McDowell County, NC

2025 Fair Market Rents

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The top three largest cities in McDowell County are Marion, Union Mills, and Little Switzerland. 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 McDowell County use?

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

McDowell County ($930) has a 19.7% lower FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of North Carolina ($1,158) and therefore has a lower gross rent.

McDowell County is rank 75th out of 100 counties. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is lower than 74 other counties. McDowell County is the 26th cheapest county in terms of FMRs.

Rent Tables McDowell County, NC

Fair Market Rent (40th Percentile)

$780
studio
$836
1-Bedroom
$930
2-Bedroom
$1,172
3-Bedroom
$1,243
4-Bedroom

Median Rent (50th Percentile)

$790
studio
$846
1-Bedroom
$942
2-Bedroom
$1,188
3-Bedroom
$1,259
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
28752 $790 $840 $940 $1,190 $1,260
28167 $800 $810 $930 $1,240 $1,410
28749 $750 $790 $940 $1,170 $1,260
28752 $790 $840 $940 $1,190 $1,260
28749 $750 $790 $940 $1,170 $1,260
28167 $800 $810 $930 $1,240 $1,410
28752 $790 $840 $940 $1,190 $1,260
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
28752 $711 $756 $846 $1,071 $1,134
28167 $720 $729 $837 $1,116 $1,269
28749 $675 $711 $846 $1,053 $1,134
28752 $711 $756 $846 $1,071 $1,134
28749 $675 $711 $846 $1,053 $1,134
28167 $720 $729 $837 $1,116 $1,269
28752 $711 $756 $846 $1,071 $1,134
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
28752 $869 $924 $1,034 $1,309 $1,386
28167 $880 $891 $1,023 $1,364 $1,551
28749 $825 $869 $1,034 $1,287 $1,386
28752 $869 $924 $1,034 $1,309 $1,386
28749 $825 $869 $1,034 $1,287 $1,386
28167 $880 $891 $1,023 $1,364 $1,551
28752 $869 $924 $1,034 $1,309 $1,386

Fair Market Rents on this page apply to the following cities in McDowell County, North Carolina: Marion, Union Mills, and Little Switzerland.

These Fair Market Rents also apply to the following ZIP codes in McDowell County, North Carolina: 28752, 28167, and 28749.

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