Section 8 · NC
Section 8 rent — North Carolina
Fair Market Rents in North Carolina for FY2026, by county and bedroom count. Each county's local housing authority sets its payment standard between 90% and 110% of these figures.
North Carolina counties
FY2026 Section 8 rent by county, per bedroom count. Select a county for the full breakdown and payment-standard range.
- Alamance County$1,348/mo
- Alexander County$1,095/mo
- Alleghany County$978/mo
- Anson County$1,138/mo
- Ashe County$925/mo
- Avery County$1,005/mo
- Beaufort County$925/mo
- Bertie County$1,044/mo
- Bladen County$925/mo
- Brunswick County$1,426/mo
- Buncombe County$1,835/mo
- Burke County$1,095/mo
- Cabarrus County$1,686/mo
- Caldwell County$1,095/mo
- Camden County$1,287/mo
- Carteret County$1,198/mo
- Caswell County$925/mo
- Catawba County$1,095/mo
- Chatham County$1,711/mo
- Cherokee County$935/mo
- Chowan County$1,220/mo
- Clay County$1,039/mo
- Cleveland County$925/mo
- Columbus County$925/mo
- Craven County$1,184/mo
- Cumberland County$1,251/mo
- Currituck County$1,713/mo
- Dare County$1,430/mo
- Davidson County$960/mo
- Davie County$1,232/mo
- Duplin County$980/mo
- Durham County$1,711/mo
- Edgecombe County$1,143/mo
- Forsyth County$1,232/mo
- Franklin County$1,750/mo
- Gaston County$1,686/mo
- Gates County$1,709/mo
- Graham County$925/mo
- Granville County$1,200/mo
- Greene County$925/mo
- Guilford County$1,330/mo
- Halifax County$925/mo
- Harnett County$980/mo
- Haywood County$1,230/mo
- Henderson County$1,835/mo
- Hertford County$925/mo
- Hoke County$998/mo
- Hyde County$940/mo
- Iredell County$1,340/mo
- Jackson County$964/mo
- Johnston County$1,750/mo
- Jones County$925/mo
- Lee County$1,136/mo
- Lenoir County$925/mo
- Lincoln County$1,054/mo
- Macon County$987/mo
- Madison County$1,835/mo
- Martin County$925/mo
- McDowell County$925/mo
- Mecklenburg County$1,686/mo
- Mitchell County$925/mo
- Montgomery County$925/mo
- Moore County$1,358/mo
- Nash County$1,143/mo
- New Hanover County$1,659/mo
- Northampton County$972/mo
- Onslow County$1,173/mo
- Orange County$1,711/mo
- Pamlico County$1,077/mo
- Pasquotank County$1,216/mo
- Pender County$1,166/mo
- Perquimans County$999/mo
- Person County$948/mo
- Pitt County$1,095/mo
- Polk County$983/mo
- Randolph County$1,330/mo
- Richmond County$925/mo
- Robeson County$925/mo
- Rockingham County$1,040/mo
- Rowan County$1,196/mo
- Rutherford County$925/mo
- Sampson County$925/mo
- Scotland County$925/mo
- Stanly County$925/mo
- Stokes County$1,232/mo
- Surry County$925/mo
- Swain County$925/mo
- Transylvania County$1,363/mo
- Tyrrell County$925/mo
- Union County$1,686/mo
- Vance County$975/mo
- Wake County$1,750/mo
- Warren County$925/mo
- Washington County$925/mo
- Watauga County$1,177/mo
- Wayne County$1,244/mo
- Wilkes County$925/mo
- Wilson County$1,025/mo
- Yadkin County$1,232/mo
- Yancey County$935/mo
Frequently asked questions
What does Section 8 pay per bedroom in North Carolina?
Section 8 is anchored to HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent. Select a county below for the 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4-bedroom figures, then expect the PHA's payment standard between 90% and 110% of each one.
Is the payment standard higher or lower than FMR in North Carolina?
It depends on your county's public housing authority. PHAs set payment standards anywhere from 90% to 110% of the county FMR, so the actual voucher amount can be up to 10% above or below the published figure.
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