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Fair Market Rent · North Carolina

Fair Market Rent in Avery County, NC

FY2027 HUD figures, effective October 1, 2026, plus what renters pay by ZIP code.

$769studio
$7741 bedroom
$1,0122 bedrooms
$1,3463 bedrooms
$1,5314 bedrooms

HUD's FY2027 Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom home in Avery County is $1,012 a month, +0.7% from FY2026. Avery County is part of the Avery County, NC (a non-metro county area). HUD also publishes Small Area FMRs by ZIP code here; those can be higher or lower than the area-wide figure. See each ZIP code below.

Area-wide Fair Market Rents

SizeFY2027FY2026ChangeTypical voucher range (90–110%)
Studio$769$761+1.1%$692–846
1 bedroom$774$766+1%$697–851
2 bedrooms$1,012$1,005+0.7%$911–1,113
3 bedrooms$1,346$1,205+11.7%$1,211–1,481
4 bedrooms$1,531$1,510+1.4%$1,378–1,684

The voucher range is the typical band housing authorities use for payment standards; your housing authority sets the actual standard.

Rents by ZIP code in Avery County

Open a ZIP code for every size, the spread of rents and nearby ZIP codes.

ZIPPlace2-bedroom FMR (ZIP)Census median, 2 bedroomsCensus median, all sizes
28616Crossnore$1,010––
28622Elk Park$1,170$730$709
28646Linville$1,120––
28652Minneapolis$1,010––
28653Montezuma$1,010––
28657Newland$1,010$771$695
28662Pineola$1,010––
28664Plumtree$1,010––

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.