HUD Fair Market Rent · FY 2026 · effective Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026
Fair Market Rent in Bladen County, North Carolina (FY 2026)
HUD's FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Bladen County is $925 a month. That's the number the housing authority starts from when it sets Section 8 payment standards here.
2 bedroom FMR
$925
FY 2026, utilities included
Payment standard range
$833 to $1,018
90% to 110% of FMR
Income to afford 2BR
$37,000
per year, at 30% of income
Rank in North Carolina
75th of 100
by 2BR FMR
HUD has already published FY 2027. On October 1, 2026 the two-bedroom rate in Bladen moves to $1,012. That's up 9%. The full FY 2027 table is in the history section below.
HUD's number is one input. What does a two-bedroom in Bladen actually rent for?
Search any address in Bladen for a rent estimate built from nearby comps, with the HUD figure right next to it.
FY 2026 Fair Market Rents
| Bedrooms | FMR | Payment standard | Income needed | Hourly wage | vs FY 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $700 | $630 to $770 | $28,000 | $13.46/hr | -0.6% |
| 1 bedroom | $705 | $635 to $776 | $28,200 | $13.56/hr | -0.6% |
| 2 bedroom | $925 | $833 to $1,018 | $37,000 | $17.79/hr | -0.5% |
| 3 bedroom | $1,258 | $1,132 to $1,384 | $50,320 | $24.19/hr | +1.1% |
| 4 bedroom | $1,298 | $1,168 to $1,428 | $51,920 | $24.96/hr | -3.2% |
5 to 8 bedrooms (PropMetrics estimates)
HUD stops at four bedrooms. These add 15% of the four-bedroom rent per extra bedroom. It's our estimate, not a HUD number.
| Bedrooms | Estimated FMR | Payment standard |
|---|---|---|
| 5 bedroom Estimate | $1,493 | $1,344 to $1,642 |
| 6 bedroom Estimate | $1,687 | $1,518 to $1,856 |
| 7 bedroom Estimate | $1,882 | $1,694 to $2,070 |
| 8 bedroom Estimate | $2,077 | $1,869 to $2,285 |
Source: HUD Office of Policy Development and Research, FY 2026 Fair Market Rents. Rents include utilities. huduser.gov
Fair Market Rent is HUD's estimate of what a modest, decent unit rents for in an area, utilities included. It's set once a year and runs October to September. For FY 2026 that's October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. In Bladen, that runs from $700 for a studio up to $1,298 for four bedrooms, all five rates in the table above.
Because Bladen sits outside any HUD metro area, its rate is a county-wide figure built from local rents. One number covers every address in the county, Bladenboro included.
Among North Carolina's 100 counties, Bladen ranks 75th for two-bedroom FMR. That's about 15% below the state median of $1,086 and about 9% below the national median county at $1,018. About 29,807 people live here, 70th in the state.
Rates by ZIP code
Zoom in and the picture changes. HUD's Small Area FMRs put a two-bedroom at $930 in 28320 (Bladenboro) and $1,120 in 28399 (White Oak), with the 8 ZIP codes in between. Housing authorities in HUD-designated metros use those ZIP rates instead of the county rate. Everywhere else the ZIP numbers show where rents actually sit, and the county rate stays the official standard.
What a voucher pays here
The voucher doesn't pay the FMR itself. It pays the payment standard. Housing authorities set it anywhere from 90% to 110% of FMR, which puts a two-bedroom standard in Bladen somewhere between $833 and $1,018. The tenant pays roughly 30% of their income, the voucher covers the rest up to the standard, and the PHA won't approve a rent above what comparable unassisted units get.
$925 a month is affordable, by HUD's 30% rule, on an income of roughly $37,000 a year. Put another way, $18 an hour full time.
Worked example for a two-bedroom, assuming the rent equals the payment standard. Tenant pays 30% of monthly income, HUD's housing assistance payment covers the rest.
| Monthly household income | Tenant pays (30%) | HAP at 90% ($833) | HAP at 100% ($925) | HAP at 110% ($1,018) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,500 | $750 | $83 | $175 | $268 |
| $4,000 | $1,200 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Rate history
The two-bedroom rate went down 1% from FY 2025 ($930) to FY 2026 ($925). Since FY 2020 it's up 38% in total, about 5.5% a year. The North Carolina median moved up 4% over the same year.
| Year | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR | 2BR change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2020 | $506 | $509 | $671 | $906 | $909 | — |
| FY 2021 | $522 | $526 | $693 | $968 | $986 | +3.3% |
| FY 2022 | $547 | $550 | $724 | $997 | $1,136 | +4.5% |
| FY 2023 | $617 | $621 | $771 | $1,034 | $1,223 | +6.5% |
| FY 2024 | $687 | $691 | $856 | $1,137 | $1,313 | +11.0% |
| FY 2025 | $704 | $709 | $930 | $1,244 | $1,341 | +8.6% |
| FY 2026 | $700 | $705 | $925 | $1,258 | $1,298 | -0.5% |
| FY 2027 | $769 | $774 | $1,012 | $1,392 | $1,397 | +9.4% |
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Questions people ask
$925 a month for FY 2026, which runs October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The other rates are $700 for a studio, $705 for one bedroom, $1,258 for three and $1,298 for four.
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