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
HUD Fair Market Rent two-bedroom amounts for Jacksonville, NC MSA by fiscal year
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):

Full near-amount ladder

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.

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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Source and method. PlainVoucher compiles public HUD and U.S. Census release data into a searchable reference. Release periods and source boundaries are identified on each data surface; PlainVoucher does not determine eligibility, waitlist status, payment standards, or local PHA rules. Read our editorial standards and corrections policy, methodology, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-09-02.