Below-median FMR - Jacksonville, NC MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Jacksonville, NC MSA is $1,173/month - 31st percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#125 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 17.5% above market ; FMR rows touch Onslow County .
Lower-half placement for Jacksonville, NC MSA
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Anderson, SC HUD Metro FMR Area; Custer County, SD HUD Metro FMR Area; Pocatello, ID MSA; Cheyenne, WY MSA .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Ithaca, NY MSA, Kalawao County, HI HUD Metro FMR Area, Beaufort County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area, Kingston, NY MSA, Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA, Broadwater County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area .
NC-state FMR neighbors for Jacksonville, NC MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside NC: Rocky Mount, NC MSA ($1,143); Anson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,138); Goldsboro, NC MSA ($1,244); Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,251); Greenville, NC MSA ($1,095); Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA ($1,095); Camden County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,287); Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,330) . 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 Jacksonville, NC MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $929/mo |
| 1-BR | $935/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,173/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,631/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,968/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Jacksonville, 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 Jacksonville, 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 | $929/mo | $836/mo | $1,022/mo |
| 1-BR | $935/mo | $842/mo | $1,029/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,173/mo | $1,056/mo | $1,290/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,631/mo | $1,468/mo | $1,794/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,968/mo | $1,771/mo | $2,165/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Jacksonville, NC MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,173/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,056–$1,290/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Jacksonville, 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
- $1,173
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +2.3%
- from FY2025 $1,147
- Span change
- +33.9%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $876/mo | - |
| 2023 | $951/mo | +8.6% |
| 2024 | $1,274/mo | +34.0% |
| 2025 | $1,147/mo | -10.0% |
| 2026 | $1,173/mo | +2.3% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Jacksonville, NC MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $998/mo → 17.5% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Jacksonville, NC MSA.
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):
- Housing Authority of the Town of Laurinburg
- The Graham Housing Authority
- Twin Rivers Opportunities, Inc.
- North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs
- Mountain Projects, Inc.
- Sanford Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Greenville
- Housing Authority of the City of Kinston
- Roanoke-Chowan Regional Housing Authority
- Lexington Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- Anderson, SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,173
- Custer County, SD HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,173
- Pocatello, ID MSA · $1,173
- Cheyenne, WY MSA · $1,174
- Utica-Rome, NY MSA · $1,172
- Bismarck, ND MSA · $1,175
- Mankato, MN MSA · $1,171
- Rockford, IL MSA · $1,175
- Battle Creek, MI MSA · $1,176
- Fond du Lac, WI MSA · $1,176
- Somerset County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,167
- La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,166
What to do with this FMR desk
Jacksonville, NC HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,173/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+33.9% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- 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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