Columbus County, NC

2025 Fair Market Rents

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The top four largest cities in Columbus County are Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, and Lake Waccamaw. 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 Columbus County use?

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

Columbus County ($938) has a 19% lower FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of North Carolina ($1,158) and therefore has a lower gross rent.

Columbus County is rank 73rd out of 100 counties. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is lower than 72 other counties. Columbus County is the 28th cheapest county in terms of FMRs.

Rent Tables Columbus County, NC

Fair Market Rent (40th Percentile)

$710
studio
$715
1-Bedroom
$938
2-Bedroom
$1,130
3-Bedroom
$1,244
4-Bedroom

Median Rent (50th Percentile)

$742
studio
$747
1-Bedroom
$980
2-Bedroom
$1,181
3-Bedroom
$1,299
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
28424 $700 $710 $930 $1,120 $1,230
28430 $700 $710 $930 $1,120 $1,230
28431 $700 $710 $930 $1,120 $1,230
28432 $910 $910 $1,200 $1,450 $1,590
28439 $830 $840 $1,100 $1,330 $1,460
28442 $700 $710 $930 $1,120 $1,230
28450 $940 $950 $1,240 $1,490 $1,640
28455 $830 $870 $1,050 $1,360 $1,560
28463 $700 $710 $930 $1,120 $1,230
28472 $730 $730 $960 $1,160 $1,270
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
28424 $630 $639 $837 $1,008 $1,107
28430 $630 $639 $837 $1,008 $1,107
28431 $630 $639 $837 $1,008 $1,107
28432 $819 $819 $1,080 $1,305 $1,431
28439 $747 $756 $990 $1,197 $1,314
28442 $630 $639 $837 $1,008 $1,107
28450 $846 $855 $1,116 $1,341 $1,476
28455 $747 $783 $945 $1,224 $1,404
28463 $630 $639 $837 $1,008 $1,107
28472 $657 $657 $864 $1,044 $1,143
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
28424 $770 $781 $1,023 $1,232 $1,353
28430 $770 $781 $1,023 $1,232 $1,353
28431 $770 $781 $1,023 $1,232 $1,353
28432 $1,001 $1,001 $1,320 $1,595 $1,749
28439 $913 $924 $1,210 $1,463 $1,606
28442 $770 $781 $1,023 $1,232 $1,353
28450 $1,034 $1,045 $1,364 $1,639 $1,804
28455 $913 $957 $1,155 $1,496 $1,716
28463 $770 $781 $1,023 $1,232 $1,353
28472 $803 $803 $1,056 $1,276 $1,397

Fair Market Rents on this page apply to the following cities in Columbus County, North Carolina: Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, Lake Waccamaw, Clarendon, Cerro Gordo, Nakina, Hallsboro, Fair Bluff, and Brunswick.

These Fair Market Rents also apply to the following ZIP codes in Columbus County, North Carolina: 28472, 28463, 28431, 28450, 28432, 28430, 28455, 28442, 28439, and 28424.

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