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Fair Market Rent · North Carolina

Fair Market Rent in Polk County, NC

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

$757studio
$8851 bedroom
$1,0122 bedrooms
$1,4013 bedrooms
$1,6924 bedrooms

HUD's FY2027 Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom home in Polk County is $1,012 a month, +3% from FY2026. Polk County is part of the Polk 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$757$824-8.1%$681–833
1 bedroom$885$829+6.8%$796–974
2 bedrooms$1,012$983+3%$911–1,113
3 bedrooms$1,401$1,351+3.7%$1,261–1,541
4 bedrooms$1,692$1,649+2.6%$1,523–1,861

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 Polk 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
28722Columbus$1,070$2,406$1,863
28756Mill Spring$1,660$617$644
28773Saluda$1,660$1,229$1,309
28782Tryon$1,230$1,497$1,296

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.