Section 8 — NC ZIP index · page 1 of 3
North Carolina ZIP codes
with a Section 8 rent.
Every North Carolina ZIP code HUD publishes a Fair Market Rent for — 1,028 of them, FY2026. This page lists ZIPs 1–500, grouped by HUD area, with the 2-bedroom and 3-bedroom ceiling beside each one. Open any ZIP for its full schedule from studio to 4-bedroom.
data as of 2026-08-19 · HUD FY2026
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Why the ZIP beats the metro average.
One number per metro hides the spread that decides whether a deal pencils.
A ZIP-level Fair Market Rent is HUD's Small Area FMR: instead of one voucher ceiling for an entire metro, HUD publishes a separate ceiling for each ZIP code, set from what rents actually cost in that ZIP. The metro figure is an average over all of them, so it sits above the weaker ZIPs and below the stronger ones — which is why two houses fifteen minutes apart in the same city can carry Section 8 ceilings hundreds of dollars apart. Underwrite the ZIP's number, not the metro's. The published FMR is still a reference, not a payment: housing authorities set their payment standard at roughly 90–110% of it, and every unit has to clear a rent reasonableness test against comparable local rentals before a lease is approved.
Every ZIP
FMR by ZIP code.
2-bedroom and 3-bedroom Fair Market Rent for each ZIP, listed under the HUD area it belongs to. What Fair Market Rent means.
ZIPs 1–500 of 1,028 · 49 HUD areas on this page · data as of 2026-08-19 · HUD FY2026
| ZIP | 2 BR | 3 BR |
|---|---|---|
| Winston-Salem, NC HUD Metro FMR Area | ||
| 27006 | $1,190 | $1,550 |
| 27009 | $1,520 | $1,980 |
| 27010 | $1,270 | $1,660 |
| 27011 | $940 | $1,230 |
| 27014 | $1,200 | $1,570 |
| 27016 | $1,310 | $1,710 |
| 27018 | $930 | $1,210 |
| 27019 | $940 | $1,230 |
| 27021 | $1,140 | $1,490 |
| 27022 | $950 | $1,240 |
| 27023 | $1,330 | $1,740 |
| 27025 | $930 | $1,180 |
| 27028 | $1,060 | $1,380 |
| 27040 | $1,770 | $2,310 |
| 27042 | $970 | $1,230 |
| 27045 | $1,270 | $1,660 |
| 27046 | $930 | $1,210 |
| 27050 | $1,050 | $1,370 |
| 27051 | $1,400 | $1,830 |
| 27052 | $1,000 | $1,300 |
| 27055 | $990 | $1,350 |
| 27094 | $1,270 | $1,660 |
| 27099 | $1,270 | $1,660 |
| 27101 | $1,230 | $1,600 |
| 27102 | $1,270 | $1,660 |
| 27103 | $1,380 | $1,800 |
| 27104 | $1,440 | $1,880 |
| 27105 | $1,100 | $1,440 |
| 27106 | $1,360 | $1,770 |
| 27108 | $1,270 | $1,660 |
| 27109 | $1,360 | $1,770 |
| 27110 | $1,160 | $1,520 |
| 27111 | $1,270 | $1,660 |
| 27113 | $1,270 | $1,660 |
| 27114 | $1,270 | $1,660 |
| 27115 | $1,270 | $1,660 |
| 27116 | $1,270 | $1,660 |
| 27117 | $1,270 | $1,660 |
| 27120 | $1,270 | $1,660 |
| 27130 | $1,270 | $1,660 |
| 27150 | $1,270 | $1,660 |
| 27152 | $1,270 | $1,660 |
| 27155 | $1,270 | $1,660 |
| 27157 | $1,270 | $1,660 |
| 27199 | $1,270 | $1,660 |
| 27235 | $1,900 | $2,430 |
| 27285 | $1,270 | $1,660 |
| 27357 | $1,080 | $1,370 |
| Surry County, NC | ||
| 27007 | $980 | $1,180 |
| 27017 | $930 | $1,110 |
| 27024 | $930 | $1,110 |
| 27030 | $930 | $1,180 |
| 27041 | $940 | $1,180 |
| 27043 | $1,000 | $1,250 |
| 27047 | $950 | $1,180 |
| 27049 | $930 | $1,120 |
| 27053 | $930 | $1,200 |
| Davidson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area | ||
| 27012 | $1,280 | $1,690 |
| 27107 | $1,090 | $1,440 |
| 27127 | $1,270 | $1,660 |
| 27262 | $1,300 | $1,670 |
| 27265 | $1,530 | $1,980 |
| 27284 | $1,350 | $1,760 |
| 27292 | $1,050 | $1,440 |
| 27293 | $960 | $1,320 |
| 27294 | $960 | $1,320 |
| 27295 | $940 | $1,290 |
| 27299 | $1,080 | $1,480 |
| 27351 | $1,050 | $1,440 |
| 27360 | $1,010 | $1,380 |
| 27373 | $960 | $1,320 |
| 27374 | $940 | $1,290 |
| Rowan County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area | ||
| 27013 | $1,250 | $1,720 |
| 27054 | $1,160 | $1,530 |
| 28023 | $1,160 | $1,530 |
| 28036 | $1,940 | $2,410 |
| 28039 | $1,250 | $1,640 |
| 28041 | $1,160 | $1,530 |
| 28072 | $1,160 | $1,530 |
| Wilkes County, NC | ||
| 27020 | $990 | $1,350 |
| Rockingham County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area | ||
| 27027 | $940 | $1,190 |
| 27214 | $1,410 | $1,800 |
| 27288 | $1,040 | $1,290 |
| 27289 | $1,040 | $1,290 |
| 27358 | $1,470 | $1,870 |
| 27375 | $1,040 | $1,290 |
| Henry County-Martinsville city, VA HUD Nonmetro FMR Area | ||
| 27048 | $1,060 | $1,310 |
| Burlington, NC MSA | ||
| 27201 | $1,470 | $1,820 |
| 27202 | $1,240 | $1,540 |
| 27216 | $1,350 | $1,670 |
| 27253 | $1,270 | $1,570 |
| 27258 | $1,160 | $1,440 |
| 27340 | $1,270 | $1,570 |
| 27359 | $1,350 | $1,670 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area | ||
| 27203 | $1,040 | $1,330 |
| 27205 | $1,060 | $1,360 |
| 27215 | $1,470 | $1,820 |
| 27230 | $1,080 | $1,380 |
| 27233 | $1,260 | $1,610 |
| 27248 | $1,330 | $1,700 |
| 27260 | $1,180 | $1,510 |
| 27261 | $1,370 | $1,750 |
| 27263 | $1,170 | $1,500 |
| 27264 | $1,370 | $1,750 |
| 27268 | $1,260 | $1,610 |
| 27282 | $1,670 | $2,140 |
| 27283 | $1,420 | $1,820 |
| 27298 | $1,330 | $1,670 |
| 27301 | $2,000 | $2,560 |
| 27310 | $1,420 | $1,830 |
| 27313 | $1,110 | $1,420 |
| 27316 | $1,040 | $1,330 |
| 27317 | $1,050 | $1,340 |
| 27342 | $1,180 | $1,500 |
| 27344 | $1,330 | $1,670 |
| 27350 | $1,140 | $1,460 |
| 27355 | $1,330 | $1,670 |
| 27370 | $1,220 | $1,560 |
| 27377 | $1,500 | $1,920 |
| 27401 | $1,170 | $1,500 |
| 27402 | $1,370 | $1,750 |
| 27403 | $1,280 | $1,640 |
| 27404 | $1,370 | $1,750 |
| 27405 | $1,260 | $1,610 |
| 27406 | $1,370 | $1,750 |
| 27407 | $1,440 | $1,840 |
| 27408 | $1,400 | $1,790 |
| 27409 | $1,410 | $1,810 |
| 27410 | $1,750 | $2,240 |
| 27411 | $1,190 | $1,530 |
| 27412 | $1,280 | $1,640 |
| 27413 | $1,370 | $1,750 |
| 27415 | $1,370 | $1,750 |
| 27416 | $1,370 | $1,750 |
| 27417 | $1,370 | $1,750 |
| 27419 | $1,370 | $1,750 |
| 27420 | $1,370 | $1,750 |
| 27425 | $1,370 | $1,750 |
| 27429 | $1,370 | $1,750 |
| 27435 | $1,370 | $1,750 |
| 27438 | $1,370 | $1,750 |
| 27455 | $1,500 | $1,920 |
| 27495 | $1,370 | $1,750 |
| 27498 | $1,370 | $1,750 |
| 27499 | $1,370 | $1,750 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC HUD Metro FMR Area | ||
| 27207 | $1,690 | $2,110 |
| 27213 | $1,690 | $2,110 |
| 27243 | $1,690 | $2,110 |
| 27256 | $1,690 | $2,110 |
| 27278 | $1,690 | $2,110 |
| 27312 | $1,690 | $2,110 |
| 27349 | $1,690 | $2,110 |
| 27503 | $1,690 | $2,110 |
| 27510 | $1,790 | $2,210 |
| 27514 | $1,910 | $2,360 |
| 27515 | $1,730 | $2,160 |
| 27516 | $1,710 | $2,120 |
| 27517 | $1,940 | $2,420 |
| 27559 | $1,690 | $2,110 |
| 27599 | $1,730 | $2,160 |
| 27701 | $1,690 | $2,110 |
| 27702 | $1,730 | $2,140 |
| 27704 | $1,690 | $2,110 |
| 27705 | $1,700 | $2,110 |
| 27706 | $1,730 | $2,140 |
| 27707 | $1,730 | $2,140 |
| 27708 | $1,700 | $2,110 |
| 27709 | $1,730 | $2,140 |
| 27710 | $1,730 | $2,140 |
| 27712 | $2,000 | $2,500 |
| 27715 | $1,730 | $2,140 |
| 27717 | $1,730 | $2,140 |
| 27722 | $1,730 | $2,140 |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC MSA | ||
| 27208 | $1,330 | $1,670 |
| 27242 | $1,110 | $1,520 |
| 27252 | $1,690 | $2,110 |
| 27259 | $1,030 | $1,440 |
| 27325 | $1,330 | $1,670 |
| 27376 | $1,080 | $1,500 |
| Montgomery County, NC | ||
| 27209 | $1,030 | $1,440 |
| 27239 | $960 | $1,290 |
| 27247 | $1,010 | $1,350 |
| 27341 | $1,120 | $1,470 |
| 27356 | $1,030 | $1,440 |
| 27371 | $960 | $1,250 |
| Caswell County, NC | ||
| 27212 | $1,040 | $1,430 |
| 27217 | $1,180 | $1,460 |
| 27231 | $1,690 | $2,110 |
| 27244 | $1,240 | $1,540 |
| 27249 | $1,170 | $1,490 |
| 27291 | $1,010 | $1,370 |
| 27302 | $1,690 | $2,110 |
| 27305 | $1,390 | $1,910 |
| 27311 | $940 | $1,260 |
| 27314 | $1,690 | $2,110 |
| 27315 | $1,390 | $1,910 |
| 27320 | $1,070 | $1,330 |
| 27326 | $940 | $1,190 |
| 27343 | $1,100 | $1,500 |
| 27379 | $950 | $1,300 |
| 27541 | $1,690 | $2,110 |
| Richmond County, NC | ||
| 27229 | $1,010 | $1,370 |
| 27281 | $1,140 | $1,580 |
| 27306 | $980 | $1,320 |
| Lee County, NC | ||
| 27330 | $1,690 | $2,110 |
| 27331 | $1,140 | $1,370 |
| 27332 | $1,200 | $1,510 |
| 27505 | $1,060 | $1,320 |
| Harnett County, NC | ||
| 27501 | $1,350 | $1,660 |
| 27504 | $1,350 | $1,660 |
| 27506 | $940 | $1,320 |
| 27521 | $940 | $1,320 |
| 27526 | $1,830 | $2,330 |
| 27540 | $2,110 | $2,650 |
| 27546 | $940 | $1,320 |
| 27592 | $1,350 | $1,660 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA | ||
| 27502 | $2,140 | $2,690 |
| 27508 | $1,350 | $1,660 |
| 27511 | $1,620 | $2,030 |
| 27512 | $1,810 | $2,270 |
| 27513 | $1,920 | $2,410 |
| 27518 | $1,900 | $2,380 |
| 27519 | $2,240 | $2,810 |
| 27520 | $1,630 | $2,050 |
| 27523 | $2,110 | $2,640 |
| 27524 | $1,350 | $1,660 |
| 27527 | $1,910 | $2,400 |
| 27528 | $1,350 | $1,660 |
| 27529 | $1,660 | $2,080 |
| 27539 | $2,040 | $2,560 |
| 27545 | $1,790 | $2,250 |
| 27549 | $1,350 | $1,660 |
| 27555 | $1,350 | $1,660 |
| 27560 | $2,230 | $2,790 |
| 27562 | $2,020 | $2,530 |
| 27568 | $1,350 | $1,660 |
| 27569 | $1,350 | $1,660 |
| 27571 | $1,750 | $2,210 |
| 27576 | $1,350 | $1,660 |
| 27577 | $1,350 | $1,660 |
| 27588 | $1,810 | $2,270 |
| 27591 | $1,490 | $1,870 |
| 27593 | $1,350 | $1,660 |
| 27601 | $1,840 | $2,310 |
| 27602 | $1,810 | $2,270 |
| 27603 | $1,670 | $2,100 |
| 27604 | $1,720 | $2,160 |
| 27605 | $1,930 | $2,420 |
| 27606 | $1,750 | $2,200 |
| 27607 | $1,780 | $2,230 |
| 27608 | $1,760 | $2,210 |
| 27609 | $1,820 | $2,280 |
| 27610 | $1,540 | $1,930 |
| 27611 | $1,810 | $2,270 |
| 27612 | $2,060 | $2,580 |
| 27613 | $1,740 | $2,180 |
| 27614 | $1,860 | $2,330 |
| 27615 | $1,970 | $2,470 |
| 27616 | $1,820 | $2,280 |
| 27617 | $2,010 | $2,520 |
| 27619 | $1,810 | $2,270 |
| 27620 | $1,810 | $2,270 |
| 27622 | $1,810 | $2,270 |
| 27623 | $1,810 | $2,270 |
| 27624 | $1,810 | $2,270 |
| 27627 | $1,810 | $2,270 |
| 27628 | $1,810 | $2,270 |
| 27629 | $1,810 | $2,270 |
| 27636 | $1,810 | $2,270 |
| 27640 | $1,810 | $2,270 |
| 27656 | $1,810 | $2,270 |
| 27658 | $1,810 | $2,270 |
| 27661 | $1,810 | $2,270 |
| 27675 | $1,810 | $2,270 |
| 27676 | $1,810 | $2,270 |
| 27690 | $1,810 | $2,270 |
| 27695 | $1,780 | $2,230 |
| 27697 | $1,810 | $2,270 |
| 27699 | $1,810 | $2,270 |
| 27703 | $1,750 | $2,160 |
| 27713 | $1,900 | $2,350 |
| Vance County, NC | ||
| 27507 | $1,200 | $1,580 |
| 27536 | $960 | $1,180 |
| 27544 | $1,350 | $1,660 |
| 27556 | $980 | $1,210 |
| 27565 | $1,200 | $1,580 |
| 27584 | $1,010 | $1,240 |
| Granville County, NC | ||
| 27509 | $1,310 | $1,710 |
| 27522 | $1,400 | $1,830 |
| 27525 | $1,350 | $1,660 |
| 27572 | $1,690 | $2,110 |
| 27574 | $1,200 | $1,580 |
| 27581 | $1,200 | $1,580 |
| 27582 | $1,200 | $1,610 |
| 27587 | $1,750 | $2,210 |
| 27596 | $1,390 | $1,740 |
| Goldsboro, NC MSA | ||
| 27530 | $1,160 | $1,390 |
| 27531 | $1,330 | $1,600 |
| 27532 | $1,240 | $1,490 |
| 27533 | $1,160 | $1,390 |
| Greene County, NC | ||
| 27534 | $1,450 | $1,740 |
| 27828 | $1,070 | $1,420 |
| 27863 | $1,350 | $1,660 |
| Warren County, NC | ||
| 27537 | $1,350 | $1,660 |
| 27551 | $940 | $1,190 |
| 27553 | $930 | $1,150 |
| 27563 | $930 | $1,170 |
| 27570 | $930 | $1,170 |
| 27589 | $1,350 | $1,660 |
| 27594 | $930 | $1,170 |
| 27842 | $1,450 | $1,750 |
| 27844 | $1,350 | $1,660 |
| 27850 | $930 | $1,180 |
| Wilson County, NC | ||
| 27542 | $1,350 | $1,660 |
| 27557 | $1,350 | $1,660 |
| 27803 | $1,210 | $1,630 |
| 27807 | $1,100 | $1,490 |
| 27813 | $1,020 | $1,300 |
| 27822 | $980 | $1,320 |
| 27829 | $990 | $1,340 |
| 27830 | $1,070 | $1,320 |
| 27851 | $1,070 | $1,320 |
| 27852 | $1,050 | $1,410 |
| 27873 | $930 | $1,180 |
| 27878 | $1,130 | $1,510 |
| 27880 | $1,020 | $1,320 |
| 27883 | $1,070 | $1,320 |
| 27888 | $990 | $1,340 |
| 27893 | $1,030 | $1,310 |
| 27894 | $1,030 | $1,310 |
| 27895 | $1,030 | $1,310 |
| 27896 | $1,170 | $1,490 |
| Person County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area | ||
| 27573 | $930 | $1,310 |
| 27583 | $1,690 | $2,110 |
| Rocky Mount, NC MSA | ||
| 27597 | $1,350 | $1,660 |
| 27801 | $1,110 | $1,500 |
| 27802 | $1,060 | $1,440 |
| 27804 | $1,210 | $1,640 |
| 27809 | $970 | $1,320 |
| 27815 | $1,060 | $1,440 |
| 27816 | $1,350 | $1,660 |
| 27819 | $1,420 | $1,930 |
| 27856 | $1,140 | $1,550 |
| 27864 | $1,070 | $1,450 |
| 27868 | $1,170 | $1,590 |
| 27881 | $980 | $1,320 |
| 27882 | $1,350 | $1,660 |
| 27886 | $1,000 | $1,360 |
| Northampton County, NC | ||
| 27805 | $950 | $1,150 |
| 27820 | $930 | $1,120 |
| 27831 | $1,050 | $1,260 |
| 27832 | $1,010 | $1,220 |
| 27845 | $930 | $1,120 |
| 27853 | $1,030 | $1,270 |
| 27855 | $990 | $1,280 |
| 27862 | $1,040 | $1,260 |
| 27866 | $1,050 | $1,310 |
| 27869 | $1,020 | $1,250 |
| 27876 | $1,090 | $1,310 |
| 27877 | $1,040 | $1,260 |
| 27897 | $980 | $1,190 |
| Beaufort County, NC | ||
| 27806 | $930 | $1,220 |
| 27808 | $1,250 | $1,650 |
| 27814 | $930 | $1,220 |
| 27817 | $990 | $1,340 |
| 27821 | $930 | $1,220 |
| 27834 | $1,120 | $1,500 |
| 27837 | $990 | $1,340 |
| 27865 | $1,390 | $1,830 |
| Hyde County, NC | ||
| 27810 | $1,130 | $1,490 |
| 27824 | $930 | $1,180 |
| 27875 | $1,120 | $1,470 |
| 27885 | $1,080 | $1,370 |
| 27960 | $1,840 | $2,340 |
| Martin County, NC | ||
| 27812 | $990 | $1,340 |
| 27825 | $980 | $1,290 |
| 27840 | $1,030 | $1,350 |
| 27841 | $970 | $1,270 |
| 27843 | $970 | $1,320 |
| 27857 | $1,030 | $1,360 |
| 27861 | $930 | $1,220 |
| 27871 | $990 | $1,340 |
| 27874 | $930 | $1,190 |
| 27889 | $990 | $1,340 |
| 27892 | $950 | $1,250 |
| Hertford County, NC | ||
| 27818 | $930 | $1,210 |
| 27910 | $980 | $1,270 |
| 27922 | $930 | $1,210 |
| 27924 | $1,050 | $1,260 |
| 27942 | $1,110 | $1,420 |
| 27986 | $950 | $1,240 |
| Halifax County, NC | ||
| 27823 | $930 | $1,200 |
| 27839 | $960 | $1,240 |
| 27870 | $950 | $1,220 |
| 27890 | $930 | $1,190 |
| 27891 | $1,300 | $1,760 |
| Tyrrell County, NC | ||
| 27826 | $1,030 | $1,340 |
| 27925 | $930 | $1,290 |
| Greenville, NC MSA | ||
| 27827 | $990 | $1,340 |
| 27833 | $1,100 | $1,470 |
| 27835 | $1,100 | $1,470 |
| 27836 | $1,100 | $1,470 |
| 27858 | $1,180 | $1,580 |
| 27879 | $1,060 | $1,430 |
| 27884 | $990 | $1,340 |
| Washington County, NC | ||
| 27846 | $930 | $1,220 |
| 27860 | $930 | $1,220 |
| 27928 | $960 | $1,260 |
| 27962 | $930 | $1,200 |
| 27970 | $1,170 | $1,510 |
| Bertie County, NC | ||
| 27847 | $1,380 | $1,650 |
| 27849 | $1,160 | $1,390 |
| 27872 | $1,320 | $1,580 |
| 27957 | $1,050 | $1,260 |
| 27967 | $1,010 | $1,270 |
| 27983 | $970 | $1,160 |
| Pasquotank County, NC | ||
| 27906 | $1,220 | $1,640 |
| 27907 | $1,220 | $1,640 |
| 27909 | $1,190 | $1,600 |
| Dare County, NC | ||
| 27915 | $1,430 | $1,820 |
| 27920 | $1,430 | $1,820 |
| 27936 | $1,840 | $2,340 |
| 27943 | $1,840 | $2,340 |
| 27948 | $1,590 | $2,020 |
| 27949 | $1,610 | $2,050 |
| 27953 | $1,320 | $1,690 |
| 27954 | $1,420 | $1,810 |
| 27959 | $1,270 | $1,690 |
| 27968 | $1,430 | $1,820 |
| 27972 | $1,430 | $1,820 |
| 27978 | $1,320 | $1,690 |
| 27981 | $1,420 | $1,810 |
| 27982 | $1,430 | $1,820 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC HUD Metro FMR Area | ||
| 27916 | $1,510 | $2,090 |
| 27917 | $1,510 | $2,090 |
| 27923 | $1,510 | $2,090 |
| 27927 | $1,780 | $2,470 |
| 27929 | $1,590 | $2,200 |
| 27939 | $1,460 | $2,020 |
| 27941 | $1,770 | $2,420 |
| 27947 | $1,580 | $2,190 |
| 27950 | $1,640 | $2,270 |
| 27956 | $1,510 | $2,090 |
| 27958 | $1,650 | $2,300 |
| 27964 | $1,700 | $2,270 |
| 27965 | $1,510 | $2,090 |
| 27966 | $1,800 | $2,500 |
| 27973 | $1,460 | $2,020 |
| Perquimans County, NC | ||
| 27919 | $1,110 | $1,490 |
| 27932 | $1,230 | $1,480 |
| 27944 | $1,030 | $1,420 |
| 27946 | $1,670 | $2,300 |
| 27980 | $1,200 | $1,550 |
| 27985 | $1,110 | $1,540 |
| Camden County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area | ||
| 27921 | $1,350 | $1,880 |
| 27974 | $1,400 | $1,930 |
| 27976 | $1,560 | $2,140 |
| Gates County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area | ||
| 27926 | $1,940 | $2,680 |
| 27935 | $1,540 | $2,100 |
| 27937 | $2,060 | $2,850 |
| 27938 | $1,870 | $2,590 |
| 27969 | $2,060 | $2,850 |
| 27979 | $1,710 | $2,370 |
| Stanly County, NC | ||
| 28001 | $950 | $1,320 |
| 28002 | $930 | $1,290 |
| 28009 | $940 | $1,300 |
| 28071 | $1,160 | $1,540 |
| Lincoln County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area | ||
| 28006 | $1,240 | $1,640 |
| 28033 | $960 | $1,270 |
| 28034 | $1,050 | $1,290 |
| Anson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area | ||
| 28007 | $1,100 | $1,320 |
| Iredell County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area | ||
| 28010 | $1,340 | $1,810 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HUD Metro FMR Area | ||
| 28012 | $1,480 | $1,820 |
| 28016 | $1,060 | $1,300 |
| 28025 | $1,440 | $1,770 |
| 28026 | $1,510 | $1,860 |
| 28027 | $1,660 | $2,040 |
| 28031 | $1,890 | $2,330 |
| 28032 | $1,330 | $1,630 |
| 28035 | $1,790 | $2,200 |
| 28052 | $1,270 | $1,560 |
| 28053 | $1,290 | $1,590 |
| 28054 | $1,500 | $1,850 |
| 28055 | $1,290 | $1,590 |
| 28056 | $1,300 | $1,600 |
| 28070 | $1,790 | $2,200 |
| 28075 | $2,530 | $3,120 |
| Cleveland County, NC | ||
| 28017 | $930 | $1,290 |
| 28021 | $1,030 | $1,320 |
| 28038 | $930 | $1,290 |
| 28042 | $930 | $1,290 |
| 28073 | $940 | $1,310 |
| Rutherford County, NC | ||
| 28018 | $1,040 | $1,430 |
| 28019 | $930 | $1,280 |
| 28020 | $930 | $1,290 |
| 28024 | $930 | $1,280 |
| 28040 | $930 | $1,270 |
| 28043 | $930 | $1,270 |
| 28074 | $980 | $1,350 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA | ||
| 28037 | $1,250 | $1,720 |
SAFMR = ZIP-level variation. HUD sets Small Area Fair Market Rents by ZIP across most large metros, so two homes in one city can carry very different voucher ceilings.
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Data source: HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rents (Small Area FMRs where published), snapshot 2026-08-19. Payment standards vary by public housing authority (typically 90–110% of FMR). Figures are for research and do not guarantee approved rent on any specific unit.