North Carolina fair market rents FY 2027
HUD's FY 2027 Fair Market Rents, effective October 1, 2026, put a two-bedroom home in North Carolina at $1,012 to $1,866 a month depending on the county; the median North Carolina county is $1,145, against $1,086 in FY 2026 (+5.4%). The highest are Buncombe County ($1,866), Henderson County ($1,866) and Madison County ($1,866). In Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC MSA, HUD keeps the FY 2026 FMRs in effect while it reevaluates the area.
Fair market rent for every North Carolina county
| County | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR | 2 BR FY 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance County | $1,076 | $1,238 | $1,348 | $1,658 | $2,088 | $1,348 |
| Alexander County | $961 | $965 | $1,147 | $1,399 | $1,707 | $1,095 |
| Alleghany County | $796 | $801 | $1,048 | $1,249 | $1,585 | $978 |
| Anson County | $889 | $895 | $1,143 | $1,362 | $1,718 | $1,138 |
| Ashe County | $769 | $774 | $1,012 | $1,325 | $1,330 | $925 |
| Avery County | $769 | $774 | $1,012 | $1,346 | $1,531 | $1,005 |
| Beaufort County | $795 | $800 | $1,012 | $1,320 | $1,552 | $925 |
| Bertie County | $821 | $826 | $1,081 | $1,288 | $1,432 | $1,044 |
| Bladen County | $769 | $774 | $1,012 | $1,392 | $1,397 | $925 |
| Brunswick County | $1,388 | $1,446 | $1,574 | $2,062 | $2,407 | $1,426 |
| Buncombe County | $1,482 | $1,714 | $1,866 | $2,223 | $3,109 | $1,835 |
| Burke County | $961 | $965 | $1,147 | $1,399 | $1,707 | $1,095 |
| Cabarrus County | $1,574 | $1,640 | $1,785 | $2,179 | $2,773 | $1,686 |
| Caldwell County | $961 | $965 | $1,147 | $1,399 | $1,707 | $1,095 |
| Camden County | $1,203 | $1,220 | $1,364 | $1,889 | $2,280 | $1,287 |
| Carteret County | $970 | $976 | $1,277 | $1,607 | $2,132 | $1,198 |
| Caswell County | $771 | $776 | $1,012 | $1,316 | $1,531 | $925 |
| Catawba County | $961 | $965 | $1,147 | $1,399 | $1,707 | $1,095 |
| Chatham County | $1,498 | $1,554 | $1,745 | $2,161 | $2,486 | $1,711 |
| Cherokee County | $705 | $817 | $1,012 | $1,343 | $1,585 | $935 |
| Chowan County | $1,011 | $1,017 | $1,331 | $1,586 | $1,749 | $1,220 |
| Clay County | $928 | $999 | $1,087 | $1,505 | $1,644 | $1,039 |
| Cleveland County | $854 | $859 | $1,014 | $1,404 | $1,424 | $925 |
| Columbus County | $858 | $863 | $1,012 | $1,206 | $1,330 | $925 |
| Craven County | $946 | $952 | $1,246 | $1,644 | $1,985 | $1,184 |
| Cumberland County | $1,302 | $1,334 | $1,476 | $1,937 | $2,380 | $1,251 |
| Currituck County | $1,470 | $1,488 | $1,667 | $2,298 | $2,710 | $1,713 |
| Dare County | $1,194 | $1,387 | $1,510 | $1,918 | $2,001 | $1,430 |
| Davidson County | $959 | $999 | $1,087 | $1,505 | $1,817 | $960 |
| Davie County | $1,079 | $1,224 | $1,332 | $1,754 | $2,135 | $1,232 |
| Duplin County | $778 | $784 | $1,025 | $1,221 | $1,418 | $980 |
| Durham County | $1,498 | $1,554 | $1,745 | $2,161 | $2,486 | $1,711 |
| Edgecombe County | $967 | $972 | $1,167 | $1,567 | $1,787 | $1,143 |
| Forsyth County | $1,079 | $1,224 | $1,332 | $1,754 | $2,135 | $1,232 |
| Franklin County | $1,489 | $1,552 | $1,689 | $2,103 | $2,823 | $1,750 |
| Gaston County | $1,574 | $1,640 | $1,785 | $2,179 | $2,773 | $1,686 |
| Gates County | $1,468 | $1,489 | $1,665 | $2,291 | $2,708 | $1,709 |
| Graham County | $864 | $915 | $1,012 | $1,356 | $1,531 | $925 |
| Granville County | $1,036 | $1,114 | $1,213 | $1,465 | $1,835 | $1,200 |
| Greene County | $864 | $899 | $1,012 | $1,265 | $1,531 | $925 |
| Guilford County | $1,121 | $1,168 | $1,271 | $1,644 | $1,932 | $1,330 |
| Halifax County | $782 | $787 | $1,012 | $1,375 | $1,583 | $925 |
| Harnett County | $891 | $896 | $1,051 | $1,455 | $1,757 | $980 |
| Haywood County | $1,008 | $1,113 | $1,250 | $1,489 | $2,089 | $1,230 |
| Henderson County | $1,482 | $1,714 | $1,866 | $2,223 | $3,109 | $1,835 |
| Hertford County | $705 | $774 | $1,012 | $1,401 | $1,402 | $925 |
| Hoke County | $898 | $903 | $1,150 | $1,592 | $1,922 | $998 |
| Hyde County | $811 | $817 | $1,012 | $1,291 | $1,531 | $940 |
| Iredell County | $1,260 | $1,313 | $1,429 | $1,897 | $2,389 | $1,340 |
| Jackson County | $916 | $954 | $1,039 | $1,360 | $1,366 | $964 |
| Johnston County | $1,489 | $1,552 | $1,689 | $2,103 | $2,823 | $1,750 |
| Jones County | $811 | $817 | $1,012 | $1,219 | $1,692 | $925 |
| Lee County | $906 | $912 | $1,179 | $1,405 | $1,805 | $1,136 |
| Lenoir County | $783 | $788 | $1,012 | $1,273 | $1,508 | $925 |
| Lincoln County | $1,003 | $1,045 | $1,138 | $1,576 | $1,902 | $1,054 |
| Macon County | $707 | $851 | $1,015 | $1,236 | $1,335 | $987 |
| Madison County | $1,482 | $1,714 | $1,866 | $2,223 | $3,109 | $1,835 |
| Martin County | $769 | $774 | $1,012 | $1,325 | $1,330 | $925 |
| McDowell County | $864 | $910 | $1,012 | $1,289 | $1,330 | $925 |
| Mecklenburg County | $1,574 | $1,640 | $1,785 | $2,179 | $2,773 | $1,686 |
| Mitchell County | $769 | $774 | $1,012 | $1,206 | $1,330 | $925 |
| Montgomery County | $825 | $830 | $1,012 | $1,325 | $1,675 | $925 |
| Moore County† | $1,042 | $1,116 | $1,223 | $1,701 | $2,051 | $1,358 |
| Nash County | $967 | $972 | $1,167 | $1,567 | $1,787 | $1,143 |
| New Hanover County | $1,187 | $1,566 | $1,705 | $2,238 | $2,241 | $1,659 |
| Northampton County | $811 | $817 | $1,012 | $1,206 | $1,346 | $972 |
| Onslow County | $1,067 | $1,073 | $1,319 | $1,826 | $2,205 | $1,173 |
| Orange County | $1,498 | $1,554 | $1,745 | $2,161 | $2,486 | $1,711 |
| Pamlico County | $872 | $878 | $1,088 | $1,309 | $1,646 | $1,077 |
| Pasquotank County | $957 | $963 | $1,220 | $1,689 | $1,988 | $1,216 |
| Pender County | $915 | $1,101 | $1,199 | $1,660 | $2,004 | $1,166 |
| Perquimans County | $790 | $795 | $1,040 | $1,440 | $1,539 | $999 |
| Person County | $800 | $805 | $1,012 | $1,401 | $1,460 | $948 |
| Pitt County | $961 | $967 | $1,167 | $1,518 | $1,909 | $1,095 |
| Polk County | $757 | $885 | $1,012 | $1,401 | $1,692 | $983 |
| Randolph County | $1,121 | $1,168 | $1,271 | $1,644 | $1,932 | $1,330 |
| Richmond County | $757 | $786 | $1,012 | $1,352 | $1,531 | $925 |
| Robeson County | $807 | $813 | $1,012 | $1,292 | $1,515 | $925 |
| Rockingham County | $705 | $774 | $1,012 | $1,236 | $1,554 | $1,040 |
| Rowan County | $992 | $1,012 | $1,262 | $1,604 | $2,109 | $1,196 |
| Rutherford County | $861 | $866 | $1,012 | $1,354 | $1,374 | $925 |
| Sampson County | $761 | $842 | $1,012 | $1,206 | $1,398 | $925 |
| Scotland County | $769 | $774 | $1,012 | $1,324 | $1,330 | $925 |
| Stanly County | $769 | $774 | $1,012 | $1,388 | $1,447 | $925 |
| Stokes County | $1,079 | $1,224 | $1,332 | $1,754 | $2,135 | $1,232 |
| Surry County | $769 | $774 | $1,012 | $1,206 | $1,370 | $925 |
| Swain County | $892 | $906 | $1,012 | $1,292 | $1,531 | $925 |
| Transylvania County | $1,111 | $1,118 | $1,386 | $1,781 | $2,097 | $1,363 |
| Tyrrell County | $811 | $817 | $1,012 | $1,401 | $1,531 | $925 |
| Union County | $1,574 | $1,640 | $1,785 | $2,179 | $2,773 | $1,686 |
| Vance County | $769 | $774 | $1,012 | $1,261 | $1,333 | $975 |
| Wake County | $1,489 | $1,552 | $1,689 | $2,103 | $2,823 | $1,750 |
| Warren County | $769 | $774 | $1,012 | $1,260 | $1,378 | $925 |
| Washington County | $811 | $817 | $1,012 | $1,401 | $1,691 | $925 |
| Watauga County | $916 | $1,124 | $1,311 | $1,737 | $2,191 | $1,177 |
| Wayne County | $958 | $964 | $1,261 | $1,516 | $2,001 | $1,244 |
| Wilkes County | $864 | $875 | $1,012 | $1,357 | $1,554 | $925 |
| Wilson County | $843 | $849 | $1,069 | $1,356 | $1,658 | $1,025 |
| Yadkin County | $1,079 | $1,224 | $1,332 | $1,754 | $2,135 | $1,232 |
| Yancey County | $797 | $803 | $1,050 | $1,352 | $1,380 | $935 |
FY 2027 monthly Fair Market Rents (rent plus tenant-paid utilities except telephone). † HUD's FY 2027 figures are shown; the FY 2026 FMRs stay in effect there while HUD reevaluates the area.
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Questions about North Carolina fair market rents
What is the fair market rent in North Carolina for FY 2027?
It depends on the county: for two bedrooms, from $1,012 to $1,866 a month, with a county median of $1,145. The table on this page lists every county from studio to four bedrooms; FY 2027 runs October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027.
What is the HUD fair market rent for a 2 bedroom in North Carolina?
$1,145 in the median county, $1,012 in the lowest and $1,866 in the highest (Buncombe County). Metropolitan counties share their area's FMR; non-metropolitan counties each have their own.
How much did North Carolina fair market rents change from FY 2026?
The median county's two-bedroom FMR moved from $1,086 in FY 2026 to $1,145 in FY 2027 (+5.4%). HUD's rule generally keeps an area's FMR at no less than 90 percent of the previous year's (24 CFR 888.113(b)).
What are Section 8 payment standards in North Carolina?
Each housing agency sets its own, normally between 90 and 110 percent of the FMR for the unit size (the basic range in 24 CFR 982.503); in HUD's designated Small Area FMR metros, from the ZIP code's Small Area FMR. County pages show the basic range; the agency's published schedule is the final word.
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Legal references
- 24 CFR 888.113, Fair market rents for existing housing: methodology
- 24 CFR 982.503, Voucher tenancy: payment standard amount and schedule