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RentData.org Logo North Carolina Fair Market Rent for 2020 Accurate Rental Price Data

Average Fair Market Rent Prices in North Carolina:
$633 $652 $799 $1,063 $1,282
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 29th 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 $799 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in North Carolina is around 10,052,560 people. So, there are around 1,507,884 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
Change Year:
County 0 BR 1 BR 2 BR 3 BR 4 BR Est. Population
Alamance County Metro $601 $659 $847 $1,100 $1,248 157,845
Alexander County Metro $569 $573 $712 $918 $1,035 37,160
Alleghany County $506 $509 $671 $846 $1,054 10,935
Anson County $573 $577 $671 $904 $1,178 25,530
Ashe County $506 $509 $671 $968 $1,178 26,835
Avery County $562 $566 $741 $945 $1,179 17,535
Beaufort County $547 $550 $671 $906 $909 47,315
Bertie County $573 $589 $671 $851 $957 19,915
Bladen County $506 $509 $671 $906 $909 34,130
Brunswick County Metro $664 $700 $845 $1,146 $1,405 122,585
Buncombe County Metro $1,039 $1,045 $1,255 $1,717 $2,203 252,270
Burke County Metro $569 $573 $712 $918 $1,035 88,900
Cabarrus County Metro $907 $934 $1,063 $1,423 $1,828 196,715
Caldwell County Metro $569 $573 $712 $918 $1,035 81,805
Camden County $859 $865 $1,073 $1,342 $1,454 10,335
Carteret County $624 $628 $827 $1,101 $1,452 68,700
Caswell County $573 $589 $671 $890 $985 22,835
Catawba County Metro $569 $573 $712 $918 $1,035 156,180
Chatham County Metro $919 $934 $1,088 $1,461 $1,645 68,365
Cherokee County $513 $516 $680 $912 $1,082 27,465
Chowan County $629 $633 $786 $979 $1,380 14,370
Clay County $614 $618 $754 $940 $1,199 10,755
Cleveland County $496 $559 $673 $876 $1,106 97,040
Columbus County $527 $530 $671 $896 $1,004 56,590
Craven County Metro $702 $719 $929 $1,270 $1,621 103,375
Cumberland County Metro $719 $722 $854 $1,188 $1,450 332,765
Currituck County Metro $952 $958 $1,136 $1,603 $1,994 25,245
Dare County $785 $790 $937 $1,333 $1,555 35,410
Davidson County Metro $572 $576 $695 $966 $1,192 164,120
Davie County Metro $580 $617 $763 $1,028 $1,256 41,765
Duplin County $506 $509 $671 $844 $1,133 59,350
Durham County Metro $919 $934 $1,088 $1,461 $1,645 300,865
Edgecombe County Metro $568 $572 $753 $1,017 $1,131 54,030
Forsyth County Metro $580 $617 $763 $1,028 $1,256 368,360
Franklin County Metro $962 $1,022 $1,163 $1,482 $1,895 63,865
Gaston County Metro $907 $934 $1,063 $1,423 $1,828 214,050
Gates County Metro $585 $588 $697 $1,005 $1,221 11,600
Graham County $560 $563 $671 $836 $1,178 8,605
Granville County $617 $621 $818 $1,019 $1,255 58,505
Greene County $506 $509 $671 $836 $992 21,060
Guilford County Metro $686 $728 $838 $1,114 $1,288 517,195
Halifax County $555 $558 $720 $950 $1,062 52,300
Harnett County $592 $596 $785 $1,092 $1,378 128,755
Haywood County Metro $652 $806 $918 $1,167 $1,484 59,855
Henderson County Metro $1,039 $1,045 $1,255 $1,717 $2,203 112,155
Hertford County $562 $566 $745 $960 $1,038 24,260
Hoke County Metro $608 $633 $721 $1,040 $1,266 52,570
Hyde County $659 $663 $818 $1,025 $1,301 5,505
Iredell County Metro $748 $770 $876 $1,170 $1,538 169,800
Jackson County $583 $586 $693 $961 $1,217 41,725
Johnston County Metro $962 $1,022 $1,163 $1,482 $1,895 186,310
Jones County Metro $522 $528 $671 $968 $1,005 9,775
Lee County $625 $643 $732 $949 $992 59,805
Lenoir County $505 $547 $720 $980 $1,220 57,935
Lincoln County Metro $654 $658 $800 $1,082 $1,347 80,505
McDowell County $569 $572 $671 $836 $1,095 45,070
Macon County $586 $590 $746 $948 $1,310 34,160
Madison County Metro $1,039 $1,045 $1,255 $1,717 $2,203 21,345
Martin County $506 $509 $671 $903 $1,125 23,225
Mecklenburg County Metro $907 $934 $1,063 $1,423 $1,828 1,034,290
Mitchell County $507 $510 $671 $843 $1,067 15,155
Montgomery County $530 $533 $671 $867 $1,082 27,445
Moore County $666 $710 $808 $1,049 $1,419 94,190
Nash County Metro $568 $572 $753 $1,017 $1,131 94,125
New Hanover County Metro $675 $776 $966 $1,330 $1,630 219,865
Northampton County $506 $509 $671 $938 $1,162 20,425
Onslow County Metro $704 $723 $920 $1,327 $1,615 192,685
Orange County Metro $919 $934 $1,088 $1,461 $1,645 141,810
Pamlico County Metro $589 $599 $758 $945 $1,331 12,805
Pasquotank County $585 $598 $788 $1,137 $1,237 39,545
Pender County Metro $547 $637 $757 $1,035 $1,329 57,630
Perquimans County $657 $661 $820 $1,022 $1,304 13,505
Person County Metro $545 $549 $723 $969 $979 39,240
Pitt County Metro $616 $620 $775 $1,100 $1,361 176,485
Polk County $564 $568 $746 $930 $1,050 20,435
Randolph County Metro $686 $728 $838 $1,114 $1,288 142,825
Richmond County $573 $587 $671 $882 $1,030 45,445
Robeson County $477 $510 $671 $837 $931 134,185
Rockingham County Metro $511 $514 $677 $895 $917 91,565
Rowan County Metro $653 $681 $842 $1,111 $1,141 138,940
Rutherford County $506 $509 $671 $842 $1,005 66,525
Sampson County $509 $512 $671 $925 $1,051 63,665
Scotland County $506 $509 $671 $836 $1,013 35,445
Stanly County $534 $537 $671 $913 $1,063 60,875
Stokes County Metro $580 $617 $763 $1,028 $1,256 46,125
Surry County $510 $514 $671 $877 $1,071 72,315
Swain County $573 $589 $671 $845 $1,067 14,210
Transylvania County $567 $570 $681 $867 $976 33,290
Tyrrell County $543 $546 $678 $978 $1,079 4,090
Union County Metro $907 $934 $1,063 $1,423 $1,828 222,095
Vance County $469 $589 $671 $947 $1,070 44,420
Wake County Metro $962 $1,022 $1,163 $1,482 $1,895 1,023,810
Warren County $530 $534 $671 $907 $1,178 20,190
Washington County $506 $509 $671 $968 $1,178 12,330
Watauga County $591 $677 $865 $1,141 $1,174 53,420
Wayne County Metro $612 $617 $812 $1,012 $1,361 124,495
Wilkes County $506 $509 $671 $957 $1,093 68,525
Wilson County $638 $657 $748 $980 $1,013 81,380
Yadkin County Metro $580 $617 $763 $1,028 $1,256 37,825
Yancey County $514 $517 $671 $886 $1,067 17,605
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