2025 FMRs in North Carolina by county. Click on the map below to view FMRs for a particular county.
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FMRs vary across North Carolina based on County and ZIP code as well as number of bedrooms. The average FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in North Carolina is $1,158.
The highest average FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in the United States is $2,314 in District of Columbia. The lowest for a two-bedroom apartment is $579 in Puerto Rico.
FMRs in North Carolina are based on the price of monthly rent plus the cost of essential utilities. FMRs vary by county or ZIP Code. Generally areas with a lower population density have a lower gross rent (lower FMRs) but there are exceptions.
View the Fair Market Rents Overview for detailed information on how FMRs are calculated. Click on a specific county on the map or from the table below for detailed FMR information including Small Area FMRs.
How does North Carolina compare?
The highest FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in North Carolina is $1,872 in Chatham County, Durham County, and 1 others. The lowest FMR for a two-bedroom apartment is $930 in Ashe County, Beaufort County, and 24 others.
North Carolina ($1,158) has a 7.7% lower FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of the US ($1,255) and therefore has a lower gross rent.
North Carolina is rank 25th out of 56 States and territories. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is higher than 31 other States and territories. North Carolina is the 25th most expensive State or territory in terms of FMRs.
Average FMRs for North Carolina
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| County | Rank | Studio | 1-Bed | 2-Bed | 3-Bed | 4-Bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham County | 1st | $1,548 | $1,637 | $1,872 | $2,334 | $2,807 |
| Durham County | 1st | $1,548 | $1,637 | $1,872 | $2,334 | $2,807 |
| Orange County | 1st | $1,548 | $1,637 | $1,872 | $2,334 | $2,807 |
| Cabarrus County | 4th | $1,586 | $1,647 | $1,824 | $2,250 | $2,852 |
| Gaston County | 4th | $1,586 | $1,647 | $1,824 | $2,250 | $2,852 |
| Mecklenburg County | 4th | $1,586 | $1,647 | $1,824 | $2,250 | $2,852 |
| Union County | 4th | $1,586 | $1,647 | $1,824 | $2,250 | $2,852 |
| Franklin County | 8th | $1,533 | $1,592 | $1,763 | $2,192 | $2,961 |
| Johnston County | 8th | $1,533 | $1,592 | $1,763 | $2,192 | $2,961 |
| Wake County | 8th | $1,533 | $1,592 | $1,763 | $2,192 | $2,961 |
| Currituck County | 11th | $1,475 | $1,483 | $1,696 | $2,361 | $2,809 |
| New Hanover County | 12th | $1,083 | $1,427 | $1,580 | $2,087 | $2,485 |
| Buncombe County | 13th | $1,286 | $1,347 | $1,512 | $1,944 | $2,566 |
| Henderson County | 13th | $1,286 | $1,347 | $1,512 | $1,944 | $2,566 |
| Madison County | 13th | $1,286 | $1,347 | $1,512 | $1,944 | $2,566 |
| Dare County | 16th | $1,090 | $1,269 | $1,411 | $1,874 | $1,922 |
| Iredell County | 17th | $1,206 | $1,253 | $1,387 | $1,908 | $2,329 |
| Granville County | 18th | $1,140 | $1,204 | $1,333 | $1,745 | $1,888 |
| Craven County | 19th | $996 | $1,002 | $1,315 | $1,767 | $2,208 |
| Rowan County | 20th | $1,044 | $1,050 | $1,285 | $1,691 | $2,158 |
| Brunswick County | 21st | $1,057 | $1,158 | $1,282 | $1,796 | $2,153 |
| Watauga County | 22nd | $874 | $1,004 | $1,274 | $1,555 | $2,139 |
| Cumberland County | 23rd | $1,078 | $1,093 | $1,240 | $1,678 | $2,082 |
| Gates County | 24th | $1,069 | $1,079 | $1,230 | $1,653 | $2,038 |
| Haywood County | 25th | $987 | $1,105 | $1,223 | $1,473 | $1,736 |
| Carteret County | 26th | $923 | $929 | $1,219 | $1,584 | $2,002 |
| Alamance County | 27th | $869 | $1,099 | $1,217 | $1,532 | $1,806 |
| Anson County | 28th | $834 | $927 | $1,216 | $1,465 | $1,728 |
| Pasquotank County | 29th | $903 | $909 | $1,192 | $1,599 | $1,915 |
| Pamlico County | 30th | $900 | $906 | $1,188 | $1,431 | $1,575 |
| Wayne County | 31st | $897 | $902 | $1,184 | $1,456 | $1,918 |
| Lee County | 32nd | $922 | $928 | $1,172 | $1,412 | $1,774 |
| Lincoln County | 33rd | $1,018 | $1,058 | $1,171 | $1,623 | $1,731 |
| Davie County | 34th | $945 | $992 | $1,163 | $1,526 | $1,794 |
| Forsyth County | 34th | $945 | $992 | $1,163 | $1,526 | $1,794 |
| Stokes County | 34th | $945 | $992 | $1,163 | $1,526 | $1,794 |
| Yadkin County | 34th | $945 | $992 | $1,163 | $1,526 | $1,794 |
| Guilford County | 38th | $999 | $1,039 | $1,150 | $1,463 | $1,646 |
| Randolph County | 38th | $999 | $1,039 | $1,150 | $1,463 | $1,646 |
| Transylvania County | 38th | $871 | $877 | $1,150 | $1,386 | $1,729 |
| Onslow County | 41st | $879 | $927 | $1,147 | $1,616 | $1,946 |
| Moore County | 42nd | $986 | $1,025 | $1,135 | $1,590 | $1,906 |
| Camden County | 43rd | $982 | $990 | $1,129 | $1,582 | $1,896 |
| Chowan County | 44th | $854 | $860 | $1,128 | $1,360 | $1,696 |
| Pitt County | 45th | $878 | $883 | $1,096 | $1,484 | $1,840 |
| Pender County | 46th | $740 | $974 | $1,079 | $1,512 | $1,812 |
| Edgecombe County | 47th | $855 | $860 | $1,072 | $1,463 | $1,693 |
| Nash County | 47th | $855 | $860 | $1,072 | $1,463 | $1,693 |
| Avery County | 49th | $798 | $803 | $1,054 | $1,270 | $1,584 |
| Bertie County | 50th | $797 | $802 | $1,052 | $1,267 | $1,464 |
| Alexander County | 51st | $818 | $851 | $1,046 | $1,334 | $1,567 |
| Burke County | 51st | $818 | $851 | $1,046 | $1,334 | $1,567 |
| Caldwell County | 51st | $818 | $851 | $1,046 | $1,334 | $1,567 |
| Catawba County | 51st | $818 | $851 | $1,046 | $1,334 | $1,567 |
| Polk County | 51st | $836 | $841 | $1,046 | $1,335 | $1,757 |
| Harnett County | 56th | $791 | $796 | $1,044 | $1,463 | $1,753 |
| Rockingham County | 57th | $714 | $793 | $1,041 | $1,316 | $1,499 |
| Person County | 58th | $790 | $795 | $1,031 | $1,445 | $1,483 |
| Northampton County | 59th | $777 | $782 | $1,026 | $1,236 | $1,412 |
| Macon County | 60th | $722 | $894 | $1,022 | $1,231 | $1,426 |
| Vance County | 60th | $774 | $779 | $1,022 | $1,250 | $1,388 |
| Clay County | 62nd | $856 | $921 | $1,020 | $1,357 | $1,533 |
| Wilson County | 63rd | $795 | $800 | $1,006 | $1,304 | $1,495 |
| Hertford County | 64th | $682 | $758 | $995 | $1,233 | $1,319 |
| Perquimans County | 65th | $753 | $758 | $994 | $1,393 | $1,415 |
| Hoke County | 66th | $747 | $752 | $986 | $1,382 | $1,656 |
| Stanly County | 67th | $672 | $747 | $980 | $1,342 | $1,628 |
| Duplin County | 68th | $739 | $744 | $976 | $1,176 | $1,294 |
| Jackson County | 69th | $836 | $868 | $961 | $1,269 | $1,274 |
| Hyde County | 70th | $765 | $770 | $956 | $1,225 | $1,437 |
| Alleghany County | 71st | $717 | $722 | $947 | $1,141 | $1,424 |
| Cherokee County | 72nd | $714 | $719 | $943 | $1,316 | $1,482 |
| Columbus County | 73rd | $710 | $715 | $938 | $1,130 | $1,244 |
| Davidson County | 74th | $790 | $812 | $933 | $1,244 | $1,536 |
| Ashe County | 75th | $713 | $717 | $930 | $1,228 | $1,233 |
| Beaufort County | 75th | $759 | $763 | $930 | $1,245 | $1,562 |
| Bladen County | 75th | $704 | $709 | $930 | $1,244 | $1,341 |
| Caswell County | 75th | $780 | $826 | $930 | $1,270 | $1,398 |
| Cleveland County | 75th | $705 | $709 | $930 | $1,303 | $1,397 |
| Graham County | 75th | $780 | $840 | $930 | $1,249 | $1,398 |
| Greene County | 75th | $746 | $751 | $930 | $1,242 | $1,336 |
| Halifax County | 75th | $638 | $737 | $930 | $1,141 | $1,389 |
| Jones County | 75th | $751 | $756 | $930 | $1,303 | $1,562 |
| Lenoir County | 75th | $735 | $740 | $930 | $1,300 | $1,497 |
| McDowell County | 75th | $780 | $836 | $930 | $1,172 | $1,243 |
| Martin County | 75th | $704 | $709 | $930 | $1,212 | $1,233 |
| Mitchell County | 75th | $704 | $709 | $930 | $1,161 | $1,233 |
| Montgomery County | 75th | $760 | $765 | $930 | $1,223 | $1,562 |
| Richmond County | 75th | $767 | $840 | $930 | $1,303 | $1,562 |
| Robeson County | 75th | $718 | $734 | $930 | $1,182 | $1,362 |
| Rutherford County | 75th | $803 | $807 | $930 | $1,255 | $1,442 |
| Sampson County | 75th | $709 | $797 | $930 | $1,131 | $1,337 |
| Scotland County | 75th | $788 | $793 | $930 | $1,228 | $1,233 |
| Surry County | 75th | $704 | $709 | $930 | $1,120 | $1,489 |
| Swain County | 75th | $757 | $762 | $930 | $1,303 | $1,398 |
| Tyrrell County | 75th | $744 | $749 | $930 | $1,303 | $1,398 |
| Warren County | 75th | $704 | $709 | $930 | $1,127 | $1,233 |
| Washington County | 75th | $704 | $709 | $930 | $1,168 | $1,377 |
| Wilkes County | 75th | $780 | $807 | $930 | $1,244 | $1,386 |
| Yancey County | 75th | $704 | $709 | $930 | $1,228 | $1,233 |
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Fair Market Rents are estimated by the HUD.