Metro FMR · CBSA 47260 · HUD FY2026

Camden County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Camden County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area metro area - 19% above the US average.

$1,139
1-bedroom FMR
$1,287
2-bedroom FMR
+15.1%
YoY change
+19%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Camden County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area area rents at $1,287 under HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent - 10% above the US average, lower than 51% of the 387 metro areas HUD tracks.

#191
most affordable of 387 US metros (2BR)
+10%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$51,480
income to afford it (30% rule)
+15.1%
1BR change, FY2025→2026

Affordability & income context

Camden County: #191 most affordable nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $80,533, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 17.0% of annual income. It is well below the 30% affordability guide for a median-income household.

The 2-bedroom figure places Camden County in the middle half of HUD metro areas, using the same FY2026 HUD schedule as the national comparison.

With 1,778,374 residents, this is a large metro benchmark rather than a single-neighborhood rent quote.

Population has held roughly steady over the past five years (+3.5%, Census ACS).

The ACS rental vacancy rate here is 5.9%, 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 $1,416/month - the FY2026 HUD two-bedroom FMR of $1,287 runs 9.1% 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 middle half 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: 50.0% of the 258,824 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

$1,121/mo

16.7% of median income

1 Bedroom

$1,139/mo

17.0% of median income

2 Bedroom

$1,287/mo

19.2% of median income

3 Bedroom

$1,790/mo

26.7% of median income

4 Bedroom

$2,159/mo

32.2% of median income

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·47260

Camden County: $1,139/mo 1BR · #191 of 387 metros (2BR) · FY2026 CBSA 47260

  • CBSA 47260
  • 1BR-FMR $1,139
  • 2BR-FMR $1,287
  • RANK-MID #191
  • YOY-SURGE +15.1%
  • VSUS-ABOVE +19%
  • IN-ST-HIGH #9 NC
  • INC-ROOM 17%
  • POP-MEGA 1.8M
  • PHOTO-NEAR Anson County
  • VOUCH-90-110 $1,025–$1,253
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Anson County ($272 1BR gap)

Read with: Understanding rent burden

Where Camden County sits among every US metro

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

$1,287 higher than 49% of 387 metro areas

$800–$1,000: 28 metro areas (7%). Below this entry. $1,000–$1,200: 114 metro areas (29%). Below this entry. $1,200–$1,400: 95 metro areas (25%). This entry sits in this band. $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 #191 of 387 HUD-tracked metro areas, 10% above the national 2-bedroom average. 94 other metro areas fall in this same rent band.

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

CBSA 47260

Counties inside Camden County

Across 12 HUD counties in CBSA 47260, 2-bedroom FMRs cluster tightly ($1,713–$1,713, 0% spread), so the metro-wide schedule tracks most constituent counties closely.

Virginia Beach city 2BR $1,713 · 458K Chesapeake city 2BR $1,713 · 249K Norfolk city 2BR $1,713 · 237K Newport News city 2BR $1,713 · 185K Hampton city 2BR $1,713 · 137K Portsmouth city 2BR $1,713 · 97K

Showing the 6 largest of 12 HUD counties in this CBSA. County pages carry filing-level FMR detail.

Camden County studio–4BR schedule (FY2026) · 2BR #191 most affordable

1BR $1,139 (+19% vs US, +15.1% YoY). Each bedroom band below is FY2026 HUD FMR for CBSA 47260.

Studio
$1,121
US avg $893
↑14.2% YoY +26% vs US
1 Bedroom
$1,139
US avg $959
↑15.1% YoY +19% vs US
2 Bedroom
$1,287
US avg $1,175
↑14.0% YoY +10% vs US
3 Bedroom
$1,790
US avg $1,525
↑13.1% YoY +17% vs US
4 Bedroom
$2,159
US avg $1,756
↑13.9% YoY +23% vs US

How Camden County compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other NC metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

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

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

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

PlainRent pairs Camden 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).

Jackson
MS · 2 BR $1,288/mo
Great Falls
MT · 2 BR $1,284/mo
Elmira
NY · 2 BR $1,283/mo
South Bend-Mishawaka
IN · 2 BR $1,292/mo

Burden % · outside NC

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

Little River County
AR · 19.2% of income · 2 BR $880/mo
Logan
UT · 19.2% of income · 2 BR $1,241/mo
Allen County
KY · 19.1% of income · 2 BR $996/mo
Wichita
KS · 19.1% of income · 2 BR $1,099/mo

Camden County: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Camden County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area metro area? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Camden County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,139 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,287 and a studio is $1,121.
How does Camden County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Camden County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area metro area is 19% above the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $1,139 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Camden County rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2026 2-bedroom FMR of $1,287 ranks #191 most affordable among 387 US metro areas (the middle half of HUD metro areas).
Do county rents differ inside the Camden County metro area? ▼
Yes. HUD assigns one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 47260, but 12 constituent counties publish their own county FMR schedules spanning $1,713–$1,713 for a 2-bedroom (0% spread). Use county pages for filing at the county level.
Is Camden County's population growing, and how tight is its rental market? ▼
Population has held roughly steady over the past five years (+3.5%, Census ACS). The ACS rental vacancy rate here is 5.9%, close to the range where market rents and HUD's FMR benchmark tend to track each other.

Compare Camden County vs Anson County →

What this means for renters

Treat Camden 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 $1,139 implies about $45,560/yr to rent without being cost-burdened. Run your numbers
  • See how Camden County stacks up against a comparable metro before assuming this figure applies elsewhere. Compare vs Anson County
  • See where Camden 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 12 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 $1,139/mo · 1BR NC

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