Below-median FMR - Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,251/month - 43rd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#172 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 17.5% above market ; FMR rows touch Cumberland County .
Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 2 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Lower-half placement for Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA; Grand Junction, CO MSA; Roanoke, VA HUD Metro FMR Area; Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Flagstaff, AZ MSA, Fairbanks-College, AK MSA, Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA, Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA, Fresno, CA HUD Metro FMR Area, Durham-Chapel Hill, NC HUD Metro FMR Area .
NC-state FMR neighbors for Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside NC: Goldsboro, NC MSA ($1,244); Camden County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,287); Jacksonville, NC MSA ($1,173); Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,330); Burlington, NC MSA ($1,348); Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC MSA ($1,358); Rocky Mount, NC MSA ($1,143); Anson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,138) . 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 Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,090/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,113/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,251/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,667/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,068/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Fayetteville, 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 Fayetteville, 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 | $1,090/mo | $981/mo | $1,199/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,113/mo | $1,002/mo | $1,224/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,251/mo | $1,126/mo | $1,376/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,667/mo | $1,500/mo | $1,834/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,068/mo | $1,861/mo | $2,275/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,251/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,126–$1,376/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area
Published two-bedroom Fair Market Rent for this HUD area across FY2022-2026. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent fiscal years only. This is a historical HUD reference-rent series, not a PHA payment standard, unit quote, availability, eligibility, or waitlist result.
- Latest 2-BR
- $1,251
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +0.9%
- from FY2025 $1,240
- Span change
- +37.0%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $913/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,037/mo | +13.6% |
| 2024 | $1,292/mo | +24.6% |
| 2025 | $1,240/mo | -4.0% |
| 2026 | $1,251/mo | +0.9% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,065/mo → 17.5% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area.
PHAs naming Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area
- Fayetteville Metropolitan Housing Authority · 2,109 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):
- WNCSource
- Johnston County Housing Assistance Payments Program
- Orange County Housing Authority
- Sandhills Community Action Program, Inc.
- Rowan County Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Lumberton
- Housing Authority of the County of Wake
- Nash-Edgecombe Economic Development, Inc.
- Statesville Housing Authority
- Franklin-Vance-Warren Opportunity, Inc.
Full near-amount ladder
- Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA · $1,252
- Grand Junction, CO MSA · $1,249
- Roanoke, VA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,254
- Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA · $1,246
- Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ MSA · $1,257
- Goldsboro, NC MSA · $1,244
- Oklahoma City, OK HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,244
- Jackson, TN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,260
- Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,242
- Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,261
- Hagerstown, MD HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,261
- Logan, UT-ID MSA · $1,241
What to do with this FMR desk
Fayetteville, NC HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,251/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+37.0% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Cross-check the 1 PHA record tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. Fayetteville Metropolitan Housing Authority
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (17.5% 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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