Metro FMR · CBSA 16740 · HUD FY2026

Anson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Anson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area metro area - 10% below the US average.

$867
1-bedroom FMR
$1,138
2-bedroom FMR
-6.5%
YoY change
-10%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Anson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area area rents at $1,138 under HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent - 3% below the US average, lower than 75% of the 387 metro areas HUD tracks.

#98
most affordable of 387 US metros (2BR)
-3%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$45,520
income to afford it (30% rule)
-6.5%
1BR change, FY2025→2026

Affordability & income context

Anson County: #98 most affordable nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $80,201, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 13.0% of annual income. It is well below the 30% affordability guide for a median-income household.

The 2-bedroom figure places Anson County in the lower-rent quarter of HUD metro areas, using the same FY2026 HUD schedule as the national comparison.

With 2,668,688 residents, this is a large metro benchmark rather than a single-neighborhood rent quote.

Population grew 9.7% over the past five years (Census ACS) - among the faster-growing metros nationally, a trend that typically adds upward pressure on rents.

The ACS rental vacancy rate here is 6.4%, close to the range where market rents and HUD's FMR benchmark tend to track each other.

The Census ACS median gross rent across all rental units here is $1,377/month - the FY2026 HUD two-bedroom FMR of $1,138 runs 17.4% below that all-unit-types median. The two figures measure different things (ACS covers every rented unit; FMR targets a specific bedroom count), so a gap is expected, not an error.

Its 2-bedroom FMR sits in the lower-rent quarter of HUD metro areas, so the local-income comparison is more informative than the national rank alone.

The studio-through-two-bedroom FMR bands stay below 30% of recorded median income here; the larger-bedroom rows show where that headroom narrows.

Observed renter burden: 45.0% of the 358,852 renter households counted by ACS paid at least 30% of income in gross rent. This ACS 2023 household measure is distinct from the FY2026 HUD FMR benchmark.

ACS median household income lags the FY2026 HUD FMR schedule. The income share is a same-metro cross-source read (Census ACS B19013 vs HUD FMR), not a same-vintage ratio.

Studio

$785/mo

11.7% of median income

1 Bedroom

$867/mo

13.0% of median income

2 Bedroom

$1,138/mo

17.0% of median income

3 Bedroom

$1,364/mo

20.4% of median income

4 Bedroom

$1,654/mo

24.7% of median income

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CBSA CBSA·16740

Anson County: $867/mo 1BR · #98 of 387 metros (2BR) · FY2026 CBSA 16740

  • CBSA 16740
  • 1BR-FMR $867
  • 2BR-FMR $1,138
  • RANK-MID #98
  • YOY-DOWN -6.5%
  • VSUS-BELOW -10%
  • IN-ST-LOW #1 NC
  • INC-ROOM 13%
  • POP-MEGA 2.7M
  • PHOTO-NEAR Asheville
  • VOUCH-90-110 $780–$954
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Asheville ($562 1BR gap)

Read with: Understanding rent trends

Where Anson County sits among every US metro

2-bedroom Fair Market Rent vs. all 387 HUD metro areas

$1,138 higher than 25% of 387 metro areas

$800–$1,000: 28 metro areas (7%). Below this entry. $1,000–$1,200: 114 metro areas (29%). This entry sits in this band. $1,200–$1,400: 95 metro areas (25%). Above this entry. $1,400–$1,600: 52 metro areas (13%). Above this entry. $1,600–$1,800: 41 metro areas (11%). Above this entry. $1,800–$2,000: 26 metro areas (7%). Above this entry. $2,000–$2,200: 9 metro areas (2%). Above this entry. $2,200–$2,400: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,400–$2,600: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,600–$2,800: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,800–$3,000: 4 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,000–$3,200: 2 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,200–$3,400: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,400–$3,600: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,600–$3,800: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,800–$4,000: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,000–$4,200: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,200–$4,400: 1 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. This metro $800 $4,400 every US metro, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $0.2K-wide band; taller bars hold more metro areas. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

What this shows #98 of 387 HUD-tracked metro areas, 3% below the national 2-bedroom average. 113 other metro areas fall in this same rent band.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents · FY2026

CBSA 16740

Counties inside Anson County

HUD publishes one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 16740, but county-level schedules inside Anson County still diverge: 11 counties range from $1,011 (2BR in Lancaster) to $1,686 (Mecklenburg), a 67% spread. Mecklenburg is the largest county by population.

Mecklenburg County 2BR $1,686 · 1.1M York County 2BR $1,686 · 283K Union County 2BR $1,686 · 240K Gaston County 2BR $1,686 · 229K Cabarrus County 2BR $1,686 · 226K Iredell County 2BR $1,340 · 188K

Showing the 6 largest of 11 HUD counties in this CBSA. County pages carry filing-level FMR detail.

Anson County studio–4BR schedule (FY2026) · 2BR #98 most affordable

1BR $867 (-10% vs US, -6.5% YoY). Each bedroom band below is FY2026 HUD FMR for CBSA 16740.

Studio
$785
US avg $893
↓5.9% YoY -12% vs US
1 Bedroom
$867
US avg $959
↓6.5% YoY -10% vs US
2 Bedroom
$1,138
US avg $1,175
↓6.4% YoY -3% vs US
3 Bedroom
$1,364
US avg $1,525
↓6.9% YoY -11% vs US
4 Bedroom
$1,654
US avg $1,756
↓4.3% YoY -6% vs US

How Anson County compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other NC metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

What this shows Anson County highlighted among 4 peers · FY2026 1BR HUD FMR.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) As of FY2026

Anson County: out-of-state FMR & burden peers

PlainRent pairs Anson County with the 4 nearest HUD 2BR schedules and 4 nearest burden matches outside NC (burden peers exclude the FMR set; pop ≥50k).

2BR FMR · outside NC

Nearest schedules by 2BR delta (FY2026).

Altoona
PA · 2 BR $1,138/mo
Gulfport-Biloxi
MS · 2 BR $1,140/mo
Greene County
AL · 2 BR $1,140/mo
Wichita Falls
TX · 2 BR $1,136/mo

Burden % · outside NC

Nearest 2BR FMR ÷ ACS median income (FY2026).

Dubuque
IA · 17% of income · 2 BR $1,077/mo
Baker County
FL · 17.2% of income · 2 BR $1,103/mo
Callaway County
MO · 17.3% of income · 2 BR $1,042/mo
Bismarck
ND · 16.8% of income · 2 BR $1,175/mo

Anson County: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Anson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area metro area? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Anson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area is $867 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,138 and a studio is $785.
How does Anson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Anson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area metro area is 10% below the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $867 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Anson County rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2026 2-bedroom FMR of $1,138 ranks #98 most affordable among 387 US metro areas (the lower-rent quarter of HUD metro areas).
Do county rents differ inside the Anson County metro area? ▼
Yes. HUD assigns one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 16740, but 11 constituent counties publish their own county FMR schedules spanning $1,011–$1,686 for a 2-bedroom (67% spread). Use county pages for filing at the county level.
Is Anson County's population growing, and how tight is its rental market? ▼
Population grew 9.7% over the past five years (Census ACS) - among the faster-growing metros nationally, a trend that typically adds upward pressure on rents. The ACS rental vacancy rate here is 6.4%, close to the range where market rents and HUD's FMR benchmark tend to track each other.

Compare Anson County vs Asheville →

What this means for renters

Treat Anson County's FY2026 Fair Market Rent as HUD's affordability benchmark, not a single market quote.

  • Budget to roughly 30% of income: the FY2026 1-bedroom FMR of $867 implies about $34,680/yr to rent without being cost-burdened. Run your numbers
  • See how Anson County stacks up against a comparable metro before assuming this figure applies elsewhere. Compare vs Asheville
  • See where Anson County ranks nationally on rent. National rankings

Fair Market Rent is HUD's 40th-percentile policy benchmark used to set Housing Choice Voucher payment standards. This is a metro-wide figure across 11 counties; actual asking rents in any specific county can run higher or lower, and HUD updates FMRs once a year. This site is informational and not financial or relocation advice.

Data as of FY 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Fair Market Rents. Population and demographic data from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

FY 2026 HUD FMR $867/mo · 1BR NC

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