Fair market rents · FY 2027 · effective October 1, 2026
North Carolina fair market rents, FY 2027
The 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in the median North Carolina county is $1,145 a month for FY 2027, from $1,012 to $1,866 across the state. The typical county moved +6.3% from FY 2026 and +39.8% over five years; weighted by population, the state average moved +3.5%. The most populous HUD area, Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, is at $1,785 for a 2-bedroom.
FMRs are HUD's estimate of the 40th percentile gross rent (rent plus utilities) paid by recent movers into standard-quality units. Housing agencies set voucher payment standards from them. Source: HUD FY 2027 FMR file, 91 FR 56156 (published September 1, 2026). This site is not HUD.
| FY | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2BR | $823 | $852 | $883 | $920 | $959 | $993 | $1,112 | $1,297 | $1,393 | $1,392 | $1,441 |
FY 2026 rents still in force: Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC. HUD is reevaluating this area after a valid request, and FY 2026 figures apply until it posts revised FY 2027 FMRs (HUD expects April 2027). The table shows the FY 2026 figures for it.
ZIP-level rents required: Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC; Greensboro-High Point, NC; Raleigh-Cary, NC; Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC; Winston-Salem, NC are mandatory Small Area FMR metros, so voucher payment standards there come from the ZIP figure, not the area figure below. Use the ZIP lookup, or see all 65 mandatory metros.
Every HUD rent area in North Carolina, FY 2027
83 HUD FMR areas cover 100 counties; 28 are metro areas. Monthly gross rent by bedroom count. The trend line is the 2-bedroom FMR from FY 2017 to FY 2027 for the most populous member.
Biggest one-year move up: Fayetteville, NC, +18.0%. Biggest move down: Greensboro-High Point, NC, −4.4%. HUD caps a one-year drop at 10%.
| HUD area | Studio | 1BR | 2BR | 3BR | 4BR | 1 yr | 5 yr | FY17 to FY27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alleghany County | 796 | 801 | 1,048 | 1,249 | 1,585 | +7.2% | +42.0% | |
| Anson County | 889 | 895 | 1,143 | 1,362 | 1,718 | +0.4% | +42.0% | |
| Ashe County | 769 | 774 | 1,012 | 1,325 | 1,330 | +9.4% | +39.8% | |
| AshevilleBuncombe, Henderson, Madison | 1,482 | 1,714 | 1,866 | 2,223 | 3,109 | +1.7% | +35.4% | |
| Avery County | 769 | 774 | 1,012 | 1,346 | 1,531 | +0.7% | +18.5% | |
| Beaufort County | 795 | 800 | 1,012 | 1,320 | 1,552 | +9.4% | +39.8% | |
| Bertie County | 821 | 826 | 1,081 | 1,288 | 1,432 | +3.5% | +49.3% | |
| Bladen County | 769 | 774 | 1,012 | 1,392 | 1,397 | +9.4% | +39.8% | |
| Brunswick County | 1,388 | 1,446 | 1,574 | 2,062 | 2,407 | +10.4% | +70.0% | |
| Burlington | 1,076 | 1,238 | 1,348 | 1,658 | 2,088 | 0.0% | +51.3% | |
| Camden County | 1,203 | 1,220 | 1,364 | 1,889 | 2,280 | +6.0% | +38.9% | |
| Carteret County | 970 | 976 | 1,277 | 1,607 | 2,132 | +6.6% | +39.4% | |
| Caswell County | 771 | 776 | 1,012 | 1,316 | 1,531 | +9.4% | +39.8% | |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCZCabarrus, Gaston, Mecklenburg, Union | 1,574 | 1,640 | 1,785 | 2,179 | 2,773 | +5.9% | +54.5% | |
| Cherokee County | 705 | 817 | 1,012 | 1,343 | 1,585 | +8.2% | +31.9% | |
| Chowan County | 1,011 | 1,017 | 1,331 | 1,586 | 1,749 | +9.1% | +55.3% | |
| Clay County | 928 | 999 | 1,087 | 1,505 | 1,644 | +4.6% | +32.4% | |
| Cleveland County | 854 | 859 | 1,014 | 1,404 | 1,424 | +9.6% | +40.1% | |
| Columbus County | 858 | 863 | 1,012 | 1,206 | 1,330 | +9.4% | +39.8% | |
| Craven County | 946 | 952 | 1,246 | 1,644 | 1,985 | +5.2% | +26.6% | |
| Dare County | 1,194 | 1,387 | 1,510 | 1,918 | 2,001 | +5.6% | +43.3% | |
| Davidson County | 959 | 999 | 1,087 | 1,505 | 1,817 | +13.2% | +50.1% | |
| Duplin County | 778 | 784 | 1,025 | 1,221 | 1,418 | +4.6% | +39.1% | |
| Durham-Chapel HillChatham, Durham, Orange | 1,498 | 1,554 | 1,745 | 2,161 | 2,486 | +2.0% | +45.5% | |
| Fayetteville | 1,302 | 1,334 | 1,476 | 1,937 | 2,380 | +18.0% | +61.7% | |
| Gates County | 1,468 | 1,489 | 1,665 | 2,291 | 2,708 | −2.6% | +109.4% | |
| Goldsboro | 958 | 964 | 1,261 | 1,516 | 2,001 | +1.4% | +48.5% | |
| Graham County | 864 | 915 | 1,012 | 1,356 | 1,531 | +9.4% | +39.8% | |
| Granville County | 1,036 | 1,114 | 1,213 | 1,465 | 1,835 | +1.1% | +40.6% | |
| Greene County | 864 | 899 | 1,012 | 1,265 | 1,531 | +9.4% | +39.8% | |
| Greensboro-High PointZGuilford, Randolph | 1,121 | 1,168 | 1,271 | 1,644 | 1,932 | −4.4% | +33.5% | |
| Greenville | 961 | 967 | 1,167 | 1,518 | 1,909 | +6.6% | +28.2% | |
| Halifax County | 782 | 787 | 1,012 | 1,375 | 1,583 | +9.4% | +24.5% | |
| Harnett County | 891 | 896 | 1,051 | 1,455 | 1,757 | +7.2% | +22.8% | |
| Haywood County | 1,008 | 1,113 | 1,250 | 1,489 | 2,089 | +1.6% | +33.4% | |
| Hertford County | 705 | 774 | 1,012 | 1,401 | 1,402 | +9.4% | +23.4% | |
| Hickory-Lenoir-MorgantonAlexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba | 961 | 965 | 1,147 | 1,399 | 1,707 | +4.7% | +58.4% | |
| Hoke County | 898 | 903 | 1,150 | 1,592 | 1,922 | +15.2% | +49.2% | |
| Hyde County | 811 | 817 | 1,012 | 1,291 | 1,531 | +7.7% | +36.9% | |
| Iredell County | 1,260 | 1,313 | 1,429 | 1,897 | 2,389 | +6.6% | +54.5% | |
| Jackson County | 916 | 954 | 1,039 | 1,360 | 1,366 | +7.8% | +43.1% | |
| Jacksonville | 1,067 | 1,073 | 1,319 | 1,826 | 2,205 | +12.4% | +50.6% | |
| Jones County | 811 | 817 | 1,012 | 1,219 | 1,692 | +9.4% | +39.8% | |
| Lee County | 906 | 912 | 1,179 | 1,405 | 1,805 | +3.8% | +43.1% | |
| Lenoir County | 783 | 788 | 1,012 | 1,273 | 1,508 | +9.4% | +33.2% | |
| Lincoln County | 1,003 | 1,045 | 1,138 | 1,576 | 1,902 | +8.0% | +39.5% | |
| Macon County | 707 | 851 | 1,015 | 1,236 | 1,335 | +2.8% | +25.2% | |
| Martin County | 769 | 774 | 1,012 | 1,325 | 1,330 | +9.4% | +39.8% | |
| McDowell County | 864 | 910 | 1,012 | 1,289 | 1,330 | +9.4% | +39.8% | |
| Mitchell County | 769 | 774 | 1,012 | 1,206 | 1,330 | +9.4% | +39.8% | |
| Montgomery County | 825 | 830 | 1,012 | 1,325 | 1,675 | +9.4% | +39.8% | |
| Northampton County | 811 | 817 | 1,012 | 1,206 | 1,346 | +4.1% | +33.7% | |
| Pamlico County | 872 | 878 | 1,088 | 1,309 | 1,646 | +1.0% | +28.5% | |
| Pasquotank County | 957 | 963 | 1,220 | 1,689 | 1,988 | +0.3% | +39.4% | |
| Pender County | 915 | 1,101 | 1,199 | 1,660 | 2,004 | +2.8% | +32.9% | |
| Perquimans County | 790 | 795 | 1,040 | 1,440 | 1,539 | +4.1% | +20.6% | |
| Person County | 800 | 805 | 1,012 | 1,401 | 1,460 | +6.8% | +29.7% | |
| Pinehurst-Southern PinesR | 1,157 | 1,239 | 1,358 | 1,889 | 2,278 | held | +44.2% | |
| Polk County | 757 | 885 | 1,012 | 1,401 | 1,692 | +3.0% | +23.0% | |
| Raleigh-CaryZFranklin, Johnston, Wake | 1,489 | 1,552 | 1,689 | 2,103 | 2,823 | −3.5% | +38.1% | |
| Richmond County | 757 | 786 | 1,012 | 1,352 | 1,531 | +9.4% | +39.8% | |
| Robeson County | 807 | 813 | 1,012 | 1,292 | 1,515 | +9.4% | +39.8% | |
| Rockingham County | 705 | 774 | 1,012 | 1,236 | 1,554 | −2.7% | +34.0% | |
| Rocky MountEdgecombe, Nash | 967 | 972 | 1,167 | 1,567 | 1,787 | +2.1% | +43.5% | |
| Rowan County | 992 | 1,012 | 1,262 | 1,604 | 2,109 | +5.5% | +44.4% | |
| Rutherford County | 861 | 866 | 1,012 | 1,354 | 1,374 | +9.4% | +39.8% | |
| Sampson County | 761 | 842 | 1,012 | 1,206 | 1,398 | +9.4% | +39.8% | |
| Scotland County | 769 | 774 | 1,012 | 1,324 | 1,330 | +9.4% | +39.8% | |
| Stanly County | 769 | 774 | 1,012 | 1,388 | 1,447 | +9.4% | +35.5% | |
| Surry County | 769 | 774 | 1,012 | 1,206 | 1,370 | +9.4% | +39.8% | |
| Swain County | 892 | 906 | 1,012 | 1,292 | 1,531 | +9.4% | +39.8% | |
| Transylvania County | 1,111 | 1,118 | 1,386 | 1,781 | 2,097 | +1.7% | +48.2% | |
| Tyrrell County | 811 | 817 | 1,012 | 1,401 | 1,531 | +9.4% | +26.5% | |
| Vance County | 769 | 774 | 1,012 | 1,261 | 1,333 | +3.8% | +36.6% | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NCZ | 1,470 | 1,488 | 1,667 | 2,298 | 2,710 | −2.7% | +39.7% | |
| Warren County | 769 | 774 | 1,012 | 1,260 | 1,378 | +9.4% | +39.8% | |
| Washington County | 811 | 817 | 1,012 | 1,401 | 1,691 | +9.4% | +39.8% | |
| Watauga County | 916 | 1,124 | 1,311 | 1,737 | 2,191 | +11.4% | +43.6% | |
| Wilkes County | 864 | 875 | 1,012 | 1,357 | 1,554 | +9.4% | +39.8% | |
| Wilmington | 1,187 | 1,566 | 1,705 | 2,238 | 2,241 | +2.8% | +46.5% | |
| Wilson County | 843 | 849 | 1,069 | 1,356 | 1,658 | +4.3% | +29.9% | |
| Winston-SalemZDavie, Forsyth, Stokes, Yadkin | 1,079 | 1,224 | 1,332 | 1,754 | 2,135 | +8.1% | +64.9% | |
| Yancey County | 797 | 803 | 1,050 | 1,352 | 1,380 | +12.3% | +45.0% |
Dollars per month, FY 2027 file as published September 1, 2026; rows marked R show FY 2026. "1 yr" compares the FY 2027 2BR with FY 2026, "5 yr" with FY 2022. HUD's methods changed over these years, so part of any move is method, not market. Area names are HUD's.
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Using these numbers on a rental
The FMR sets the range for voucher payments; it is not a rent estimate for your unit. A housing agency picks a payment standard between 90% and 110% of it, then checks your asking rent against similar unassisted units nearby. Both figures cover rent plus utilities, so the agency's allowance for any utilities the tenant pays comes off the top.
Take a 2-bedroom at $1,145, a payment standard at 100% of FMR, and a $150 utility allowance (an example; each agency publishes its own schedule). Then the voucher can cover a contract rent of up to $995 ($1,145 minus $150), with the tenant paying the usual 30% of income. How to underwrite with FMR works through the rest.