HUD voucher rents by county and bedroom count, from the current Fair Market Rent and Small Area FMR release.
Source: HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rents and Small Area FMRs, effective 2025-10-01, retrieved 2026-10-09, with ZIP placement from the HUD-USPS ZIP Crosswalk 2021-Q4. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr.html
| Buncombe County | $1,436 | $1,674 | $1,835 | $2,231 | $3,078 | 24 |
| Henderson County | $1,436 | $1,674 | $1,835 | $2,231 | $3,078 | 18 |
| Madison County | $1,436 | $1,674 | $1,835 | $2,231 | $3,078 | 3 |
| Franklin County | $1,524 | $1,596 | $1,750 | $2,196 | $2,936 | 4 |
| Johnston County | $1,524 | $1,596 | $1,750 | $2,196 | $2,936 | 12 |
| Wake County | $1,524 | $1,596 | $1,750 | $2,196 | $2,936 | 55 |
| Currituck County | $1,492 | $1,512 | $1,713 | $2,376 | $2,797 | 15 |
| Chatham County | $1,417 | $1,507 | $1,711 | $2,117 | $2,527 | 8 |
| Durham County | $1,417 | $1,507 | $1,711 | $2,117 | $2,527 | 16 |
| Orange County | $1,417 | $1,507 | $1,711 | $2,117 | $2,527 | 9 |
| Gates County | $1,489 | $1,513 | $1,709 | $2,364 | $2,794 | 7 |
| Cabarrus County | $1,469 | $1,538 | $1,686 | $2,076 | $2,637 | 9 |
| Gaston County | $1,469 | $1,538 | $1,686 | $2,076 | $2,637 | 16 |
| Mecklenburg County | $1,469 | $1,538 | $1,686 | $2,076 | $2,637 | 68 |
| Union County | $1,469 | $1,538 | $1,686 | $2,076 | $2,637 | 9 |
| New Hanover County | $1,144 | $1,513 | $1,659 | $2,178 | $2,319 | 15 |
| Dare County | $1,120 | $1,305 | $1,430 | $1,821 | $1,893 | 12 |
| Brunswick County | $1,242 | $1,301 | $1,426 | $1,983 | $2,392 | 13 |
| Transylvania County | $1,032 | $1,039 | $1,363 | $1,634 | $2,048 | 7 |
| Moore County | $1,157 | $1,239 | $1,358 | $1,889 | $2,278 | 14 |
| Alamance County | $992 | $1,230 | $1,348 | $1,670 | $1,972 | 12 |
| Iredell County | $1,167 | $1,222 | $1,340 | $1,809 | $2,248 | 13 |
| Guilford County | $1,159 | $1,213 | $1,330 | $1,703 | $1,960 | 43 |
| Randolph County | $1,159 | $1,213 | $1,330 | $1,703 | $1,960 | 13 |
| Camden County | $1,121 | $1,139 | $1,287 | $1,790 | $2,159 | 3 |
| Cumberland County | $1,090 | $1,113 | $1,251 | $1,667 | $2,068 | 20 |
| Wayne County | $942 | $948 | $1,244 | $1,496 | $2,021 | 10 |
| Davie County | $995 | $1,082 | $1,232 | $1,607 | $1,898 | 3 |
| Forsyth County | $995 | $1,082 | $1,232 | $1,607 | $1,898 | 36 |
| Stokes County | $995 | $1,082 | $1,232 | $1,607 | $1,898 | 9 |
| Yadkin County | $995 | $1,082 | $1,232 | $1,607 | $1,898 | 5 |
| Haywood County | $1,039 | $1,122 | $1,230 | $1,475 | $1,844 | 7 |
| Chowan County | $924 | $930 | $1,220 | $1,463 | $1,615 | 2 |
| Pasquotank County | $921 | $927 | $1,216 | $1,640 | $1,899 | 3 |
| Granville County | $1,026 | $1,084 | $1,200 | $1,571 | $1,700 | 6 |
| Carteret County | $907 | $913 | $1,198 | $1,541 | $1,966 | 16 |
| Rowan County | $952 | $958 | $1,196 | $1,573 | $2,006 | 15 |
| Craven County | $897 | $902 | $1,184 | $1,591 | $1,988 | 12 |
| Watauga County | $822 | $988 | $1,177 | $1,504 | $1,974 | 7 |
| Onslow County | $929 | $935 | $1,173 | $1,631 | $1,968 | 15 |
| Pender County | $1,016 | $1,064 | $1,166 | $1,622 | $1,956 | 6 |
| Edgecombe County | $913 | $918 | $1,143 | $1,550 | $1,812 | 8 |
| Nash County | $913 | $918 | $1,143 | $1,550 | $1,812 | 11 |
| Anson County | $785 | $867 | $1,138 | $1,364 | $1,654 | 7 |
| Lee County | $874 | $880 | $1,136 | $1,362 | $1,715 | 4 |
| Alexander County | $858 | $908 | $1,095 | $1,372 | $1,660 | 3 |
| Burke County | $858 | $908 | $1,095 | $1,372 | $1,660 | 11 |
| Caldwell County | $858 | $908 | $1,095 | $1,372 | $1,660 | 7 |
| Catawba County | $858 | $908 | $1,095 | $1,372 | $1,660 | 10 |
| Pitt County | $891 | $896 | $1,095 | $1,465 | $1,837 | 16 |
| Pamlico County | $861 | $866 | $1,077 | $1,291 | $1,618 | 10 |
| Lincoln County | $917 | $953 | $1,054 | $1,461 | $1,728 | 6 |
| Bertie County | $790 | $796 | $1,044 | $1,252 | $1,449 | 7 |
| Rockingham County | $717 | $793 | $1,040 | $1,286 | $1,463 | 9 |
| Clay County | $878 | $948 | $1,039 | $1,429 | $1,561 | 3 |
| Wilson County | $789 | $794 | $1,025 | $1,307 | $1,541 | 10 |
| Avery County | $761 | $766 | $1,005 | $1,205 | $1,510 | 9 |
| Perquimans County | $799 | $804 | $999 | $1,382 | $1,387 | 3 |
| Hoke County | $756 | $761 | $998 | $1,388 | $1,674 | 1 |
| Macon County | $681 | $830 | $987 | $1,183 | $1,325 | 6 |
| Polk County | $824 | $829 | $983 | $1,351 | $1,649 | 5 |
| Duplin County | $742 | $747 | $980 | $1,175 | $1,377 | 11 |
| Harnett County | $805 | $810 | $980 | $1,363 | $1,644 | 12 |
| Alleghany County | $740 | $745 | $978 | $1,173 | $1,470 | 5 |
| Vance County | $738 | $743 | $975 | $1,197 | $1,318 | 5 |
| Northampton County | $736 | $741 | $972 | $1,165 | $1,344 | 13 |
| Jackson County | $840 | $879 | $964 | $1,272 | $1,276 | 10 |
| Davidson County | $816 | $876 | $960 | $1,316 | $1,591 | 10 |
| Person County | $739 | $744 | $948 | $1,318 | $1,377 | 6 |
| Hyde County | $751 | $756 | $940 | $1,204 | $1,413 | 5 |
| Cherokee County | $645 | $713 | $935 | $1,290 | $1,497 | 4 |
| Yancey County | $708 | $713 | $935 | $1,233 | $1,238 | 3 |
| Ashe County | $700 | $705 | $925 | $1,220 | $1,225 | 12 |
| Beaufort County | $732 | $737 | $925 | $1,220 | $1,552 | 9 |
| Bladen County | $700 | $705 | $925 | $1,258 | $1,298 | 8 |
| Caswell County | $743 | $748 | $925 | $1,270 | $1,390 | 7 |
| Cleveland County | $758 | $763 | $925 | $1,286 | $1,322 | 13 |
| Columbus County | $718 | $722 | $925 | $1,109 | $1,225 | 14 |
| Graham County | $782 | $844 | $925 | $1,199 | $1,390 | 3 |
| Greene County | $782 | $823 | $925 | $1,189 | $1,390 | 4 |
| Halifax County | $638 | $742 | $925 | $1,190 | $1,367 | 9 |
| Hertford County | $638 | $705 | $925 | $1,210 | $1,225 | 7 |
| Jones County | $748 | $752 | $925 | $1,179 | $1,552 | 3 |
| Lenoir County | $727 | $732 | $925 | $1,241 | $1,441 | 4 |
| Martin County | $700 | $705 | $925 | $1,220 | $1,225 | 8 |
| McDowell County | $782 | $790 | $925 | $1,180 | $1,225 | 4 |
| Mitchell County | $700 | $705 | $925 | $1,134 | $1,225 | 3 |
| Montgomery County | $789 | $794 | $925 | $1,252 | $1,552 | 6 |
| Richmond County | $714 | $814 | $925 | $1,286 | $1,406 | 7 |
| Robeson County | $744 | $748 | $925 | $1,187 | $1,389 | 16 |
| Rutherford County | $801 | $806 | $925 | $1,275 | $1,332 | 13 |
| Sampson County | $663 | $806 | $925 | $1,109 | $1,302 | 12 |
| Scotland County | $750 | $755 | $925 | $1,244 | $1,249 | 6 |
| Stanly County | $638 | $705 | $925 | $1,281 | $1,466 | 10 |
| Surry County | $700 | $705 | $925 | $1,109 | $1,406 | 10 |
| Swain County | $806 | $813 | $925 | $1,264 | $1,390 | 2 |
| Tyrrell County | $739 | $744 | $925 | $1,286 | $1,390 | 1 |
| Warren County | $700 | $705 | $925 | $1,172 | $1,239 | 7 |
| Washington County | $739 | $744 | $925 | $1,197 | $1,391 | 3 |
| Wilkes County | $782 | $793 | $925 | $1,233 | $1,538 | 13 |
HUD uses the Fair Market Rent to set the Housing Choice Voucher payment standard, the maximum monthly subsidy base for a bedroom count. The FY2026 2-bedroom rent on this page is $1,389. 24 CFR 982.503 sets the basic range from 90 percent to 110 percent of the applicable Fair Market Rent. In a metro on HUD's designated Small Area FMR list, that rent is the ZIP Small Area FMR. Elsewhere it is the metro or county Fair Market Rent (HUD Fair Market Rents, Small Area FMRs).
The population-weighted FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in North Carolina is $1,389.
The highest FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent row in North Carolina is $1,835 in Madison County.
HUD uses the Fair Market Rent to set the Housing Choice Voucher payment standard, the maximum monthly subsidy base for a bedroom count. The FY2026 2-bedroom rent on this page is $1,389. 24 CFR 982.503 sets the basic range from 90 percent to 110 percent of the applicable Fair Market Rent. In a metro on HUD's designated Small Area FMR list, that rent is the ZIP Small Area FMR. Elsewhere it is the metro or county Fair Market Rent (HUD Fair Market Rents, Small Area FMRs).