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Section 8 rent amounts in Wilkes County, NC

The FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Wilkes County, NC is $925.

HUD voucher rents by ZIP 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

2-bedroom
$925
FY2026 Fair Market Rent
ZIPs
13
HUD-USPS crosswalk
Small Area FMRs
0
Designated ZIP schedules
Population
66,125
HUD pop2023 weight

Fair Market Rent by bedroom

BedroomsFair Market Rent
Studio$782
1 BR$793
2 BR$925
3 BR$1,233
4 BR$1,538

Rent by ZIP

13 ZIPs from the HUD-USPS crosswalk.

ZIPStudio1 BR2 BR3 BR4 BRSchedule
28606$782$793$925$1,233$1,538County FMR
28624$782$793$925$1,233$1,538County FMR
28635$782$793$925$1,233$1,538County FMR
28649$782$793$925$1,233$1,538County FMR
28651$782$793$925$1,233$1,538County FMR
28654$782$793$925$1,233$1,538County FMR
28656$782$793$925$1,233$1,538County FMR
28659$782$793$925$1,233$1,538County FMR
28665$782$793$925$1,233$1,538County FMR
28669$782$793$925$1,233$1,538County FMR
28670$782$793$925$1,233$1,538County FMR
28685$782$793$925$1,233$1,538County FMR
28697$782$793$925$1,233$1,538County FMR

Payment standard

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 $925. 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).

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2-bedroom Section 8 rent in Wilkes County, NC?

The FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Wilkes County, NC is $925.

What are the FY2026 Fair Market Rents by bedroom in Wilkes County, NC?

FY2026 Fair Market Rents in Wilkes County, NC: Studio $782, 1 BR $793, 2 BR $925, 3 BR $1,233, 4 BR $1,538.

How does a voucher payment standard relate to the Fair Market Rent in Wilkes County, NC?

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 $925. 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).