $517 $671 $886 $1,067 17,605

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