Fair Market Rent
Fair Market Rents in North Carolina
FY2027 HUD figures for 100 counties, effective October 1, 2026.
Across 100 counties and equivalents in North Carolina, FY2027 2-bedroom Fair Market Rents range from $1,012 (Robeson County) to $1,866 (Buncombe County). The middle county is $1,147.
Figures are area-wide FMRs for the HUD area each county belongs to. In metro areas, HUD also publishes ZIP-level Small Area FMRs; open a county for its ZIP codes.
Fair Market Rents by county, FY2027
| County | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR | 2 BR change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance County | $1,076 | $1,238 | $1,348 | $1,658 | $2,088 | 0% |
| Alexander County | $961 | $965 | $1,147 | $1,399 | $1,707 | +4.7% |
| Alleghany County | $796 | $801 | $1,048 | $1,249 | $1,585 | +7.2% |
| Anson County | $889 | $895 | $1,143 | $1,362 | $1,718 | +0.4% |
| Ashe County | $769 | $774 | $1,012 | $1,325 | $1,330 | +9.4% |
| Avery County | $769 | $774 | $1,012 | $1,346 | $1,531 | +0.7% |
| Beaufort County | $795 | $800 | $1,012 | $1,320 | $1,552 | +9.4% |
| Bertie County | $821 | $826 | $1,081 | $1,288 | $1,432 | +3.5% |
| Bladen County | $769 | $774 | $1,012 | $1,392 | $1,397 | +9.4% |
| Brunswick County | $1,388 | $1,446 | $1,574 | $2,062 | $2,407 | +10.4% |
| Buncombe County | $1,482 | $1,714 | $1,866 | $2,223 | $3,109 | +1.7% |
| Burke County | $961 | $965 | $1,147 | $1,399 | $1,707 | +4.7% |
| Cabarrus County | $1,574 | $1,640 | $1,785 | $2,179 | $2,773 | +5.9% |
| Caldwell County | $961 | $965 | $1,147 | $1,399 | $1,707 | +4.7% |
| Camden County | $1,203 | $1,220 | $1,364 | $1,889 | $2,280 | +6% |
| Carteret County | $970 | $976 | $1,277 | $1,607 | $2,132 | +6.6% |
| Caswell County | $771 | $776 | $1,012 | $1,316 | $1,531 | +9.4% |
| Catawba County | $961 | $965 | $1,147 | $1,399 | $1,707 | +4.7% |
| Chatham County | $1,498 | $1,554 | $1,745 | $2,161 | $2,486 | +2% |
| Cherokee County | $705 | $817 | $1,012 | $1,343 | $1,585 | +8.2% |
| Chowan County | $1,011 | $1,017 | $1,331 | $1,586 | $1,749 | +9.1% |
| Clay County | $928 | $999 | $1,087 | $1,505 | $1,644 | +4.6% |
| Cleveland County | $854 | $859 | $1,014 | $1,404 | $1,424 | +9.6% |
| Columbus County | $858 | $863 | $1,012 | $1,206 | $1,330 | +9.4% |
| Craven County | $946 | $952 | $1,246 | $1,644 | $1,985 | +5.2% |
| Cumberland County | $1,302 | $1,334 | $1,476 | $1,937 | $2,380 | +18% |
| Currituck County | $1,470 | $1,488 | $1,667 | $2,298 | $2,710 | -2.7% |
| Dare County | $1,194 | $1,387 | $1,510 | $1,918 | $2,001 | +5.6% |
| Davidson County | $959 | $999 | $1,087 | $1,505 | $1,817 | +13.2% |
| Davie County | $1,079 | $1,224 | $1,332 | $1,754 | $2,135 | +8.1% |
| Duplin County | $778 | $784 | $1,025 | $1,221 | $1,418 | +4.6% |
| Durham County | $1,498 | $1,554 | $1,745 | $2,161 | $2,486 | +2% |
| Edgecombe County | $967 | $972 | $1,167 | $1,567 | $1,787 | +2.1% |
| Forsyth County | $1,079 | $1,224 | $1,332 | $1,754 | $2,135 | +8.1% |
| Franklin County | $1,489 | $1,552 | $1,689 | $2,103 | $2,823 | -3.5% |
| Gaston County | $1,574 | $1,640 | $1,785 | $2,179 | $2,773 | +5.9% |
| Gates County | $1,468 | $1,489 | $1,665 | $2,291 | $2,708 | -2.6% |
| Graham County | $864 | $915 | $1,012 | $1,356 | $1,531 | +9.4% |
| Granville County | $1,036 | $1,114 | $1,213 | $1,465 | $1,835 | +1.1% |
| Greene County | $864 | $899 | $1,012 | $1,265 | $1,531 | +9.4% |
| Guilford County | $1,121 | $1,168 | $1,271 | $1,644 | $1,932 | -4.4% |
| Halifax County | $782 | $787 | $1,012 | $1,375 | $1,583 | +9.4% |
| Harnett County | $891 | $896 | $1,051 | $1,455 | $1,757 | +7.2% |
| Haywood County | $1,008 | $1,113 | $1,250 | $1,489 | $2,089 | +1.6% |
| Henderson County | $1,482 | $1,714 | $1,866 | $2,223 | $3,109 | +1.7% |
| Hertford County | $705 | $774 | $1,012 | $1,401 | $1,402 | +9.4% |
| Hoke County | $898 | $903 | $1,150 | $1,592 | $1,922 | +15.2% |
| Hyde County | $811 | $817 | $1,012 | $1,291 | $1,531 | +7.7% |
| Iredell County | $1,260 | $1,313 | $1,429 | $1,897 | $2,389 | +6.6% |
| Jackson County | $916 | $954 | $1,039 | $1,360 | $1,366 | +7.8% |
| Johnston County | $1,489 | $1,552 | $1,689 | $2,103 | $2,823 | -3.5% |
| Jones County | $811 | $817 | $1,012 | $1,219 | $1,692 | +9.4% |
| Lee County | $906 | $912 | $1,179 | $1,405 | $1,805 | +3.8% |
| Lenoir County | $783 | $788 | $1,012 | $1,273 | $1,508 | +9.4% |
| Lincoln County | $1,003 | $1,045 | $1,138 | $1,576 | $1,902 | +8% |
| Macon County | $707 | $851 | $1,015 | $1,236 | $1,335 | +2.8% |
| Madison County | $1,482 | $1,714 | $1,866 | $2,223 | $3,109 | +1.7% |
| Martin County | $769 | $774 | $1,012 | $1,325 | $1,330 | +9.4% |
| McDowell County | $864 | $910 | $1,012 | $1,289 | $1,330 | +9.4% |
| Mecklenburg County | $1,574 | $1,640 | $1,785 | $2,179 | $2,773 | +5.9% |
| Mitchell County | $769 | $774 | $1,012 | $1,206 | $1,330 | +9.4% |
| Montgomery County | $825 | $830 | $1,012 | $1,325 | $1,675 | +9.4% |
| Moore County | $1,042 | $1,116 | $1,223 | $1,701 | $2,051 | -9.9% |
| Nash County | $967 | $972 | $1,167 | $1,567 | $1,787 | +2.1% |
| New Hanover County | $1,187 | $1,566 | $1,705 | $2,238 | $2,241 | +2.8% |
| Northampton County | $811 | $817 | $1,012 | $1,206 | $1,346 | +4.1% |
| Onslow County | $1,067 | $1,073 | $1,319 | $1,826 | $2,205 | +12.4% |
| Orange County | $1,498 | $1,554 | $1,745 | $2,161 | $2,486 | +2% |
| Pamlico County | $872 | $878 | $1,088 | $1,309 | $1,646 | +1% |
| Pasquotank County | $957 | $963 | $1,220 | $1,689 | $1,988 | +0.3% |
| Pender County | $915 | $1,101 | $1,199 | $1,660 | $2,004 | +2.8% |
| Perquimans County | $790 | $795 | $1,040 | $1,440 | $1,539 | +4.1% |
| Person County | $800 | $805 | $1,012 | $1,401 | $1,460 | +6.8% |
| Pitt County | $961 | $967 | $1,167 | $1,518 | $1,909 | +6.6% |
| Polk County | $757 | $885 | $1,012 | $1,401 | $1,692 | +3% |
| Randolph County | $1,121 | $1,168 | $1,271 | $1,644 | $1,932 | -4.4% |
| Richmond County | $757 | $786 | $1,012 | $1,352 | $1,531 | +9.4% |
| Robeson County | $807 | $813 | $1,012 | $1,292 | $1,515 | +9.4% |
| Rockingham County | $705 | $774 | $1,012 | $1,236 | $1,554 | -2.7% |
| Rowan County | $992 | $1,012 | $1,262 | $1,604 | $2,109 | +5.5% |
| Rutherford County | $861 | $866 | $1,012 | $1,354 | $1,374 | +9.4% |
| Sampson County | $761 | $842 | $1,012 | $1,206 | $1,398 | +9.4% |
| Scotland County | $769 | $774 | $1,012 | $1,324 | $1,330 | +9.4% |
| Stanly County | $769 | $774 | $1,012 | $1,388 | $1,447 | +9.4% |
| Stokes County | $1,079 | $1,224 | $1,332 | $1,754 | $2,135 | +8.1% |
| Surry County | $769 | $774 | $1,012 | $1,206 | $1,370 | +9.4% |
| Swain County | $892 | $906 | $1,012 | $1,292 | $1,531 | +9.4% |
| Transylvania County | $1,111 | $1,118 | $1,386 | $1,781 | $2,097 | +1.7% |
| Tyrrell County | $811 | $817 | $1,012 | $1,401 | $1,531 | +9.4% |
| Union County | $1,574 | $1,640 | $1,785 | $2,179 | $2,773 | +5.9% |
| Vance County | $769 | $774 | $1,012 | $1,261 | $1,333 | +3.8% |
| Wake County | $1,489 | $1,552 | $1,689 | $2,103 | $2,823 | -3.5% |
| Warren County | $769 | $774 | $1,012 | $1,260 | $1,378 | +9.4% |
| Washington County | $811 | $817 | $1,012 | $1,401 | $1,691 | +9.4% |
| Watauga County | $916 | $1,124 | $1,311 | $1,737 | $2,191 | +11.4% |
| Wayne County | $958 | $964 | $1,261 | $1,516 | $2,001 | +1.4% |
| Wilkes County | $864 | $875 | $1,012 | $1,357 | $1,554 | +9.4% |
| Wilson County | $843 | $849 | $1,069 | $1,356 | $1,658 | +4.3% |
| Yadkin County | $1,079 | $1,224 | $1,332 | $1,754 | $2,135 | +8.1% |
| Yancey County | $797 | $803 | $1,050 | $1,352 | $1,380 | +12.3% |
Sources: HUD Fair Market Rents and Small Area Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026) and FY2026; U.S. Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates (median gross rent by ZIP code). Fair Market Rents and Census figures include utilities. Not affiliated with HUD or the Census Bureau. About the data.