Official HUD Fair Market Rents for all 32 North Carolina metro FMR areas. Median 3-bedroom benchmark across the state's metros: $1,532/mo. FMRs are 40th-percentile gross rents — treat them as floor benchmarks, not asking rents.
| Metro | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anson County | $834 | $927 | $1,216 | $1,465 | $1,728 |
| Asheville | $1,286 | $1,347 | $1,512 | $1,944 | $2,566 |
| Brunswick County | $1,057 | $1,158 | $1,282 | $1,796 | $2,153 |
| Burlington | $869 | $1,099 | $1,217 | $1,532 | $1,806 |
| Camden County | $982 | $990 | $1,129 | $1,582 | $1,896 |
| Charlotte | $1,586 | $1,647 | $1,824 | $2,250 | $2,852 |
| Craven County | $996 | $1,002 | $1,315 | $1,767 | $2,208 |
| Davidson County | $790 | $812 | $933 | $1,244 | $1,536 |
| Durham | $1,548 | $1,637 | $1,872 | $2,334 | $2,807 |
| Fayetteville | $1,078 | $1,093 | $1,240 | $1,678 | $2,082 |
| Gates County | $1,069 | $1,079 | $1,230 | $1,653 | $2,038 |
| Goldsboro | $897 | $902 | $1,184 | $1,456 | $1,918 |
| Granville County | $1,140 | $1,204 | $1,333 | $1,745 | $1,888 |
| Greensboro | $999 | $1,039 | $1,150 | $1,463 | $1,646 |
| Greenville | $878 | $883 | $1,096 | $1,484 | $1,840 |
| Harnett County | $791 | $796 | $1,044 | $1,463 | $1,753 |
| Haywood County | $987 | $1,105 | $1,223 | $1,473 | $1,736 |
| Hickory | $818 | $851 | $1,046 | $1,334 | $1,567 |
| Hoke County | $747 | $752 | $986 | $1,382 | $1,656 |
| Iredell County | $1,206 | $1,253 | $1,387 | $1,908 | $2,329 |
| Jacksonville | $879 | $927 | $1,147 | $1,616 | $1,946 |
| Jones County | $751 | $756 | $930 | $1,303 | $1,562 |
| Lincoln County | $1,018 | $1,058 | $1,171 | $1,623 | $1,731 |
| Pamlico County | $900 | $906 | $1,188 | $1,431 | $1,575 |
| Pender County | $740 | $974 | $1,079 | $1,512 | $1,812 |
| Person County | $790 | $795 | $1,031 | $1,445 | $1,483 |
| Raleigh | $1,533 | $1,592 | $1,763 | $2,192 | $2,961 |
| Rockingham County | $714 | $793 | $1,041 | $1,316 | $1,499 |
| Rocky Mount | $855 | $860 | $1,072 | $1,463 | $1,693 |
| Rowan County | $1,044 | $1,050 | $1,285 | $1,691 | $2,158 |
| Wilmington | $1,083 | $1,427 | $1,580 | $2,087 | $2,485 |
| Winston | $945 | $992 | $1,163 | $1,526 | $1,794 |
Source: U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development, FY2025 Fair Market Rents for North Carolina metro FMR areas. Compiled by AgenticREI.ai. Free to cite with a link.
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