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The top four largest cities in Carter County are Johnson City, Elizabethton, Mountain City, and Roan Mountain. 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 Carter County use?
Small Area Fair Market Rents were created by the HUD for this county/Metro Fmr Area however Carter 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 Carter County compare?
Carter County ($1,119) has a 0.1% lower FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of Tennessee ($1,120) and therefore has a lower gross rent.
Carter County is rank 29th out of 95 counties. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is higher than 66 other counties. Carter County is the 29th most expensive county in terms of FMRs.
Rent Tables Carter County, TN
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Median Rent (50th Percentile)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37601 | $910 | $920 | $1,150 | $1,430 | $1,610 |
| 37604 | $950 | $960 | $1,200 | $1,490 | $1,670 |
| 37640 | $780 | $820 | $970 | $1,240 | $1,410 |
| 37643 | $800 | $810 | $1,010 | $1,250 | $1,410 |
| 37658 | $780 | $790 | $970 | $1,210 | $1,410 |
| 37682 | $910 | $920 | $1,150 | $1,430 | $1,610 |
| 37683 | $780 | $800 | $970 | $1,210 | $1,410 |
| 37687 | $950 | $960 | $1,200 | $1,490 | $1,670 |
| 37694 | $780 | $790 | $970 | $1,210 | $1,410 |
| 37694 | $780 | $790 | $970 | $1,210 | $1,410 |
| 37640 | $780 | $820 | $970 | $1,240 | $1,410 |
| 37683 | $780 | $800 | $970 | $1,210 | $1,410 |
| ZipCode | Studio | 1-Bed | 2-Bed | 3-Bed | 4-Bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37601 | $819 | $828 | $1,035 | $1,287 | $1,449 |
| 37604 | $855 | $864 | $1,080 | $1,341 | $1,503 |
| 37640 | $702 | $738 | $873 | $1,116 | $1,269 |
| 37643 | $720 | $729 | $909 | $1,125 | $1,269 |
| 37658 | $702 | $711 | $873 | $1,089 | $1,269 |
| 37682 | $819 | $828 | $1,035 | $1,287 | $1,449 |
| 37683 | $702 | $720 | $873 | $1,089 | $1,269 |
| 37687 | $855 | $864 | $1,080 | $1,341 | $1,503 |
| 37694 | $702 | $711 | $873 | $1,089 | $1,269 |
| 37694 | $702 | $711 | $873 | $1,089 | $1,269 |
| 37640 | $702 | $738 | $873 | $1,116 | $1,269 |
| 37683 | $702 | $720 | $873 | $1,089 | $1,269 |
| ZipCode | Studio | 1-Bed | 2-Bed | 3-Bed | 4-Bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37601 | $1,001 | $1,012 | $1,265 | $1,573 | $1,771 |
| 37604 | $1,045 | $1,056 | $1,320 | $1,639 | $1,837 |
| 37640 | $858 | $902 | $1,067 | $1,364 | $1,551 |
| 37643 | $880 | $891 | $1,111 | $1,375 | $1,551 |
| 37658 | $858 | $869 | $1,067 | $1,331 | $1,551 |
| 37682 | $1,001 | $1,012 | $1,265 | $1,573 | $1,771 |
| 37683 | $858 | $880 | $1,067 | $1,331 | $1,551 |
| 37687 | $1,045 | $1,056 | $1,320 | $1,639 | $1,837 |
| 37694 | $858 | $869 | $1,067 | $1,331 | $1,551 |
| 37694 | $858 | $869 | $1,067 | $1,331 | $1,551 |
| 37640 | $858 | $902 | $1,067 | $1,364 | $1,551 |
| 37683 | $858 | $880 | $1,067 | $1,331 | $1,551 |
Related Areas
Fair Market Rents on this page apply to the following cities in Carter County, Tennessee: Johnson City, Elizabethton, Mountain City, Roan Mountain, Hampton, Butler, Watauga, and Milligan College.
These Fair Market Rents also apply to the following ZIP codes in Carter County, Tennessee: 37601, 37643, 37604, 37683, 37687, 37658, 37640, 37694, and 37682.
Carter County, TN is considered part of the following metro FMR area: JOHNSON CITY, TN MSA.
Other counties in the same metro FMR area are: Unicoi County, TN, and Washington County, TN.
More on Carter County, TN
- Loan Limits to view maximum loan amounts in Carter County, TN
- Property Taxes to find local Property Taxes
- Income Limits to learn more about income assistance in your area
- Housing Authorites to find your local Housing Authorities
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Fair Market Rents are published by the Department of Housing And Urban Development.