Gaston County, NC

2025 Fair Market Rents

Tags: 2025 SAFMRS Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HUD Metro FMR Area

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The top four largest cities in Gaston County are Gastonia, Belmont, Mount Holly, and Dallas. 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 Gaston County use?

Gaston County is determined by the HUD to use Small Area Fair Market Rents. 40th percentile FMRs still exist for this county but they are not 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 Gaston County compare?

Gaston County ($1,824) has a 57.5% higher FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of North Carolina ($1,158) and therefore a higher gross rent.

Gaston County is rank 4th out of 100 counties. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is higher than 96 other counties. Gaston County is the 4th most expensive county in terms of FMRs.

Rent Tables Gaston County, NC

Fair Market Rent (40th Percentile)

$1,586
studio
$1,647
1-Bedroom
$1,824
2-Bedroom
$2,250
3-Bedroom
$2,852
4-Bedroom

Median Rent (50th Percentile)

$1,733
studio
$1,800
1-Bedroom
$1,993
2-Bedroom
$2,458
3-Bedroom
$3,117
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
28006 $1,170 $1,210 $1,340 $1,780 $2,030
28012 $1,390 $1,450 $1,600 $1,970 $2,500
28016 $1,020 $1,060 $1,170 $1,440 $1,830
28032 $1,280 $1,330 $1,470 $1,810 $2,300
28033 $890 $920 $1,020 $1,340 $1,540
28034 $1,010 $1,050 $1,160 $1,430 $1,810
28052 $1,170 $1,220 $1,350 $1,670 $2,110
28053 $1,210 $1,260 $1,390 $1,710 $2,170
28054 $1,380 $1,440 $1,590 $1,960 $2,490
28055 $1,210 $1,260 $1,390 $1,710 $2,170
28056 $1,220 $1,260 $1,400 $1,730 $2,190
28077 $830 $870 $960 $1,180 $1,500
28080 $1,240 $1,280 $1,420 $1,970 $2,100
28098 $1,350 $1,400 $1,550 $1,910 $2,420
28101 $1,250 $1,300 $1,440 $1,780 $2,250
28120 $1,240 $1,290 $1,430 $1,760 $2,240
28164 $1,140 $1,180 $1,310 $1,680 $2,010
28006 $1,170 $1,210 $1,340 $1,780 $2,030
28033 $890 $920 $1,020 $1,340 $1,540
28034 $1,010 $1,050 $1,160 $1,430 $1,810
28080 $1,240 $1,280 $1,420 $1,970 $2,100
28164 $1,140 $1,180 $1,310 $1,680 $2,010
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
28006 $1,053 $1,089 $1,206 $1,602 $1,827
28012 $1,251 $1,305 $1,440 $1,773 $2,250
28016 $918 $954 $1,053 $1,296 $1,647
28032 $1,152 $1,197 $1,323 $1,629 $2,070
28033 $801 $828 $918 $1,206 $1,386
28034 $909 $945 $1,044 $1,287 $1,629
28052 $1,053 $1,098 $1,215 $1,503 $1,899
28053 $1,089 $1,134 $1,251 $1,539 $1,953
28054 $1,242 $1,296 $1,431 $1,764 $2,241
28055 $1,089 $1,134 $1,251 $1,539 $1,953
28056 $1,098 $1,134 $1,260 $1,557 $1,971
28077 $747 $783 $864 $1,062 $1,350
28080 $1,116 $1,152 $1,278 $1,773 $1,890
28098 $1,215 $1,260 $1,395 $1,719 $2,178
28101 $1,125 $1,170 $1,296 $1,602 $2,025
28120 $1,116 $1,161 $1,287 $1,584 $2,016
28164 $1,026 $1,062 $1,179 $1,512 $1,809
28006 $1,053 $1,089 $1,206 $1,602 $1,827
28033 $801 $828 $918 $1,206 $1,386
28034 $909 $945 $1,044 $1,287 $1,629
28080 $1,116 $1,152 $1,278 $1,773 $1,890
28164 $1,026 $1,062 $1,179 $1,512 $1,809
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
28006 $1,287 $1,331 $1,474 $1,958 $2,233
28012 $1,529 $1,595 $1,760 $2,167 $2,750
28016 $1,122 $1,166 $1,287 $1,584 $2,013
28032 $1,408 $1,463 $1,617 $1,991 $2,530
28033 $979 $1,012 $1,122 $1,474 $1,694
28034 $1,111 $1,155 $1,276 $1,573 $1,991
28052 $1,287 $1,342 $1,485 $1,837 $2,321
28053 $1,331 $1,386 $1,529 $1,881 $2,387
28054 $1,518 $1,584 $1,749 $2,156 $2,739
28055 $1,331 $1,386 $1,529 $1,881 $2,387
28056 $1,342 $1,386 $1,540 $1,903 $2,409
28077 $913 $957 $1,056 $1,298 $1,650
28080 $1,364 $1,408 $1,562 $2,167 $2,310
28098 $1,485 $1,540 $1,705 $2,101 $2,662
28101 $1,375 $1,430 $1,584 $1,958 $2,475
28120 $1,364 $1,419 $1,573 $1,936 $2,464
28164 $1,254 $1,298 $1,441 $1,848 $2,211
28006 $1,287 $1,331 $1,474 $1,958 $2,233
28033 $979 $1,012 $1,122 $1,474 $1,694
28034 $1,111 $1,155 $1,276 $1,573 $1,991
28080 $1,364 $1,408 $1,562 $2,167 $2,310
28164 $1,254 $1,298 $1,441 $1,848 $2,211

Fair Market Rents on this page apply to the following cities in Gaston County, North Carolina: Gastonia, Belmont, Mount Holly, Dallas, Stanley, Bessemer City, Iron Station, Lowell, Cramerton, Crouse, Alexis, Mc Adenville, and High Shoals.

These Fair Market Rents also apply to the following ZIP codes in Gaston County, North Carolina: 28054, 28056, 28052, 28012, 28120, 28034, 28164, 28016, 28080, 28098, 28032, 28033, 28006, 28053, 28101, 28077, and 28055.

Gaston County, NC is considered part of the following metro FMR area: CHARLOTTE-CONCORD-GASTONIA, NC-SC HUD METRO FMR AREA.

Other counties in the same metro FMR area are: Cabarrus County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC, and Union County, NC.

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