Fair Market Rent in Wayne County, NC

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

$958studio

$9641 bedroom

$1,2612 bedrooms

$1,5163 bedrooms

$2,0014 bedrooms

HUD's FY2027 Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom home in Wayne County is $1,261 a month, +1.4% from FY2026. Wayne County is part of the Goldsboro, NC MSA (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	$958	$942	+1.7%	$862–1,054
1 bedroom	$964	$948	+1.7%	$868–1,060
2 bedrooms	$1,261	$1,244	+1.4%	$1,135–1,387
3 bedrooms	$1,516	$1,496	+1.3%	$1,364–1,668
4 bedrooms	$2,001	$2,021	-1%	$1,801–2,201

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 Wayne 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
27530	Goldsboro	$1,150	$794	$835
27531	Goldsboro	$1,330	–	–
27533	Goldsboro	$1,150	–	–
27534	Goldsboro	$1,460	$1,054	$1,135
27830	Fremont	$1,120	$852	$877
27863	Pikeville	$1,220	$1,025	$1,016
28333	Dudley	$1,120	$773	$861
28578	Seven Springs	$1,120	$941	$786

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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.