Below-median FMR - Goldsboro, NC MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Goldsboro, NC MSA is $1,244/month - 42nd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#168 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 37.6% above market ; FMR rows touch Wayne County .
Lower-half placement for Goldsboro, NC MSA
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Oklahoma City, OK HUD Metro FMR Area; Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA; Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN HUD Metro FMR Area; Logan, UT-ID MSA .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Fresno, CA HUD Metro FMR Area, Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA, Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA, Broadwater County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area, Flagstaff, AZ MSA, Beaufort County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area .
NC-state FMR neighbors for Goldsboro, NC MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside NC: Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,251); Camden County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,287); Jacksonville, NC MSA ($1,173); Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,330); Rocky Mount, NC MSA ($1,143); Burlington, NC MSA ($1,348); Anson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,138); Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC MSA ($1,358) . 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 Goldsboro, NC MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $942/mo |
| 1-BR | $948/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,244/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,496/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,021/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Goldsboro, 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 Goldsboro, 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 | $942/mo | $848/mo | $1,036/mo |
| 1-BR | $948/mo | $853/mo | $1,043/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,244/mo | $1,120/mo | $1,368/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,496/mo | $1,346/mo | $1,646/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,021/mo | $1,819/mo | $2,223/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Goldsboro, NC MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,244/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,120–$1,368/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Goldsboro, NC MSA
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
- $1,244
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +5.1%
- from FY2025 $1,184
- Span change
- +46.5%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $849/mo | - |
| 2023 | $918/mo | +8.1% |
| 2024 | $1,092/mo | +19.0% |
| 2025 | $1,184/mo | +8.4% |
| 2026 | $1,244/mo | +5.1% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Goldsboro, NC MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $904/mo → 37.6% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Goldsboro, NC MSA.
PHAs naming Goldsboro, NC MSA
- Housing Authority of the City of Goldsboro · 298 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):
- Pender County Housing Department
- The New Reidsville Housing Authority
- Macon Program For Progress
- Bladenboro Housing Authority
- Town of East Spencer Housing Authority
- Madison County Housing Authority
- Caswell County Housing Assistance Program
- Lincolnton Housing Authority
- Williamston Housing Authority
- Greene County Public Housing Agency
Full near-amount ladder
- Oklahoma City, OK HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,244
- Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA · $1,246
- Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,242
- Logan, UT-ID MSA · $1,241
- Grand Junction, CO MSA · $1,249
- Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,251
- Appleton, WI MSA · $1,236
- Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI MSA · $1,236
- Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA · $1,252
- Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI MSA · $1,235
- Roanoke, VA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,254
- Cleveland, TN MSA · $1,233
What to do with this FMR desk
Goldsboro, NC HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,244/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+46.5% 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. Housing Authority of the City of Goldsboro
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (37.6% 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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