North Carolina & Idaho Section 8 Rent Calculator

Uses the HUD Fair Market Rent for North Carolina ($1,410 for a 2-bedroom) as the payment standard.

North Carolina, Idaho share this page. Their rules produce the same answer to within a rounding difference, so publishing separate near-identical pages would add URLs without adding information. Every figure below applies to both states.

North Carolina Section 8 tenant rent estimator

Uses the HUD Fair Market Rent for North Carolina ($1,410 for a 2-bedroom) as the payment standard.

Your share of rent —

Housing authority pays —

Payment standard (FMR) —

North Carolina at a glance

Figure	North Carolina	Source
Fair Market Rent (2BR)	$1,410	[1]
Fair Market Rent (1BR)	$1,244	[1]
Fair Market Rent (3BR)	$1,833	[1]
Median 2BR market rent	$1,410	[2]

[1] [2] Sources

Fair Market Rent (2BR) — all 50 states

North Carolina highlighted. Same data as the table below, shown as a distribution so the comparison is visible at a glance.

Highlighted: North Carolina, ranked 29 of 50. Median $1,504.

North Carolina voucher subsidy by income and unit size

Monthly housing-authority subsidy against North Carolina payment standards (2BR $1,410).

Monthly income	Studio	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR	4 BR
$500	$946	$1,094	$1,260	$1,683	$1,939
$650	$901	$1,049	$1,215	$1,638	$1,894
$800	$856	$1,004	$1,170	$1,593	$1,849
$950	$811	$959	$1,125	$1,548	$1,804
$1,100	$766	$914	$1,080	$1,503	$1,759
$1,250	$721	$869	$1,035	$1,458	$1,714
$1,400	$676	$824	$990	$1,413	$1,669
$1,550	$631	$779	$945	$1,368	$1,624
$1,700	$586	$734	$900	$1,323	$1,579
$1,850	$541	$689	$855	$1,278	$1,534
$2,000	$496	$644	$810	$1,233	$1,489
$2,200	$436	$584	$750	$1,173	$1,429
$2,400	$376	$524	$690	$1,113	$1,369
$2,650	$301	$449	$615	$1,038	$1,294
$2,900	$226	$374	$540	$963	$1,219
$3,200	$136	$284	$450	$873	$1,129
$3,600	$16	$164	$330	$753	$1,009
$4,000	$0	$44	$210	$633	$889

Worked figures for North Carolina

North Carolina values:

Income	Annual	Tenant Rent	Subsidy	Standard
$800	$9,600	$240	$1,170	$1,410
$1,000	$12,000	$300	$1,110	$1,410
$1,200	$14,400	$360	$1,050	$1,410
$1,500	$18,000	$450	$960	$1,410
$1,800	$21,600	$540	$870	$1,410
$2,100	$25,200	$630	$780	$1,410
$2,400	$28,800	$720	$690	$1,410
$2,700	$32,400	$810	$600	$1,410
$3,000	$36,000	$900	$510	$1,410
$3,500	$42,000	$1,050	$360	$1,410

How North Carolina compares nationally

On fair market rent (2br), North Carolina ranks #29 of 50 at $1,410 — 6% below the median of $1,504. The national range runs from $1,000 (West Virginia) to $2,745 (California).

Rank	State	Fair Market Rent (2BR)
#27	Pennsylvania	$1,501
#28	Idaho	$1,410
#29	North Carolina	$1,410
#30	Tennessee	$1,363
#31	South Carolina	$1,352

Mid-cost FMR areas, ranked

Same rule structure as North Carolina:

State	Fair Market Rent (2BR)	vs North Carolina
Rhode Island	$1,765	+25.2%
Oregon	$1,738	+23.3%
Virginia	$1,735	+23.0%
Nevada	$1,733	+22.9%
Arizona	$1,709	+21.2%
Vermont	$1,684	+19.4%
Maine	$1,681	+19.2%
Delaware	$1,675	+18.8%
Alaska	$1,591	+12.8%
Utah	$1,582	+12.2%
Illinois	$1,579	+12.0%
Texas	$1,557	+10.4%

North Carolina questions, answered with North Carolina numbers

What is the Fair Market Rent in North Carolina?▾

HUD sets North Carolina's two-bedroom FMR at $1,410 a month ($1,244 for one bedroom, $1,833 for three). FMR is set by metro area, so your local figure may differ from the state number.

What would I pay on $1,800 a month income?▾

Roughly $540 as your share, with the housing authority covering about $870 against a $1,410 payment standard — the federal rule targets 30% of adjusted income.

How does North Carolina's FMR compare with market rent?▾

North Carolina's $1,410 two-bedroom FMR sits against a median market rent of $1,410, so the voucher generally reaches typical units.

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Last reviewed 2026-08-27. North Carolina figures only — verify with the relevant North Carolina agency before acting. How this is calculated.