Above-median FMR - Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,330/month - 53rd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#210 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 32.9% above market ; FMR rows touch Guilford County, Randolph 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 Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Upper-half placement for Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA; New Orleans-Metairie, LA HUD Metro FMR Area; Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA MSA; Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA .
Low-FMR contrast set: Greenville, NC MSA, Guayama, PR Metro Area, Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA, Hammond, LA MSA, Hattiesburg, MS MSA, Gadsden, AL MSA .
NC-state FMR neighbors for Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside NC: Burlington, NC MSA ($1,348); Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC MSA ($1,358); Camden County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,287); Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,251); Goldsboro, NC MSA ($1,244); Brunswick County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,426); Jacksonville, NC MSA ($1,173); 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 Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,159/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,213/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,330/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,703/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,960/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Greensboro-High Point, 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 Greensboro-High Point, 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 | $1,159/mo | $1,043/mo | $1,275/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,213/mo | $1,092/mo | $1,334/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,330/mo | $1,197/mo | $1,463/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,703/mo | $1,533/mo | $1,873/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,960/mo | $1,764/mo | $2,156/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,330/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,197–$1,463/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Greensboro-High Point, 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
- $1,330
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +15.7%
- from FY2025 $1,150
- Span change
- +39.7%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $952/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,039/mo | +9.1% |
| 2024 | $1,170/mo | +12.6% |
| 2025 | $1,150/mo | -1.7% |
| 2026 | $1,330/mo | +15.7% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,001/mo → 32.9% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Greensboro-High Point, 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):
- Statesville Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Wilson
- Rowan County Housing Authority
- Orange County Housing Authority
- WNCSource
- Eastern Carolina Human Services Agency, Inc.
- Johnston County Housing Assistance Payments Program
- Sandhills Community Action Program, Inc.
- Piedmont Triad Regional Council
- Housing Authority of the City of Lumberton
Full near-amount ladder
- Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA · $1,331
- New Orleans-Metairie, LA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,331
- Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA MSA · $1,331
- Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA · $1,328
- Barry County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,334
- Kankakee, IL MSA · $1,326
- Monroe, MI MSA · $1,326
- York-Hanover, PA MSA · $1,335
- Harrisonburg, VA MSA · $1,322
- Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MSA · $1,338
- Tyler, TX MSA · $1,338
- San Angelo, TX MSA · $1,339
What to do with this FMR desk
Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,330/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+39.7% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (32.9% 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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