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North Carolina Fair Market Rents by county
The population-weighted average FY 2027 Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom in North Carolina is $1,441, the 29th highest of 51 (50 states and D.C.), and +$52 (+3.8%) from FY 2026. Across 100 counties, 2-bedroom FMRs range from $1,012 (Wilkes County) to $1,866 (Buncombe County).
- $1,441Average 2-bedroom FMRU.S.: $1,761
- $1,282Average 1-bedroom FMRU.S.: $1,478
- $57,645Income for a 2-bedroomat 30% of income
- +$52 (+3.8%)2BR change vs FY 2026U.S.: +$24 (+1.4%)
Metro FMR areas in North Carolina
| Metro area | 1BR | 2BR | 3BR | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anson County, NC | $895 | $1,143 | $1,362 | 8 |
| Asheville, NC | $1,714 | $1,866 | $2,223 | 54 |
| Brunswick County, NC | $1,446 | $1,574 | $2,062 | 15 |
| Burlington, NC | $1,238 | $1,348 | $1,658 | 17 |
| Camden County, NC | $1,220 | $1,364 | $1,889 | 5 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $1,640 | $1,785 | $2,179 | 129 |
| Davidson County, NC | $999 | $1,087 | $1,505 | 17 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $1,554 | $1,745 | $2,161 | 51 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $1,334 | $1,476 | $1,937 | 28 |
| Gates County, NC | $1,489 | $1,665 | $2,291 | 8 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $964 | $1,261 | $1,516 | 16 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $1,168 | $1,271 | $1,644 | 69 |
| Greenville, NC | $967 | $1,167 | $1,518 | 22 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $965 | $1,147 | $1,399 | 43 |
| Hoke County, NC | $903 | $1,150 | $1,592 | 9 |
| Iredell County, NC | $1,313 | $1,429 | $1,897 | 20 |
| Jacksonville, NC | $1,073 | $1,319 | $1,826 | 19 |
| Lincoln County, NC | $1,045 | $1,138 | $1,576 | 13 |
| Pender County, NC | $1,101 | $1,199 | $1,660 | 13 |
| Person County, NC | $805 | $1,012 | $1,401 | 10 |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $1,116 | $1,223 | $1,701 | 22 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $1,552 | $1,689 | $2,103 | 86 |
| Rockingham County, NC | $774 | $1,012 | $1,236 | 13 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $972 | $1,167 | $1,567 | 28 |
| Rowan County, NC | $1,012 | $1,262 | $1,604 | 22 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | $1,488 | $1,667 | $2,298 | 152 |
| Wilmington, NC | $1,566 | $1,705 | $2,238 | 15 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $1,224 | $1,332 | $1,754 | 62 |
Every North Carolina county
| Name | Studio | 1BR | 2BR | 3BR | 4BR | 2BR vs FY 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance County | $1,076 | $1,238 | $1,348 | $1,658 | $2,088 | no change |
| Alexander County | $961 | $965 | $1,147 | $1,399 | $1,707 | +$52 (+4.7%) |
| Alleghany County | $796 | $801 | $1,048 | $1,249 | $1,585 | +$70 (+7.2%) |
| Anson County | $889 | $895 | $1,143 | $1,362 | $1,718 | +$5 (+0.4%) |
| Ashe County | $769 | $774 | $1,012 | $1,325 | $1,330 | +$87 (+9.4%) |
| Avery County | $769 | $774 | $1,012 | $1,346 | $1,531 | +$7 (+0.7%) |
| Beaufort County | $795 | $800 | $1,012 | $1,320 | $1,552 | +$87 (+9.4%) |
| Bertie County | $821 | $826 | $1,081 | $1,288 | $1,432 | +$37 (+3.5%) |
| Bladen County | $769 | $774 | $1,012 | $1,392 | $1,397 | +$87 (+9.4%) |
| Brunswick County | $1,388 | $1,446 | $1,574 | $2,062 | $2,407 | +$148 (+10.4%) |
| Buncombe County | $1,482 | $1,714 | $1,866 | $2,223 | $3,109 | +$31 (+1.7%) |
| Burke County | $961 | $965 | $1,147 | $1,399 | $1,707 | +$52 (+4.7%) |
| Cabarrus County | $1,574 | $1,640 | $1,785 | $2,179 | $2,773 | +$99 (+5.9%) |
| Caldwell County | $961 | $965 | $1,147 | $1,399 | $1,707 | +$52 (+4.7%) |
| Camden County | $1,203 | $1,220 | $1,364 | $1,889 | $2,280 | +$77 (+6.0%) |
| Carteret County | $970 | $976 | $1,277 | $1,607 | $2,132 | +$79 (+6.6%) |
| Caswell County | $771 | $776 | $1,012 | $1,316 | $1,531 | +$87 (+9.4%) |
| Catawba County | $961 | $965 | $1,147 | $1,399 | $1,707 | +$52 (+4.7%) |
| Chatham County | $1,498 | $1,554 | $1,745 | $2,161 | $2,486 | +$34 (+2.0%) |
| Cherokee County | $705 | $817 | $1,012 | $1,343 | $1,585 | +$77 (+8.2%) |
| Chowan County | $1,011 | $1,017 | $1,331 | $1,586 | $1,749 | +$111 (+9.1%) |
| Clay County | $928 | $999 | $1,087 | $1,505 | $1,644 | +$48 (+4.6%) |
| Cleveland County | $854 | $859 | $1,014 | $1,404 | $1,424 | +$89 (+9.6%) |
| Columbus County | $858 | $863 | $1,012 | $1,206 | $1,330 | +$87 (+9.4%) |
| Craven County | $946 | $952 | $1,246 | $1,644 | $1,985 | +$62 (+5.2%) |
| Cumberland County | $1,302 | $1,334 | $1,476 | $1,937 | $2,380 | +$225 (+18.0%) |
| Currituck County | $1,470 | $1,488 | $1,667 | $2,298 | $2,710 | −$46 (−2.7%) |
| Dare County | $1,194 | $1,387 | $1,510 | $1,918 | $2,001 | +$80 (+5.6%) |
| Davidson County | $959 | $999 | $1,087 | $1,505 | $1,817 | +$127 (+13.2%) |
| Davie County | $1,079 | $1,224 | $1,332 | $1,754 | $2,135 | +$100 (+8.1%) |
| Duplin County | $778 | $784 | $1,025 | $1,221 | $1,418 | +$45 (+4.6%) |
| Durham County | $1,498 | $1,554 | $1,745 | $2,161 | $2,486 | +$34 (+2.0%) |
| Edgecombe County | $967 | $972 | $1,167 | $1,567 | $1,787 | +$24 (+2.1%) |
| Forsyth County | $1,079 | $1,224 | $1,332 | $1,754 | $2,135 | +$100 (+8.1%) |
| Franklin County | $1,489 | $1,552 | $1,689 | $2,103 | $2,823 | −$61 (−3.5%) |
| Gaston County | $1,574 | $1,640 | $1,785 | $2,179 | $2,773 | +$99 (+5.9%) |
| Gates County | $1,468 | $1,489 | $1,665 | $2,291 | $2,708 | −$44 (−2.6%) |
| Graham County | $864 | $915 | $1,012 | $1,356 | $1,531 | +$87 (+9.4%) |
| Granville County | $1,036 | $1,114 | $1,213 | $1,465 | $1,835 | +$13 (+1.1%) |
| Greene County | $864 | $899 | $1,012 | $1,265 | $1,531 | +$87 (+9.4%) |
| Guilford County | $1,121 | $1,168 | $1,271 | $1,644 | $1,932 | −$59 (−4.4%) |
| Halifax County | $782 | $787 | $1,012 | $1,375 | $1,583 | +$87 (+9.4%) |
| Harnett County | $891 | $896 | $1,051 | $1,455 | $1,757 | +$71 (+7.2%) |
| Haywood County | $1,008 | $1,113 | $1,250 | $1,489 | $2,089 | +$20 (+1.6%) |
| Henderson County | $1,482 | $1,714 | $1,866 | $2,223 | $3,109 | +$31 (+1.7%) |
| Hertford County | $705 | $774 | $1,012 | $1,401 | $1,402 | +$87 (+9.4%) |
| Hoke County | $898 | $903 | $1,150 | $1,592 | $1,922 | +$152 (+15.2%) |
| Hyde County | $811 | $817 | $1,012 | $1,291 | $1,531 | +$72 (+7.7%) |
| Iredell County | $1,260 | $1,313 | $1,429 | $1,897 | $2,389 | +$89 (+6.6%) |
| Jackson County | $916 | $954 | $1,039 | $1,360 | $1,366 | +$75 (+7.8%) |
| Johnston County | $1,489 | $1,552 | $1,689 | $2,103 | $2,823 | −$61 (−3.5%) |
| Jones County | $811 | $817 | $1,012 | $1,219 | $1,692 | +$87 (+9.4%) |
| Lee County | $906 | $912 | $1,179 | $1,405 | $1,805 | +$43 (+3.8%) |
| Lenoir County | $783 | $788 | $1,012 | $1,273 | $1,508 | +$87 (+9.4%) |
| Lincoln County | $1,003 | $1,045 | $1,138 | $1,576 | $1,902 | +$84 (+8.0%) |
| Macon County | $707 | $851 | $1,015 | $1,236 | $1,335 | +$28 (+2.8%) |
| Madison County | $1,482 | $1,714 | $1,866 | $2,223 | $3,109 | +$31 (+1.7%) |
| Martin County | $769 | $774 | $1,012 | $1,325 | $1,330 | +$87 (+9.4%) |
| McDowell County | $864 | $910 | $1,012 | $1,289 | $1,330 | +$87 (+9.4%) |
| Mecklenburg County | $1,574 | $1,640 | $1,785 | $2,179 | $2,773 | +$99 (+5.9%) |
| Mitchell County | $769 | $774 | $1,012 | $1,206 | $1,330 | +$87 (+9.4%) |
| Montgomery County | $825 | $830 | $1,012 | $1,325 | $1,675 | +$87 (+9.4%) |
| Moore County | $1,042 | $1,116 | $1,223 | $1,701 | $2,051 | −$135 (−9.9%) |
| Nash County | $967 | $972 | $1,167 | $1,567 | $1,787 | +$24 (+2.1%) |
| New Hanover County | $1,187 | $1,566 | $1,705 | $2,238 | $2,241 | +$46 (+2.8%) |
| Northampton County | $811 | $817 | $1,012 | $1,206 | $1,346 | +$40 (+4.1%) |
| Onslow County | $1,067 | $1,073 | $1,319 | $1,826 | $2,205 | +$146 (+12.4%) |
| Orange County | $1,498 | $1,554 | $1,745 | $2,161 | $2,486 | +$34 (+2.0%) |
| Pamlico County | $872 | $878 | $1,088 | $1,309 | $1,646 | +$11 (+1.0%) |
| Pasquotank County | $957 | $963 | $1,220 | $1,689 | $1,988 | +$4 (+0.3%) |
| Pender County | $915 | $1,101 | $1,199 | $1,660 | $2,004 | +$33 (+2.8%) |
| Perquimans County | $790 | $795 | $1,040 | $1,440 | $1,539 | +$41 (+4.1%) |
| Person County | $800 | $805 | $1,012 | $1,401 | $1,460 | +$64 (+6.8%) |
| Pitt County | $961 | $967 | $1,167 | $1,518 | $1,909 | +$72 (+6.6%) |
| Polk County | $757 | $885 | $1,012 | $1,401 | $1,692 | +$29 (+3.0%) |
| Randolph County | $1,121 | $1,168 | $1,271 | $1,644 | $1,932 | −$59 (−4.4%) |
| Richmond County | $757 | $786 | $1,012 | $1,352 | $1,531 | +$87 (+9.4%) |
| Robeson County | $807 | $813 | $1,012 | $1,292 | $1,515 | +$87 (+9.4%) |
| Rockingham County | $705 | $774 | $1,012 | $1,236 | $1,554 | −$28 (−2.7%) |
| Rowan County | $992 | $1,012 | $1,262 | $1,604 | $2,109 | +$66 (+5.5%) |
| Rutherford County | $861 | $866 | $1,012 | $1,354 | $1,374 | +$87 (+9.4%) |
| Sampson County | $761 | $842 | $1,012 | $1,206 | $1,398 | +$87 (+9.4%) |
| Scotland County | $769 | $774 | $1,012 | $1,324 | $1,330 | +$87 (+9.4%) |
| Stanly County | $769 | $774 | $1,012 | $1,388 | $1,447 | +$87 (+9.4%) |
| Stokes County | $1,079 | $1,224 | $1,332 | $1,754 | $2,135 | +$100 (+8.1%) |
| Surry County | $769 | $774 | $1,012 | $1,206 | $1,370 | +$87 (+9.4%) |
| Swain County | $892 | $906 | $1,012 | $1,292 | $1,531 | +$87 (+9.4%) |
| Transylvania County | $1,111 | $1,118 | $1,386 | $1,781 | $2,097 | +$23 (+1.7%) |
| Tyrrell County | $811 | $817 | $1,012 | $1,401 | $1,531 | +$87 (+9.4%) |
| Union County | $1,574 | $1,640 | $1,785 | $2,179 | $2,773 | +$99 (+5.9%) |
| Vance County | $769 | $774 | $1,012 | $1,261 | $1,333 | +$37 (+3.8%) |
| Wake County | $1,489 | $1,552 | $1,689 | $2,103 | $2,823 | −$61 (−3.5%) |
| Warren County | $769 | $774 | $1,012 | $1,260 | $1,378 | +$87 (+9.4%) |
| Washington County | $811 | $817 | $1,012 | $1,401 | $1,691 | +$87 (+9.4%) |
| Watauga County | $916 | $1,124 | $1,311 | $1,737 | $2,191 | +$134 (+11.4%) |
| Wayne County | $958 | $964 | $1,261 | $1,516 | $2,001 | +$17 (+1.4%) |
| Wilkes County | $864 | $875 | $1,012 | $1,357 | $1,554 | +$87 (+9.4%) |
| Wilson County | $843 | $849 | $1,069 | $1,356 | $1,658 | +$44 (+4.3%) |
| Yadkin County | $1,079 | $1,224 | $1,332 | $1,754 | $2,135 | +$100 (+8.1%) |
| Yancey County | $797 | $803 | $1,050 | $1,352 | $1,380 | +$115 (+12.3%) |
Sources
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD User Fair Market Rents: FY 2027 FMRs (file dated August 26, 2026) and FY 2026 FMRs (file dated April 21, 2026).
- HUD User Small Area Fair Market Rents: FY 2027 SAFMRs (file dated August 31, 2026) and FY 2026 SAFMRs (file dated April 21, 2026).
Fair Market Rents are HUD’s estimate of gross rent (rent plus utilities) for a modest unit, set at the 40th percentile of recent-mover rents. FY 2027 is HUD’s fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026. Housing authorities set voucher payment standards from these figures; check yours.