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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in North Carolina:
$657 $674 $825 $1,090 $1,313
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 $693 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA to $1,279 for a 2-bedroom unit in Asheville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2021, the Asheville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area (Buncombe County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $1,096 per month and $2,213 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 $825 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 $636 $682 $885 $1,126 $1,201 157,845
Alexander County Metro $557 $560 $693 $899 $1,029 37,160
Alleghany County $522 $526 $693 $862 $1,180 10,935
Anson County $534 $537 $693 $883 $1,111 25,530
Ashe County $531 $535 $693 $963 $1,200 26,835
Avery County $595 $599 $789 $1,000 $1,265 17,535
Beaufort County $579 $582 $693 $954 $958 47,315
Bertie County $530 $533 $693 $883 $986 19,915
Bladen County $522 $526 $693 $968 $986 34,130
Brunswick County Metro $698 $720 $841 $1,171 $1,456 122,585
Buncombe County Metro $1,096 $1,099 $1,279 $1,751 $2,213 252,270
Burke County Metro $557 $560 $693 $899 $1,029 88,900
Cabarrus County Metro $987 $1,010 $1,151 $1,518 $1,956 196,715
Caldwell County Metro $557 $560 $693 $899 $1,029 81,805
Camden County $868 $873 $1,091 $1,357 $1,479 10,335
Carteret County $638 $642 $846 $1,153 $1,465 68,700
Caswell County $589 $608 $693 $910 $996 22,835
Catawba County Metro $557 $560 $693 $899 $1,029 156,180
Chatham County Metro $972 $974 $1,134 $1,493 $1,715 68,365
Cherokee County $545 $548 $715 $946 $1,147 27,465
Chowan County $643 $647 $808 $1,005 $1,399 14,370
Clay County $661 $665 $788 $980 $1,264 10,755
Cleveland County $494 $545 $693 $919 $1,126 97,040
Columbus County $547 $550 $693 $923 $1,006 56,590
Craven County Metro $728 $750 $947 $1,284 $1,640 103,375
Cumberland County Metro $726 $743 $869 $1,208 $1,472 332,765
Currituck County Metro $960 $972 $1,147 $1,618 $1,986 25,245
Dare County $837 $852 $976 $1,347 $1,594 35,410
Davidson County Metro $558 $562 $705 $958 $1,221 164,120
Davie County Metro $624 $670 $825 $1,111 $1,322 41,765
Duplin County $527 $530 $699 $869 $1,067 59,350
Durham County Metro $972 $974 $1,134 $1,493 $1,715 300,865
Edgecombe County Metro $600 $604 $774 $1,054 $1,135 54,030
Forsyth County Metro $624 $670 $825 $1,111 $1,322 368,360
Franklin County Metro $1,013 $1,053 $1,200 $1,509 $1,950 63,865
Gaston County Metro $987 $1,010 $1,151 $1,518 $1,956 214,050
Gates County Metro $622 $630 $743 $971 $1,286 11,600
Graham County $536 $540 $693 $862 $1,200 8,605
Granville County $626 $630 $830 $1,032 $1,277 58,505
Greene County $522 $526 $693 $898 $1,200 21,060
Guilford County Metro $722 $750 $859 $1,135 $1,289 517,195
Halifax County $564 $568 $748 $937 $1,109 52,300
Harnett County $595 $599 $790 $1,125 $1,368 128,755
Haywood County Metro $587 $726 $827 $1,051 $1,336 59,855
Henderson County Metro $1,096 $1,099 $1,279 $1,751 $2,213 112,155
Hertford County $579 $583 $768 $955 $1,132 24,260
Hoke County Metro $617 $641 $731 $1,046 $1,266 52,570
Hyde County $594 $597 $737 $923 $1,171 5,505
Iredell County Metro $791 $810 $923 $1,244 $1,582 169,800
Jackson County $615 $620 $718 $1,008 $1,151 41,725
Johnston County Metro $1,013 $1,053 $1,200 $1,509 $1,950 186,310
Jones County Metro $549 $558 $693 $936 $940 9,775
Lee County $660 $682 $777 $980 $1,054 59,805
Lenoir County $515 $567 $747 $1,005 $1,217 57,935
Lincoln County Metro $678 $682 $843 $1,111 $1,257 80,505
McDowell County $584 $588 $693 $862 $1,122 45,070
Macon County $621 $625 $759 $956 $1,314 34,160
Madison County Metro $1,096 $1,099 $1,279 $1,751 $2,213 21,345
Martin County $538 $541 $693 $963 $1,200 23,225
Mecklenburg County Metro $987 $1,010 $1,151 $1,518 $1,956 1,034,290
Mitchell County $522 $526 $693 $863 $1,111 15,155
Montgomery County $533 $537 $693 $862 $1,013 27,445
Moore County $643 $687 $783 $1,050 $1,356 94,190
Nash County Metro $600 $604 $774 $1,054 $1,135 94,125
New Hanover County Metro $754 $873 $1,069 $1,449 $1,841 219,865
Northampton County $522 $526 $693 $923 $1,046 20,425
Onslow County Metro $691 $721 $894 $1,279 $1,548 192,685
Orange County Metro $972 $974 $1,134 $1,493 $1,715 141,810
Pamlico County Metro $624 $628 $795 $989 $1,376 12,805
Pasquotank County $576 $625 $824 $1,179 $1,290 39,545
Pender County Metro $610 $692 $843 $1,160 $1,406 57,630
Perquimans County $656 $660 $825 $1,049 $1,323 13,505
Person County Metro $571 $574 $757 $1,024 $1,027 39,240
Pitt County Metro $700 $704 $873 $1,222 $1,512 176,485
Polk County $626 $630 $768 $955 $1,100 20,435
Randolph County Metro $722 $750 $859 $1,135 $1,289 142,825
Richmond County $594 $608 $693 $942 $1,117 45,445
Robeson County $505 $526 $693 $868 $960 134,185
Rockingham County Metro $534 $537 $693 $914 $999 91,565
Rowan County Metro $715 $724 $891 $1,158 $1,208 138,940
Rutherford County $522 $526 $693 $862 $993 66,525
Sampson County $522 $526 $693 $924 $1,113 63,665
Scotland County $522 $526 $693 $863 $969 35,445
Stanly County $571 $574 $693 $941 $1,159 60,875
Stokes County Metro $624 $670 $825 $1,111 $1,322 46,125
Surry County $541 $545 $693 $908 $1,123 72,315
Swain County $589 $608 $693 $899 $1,111 14,210
Transylvania County $532 $536 $706 $897 $1,054 33,290
Tyrrell County $585 $588 $735 $1,016 $1,179 4,090
Union County Metro $987 $1,010 $1,151 $1,518 $1,956 222,095
Vance County $540 $608 $693 $979 $1,113 44,420
Wake County Metro $1,013 $1,053 $1,200 $1,509 $1,950 1,023,810
Warren County $522 $526 $693 $897 $1,200 20,190
Washington County $551 $555 $693 $992 $1,200 12,330
Watauga County $609 $660 $826 $1,084 $1,120 53,420
Wayne County Metro $623 $628 $827 $1,029 $1,395 124,495
Wilkes County $539 $543 $693 $992 $1,120 68,525
Wilson County $661 $682 $778 $998 $1,055 81,380
Yadkin County Metro $624 $670 $825 $1,111 $1,322 37,825
Yancey County $505 $550 $693 $918 $1,062 17,605
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