Lee County, NC

2025 Fair Market Rents

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The top two largest cities in Lee County are Sanford and Lemon Springs. 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 Lee County use?

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

Lee County ($1,172) has a 1.2% higher FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of North Carolina ($1,158) and therefore a higher gross rent.

Lee County is rank 32nd out of 100 counties. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is higher than 68 other counties. Lee County is the 32nd most expensive county in terms of FMRs.

Rent Tables Lee County, NC

Fair Market Rent (40th Percentile)

$922
studio
$928
1-Bedroom
$1,172
2-Bedroom
$1,412
3-Bedroom
$1,774
4-Bedroom

Median Rent (50th Percentile)

$956
studio
$962
1-Bedroom
$1,215
2-Bedroom
$1,464
3-Bedroom
$1,839
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
27331 $920 $930 $1,170 $1,410 $1,770
28355 $920 $930 $1,170 $1,410 $1,770
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
27331 $828 $837 $1,053 $1,269 $1,593
28355 $828 $837 $1,053 $1,269 $1,593
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
27331 $1,012 $1,023 $1,287 $1,551 $1,947
28355 $1,012 $1,023 $1,287 $1,551 $1,947

Fair Market Rents on this page apply to the following cities in Lee County, North Carolina: Sanford and Lemon Springs.

These Fair Market Rents also apply to the following ZIP codes in Lee County, North Carolina: 27331 and 28355.

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