Fair Market Rent in Orange County, NC

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

$1,498studio

$1,5541 bedroom

$1,7452 bedrooms

$2,1613 bedrooms

$2,4864 bedrooms

HUD's FY2027 Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom home in Orange County is $1,745 a month, +2% from FY2026. Orange County is part of the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC HUD Metro FMR Area (a metro 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

Size	FY2027	FY2026	Change	Typical voucher range (90–110%)
Studio	$1,498	$1,417	+5.7%	$1,348–1,648
1 bedroom	$1,554	$1,507	+3.1%	$1,399–1,709
2 bedrooms	$1,745	$1,711	+2%	$1,570–1,920
3 bedrooms	$2,161	$2,117	+2.1%	$1,945–2,377
4 bedrooms	$2,486	$2,527	-1.6%	$2,237–2,735

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 Orange County

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

ZIP	Place	2-bedroom FMR (ZIP)	Census median, 2 bedrooms	Census median, all sizes
27231	Cedar Grove	$1,540	$678	$690
27243	Efland	$1,540	$854	$858
27278	Hillsborough	$1,620	$1,254	$1,297
27510	Carrboro	$1,820	$1,530	$1,476
27514	Chapel Hill	$1,980	$1,703	$1,626
27516	Chapel Hill	$1,750	$1,472	$1,564
27599	Chapel Hill	$1,760	–	–

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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.