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Fair Market Rent · North Carolina

Fair Market Rent in Macon County, NC

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

$707studio
$8511 bedroom
$1,0152 bedrooms
$1,2363 bedrooms
$1,3354 bedrooms

HUD's FY2027 Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom home in Macon County is $1,015 a month, +2.8% from FY2026. Macon County is part of the Macon 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$707$681+3.8%$636–778
1 bedroom$851$830+2.5%$766–936
2 bedrooms$1,015$987+2.8%$914–1,116
3 bedrooms$1,236$1,183+4.5%$1,112–1,360
4 bedrooms$1,335$1,325+0.8%$1,202–1,469

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 Macon 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
28734Franklin$1,010$811$793
28741Highlands$1,290$830$836
28763Otto$1,010––
28775Scaly Mountain$1,250––
28781Topton$1,020–$823

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.