HUD Fair Market Rent · FY 2026 · effective Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026
Fair Market Rent in Nash County, North Carolina (FY 2026)
$1,143 a month. That's HUD's FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Nash County, and it's the baseline every voucher in Nash is measured against.
2 bedroom FMR
$1,143
FY 2026, utilities included
Payment standard range
$1,029 to $1,257
90% to 110% of FMR
Income to afford 2BR
$45,720
per year, at 30% of income
Rank in North Carolina
43rd of 100
by 2BR FMR
HUD has already published FY 2027. On October 1, 2026 the two-bedroom rate in Nash moves to $1,167. That's up 2%. The full FY 2027 table is in the history section below.
HUD's number is one input. What does a two-bedroom in Nash actually rent for?
Search any address in Nash 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 | $913 | $822 to $1,004 | $36,520 | $17.56/hr | +6.8% |
| 1 bedroom | $918 | $826 to $1,010 | $36,720 | $17.65/hr | +6.7% |
| 2 bedroom | $1,143 | $1,029 to $1,257 | $45,720 | $21.98/hr | +6.6% |
| 3 bedroom | $1,550 | $1,395 to $1,705 | $62,000 | $29.81/hr | +5.9% |
| 4 bedroom | $1,812 | $1,631 to $1,993 | $72,480 | $34.85/hr | +7.0% |
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 | $2,084 | $1,876 to $2,292 |
| 6 bedroom Estimate | $2,356 | $2,120 to $2,592 |
| 7 bedroom Estimate | $2,627 | $2,364 to $2,890 |
| 8 bedroom Estimate | $2,899 | $2,609 to $3,189 |
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 Nash, that runs from $913 for a studio up to $1,812 for four bedrooms, all five rates in the table above.
This is a metro rate. The county doesn't get one of its own. HUD lumps Nash in with one other county in the Rocky Mount metro, Edgecombe County among them, and every one of them gets $1,143 for a two-bedroom. Where you are inside the metro doesn't change the county number. It does change the ZIP number, covered below.
Among North Carolina's 100 counties, Nash ranks 43rd for two-bedroom FMR. That's about 5% above the state median of $1,086 and about 12% above the national median county at $1,018. About 95,015 people live here, 30th in the state.
Counties sharing the Rocky Mount metro rate
Rates by ZIP code
Zoom in and the picture changes. HUD's Small Area FMRs put a two-bedroom at $1,060 in 27815 (Rocky Mount) and $1,350 in 27816 (Castalia), with the 10 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 Nash somewhere between $1,029 and $1,257. 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.
$1,143 a month is affordable, by HUD's 30% rule, on an income of roughly $45,720 a year. Put another way, $22 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% ($1,029) | HAP at 100% ($1,143) | HAP at 110% ($1,257) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,500 | $750 | $279 | $393 | $507 |
| $4,000 | $1,200 | $0 | $0 | $57 |
Rate history
The two-bedroom rate went up 7% from FY 2025 ($1,072) to FY 2026 ($1,143). Since FY 2020 it's up 52% in total, about 7.2% 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 | $568 | $572 | $753 | $1,017 | $1,131 | — |
| FY 2021 | $600 | $604 | $774 | $1,054 | $1,135 | +2.8% |
| FY 2022 | $625 | $639 | $813 | $1,106 | $1,198 | +5.0% |
| FY 2023 | $712 | $717 | $890 | $1,210 | $1,323 | +9.5% |
| FY 2024 | $825 | $830 | $1,035 | $1,395 | $1,579 | +16.3% |
| FY 2025 | $855 | $860 | $1,072 | $1,463 | $1,693 | +3.6% |
| FY 2026 | $913 | $918 | $1,143 | $1,550 | $1,812 | +6.6% |
| FY 2027 | $967 | $972 | $1,167 | $1,567 | $1,787 | +2.1% |
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Questions people ask
$1,143 a month for FY 2026, which runs October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The other rates are $913 for a studio, $918 for one bedroom, $1,550 for three and $1,812 for four.
Tools for this county
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