2023 FMRs in North Carolina by county. Click on the map below to view FMRs for a particular county.
North Carolina Map
FMRs vary across North Carolina based on County and ZIP code as well as number of bedrooms. The average FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in North Carolina is $947.
The highest average FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in the United States is $1,951 in Hawaii. The lowest for a two-bedroom apartment is $519 in Puerto Rico.
FMRs in North Carolina are based on the price of monthly rent plus the cost of essential utilities. FMRs vary by county or ZIP Code. Generally areas with a lower population density have a lower gross rent (lower FMRs) but there are exceptions.
View the Fair Market Rents Overview for detailed information on how FMRs are calculated. Click on a specific county on the map or from the table below for detailed FMR information including Small Area FMRs.
How does North Carolina compare?
The highest FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in North Carolina is $1,466 in Henderson County, Madison County, and 1 others. The lowest FMR for a two-bedroom apartment is $771 in Scotland County.
North Carolina ($947) has a 13.6% lower FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of the US ($1,096) and therefore has a lower gross rent.
North Carolina is rank 30th out of 56 States and territories. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is lower than 29 other States and territories. North Carolina is the 27th cheapest State or territory in terms of FMRs.
Average FMRs for North Carolina
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| County | Rank | Studio | 1-Bed | 2-Bed | 3-Bed | 4-Bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson County | 1st | $1,270 | $1,298 | $1,466 | $1,949 | $2,497 |
| Madison County | 1st | $1,270 | $1,298 | $1,466 | $1,949 | $2,497 |
| Buncombe County | 1st | $1,270 | $1,298 | $1,466 | $1,949 | $2,497 |
| Wake County | 4th | $1,213 | $1,250 | $1,412 | $1,733 | $2,293 |
| Johnston County | 4th | $1,213 | $1,250 | $1,412 | $1,733 | $2,293 |
| Franklin County | 4th | $1,213 | $1,250 | $1,412 | $1,733 | $2,293 |
| Currituck County | 7th | $1,116 | $1,137 | $1,329 | $1,857 | $2,264 |
| Gaston County | 8th | $1,154 | $1,180 | $1,333 | $1,691 | $2,183 |
| Union County | 8th | $1,154 | $1,180 | $1,333 | $1,691 | $2,183 |
| Mecklenburg County | 8th | $1,154 | $1,180 | $1,333 | $1,691 | $2,183 |
| Cabarrus County | 8th | $1,154 | $1,180 | $1,333 | $1,691 | $2,183 |
| Orange County | 12th | $1,128 | $1,134 | $1,315 | $1,669 | $2,031 |
| Chatham County | 12th | $1,128 | $1,134 | $1,315 | $1,669 | $2,031 |
| Durham County | 12th | $1,128 | $1,134 | $1,315 | $1,669 | $2,031 |
| New Hanover County | 15th | $853 | $1,108 | $1,259 | $1,669 | $2,145 |
| Dare County | 16th | $915 | $982 | $1,151 | $1,571 | $1,726 |
| Craven County | 17th | $829 | $834 | $1,092 | $1,465 | $1,860 |
| Cumberland County | 18th | $898 | $898 | $1,037 | $1,425 | $1,766 |
| Iredell County | 19th | $896 | $915 | $1,034 | $1,395 | $1,761 |
| Pitt County | 20th | $813 | $818 | $1,015 | $1,379 | $1,729 |
| Guilford County | 21st | $893 | $920 | $1,039 | $1,339 | $1,502 |
| Randolph County | 21st | $893 | $920 | $1,039 | $1,339 | $1,502 |
| Granville County | 23rd | $865 | $870 | $1,012 | $1,318 | $1,551 |
| Carteret County | 24th | $757 | $762 | $1,003 | $1,365 | $1,708 |
| Brunswick County | 25th | $820 | $844 | $953 | $1,354 | $1,623 |
| Watauga County | 26th | $720 | $845 | $1,040 | $1,320 | $1,631 |
| Pender County | 27th | $683 | $875 | $988 | $1,375 | $1,567 |
| Onslow County | 28th | $667 | $798 | $951 | $1,352 | $1,620 |
| Moore County | 29th | $774 | $808 | $913 | $1,276 | $1,555 |
| Harnett County | 30th | $712 | $716 | $943 | $1,340 | $1,606 |
| Davie County | 31st | $774 | $805 | $969 | $1,280 | $1,486 |
| Stokes County | 31st | $774 | $805 | $969 | $1,280 | $1,486 |
| Forsyth County | 31st | $774 | $805 | $969 | $1,280 | $1,486 |
| Yadkin County | 31st | $774 | $805 | $969 | $1,280 | $1,486 |
| Pamlico County | 31st | $762 | $767 | $1,004 | $1,222 | $1,559 |
| Haywood County | 36th | $686 | $893 | $1,009 | $1,228 | $1,453 |
| Alamance County | 37th | $714 | $837 | $1,023 | $1,285 | $1,390 |
| Rowan County | 38th | $800 | $805 | $980 | $1,270 | $1,388 |
| Transylvania County | 38th | $751 | $756 | $995 | $1,211 | $1,530 |
| Gates County | 40th | $779 | $792 | $923 | $1,203 | $1,492 |
| Pasquotank County | 41st | $626 | $711 | $936 | $1,311 | $1,528 |
| Perquimans County | 42nd | $683 | $688 | $905 | $1,286 | $1,542 |
| Chowan County | 43rd | $737 | $742 | $921 | $1,121 | $1,569 |
| Wayne County | 44th | $693 | $697 | $918 | $1,148 | $1,564 |
| Lincoln County | 45th | $794 | $798 | $924 | $1,200 | $1,241 |
| Camden County | 46th | $704 | $718 | $884 | $1,196 | $1,440 |
| Polk County | 47th | $757 | $762 | $924 | $1,125 | $1,345 |
| Hoke County | 48th | $657 | $662 | $871 | $1,238 | $1,484 |
| Lee County | 49th | $736 | $792 | $894 | $1,103 | $1,346 |
| Macon County | 50th | $725 | $780 | $881 | $1,072 | $1,407 |
| Edgecombe County | 51st | $712 | $717 | $890 | $1,210 | $1,323 |
| Nash County | 51st | $712 | $717 | $890 | $1,210 | $1,323 |
| Anson County | 53rd | $645 | $732 | $964 | $1,173 | $1,295 |
| Tyrrell County | 54th | $695 | $747 | $844 | $1,157 | $1,323 |
| Avery County | 55th | $706 | $711 | $936 | $1,139 | $1,257 |
| Davidson County | 56th | $656 | $660 | $837 | $1,114 | $1,421 |
| Clay County | 57th | $695 | $747 | $844 | $1,027 | $1,323 |
| Stanly County | 58th | $560 | $674 | $815 | $1,097 | $1,388 |
| Hertford County | 59th | $640 | $667 | $878 | $1,069 | $1,261 |
| Richmond County | 60th | $642 | $683 | $771 | $1,096 | $1,313 |
| Person County | 61st | $636 | $640 | $843 | $1,157 | $1,162 |
| Beaufort County | 62nd | $623 | $627 | $777 | $1,077 | $1,324 |
| Halifax County | 63rd | $564 | $640 | $843 | $1,026 | $1,299 |
| Vance County | 64th | $644 | $648 | $804 | $1,040 | $1,235 |
| Northampton County | 65th | $650 | $654 | $861 | $1,048 | $1,157 |
| Cherokee County | 66th | $613 | $617 | $812 | $1,093 | $1,229 |
| Greene County | 67th | $582 | $586 | $771 | $1,074 | $1,313 |
| Washington County | 68th | $617 | $621 | $771 | $1,000 | $1,313 |
| Swain County | 69th | $617 | $621 | $771 | $1,082 | $1,209 |
| Alexander County | 70th | $646 | $650 | $791 | $1,033 | $1,179 |
| Catawba County | 70th | $646 | $650 | $791 | $1,033 | $1,179 |
| Caldwell County | 70th | $646 | $650 | $791 | $1,033 | $1,179 |
| Burke County | 70th | $646 | $650 | $791 | $1,033 | $1,179 |
| Caswell County | 74th | $635 | $676 | $771 | $1,080 | $1,131 |
| Hyde County | 75th | $629 | $633 | $786 | $1,011 | $1,232 |
| Rockingham County | 76th | $545 | $631 | $815 | $1,052 | $1,247 |
| Bladen County | 77th | $617 | $621 | $771 | $1,034 | $1,223 |
| Cleveland County | 78th | $582 | $586 | $771 | $1,069 | $1,245 |
| Wilkes County | 78th | $635 | $662 | $771 | $1,033 | $1,152 |
| Warren County | 80th | $584 | $588 | $771 | $987 | $1,313 |
| Alleghany County | 81st | $589 | $593 | $780 | $949 | $1,329 |
| Martin County | 82nd | $607 | $611 | $771 | $1,020 | $1,221 |
| Lenoir County | 83rd | $582 | $586 | $771 | $1,063 | $1,226 |
| Jackson County | 84th | $674 | $689 | $778 | $1,041 | $1,045 |
| Rutherford County | 85th | $643 | $646 | $771 | $975 | $1,188 |
| Wilson County | 86th | $554 | $669 | $829 | $1,045 | $1,119 |
| Surry County | 87th | $614 | $618 | $771 | $981 | $1,226 |
| Duplin County | 88th | $623 | $628 | $826 | $1,005 | $1,110 |
| Ashe County | 89th | $619 | $623 | $771 | $938 | $1,220 |
| Sampson County | 90th | $606 | $610 | $771 | $983 | $1,172 |
| Graham County | 91st | $582 | $586 | $771 | $992 | $1,209 |
| Yancey County | 92nd | $555 | $593 | $771 | $1,055 | $1,148 |
| Montgomery County | 92nd | $607 | $611 | $771 | $960 | $1,173 |
| Columbus County | 94th | $582 | $586 | $771 | $962 | $1,209 |
| McDowell County | 95th | $541 | $673 | $771 | $938 | $1,174 |
| Bertie County | 96th | $582 | $586 | $771 | $943 | $1,214 |
| Mitchell County | 97th | $582 | $586 | $771 | $938 | $1,209 |
| Jones County | 98th | $582 | $586 | $771 | $1,070 | $1,074 |
| Robeson County | 99th | $582 | $586 | $771 | $975 | $1,105 |
| Scotland County | 100th | $582 | $586 | $771 | $978 | $1,036 |
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Fair Market Rents are estimated by the HUD.