Below-median FMR - Rocky Mount, NC MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Rocky Mount, NC MSA is $1,143/month - 27th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#109 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 39.2% above market ; FMR rows touch Edgecombe County, Nash County .
Lower-half placement for Rocky Mount, NC MSA
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA; Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area; Lincoln, NE HUD Metro FMR Area; Greene County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA HUD Metro FMR Area, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA, Richmond, VA HUD Metro FMR Area, Salinas, CA MSA, Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA, Salt Lake City, UT HUD Metro FMR Area .
NC-state FMR neighbors for Rocky Mount, NC MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside NC: Anson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,138); Jacksonville, NC MSA ($1,173); Greenville, NC MSA ($1,095); Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA ($1,095); Goldsboro, NC MSA ($1,244); Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,251); Camden County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,287); Davidson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area ($960) . 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 Rocky Mount, NC MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $913/mo |
| 1-BR | $918/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,143/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,550/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,812/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Rocky Mount, 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 Rocky Mount, 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 | $913/mo | $822/mo | $1,004/mo |
| 1-BR | $918/mo | $826/mo | $1,010/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,143/mo | $1,029/mo | $1,257/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,550/mo | $1,395/mo | $1,705/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,812/mo | $1,631/mo | $1,993/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Rocky Mount, NC MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,143/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,029–$1,257/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Rocky Mount, 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
- $1,143
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +6.6%
- from FY2025 $1,072
- Span change
- +40.6%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $813/mo | - |
| 2023 | $890/mo | +9.5% |
| 2024 | $1,035/mo | +16.3% |
| 2025 | $1,072/mo | +3.6% |
| 2026 | $1,143/mo | +6.6% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Rocky Mount, NC MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $821/mo → 39.2% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Rocky Mount, NC MSA.
PHAs naming Rocky Mount, NC MSA
- Rocky Mount Housing Authority · 320 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in North Carolina . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
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
- Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA · $1,143
- Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,141
- Lincoln, NE HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,141
- Greene County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,140
- Gulfport-Biloxi, MS HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,140
- Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,147
- Wausau, WI MSA · $1,147
- Altoona, PA MSA · $1,138
- Anson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,138
- Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA · $1,149
- Wichita Falls, TX MSA · $1,136
- Morristown, TN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,135
What to do with this FMR desk
Rocky Mount, NC HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,143/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+40.6% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Cross-check the 1 PHA record tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. Rocky Mount Housing Authority
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (39.2% 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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