Fair Market Rent by county in North Carolina (2026)

HUD's official Fair Market Rent for every county in North Carolina, plus the annual income needed to afford a 1-bedroom or 2-bedroom unit under the 30%-of-income rule.

County1BR2BR3BRIncome needed (2BR)
Alamance County$1,230$1,348$1,670$53,920
Alexander County$908$1,095$1,372$43,800
Alleghany County$745$978$1,173$39,120
Anson County$867$1,138$1,364$45,520
Ashe County$705$925$1,220$37,000
Avery County$766$1,005$1,205$40,200
Beaufort County$737$925$1,220$37,000
Bertie County$796$1,044$1,252$41,760
Bladen County$705$925$1,258$37,000
Brunswick County$1,301$1,426$1,983$57,040
Buncombe County$1,429$1,567$1,905$62,680
Burke County$908$1,095$1,372$43,800
Cabarrus County$1,538$1,686$2,076$67,440
Caldwell County$908$1,095$1,372$43,800
Camden County$1,139$1,287$1,790$51,480
Carteret County$913$1,198$1,541$47,920
Caswell County$748$925$1,270$37,000
Catawba County$908$1,095$1,372$43,800
Chatham County$1,507$1,711$2,117$68,440
Cherokee County$713$935$1,290$37,400
Chowan County$930$1,220$1,463$48,800
Clay County$948$1,039$1,429$41,560
Cleveland County$763$925$1,286$37,000
Columbus County$722$925$1,109$37,000
Craven County$902$1,184$1,591$47,360
Cumberland County$1,113$1,251$1,667$50,040
Currituck County$1,512$1,713$2,376$68,520
Dare County$1,305$1,430$1,821$57,200
Davidson County$876$960$1,316$38,400
Davie County$1,082$1,232$1,607$49,280
Duplin County$747$980$1,175$39,200
Durham County$1,507$1,711$2,117$68,440
Edgecombe County$918$1,143$1,550$45,720
Forsyth County$1,082$1,232$1,607$49,280
Franklin County$1,596$1,750$2,196$70,000
Gaston County$1,538$1,686$2,076$67,440
Gates County$1,513$1,709$2,364$68,360
Graham County$844$925$1,199$37,000
Granville County$1,084$1,200$1,571$48,000
Greene County$823$925$1,189$37,000
Guilford County$1,213$1,330$1,703$53,200
Halifax County$742$925$1,190$37,000
Harnett County$810$980$1,363$39,200
Haywood County$1,122$1,230$1,475$49,200
Henderson County$1,429$1,567$1,905$62,680
Hertford County$705$925$1,210$37,000
Hoke County$761$998$1,388$39,920
Hyde County$756$940$1,204$37,600
Iredell County$1,222$1,340$1,809$53,600
Jackson County$879$964$1,272$38,560
Johnston County$1,596$1,750$2,196$70,000
Jones County$752$925$1,179$37,000
Lee County$880$1,136$1,362$45,440
Lenoir County$732$925$1,241$37,000
Lincoln County$953$1,054$1,461$42,160
Macon County$830$987$1,183$39,480
Madison County$1,429$1,567$1,905$62,680
Martin County$705$925$1,220$37,000
McDowell County$790$925$1,180$37,000
Mecklenburg County$1,538$1,686$2,076$67,440
Mitchell County$705$925$1,134$37,000
Montgomery County$794$925$1,252$37,000
Moore County$1,239$1,358$1,889$54,320
Nash County$918$1,143$1,550$45,720
New Hanover County$1,513$1,659$2,178$66,360
Northampton County$741$972$1,165$38,880
Onslow County$935$1,173$1,631$46,920
Orange County$1,507$1,711$2,117$68,440
Pamlico County$866$1,077$1,291$43,080
Pasquotank County$927$1,216$1,640$48,640
Pender County$1,064$1,166$1,622$46,640
Perquimans County$804$999$1,382$39,960
Person County$744$948$1,318$37,920
Pitt County$896$1,095$1,465$43,800
Polk County$829$983$1,351$39,320
Randolph County$1,213$1,330$1,703$53,200
Richmond County$814$925$1,286$37,000
Robeson County$748$925$1,187$37,000
Rockingham County$793$1,040$1,286$41,600
Rowan County$958$1,196$1,573$47,840
Rutherford County$806$925$1,275$37,000
Sampson County$806$925$1,109$37,000
Scotland County$755$925$1,244$37,000
Stanly County$705$925$1,281$37,000
Stokes County$1,082$1,232$1,607$49,280
Surry County$705$925$1,109$37,000
Swain County$813$925$1,264$37,000
Transylvania County$887$1,164$1,396$46,560
Tyrrell County$744$925$1,286$37,000
Union County$1,538$1,686$2,076$67,440
Vance County$743$975$1,197$39,000
Wake County$1,596$1,750$2,196$70,000
Warren County$705$925$1,172$37,000
Washington County$744$925$1,197$37,000
Watauga County$988$1,177$1,504$47,080
Wayne County$948$1,244$1,496$49,760
Wilkes County$793$925$1,233$37,000
Wilson County$794$1,025$1,307$41,000
Yadkin County$1,082$1,232$1,607$49,280
Yancey County$713$935$1,233$37,400

Source: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2026).