Above-median FMR - Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC MSA is $1,358/month - 58th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#229 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 22.4% above market ; FMR rows touch Moore County .
Upper-half placement for Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC MSA
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Kansas City, MO-KS HUD Metro FMR Area; Mineral County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area; El Centro, CA MSA; Warner Robins, GA HUD Metro FMR Area .
Low-FMR contrast set: Peoria, IL MSA, Ponce, PR Metro Area, Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MSA, Massac County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area, Owensboro, KY MSA, Saginaw, MI MSA .
NC-state FMR neighbors for Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside NC: Burlington, NC MSA ($1,348); Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,330); Brunswick County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,426); Camden County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,287); Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,251); Goldsboro, NC MSA ($1,244); Jacksonville, NC MSA ($1,173); Asheville, NC MSA ($1,567) . 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 Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,157/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,239/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,358/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,889/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,278/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Pinehurst-Southern Pines, 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 Pinehurst-Southern Pines, 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 | $1,157/mo | $1,041/mo | $1,273/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,239/mo | $1,115/mo | $1,363/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,358/mo | $1,222/mo | $1,494/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,889/mo | $1,700/mo | $2,078/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,278/mo | $2,050/mo | $2,506/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,358/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,222–$1,494/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,109/mo → 22.4% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Pinehurst-Southern Pines, 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):
- Northwestern Regional Housing Authority
- Fayetteville Metropolitan Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Wilmington
- Western Piedmont Council of Governments
- Housing Authority of the City of High Point
- Gastonia Housing Authority
- Economic Improvement Council, Inc.
- Isothermal Planning & Development Commission
- The Housing Authority of the City of Durham
- Housing Authority of the City of Asheville
Full near-amount ladder
- Kansas City, MO-KS HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,358
- Mineral County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,361
- El Centro, CA MSA · $1,362
- Warner Robins, GA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,362
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,353
- Grants Pass, OR MSA · $1,363
- Tallahassee, FL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,352
- Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ MSA · $1,365
- Sherman-Denison, TX MSA · $1,351
- Burlington, NC MSA · $1,348
- Glens Falls, NY MSA · $1,348
- Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,368
What to do with this FMR desk
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,358/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (22.4% 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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