Burke County, NC

2025 Fair Market Rents

Tags: 2025 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA

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The top four largest cities in Burke County are Lenoir, Hickory, Connellys Springs, and Vale. Fair Market Rents on this page may apply depending on whether the county uses SAFMRs or county level FMRs. Cities in multiple SAFMR areas will have different SAFMRS based on ZIP code.

What type of FMR does Burke County use?

Small Area Fair Market Rents were created by the HUD for this county/Metro Fmr Area however Burke County is not required to use Small Area FMRs by the HUD. It is at the discretion of the local Housing Authority to determine if SAFMRs or 40th percentile FMRs are used.

To learn more about the criteria the HUD uses to determine if a Metro FMR Area requires Small Area Fair Market Rents click here.

How does Burke County compare?

Burke County ($1,046) has a 9.7% lower FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of North Carolina ($1,158) and therefore has a lower gross rent.

Burke County is rank 51st out of 100 counties. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is lower than 50 other counties. Burke County is the 50th cheapest county in terms of FMRs.

Rent Tables Burke County, NC

Fair Market Rent (40th Percentile)

$818
studio
$851
1-Bedroom
$1,046
2-Bedroom
$1,334
3-Bedroom
$1,567
4-Bedroom

Median Rent (50th Percentile)

$876
studio
$913
1-Bedroom
$1,121
2-Bedroom
$1,430
3-Bedroom
$1,680
4-Bedroom

Small Market Areas (By Zip Code)

The 90% and 110% SAFMRs represent the minimum and maximum payment standards that can be set by the local Public Housing Authority under regular conditions. The payment standard is the actual value used in Section 8. For more on payment standards click here.

FMRs and SAFMRs are set by the HUD. The local PHA takes these FMR/SAFMR values and may decide to use any value that is within +-10% of the FMR/SAFMR as the payment standard for the areas under their jurisdiction.

For a more in-depth explaination return to the overview page.

ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
28090 $850 $880 $990 $1,300 $1,400
28168 $900 $940 $1,070 $1,460 $1,590
28090 $850 $880 $990 $1,300 $1,400
28168 $900 $940 $1,070 $1,460 $1,590
28602 $850 $890 $1,090 $1,390 $1,630
28612 $800 $830 $1,020 $1,300 $1,530
28619 $730 $760 $930 $1,190 $1,390
28628 $790 $820 $1,010 $1,290 $1,510
28637 $730 $770 $940 $1,200 $1,410
28641 $730 $760 $930 $1,190 $1,400
28645 $730 $820 $1,030 $1,260 $1,750
28647 $790 $810 $1,040 $1,270 $1,560
28666 $810 $850 $1,040 $1,320 $1,560
28671 $800 $830 $1,020 $1,300 $1,530
28680 $790 $820 $1,010 $1,290 $1,510
28690 $810 $840 $1,030 $1,310 $1,540
28761 $770 $830 $930 $1,190 $1,360
28647 $790 $810 $1,040 $1,270 $1,560
28090 $850 $880 $990 $1,300 $1,400
28168 $900 $940 $1,070 $1,460 $1,590
28612 $800 $830 $1,020 $1,300 $1,530
28761 $770 $830 $930 $1,190 $1,360
28645 $730 $820 $1,030 $1,260 $1,750
28645 $730 $820 $1,030 $1,260 $1,750
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
28090 $765 $792 $891 $1,170 $1,260
28168 $810 $846 $963 $1,314 $1,431
28090 $765 $792 $891 $1,170 $1,260
28168 $810 $846 $963 $1,314 $1,431
28602 $765 $801 $981 $1,251 $1,467
28612 $720 $747 $918 $1,170 $1,377
28619 $657 $684 $837 $1,071 $1,251
28628 $711 $738 $909 $1,161 $1,359
28637 $657 $693 $846 $1,080 $1,269
28641 $657 $684 $837 $1,071 $1,260
28645 $657 $738 $927 $1,134 $1,575
28647 $711 $729 $936 $1,143 $1,404
28666 $729 $765 $936 $1,188 $1,404
28671 $720 $747 $918 $1,170 $1,377
28680 $711 $738 $909 $1,161 $1,359
28690 $729 $756 $927 $1,179 $1,386
28761 $693 $747 $837 $1,071 $1,224
28647 $711 $729 $936 $1,143 $1,404
28090 $765 $792 $891 $1,170 $1,260
28168 $810 $846 $963 $1,314 $1,431
28612 $720 $747 $918 $1,170 $1,377
28761 $693 $747 $837 $1,071 $1,224
28645 $657 $738 $927 $1,134 $1,575
28645 $657 $738 $927 $1,134 $1,575
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
28090 $935 $968 $1,089 $1,430 $1,540
28168 $990 $1,034 $1,177 $1,606 $1,749
28090 $935 $968 $1,089 $1,430 $1,540
28168 $990 $1,034 $1,177 $1,606 $1,749
28602 $935 $979 $1,199 $1,529 $1,793
28612 $880 $913 $1,122 $1,430 $1,683
28619 $803 $836 $1,023 $1,309 $1,529
28628 $869 $902 $1,111 $1,419 $1,661
28637 $803 $847 $1,034 $1,320 $1,551
28641 $803 $836 $1,023 $1,309 $1,540
28645 $803 $902 $1,133 $1,386 $1,925
28647 $869 $891 $1,144 $1,397 $1,716
28666 $891 $935 $1,144 $1,452 $1,716
28671 $880 $913 $1,122 $1,430 $1,683
28680 $869 $902 $1,111 $1,419 $1,661
28690 $891 $924 $1,133 $1,441 $1,694
28761 $847 $913 $1,023 $1,309 $1,496
28647 $869 $891 $1,144 $1,397 $1,716
28090 $935 $968 $1,089 $1,430 $1,540
28168 $990 $1,034 $1,177 $1,606 $1,749
28612 $880 $913 $1,122 $1,430 $1,683
28761 $847 $913 $1,023 $1,309 $1,496
28645 $803 $902 $1,133 $1,386 $1,925
28645 $803 $902 $1,133 $1,386 $1,925

Fair Market Rents on this page apply to the following cities in Burke County, North Carolina: Lenoir, Hickory, Connellys Springs, Vale, Valdese, Nebo, Lawndale, Morganton, Hildebran, Drexel, Glen Alpine, Icard, Rutherford College, Jonas Ridge, and Linville Falls.

These Fair Market Rents also apply to the following ZIP codes in Burke County, North Carolina: 28645, 28602, 28612, 28168, 28690, 28761, 28090, 28680, 28637, 28619, 28628, 28666, 28671, 28641, and 28647.

Burke County, NC is considered part of the following metro FMR area: HICKORY-LENOIR-MORGANTON, NC MSA.

Other counties in the same metro FMR area are: Alexander County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, and Catawba County, NC.

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Fair Market Rents are published by the Department of Housing And Urban Development.