2025 FMR and Section 8 Rents in North Carolina

Section 8 is a federal program that guarantees monthly rent payments to landlords. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) publishes Fair Market Rents, which are 40th percentile averages of local rents, to determine their standard payment amount.

Use our Section 8 rents table to find the best market for Section 8 investment. See Section 8 rents in each city and zip code.

Typically, the government guarantees 70% of the rent payment, and the tenant pays the remaining 30%. Section 8 tenants typically stay in their units 6-7x longer than regular tenants.

Click the column header to sort each column. Click state name to explore Section 8 Rents by city.

County Name / City
Studio Rent
1 Bedroom Rent
2 Bedroom Rent
3 Bedroom Rent
4 Bedroom Rent

Alleghany County

$651$655$861$1,041$1,461

Anson County

$800$900$1,180$1,430$1,630

Ashe County

$674$678$856$1,089$1,224

Asheville

$1,428$1,496$1,680$2,160$2,851

Avery County

$776$781$1,026$1,241$1,366

Beaufort County

$668$672$856$1,166$1,453

Bertie County

$683$688$904$1,093$1,336

Bladen County

$687$691$856$1,137$1,313

Brunswick County

$951$1,008$1,132$1,595$1,921

Burlington

$1,020$1,043$1,215$1,523$1,830

Camden County

$910$930$1,080$1,530$1,840

Carteret County

$820$826$1,085$1,454$1,812

Caswell County

$713$759$856$1,206$1,305

Charlotte Concord Gastonia

$1,520$1,560$1,750$2,180$2,790

Cherokee County

$659$664$872$1,214$1,382

Chowan County

$787$792$1,041$1,259$1,586

Clay County

$775$828$930$1,193$1,417

Cleveland County

$652$656$856$1,206$1,349

Columbus County

$647$651$856$1,035$1,140

Craven County

$930$940$1,230$1,660$2,090

Dare County

$1,000$1,137$1,280$1,736$1,800

Davidson County

$810$830$954$1,264$1,557

Duplin County

$683$687$903$1,092$1,203

Durham Chapel Hill

$1,385$1,418$1,631$2,051$2,510

Fayetteville

$1,310$1,310$1,510$2,060$2,560

Gates County

$910$910$1,050$1,431$1,781

Goldsboro

$826$831$1,092$1,360$1,824

Graham County

$713$745$856$1,206$1,305

Granville County

$1,100$1,130$1,280$1,579$2,070

Greene County

$665$669$856$1,184$1,302

Greensboro High Point

$1,011$1,042$1,170$1,493$1,680

Greenville

$960$970$1,200$1,630$2,040

Halifax County

$600$687$885$1,070$1,327

Harnett County

$1,100$1,130$1,280$1,587$2,070

Haywood County

$1,150$1,170$1,320$1,760$2,250

Hertford County

$661$719$945$1,143$1,277

Hickory Lenoir Morganton

$1,210$1,250$1,520$1,970$2,260

Hoke County

$793$798$1,049$1,478$1,780

Hyde County

$705$710$879$1,124$1,340

Iredell County

$1,046$1,075$1,207$1,652$2,048

Jackson County

$776$797$895$1,187$1,192

Jacksonville

$1,000$1,190$1,430$2,010$2,400

Jones County

$760$760$990$1,370$1,680

Lee County

$842$871$1,011$1,242$1,566

Lenoir County

$650$654$856$1,206$1,376

Lincoln County

$944$970$1,089$1,436$1,450

Macon County

$802$849$962$1,163$1,437

Martin County

$683$687$856$1,122$1,140

Mcdowell County

$713$751$856$1,059$1,262

Mitchell County

$647$651$856$1,053$1,140

Montgomery County

$691$695$856$1,089$1,439

Moore County

$863$886$995$1,402$1,689

Northampton County

$719$724$951$1,150$1,288

Pamlico County

$860$870$1,140$1,380$1,580

Pasquotank County

$717$805$1,058$1,454$1,749

Pender County

$752$988$1,109$1,563$1,816

Perquimans County

$794$816$953$1,343$1,430

Person County

$720$722$950$1,340$1,370

Polk County

$787$792$1,004$1,214$1,586

Raleigh

$1,427$1,466$1,646$2,035$2,711

Richmond County

$720$762$856$1,206$1,453

Robeson County

$645$652$856$1,081$1,248

Rockingham County

$1,000$1,030$1,170$1,490$1,680

Rocky Mount

$920$930$1,150$1,560$1,950

Rowan County

$925$931$1,121$1,483$1,702

Rutherford County

$733$737$856$1,117$1,367

Sampson County

$684$725$856$1,074$1,260

Scotland County

$706$711$856$1,139$1,140

Stanly County

$627$704$925$1,244$1,552

Surry County

$672$677$856$1,045$1,368

Swain County

$652$656$856$1,206$1,305

Transylvania County

$853$858$1,128$1,364$1,738

Tyrrell County

$713$762$856$1,206$1,305

Vance County

$707$712$909$1,125$1,319

Virginia Beach Norfolk Newport News

$1,279$1,287$1,493$2,079$2,532

Warren County

$647$651$856$1,084$1,182

Washington County

$647$651$856$1,035$1,353

Watauga County

$777$906$1,140$1,392$1,935

Wilkes County

$713$745$856$1,139$1,274

Wilmington

$1,030$1,350$1,520$2,010$2,570

Wilson County

$645$767$952$1,213$1,327

Winston Salem

$1,080$1,130$1,340$1,750$2,020

Yancey County

$647$651$856$1,136$1,140

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Frequently Asked Section 8 Investing Questions

Fair Market Rent (FMR): HUD sets FMR by bedroom size for each area.

Payment Standard: The local PHA sets this between 90–110% of the FMR. It's the max PHA assistance.

Gross Rent: Contract rent (charged by landlord) + utility allowance (estimated tenant utility costs). Must fit payment standard limits.

Housing Assistance Payment (HAP):

The PHA pays the lower of:

  • Payment standard - Tenant's Total Tenant Payment (TTP).
  • Gross rent - TTP.

Example:

  • Payment standard: $1,500
  • Contract rent: $1,400
  • Utility allowance: $100
  • Tenant's TTP: $400
  • Gross rent: $1,500 ($1,400 + $100).
  • HAP: $1,100 (lower of $1,500 - $400 or $1,500 - $400).

Landlord receives $1,100 (PHA) + $400 (tenant) = $1,500 total.