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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in North Carolina:
$646 $670 $827 $1,087 $1,307
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 30th highest rent in the country out of 56 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in North Carolina ranges from $724 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA to $1,223 for a 2-bedroom unit in Raleigh, NC MSA.

For FY 2022, the Raleigh, NC MSA (Franklin County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $1,038 per month and $1,982 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 $827 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 $619 $698 $891 $1,126 $1,208 157,845
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA Metro $589 $592 $724 $943 $1,085 37,160
Alleghany County, NC $557 $561 $738 $912 $1,250 10,935
Anson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $535 $612 $805 $995 $1,211 25,530
Ashe County, NC $569 $573 $724 $901 $1,208 26,835
Avery County, NC $645 $649 $854 $1,056 $1,158 17,535
Beaufort County, NC $571 $575 $724 $997 $1,100 47,315
Bertie County, NC $547 $550 $724 $925 $1,120 19,915
Bladen County, NC $547 $550 $724 $997 $1,136 34,130
Brunswick County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $786 $813 $926 $1,315 $1,585 122,585
Asheville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $987 $990 $1,152 $1,576 $1,992 252,270
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $996 $1,014 $1,155 $1,497 $1,942 196,715
Camden County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $782 $797 $982 $1,328 $1,600 10,335
Carteret County, NC $692 $696 $916 $1,264 $1,568 68,700
Caswell County, NC $589 $635 $724 $996 $1,036 22,835
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,024 $1,030 $1,199 $1,546 $1,812 68,365
Cherokee County, NC $579 $583 $767 $1,000 $1,151 27,465
Chowan County, NC $681 $685 $857 $1,059 $1,467 14,370
Clay County, NC $668 $721 $821 $1,015 $1,296 10,755
Cleveland County, NC $504 $550 $724 $976 $1,160 97,040
Columbus County, NC $547 $550 $724 $946 $1,143 56,590
Craven County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $764 $771 $984 $1,319 $1,684 103,375
Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $771 $784 $913 $1,262 $1,546 332,765
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $993 $1,015 $1,193 $1,676 $2,042 25,245
Dare County, NC $866 $895 $1,054 $1,415 $1,658 35,410
Davidson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $553 $556 $724 $973 $1,239 164,120
Winston-Salem, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $623 $664 $808 $1,075 $1,249 41,765
Duplin County, NC $556 $560 $737 $911 $1,054 59,350
Rocky Mount, NC MSA Metro $625 $639 $813 $1,106 $1,198 54,030
Raleigh, NC MSA Metro $1,038 $1,073 $1,223 $1,517 $1,982 63,865
Gates County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $663 $677 $795 $1,023 $1,317 11,600
Graham County, NC $547 $550 $724 $895 $1,143 8,605
Granville County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $666 $670 $863 $1,093 $1,349 58,505
Greene County, NC $547 $550 $724 $989 $1,239 21,060
Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $810 $836 $952 $1,243 $1,424 517,195
Halifax County, NC $614 $618 $813 $1,005 $1,201 52,300
Harnett County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $646 $651 $856 $1,216 $1,465 128,755
Haywood County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $637 $822 $937 $1,165 $1,422 59,855
Hertford County, NC $619 $623 $820 $1,014 $1,191 24,260
Hoke County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $642 $646 $771 $1,095 $1,320 52,570
Hyde County, NC $587 $591 $739 $956 $1,167 5,505
Iredell County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $798 $812 $925 $1,232 $1,583 169,800
Jackson County, NC $626 $637 $726 $1,030 $1,146 41,725
Jones County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $547 $550 $724 $988 $992 9,775
Lee County, NC $671 $723 $824 $1,030 $1,196 59,805
Lenoir County, NC $505 $578 $760 $1,025 $1,201 57,935
Lincoln County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $669 $673 $816 $1,054 $1,132 80,505
McDowell County, NC $593 $597 $724 $895 $1,127 45,070
Macon County, NC $660 $695 $811 $1,003 $1,388 34,160
Martin County, NC $558 $561 $724 $996 $1,239 23,225
Mitchell County, NC $547 $550 $724 $895 $1,143 15,155
Montgomery County, NC $558 $561 $724 $895 $1,083 27,445
Moore County, NC $695 $744 $848 $1,168 $1,451 94,190
Wilmington, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $814 $988 $1,164 $1,545 $1,992 219,865
Northampton County, NC $572 $575 $757 $936 $1,027 20,425
Jacksonville, NC MSA Metro $634 $737 $876 $1,244 $1,499 192,685
Pamlico County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $639 $644 $847 $1,047 $1,450 12,805
Pasquotank County, NC $581 $665 $875 $1,234 $1,384 39,545
Pender County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $645 $772 $902 $1,235 $1,431 57,630
Perquimans County, NC $651 $655 $862 $1,175 $1,475 13,505
Person County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $589 $593 $780 $1,054 $1,058 39,240
Greenville, NC MSA Metro $730 $734 $910 $1,249 $1,558 176,485
Polk County, NC $710 $713 $823 $1,017 $1,195 20,435
Richmond County, NC $624 $635 $724 $1,020 $1,239 45,445
Robeson County, NC $547 $550 $724 $919 $1,021 134,185
Rockingham County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $581 $585 $755 $991 $1,129 91,565
Rowan County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $707 $712 $874 $1,144 $1,185 138,940
Rutherford County, NC $563 $567 $724 $895 $1,060 66,525
Sampson County, NC $547 $550 $724 $930 $1,121 63,665
Scotland County, NC $547 $550 $724 $912 $982 35,445
Stanly County, NC $517 $641 $747 $998 $1,256 60,875
Surry County, NC $583 $587 $724 $946 $1,184 72,315
Swain County, NC $575 $579 $724 $986 $1,143 14,210
Transylvania County, NC $590 $594 $782 $967 $1,141 33,290
Tyrrell County, NC $651 $702 $800 $1,072 $1,263 4,090
Vance County, NC $631 $640 $741 $1,006 $1,175 44,420
Warren County, NC $555 $558 $724 $946 $1,239 20,190
Washington County, NC $575 $579 $724 $980 $1,239 12,330
Watauga County, NC $665 $741 $913 $1,180 $1,441 53,420
Goldsboro, NC MSA Metro $641 $645 $849 $1,049 $1,429 124,495
Wilkes County, NC $589 $610 $724 $998 $1,127 68,525
Wilson County, NC $595 $680 $823 $1,029 $1,116 81,380
Yancey County, NC $528 $566 $724 $977 $1,154 17,605

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