Jackson County, NC

2025 Fair Market Rents

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The top four largest cities in Jackson County are Whittier, Highlands, Cashiers, and Lake Toxaway. 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 Jackson County use?

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

Jackson County ($961) has a 17% lower FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of North Carolina ($1,158) and therefore has a lower gross rent.

Jackson County is rank 69th out of 100 counties. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is lower than 68 other counties. Jackson County is the 32nd cheapest county in terms of FMRs.

Rent Tables Jackson County, NC

Fair Market Rent (40th Percentile)

$836
studio
$868
1-Bedroom
$961
2-Bedroom
$1,269
3-Bedroom
$1,274
4-Bedroom

Median Rent (50th Percentile)

$873
studio
$907
1-Bedroom
$1,004
2-Bedroom
$1,326
3-Bedroom
$1,331
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
28707 $870 $930 $1,030 $1,320 $1,400
28717 $1,000 $1,090 $1,270 $1,600 $1,760
28725 $970 $1,010 $1,120 $1,480 $1,480
28736 $1,130 $1,170 $1,300 $1,720 $1,720
28741 $850 $1,070 $1,220 $1,470 $1,690
28747 $770 $780 $1,020 $1,230 $1,570
28774 $1,280 $1,310 $1,560 $1,980 $2,200
28783 $870 $900 $1,020 $1,320 $1,570
28788 $1,250 $1,300 $1,440 $1,900 $1,910
28789 $1,020 $1,060 $1,190 $1,600 $1,630
28741 $850 $1,070 $1,220 $1,470 $1,690
28789 $1,020 $1,060 $1,190 $1,600 $1,630
28747 $770 $780 $1,020 $1,230 $1,570
28774 $1,280 $1,310 $1,560 $1,980 $2,200
28783 $870 $900 $1,020 $1,320 $1,570
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
28707 $783 $837 $927 $1,188 $1,260
28717 $900 $981 $1,143 $1,440 $1,584
28725 $873 $909 $1,008 $1,332 $1,332
28736 $1,017 $1,053 $1,170 $1,548 $1,548
28741 $765 $963 $1,098 $1,323 $1,521
28747 $693 $702 $918 $1,107 $1,413
28774 $1,152 $1,179 $1,404 $1,782 $1,980
28783 $783 $810 $918 $1,188 $1,413
28788 $1,125 $1,170 $1,296 $1,710 $1,719
28789 $918 $954 $1,071 $1,440 $1,467
28741 $765 $963 $1,098 $1,323 $1,521
28789 $918 $954 $1,071 $1,440 $1,467
28747 $693 $702 $918 $1,107 $1,413
28774 $1,152 $1,179 $1,404 $1,782 $1,980
28783 $783 $810 $918 $1,188 $1,413
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
28707 $957 $1,023 $1,133 $1,452 $1,540
28717 $1,100 $1,199 $1,397 $1,760 $1,936
28725 $1,067 $1,111 $1,232 $1,628 $1,628
28736 $1,243 $1,287 $1,430 $1,892 $1,892
28741 $935 $1,177 $1,342 $1,617 $1,859
28747 $847 $858 $1,122 $1,353 $1,727
28774 $1,408 $1,441 $1,716 $2,178 $2,420
28783 $957 $990 $1,122 $1,452 $1,727
28788 $1,375 $1,430 $1,584 $2,090 $2,101
28789 $1,122 $1,166 $1,309 $1,760 $1,793
28741 $935 $1,177 $1,342 $1,617 $1,859
28789 $1,122 $1,166 $1,309 $1,760 $1,793
28747 $847 $858 $1,122 $1,353 $1,727
28774 $1,408 $1,441 $1,716 $2,178 $2,420
28783 $957 $990 $1,122 $1,452 $1,727

Fair Market Rents on this page apply to the following cities in Jackson County, North Carolina: Whittier, Highlands, Cashiers, Lake Toxaway, Tuckasegee, Dillsboro, Sapphire, Webster, Glenville, and Balsam.

These Fair Market Rents also apply to the following ZIP codes in Jackson County, North Carolina: 28789, 28741, 28717, 28747, 28783, 28725, 28774, 28788, 28736, and 28707.

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