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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in North Carolina:
$706 $738 $905 $1,182 $1,418
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 31st highest rent in the country out of 56 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in North Carolina ranges from $771 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Ashe County, NC to $1,466 for a 2-bedroom unit in Asheville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2023, the Asheville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area (Buncombe County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $1,270 per month and $2,497 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 $905 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in North Carolina is around 5,906,042 people. So, there are around 885,906 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 $714 $837 $1,023 $1,285 $1,390 166,144
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA Metro $646 $650 $791 $1,033 $1,179 37,271
Alleghany County, NC $589 $593 $780 $949 $1,329 11,085
Anson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $645 $732 $964 $1,173 $1,295 24,430
Ashe County, NC $619 $623 $771 $938 $1,220 27,009
Avery County, NC $706 $711 $936 $1,139 $1,257 17,510
Beaufort County, NC $623 $627 $777 $1,077 $1,324 47,160
Bertie County, NC $582 $586 $771 $943 $1,214 19,081
Bladen County, NC $617 $621 $771 $1,034 $1,223 33,209
Brunswick County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $820 $844 $953 $1,354 $1,623 137,303
Asheville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,270 $1,298 $1,466 $1,949 $2,497 259,576
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,154 $1,180 $1,333 $1,691 $2,183 211,605
Camden County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $704 $718 $884 $1,196 $1,440 10,654
Carteret County, NC $757 $762 $1,003 $1,365 $1,708 69,301
Caswell County, NC $635 $676 $771 $1,080 $1,131 22,619
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,128 $1,134 $1,315 $1,669 $2,031 72,853
Cherokee County, NC $613 $617 $812 $1,093 $1,229 28,413
Chowan County, NC $737 $742 $921 $1,121 $1,569 13,995
Clay County, NC $695 $747 $844 $1,027 $1,323 11,150
Cleveland County, NC $582 $586 $771 $1,069 $1,245 97,765
Columbus County, NC $582 $586 $771 $962 $1,209 55,659
Craven County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $829 $834 $1,092 $1,465 $1,860 102,290
Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $898 $898 $1,037 $1,425 $1,766 334,562
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,116 $1,137 $1,329 $1,857 $2,264 27,210
Dare County, NC $915 $982 $1,151 $1,571 $1,726 36,698
Davidson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $656 $660 $837 $1,114 $1,421 166,837
Winston-Salem, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $774 $805 $969 $1,280 $1,486 42,543
Duplin County, NC $623 $628 $826 $1,005 $1,110 58,965
Rocky Mount, NC MSA Metro $712 $717 $890 $1,210 $1,323 52,069
Raleigh, NC MSA Metro $1,213 $1,250 $1,412 $1,733 $2,293 68,027
Gates County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $779 $792 $923 $1,203 $1,492 11,519
Graham County, NC $582 $586 $771 $992 $1,209 8,501
Granville County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $865 $870 $1,012 $1,318 $1,551 59,823
Greene County, NC $582 $586 $771 $1,074 $1,313 20,987
Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $893 $920 $1,039 $1,339 $1,502 532,956
Halifax County, NC $564 $640 $843 $1,026 $1,299 50,678
Harnett County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $712 $716 $943 $1,340 $1,606 134,328
Haywood County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $686 $893 $1,009 $1,228 $1,453 61,862
Hertford County, NC $640 $667 $878 $1,069 $1,261 23,752
Hoke County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $657 $662 $871 $1,238 $1,484 54,590
Hyde County, NC $629 $633 $786 $1,011 $1,232 5,089
Iredell County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $896 $915 $1,034 $1,395 $1,761 178,853
Jackson County, NC $674 $689 $778 $1,041 $1,045 43,435
Jones County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $582 $586 $771 $1,070 $1,074 9,453
Lee County, NC $736 $792 $894 $1,103 $1,346 61,083
Lenoir County, NC $582 $586 $771 $1,063 $1,226 56,350
Lincoln County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $794 $798 $924 $1,200 $1,241 84,580
McDowell County, NC $541 $673 $771 $938 $1,174 45,402
Macon County, NC $725 $780 $881 $1,072 $1,407 35,172
Martin County, NC $607 $611 $771 $1,020 $1,221 22,644
Mitchell County, NC $582 $586 $771 $938 $1,209 14,959
Montgomery County, NC $607 $611 $771 $960 $1,173 27,223
Moore County, NC $774 $808 $913 $1,276 $1,555 99,263
Wilmington, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $853 $1,108 $1,259 $1,669 $2,145 231,448
Northampton County, NC $650 $654 $861 $1,048 $1,157 19,672
Jacksonville, NC MSA Metro $667 $798 $951 $1,352 $1,620 198,377
Pamlico County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $762 $767 $1,004 $1,222 $1,559 12,673
Pasquotank County, NC $626 $711 $936 $1,311 $1,528 39,775
Pender County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $683 $875 $988 $1,375 $1,567 61,891
Perquimans County, NC $683 $688 $905 $1,286 $1,542 13,513
Person County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $636 $640 $843 $1,157 $1,162 39,561
Greenville, NC MSA Metro $813 $818 $1,015 $1,379 $1,729 179,961
Polk County, NC $757 $762 $924 $1,125 $1,345 20,682
Richmond County, NC $642 $683 $771 $1,096 $1,313 44,759
Robeson County, NC $582 $586 $771 $975 $1,105 131,656
Rockingham County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $545 $631 $815 $1,052 $1,247 91,051
Rowan County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $800 $805 $980 $1,270 $1,388 140,978
Rutherford County, NC $643 $646 $771 $975 $1,188 66,741
Sampson County, NC $606 $610 $771 $983 $1,172 63,284
Scotland County, NC $582 $586 $771 $978 $1,036 34,921
Stanly County, NC $560 $674 $815 $1,097 $1,388 62,050
Surry County, NC $614 $618 $771 $981 $1,226 71,904
Swain County, NC $617 $621 $771 $1,082 $1,209 14,241
Transylvania County, NC $751 $756 $995 $1,211 $1,530 34,039
Tyrrell County, NC $695 $747 $844 $1,157 $1,323 3,978
Vance County, NC $644 $648 $804 $1,040 $1,235 44,614
Warren County, NC $584 $588 $771 $987 $1,313 19,746
Washington County, NC $617 $621 $771 $1,000 $1,313 11,788
Watauga County, NC $720 $845 $1,040 $1,320 $1,631 55,669
Goldsboro, NC MSA Metro $693 $697 $918 $1,148 $1,564 123,785
Wilkes County, NC $635 $662 $771 $1,033 $1,152 68,341
Wilson County, NC $554 $669 $829 $1,045 $1,119 81,579
Yancey County, NC $555 $593 $771 $1,055 $1,148 17,870

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