Above-median FMR - Asheville, NC MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Asheville, NC MSA is $1,567/month - 73rd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#290 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 29.5% above market ; FMR rows touch Buncombe County, Henderson County, Madison County .
Upper-half placement for Asheville, NC MSA
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Greeley, CO MSA; Rochester, NY MSA; Winchester, VA-WV MSA; Salem, OR MSA .
Low-FMR contrast set: Arecibo, PR Metro Area, Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA, Boone County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area, Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, Alexandria, LA MSA, Albany, GA MSA .
NC-state FMR neighbors for Asheville, NC MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside NC: Brunswick County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,426); Durham-Chapel Hill, NC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,711); Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA ($1,750); Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC MSA ($1,358); Burlington, NC MSA ($1,348); Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,330); Camden County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,287); Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,251) . Alphabetical “nearby” lists are intentionally not used here - amount proximity is the comparison that matters for payment standards.
What are the HUD FY2026 bedroom FMRs for Asheville, NC MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,227/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,429/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,567/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,905/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,629/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Asheville, NC MSA
HUD lets each Public Housing Authority set its payment standard between 90% and 110% of the published Fair Market Rent for the bedroom size served. These dollar amounts are derived from HUD FY2026 FMR for Asheville, NC MSA; your PHA may choose a figure inside this band. This is not a quote for a specific unit, availability, or waitlist status.
| Size | HUD FMR | 90% floor | 110% ceiling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,227/mo | $1,104/mo | $1,350/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,429/mo | $1,286/mo | $1,572/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,567/mo | $1,410/mo | $1,724/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,905/mo | $1,715/mo | $2,096/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,629/mo | $2,366/mo | $2,892/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Asheville, NC MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,567/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,410–$1,724/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,210/mo → 29.5% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Asheville, NC MSA.
PHAs naming Asheville, NC MSA
- Housing Authority of the City of Asheville · 3,422 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in North Carolina . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
NC agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in NC whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Northwestern Regional Housing Authority
- Fayetteville Metropolitan Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Wilmington
- Western Piedmont Council of Governments
- Housing Authority of the City of High Point
- Gastonia Housing Authority
- Economic Improvement Council, Inc.
- Isothermal Planning & Development Commission
- The Housing Authority of the City of Durham
- Mountain Projects, Inc.
Full near-amount ladder
- Greeley, CO MSA · $1,563
- Rochester, NY MSA · $1,573
- Winchester, VA-WV MSA · $1,573
- Salem, OR MSA · $1,560
- Reading, PA MSA · $1,575
- St. George, UT MSA · $1,575
- Walla Walla, WA MSA · $1,550
- Yuba City, CA MSA · $1,550
- Lewiston-Auburn, ME MSA · $1,586
- Coeur d'Alene, ID MSA · $1,547
- Carson City, NV MSA · $1,546
- Redding, CA MSA · $1,590
What to do with this FMR desk
Asheville, NC HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,567/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Cross-check the 1 PHA record tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. Housing Authority of the City of Asheville
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (29.5% above market). Metro gap page
- Confirm how PHAs may set payment standards at 90-110% of FMR, and why the two figures are not interchangeable. FMR vs payment standard
FMR is HUD's published Fair Market Rent for this FMR area. It is not a PHA payment standard, unit quote, eligibility result, or waitlist status. Confirm any leasing figure with the PHA that serves the unit.
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rent (FY2026) ; Census ACS median gross rent. Confirm the live PHA figure before leasing. Methodology.
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