Below-median FMR - Camden County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Camden County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,287/month - 49th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#196 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 4.0% below market ; FMR rows touch Camden County .
Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 4 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for Camden County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Lower-half placement for Camden County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Jackson, MS HUD Metro FMR Area; Great Falls, MT MSA; Elmira, NY MSA; South Bend-Mishawaka, IN HUD Metro FMR Area .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Vineland, NJ MSA, Vallejo, CA MSA, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area, Ansonia town, CT Exception Area, Urban Honolulu, HI MSA, Trenton-Princeton, NJ MSA .
NC-state FMR neighbors for Camden County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside NC: Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,251); Goldsboro, NC MSA ($1,244); Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,330); Burlington, NC MSA ($1,348); Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC MSA ($1,358); Jacksonville, NC MSA ($1,173); Brunswick County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,426); Rocky Mount, NC MSA ($1,143) . 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 Camden County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,121/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,139/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,287/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,790/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,159/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Camden County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area
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 Camden County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area; 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 | $1,121/mo | $1,009/mo | $1,233/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,139/mo | $1,025/mo | $1,253/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,287/mo | $1,158/mo | $1,416/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,790/mo | $1,611/mo | $1,969/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,159/mo | $1,943/mo | $2,375/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Camden County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,287/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,158–$1,416/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,340/mo → 4.0% below market (borderline). Detail: gap analysis for Camden County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area.
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):
- Gastonia Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of High Point
- Economic Improvement Council, Inc.
- Western Piedmont Council of Governments
- Isothermal Planning & Development Commission
- Housing Authority of the City of Wilmington
- Fayetteville Metropolitan Housing Authority
- Northwestern Regional Housing Authority
- Mountain Projects, Inc.
- Housing Authority of the Town of Laurinburg
Full near-amount ladder
- Jackson, MS HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,288
- Great Falls, MT MSA · $1,284
- Elmira, NY MSA · $1,283
- South Bend-Mishawaka, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,292
- Brunswick-St. Simons, GA MSA · $1,293
- Cleveland-Elyria, OH MSA · $1,279
- Abilene, TX MSA · $1,276
- Columbia, SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,276
- Sumter, SC MSA · $1,276
- Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,299
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,274
- Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH MSA · $1,273
What to do with this FMR desk
Camden County, NC HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,287/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (4.0% below 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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