Clay County, NC

2025 Fair Market Rents

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The top three largest cities in Clay County are Franklin, Hayesville, and Warne. 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 Clay County use?

Small Area Fair Market Rents were created by the HUD for this county/Metro Fmr Area however Clay 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 Clay County compare?

Clay County ($1,020) has a 11.9% lower FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of North Carolina ($1,158) and therefore has a lower gross rent.

Clay County is rank 62nd out of 100 counties. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is lower than 61 other counties. Clay County is the 39th cheapest county in terms of FMRs.

Rent Tables Clay County, NC

Fair Market Rent (40th Percentile)

$856
studio
$921
1-Bedroom
$1,020
2-Bedroom
$1,357
3-Bedroom
$1,533
4-Bedroom

Median Rent (50th Percentile)

$972
studio
$1,047
1-Bedroom
$1,159
2-Bedroom
$1,542
3-Bedroom
$1,742
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
28734 $730 $880 $1,010 $1,220 $1,410
28904 $860 $920 $1,020 $1,360 $1,530
28909 $800 $850 $960 $1,300 $1,520
28734 $730 $880 $1,010 $1,220 $1,410
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
28734 $657 $792 $909 $1,098 $1,269
28904 $774 $828 $918 $1,224 $1,377
28909 $720 $765 $864 $1,170 $1,368
28734 $657 $792 $909 $1,098 $1,269
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
28734 $803 $968 $1,111 $1,342 $1,551
28904 $946 $1,012 $1,122 $1,496 $1,683
28909 $880 $935 $1,056 $1,430 $1,672
28734 $803 $968 $1,111 $1,342 $1,551

Fair Market Rents on this page apply to the following cities in Clay County, North Carolina: Franklin, Hayesville, and Warne.

These Fair Market Rents also apply to the following ZIP codes in Clay County, North Carolina: 28734, 28904, and 28909.

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