High-FMR payment standards - Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA is $1,750/month - 83rd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#329 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 22.7% above market ; FMR rows touch Franklin County, Johnston County, Wake County .
Expensive rung: who shares Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA's FMR tier
Near-amount peers: Fitchburg-Leominster, MA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,749), Broadwater County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,748), Ithaca, NY MSA ($1,753) .
For scale, bottom-quartile published amounts include Ponce, PR Metro Area, Saginaw, MI MSA, St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA, Bond County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area, Peoria, IL MSA, Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MSA - those metros are not substitutes for lease-up planning in Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA.
NC-state FMR neighbors for Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside NC: Durham-Chapel Hill, NC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,711); Asheville, NC MSA ($1,567); Brunswick County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,426); Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC MSA ($1,358); Burlington, NC MSA ($1,348); Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,330); Camden County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,287); Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,251) . 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 Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,524/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,596/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,750/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,196/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,936/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Raleigh-Cary, 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 Raleigh-Cary, 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 | $1,524/mo | $1,372/mo | $1,676/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,596/mo | $1,436/mo | $1,756/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,750/mo | $1,575/mo | $1,925/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,196/mo | $1,976/mo | $2,416/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,936/mo | $2,642/mo | $3,230/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,750/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,575–$1,925/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,426/mo → 22.7% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Raleigh-Cary, 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):
- Isothermal Planning & Development Commission
- Mountain Projects, Inc.
- Housing Authority of the Town of Laurinburg
- The Graham Housing Authority
- Twin Rivers Opportunities, Inc.
- North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs
- Sanford Housing Authority
- Economic Improvement Council, Inc.
- Housing Authority of the City of Greenville
- Housing Authority of the City of Kinston
Full near-amount ladder
- Fitchburg-Leominster, MA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,749
- Broadwater County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,748
- Ithaca, NY MSA · $1,753
- Salt Lake City, UT HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,747
- Port St. Lucie, FL MSA · $1,757
- Modesto, CA MSA · $1,758
- Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA · $1,742
- Colorado Springs, CO HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,735
- Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV MSA · $1,735
- Springfield, MA MSA · $1,734
- Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA · $1,732
- Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,730
What to do with this FMR desk
Raleigh-Cary, NC HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,750/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (22.7% 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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