Rutherford County, NC

2025 Fair Market Rents

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The top four largest cities in Rutherford County are Forest City, Bostic, Spindale, and Lake Lure. 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 Rutherford County use?

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

Rutherford 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.

Rutherford 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. Rutherford County is the 26th cheapest county in terms of FMRs.

Rent Tables Rutherford County, NC

Fair Market Rent (40th Percentile)

$803
studio
$807
1-Bedroom
$930
2-Bedroom
$1,255
3-Bedroom
$1,442
4-Bedroom

Median Rent (50th Percentile)

$803
studio
$807
1-Bedroom
$930
2-Bedroom
$1,255
3-Bedroom
$1,442
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
28746 $1,290 $1,350 $1,520 $1,950 $2,570
28018 $920 $930 $1,070 $1,440 $1,660
28019 $800 $810 $930 $1,250 $1,440
28024 $800 $810 $930 $1,250 $1,440
28043 $800 $810 $930 $1,250 $1,440
28074 $800 $810 $930 $1,250 $1,440
28076 $780 $790 $930 $1,270 $1,430
28160 $800 $810 $930 $1,250 $1,440
28720 $1,210 $1,220 $1,400 $1,890 $2,170
28746 $1,290 $1,350 $1,520 $1,950 $2,570
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
28746 $1,161 $1,215 $1,368 $1,755 $2,313
28018 $828 $837 $963 $1,296 $1,494
28019 $720 $729 $837 $1,125 $1,296
28024 $720 $729 $837 $1,125 $1,296
28043 $720 $729 $837 $1,125 $1,296
28074 $720 $729 $837 $1,125 $1,296
28076 $702 $711 $837 $1,143 $1,287
28160 $720 $729 $837 $1,125 $1,296
28720 $1,089 $1,098 $1,260 $1,701 $1,953
28746 $1,161 $1,215 $1,368 $1,755 $2,313
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
28746 $1,419 $1,485 $1,672 $2,145 $2,827
28018 $1,012 $1,023 $1,177 $1,584 $1,826
28019 $880 $891 $1,023 $1,375 $1,584
28024 $880 $891 $1,023 $1,375 $1,584
28043 $880 $891 $1,023 $1,375 $1,584
28074 $880 $891 $1,023 $1,375 $1,584
28076 $858 $869 $1,023 $1,397 $1,573
28160 $880 $891 $1,023 $1,375 $1,584
28720 $1,331 $1,342 $1,540 $2,079 $2,387
28746 $1,419 $1,485 $1,672 $2,145 $2,827

Fair Market Rents on this page apply to the following cities in Rutherford County, North Carolina: Forest City, Bostic, Spindale, Lake Lure, Henrietta, Cliffside, Caroleen, Harris, and Chimney Rock.

These Fair Market Rents also apply to the following ZIP codes in Rutherford County, North Carolina: 28043, 28018, 28160, 28746, 28076, 28024, 28019, 28074, and 28720.

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