Dare County, NC

2025 Fair Market Rents

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The top four largest cities in Dare County are Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk, Manteo, and Nags Head. 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 Dare County use?

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

Dare County ($1,411) has a 21.8% higher FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of North Carolina ($1,158) and therefore a higher gross rent.

Dare County is rank 16th out of 100 counties. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is higher than 84 other counties. Dare County is the 16th most expensive county in terms of FMRs.

Rent Tables Dare County, NC

Fair Market Rent (40th Percentile)

$1,090
studio
$1,269
1-Bedroom
$1,411
2-Bedroom
$1,874
3-Bedroom
$1,922
4-Bedroom

Median Rent (50th Percentile)

$1,152
studio
$1,341
1-Bedroom
$1,491
2-Bedroom
$1,980
3-Bedroom
$2,031
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
27915 $1,090 $1,270 $1,410 $1,870 $1,920
27920 $900 $1,030 $1,160 $1,570 $1,620
27936 $900 $1,030 $1,160 $1,570 $1,620
27943 $1,400 $1,630 $1,810 $2,400 $2,470
27948 $1,160 $1,350 $1,500 $1,990 $2,040
27949 $1,280 $1,490 $1,660 $2,200 $2,260
27953 $1,020 $1,190 $1,320 $1,750 $1,800
27954 $1,080 $1,260 $1,400 $1,860 $1,910
27959 $990 $1,150 $1,280 $1,700 $1,740
27968 $1,090 $1,270 $1,410 $1,870 $1,920
27978 $1,020 $1,190 $1,320 $1,750 $1,800
27981 $1,080 $1,260 $1,400 $1,860 $1,910
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
27915 $981 $1,143 $1,269 $1,683 $1,728
27920 $810 $927 $1,044 $1,413 $1,458
27936 $810 $927 $1,044 $1,413 $1,458
27943 $1,260 $1,467 $1,629 $2,160 $2,223
27948 $1,044 $1,215 $1,350 $1,791 $1,836
27949 $1,152 $1,341 $1,494 $1,980 $2,034
27953 $918 $1,071 $1,188 $1,575 $1,620
27954 $972 $1,134 $1,260 $1,674 $1,719
27959 $891 $1,035 $1,152 $1,530 $1,566
27968 $981 $1,143 $1,269 $1,683 $1,728
27978 $918 $1,071 $1,188 $1,575 $1,620
27981 $972 $1,134 $1,260 $1,674 $1,719
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
27915 $1,199 $1,397 $1,551 $2,057 $2,112
27920 $990 $1,133 $1,276 $1,727 $1,782
27936 $990 $1,133 $1,276 $1,727 $1,782
27943 $1,540 $1,793 $1,991 $2,640 $2,717
27948 $1,276 $1,485 $1,650 $2,189 $2,244
27949 $1,408 $1,639 $1,826 $2,420 $2,486
27953 $1,122 $1,309 $1,452 $1,925 $1,980
27954 $1,188 $1,386 $1,540 $2,046 $2,101
27959 $1,089 $1,265 $1,408 $1,870 $1,914
27968 $1,199 $1,397 $1,551 $2,057 $2,112
27978 $1,122 $1,309 $1,452 $1,925 $1,980
27981 $1,188 $1,386 $1,540 $2,046 $2,101

Fair Market Rents on this page apply to the following cities in Dare County, North Carolina: Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk, Manteo, Nags Head, Wanchese, Buxton, Manns Harbor, Avon, Hatteras, Frisco, Rodanthe, and Stumpy Point.

These Fair Market Rents also apply to the following ZIP codes in Dare County, North Carolina: 27948, 27949, 27954, 27959, 27981, 27920, 27953, 27915, 27943, 27936, 27968, and 27978.

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