Metro FMR · CBSA 35100 · HUD FY2025

Craven County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2025 Fair Market Rent for the Craven County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area metro area - 9% above the US average.

$1,002
1-bedroom FMR
$1,315
2-bedroom FMR
+9%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Craven County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area area rents at $1,315 under HUD's FY2025 Fair Market Rent - 16% above the US average, higher than 57% of the 384 metro areas HUD tracks.

#165
priciest of 384 US metros (2BR)
+16%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$52,600
income to afford it (30% rule)

Affordability & income context

Craven County: #165 priciest nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $63,380, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 19.0% of annual income. It is well below the 30% affordability guide for a median-income household.

The 2-bedroom figure places Craven County in the middle half of HUD metro areas, using the same FY2025 HUD schedule as the national comparison.

Population has held roughly steady over the past five years (-2.3%, Census ACS).

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 $1,068/month - the FY2025 HUD two-bedroom FMR of $1,315 runs 23.1% above 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: 41.9% of the 14,290 renter households counted by ACS paid at least 30% of income in gross rent. This ACS 2023 household measure is distinct from the FY2025 HUD FMR benchmark.

ACS median household income lags the FY2025 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

$996/mo

18.9% of median income

1 Bedroom

$1,002/mo

19.0% of median income

2 Bedroom

$1,315/mo

24.9% of median income

3 Bedroom

$1,767/mo

33.5% of median income

4 Bedroom

$2,208/mo

41.8% of median income

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·35100

Craven County: $1,002/mo 1BR · #165 of 384 metros (2BR) · FY2025 CBSA 35100

  • CBSA 35100
  • 1BR-FMR $1,002
  • 2BR-FMR $1,315
  • RANK-MID #165
  • YOY-NA YoY pending
  • VSUS-ABOVE +9%
  • IN-ST-HIGH #9 NC
  • INC-ROOM 19%
  • POP-NA Pop n/a
  • PHOTO-NEAR Anson County
  • VOUCH-90-110 $902–$1,102
  • FY-2025 FY2025

Photo-finish peer: Anson County ($75 1BR gap)

Read with: How Fair Market Rent works

Where Craven County sits among every US metro

2-bedroom Fair Market Rent vs. all 384 HUD metro areas

$1,315 higher than 57% of 384 metro areas

$800–$1,000: 54 metro areas (14%). Below this entry. $1,000–$1,200: 119 metro areas (31%). Below this entry. $1,200–$1,400: 79 metro areas (21%). This entry sits in this band. $1,400–$1,600: 46 metro areas (12%). Above this entry. $1,600–$1,800: 34 metro areas (9%). Above this entry. $1,800–$2,000: 24 metro areas (6%). Above this entry. $2,000–$2,200: 7 metro areas (2%). Above this entry. $2,200–$2,400: 8 metro areas (2%). Above this entry. $2,400–$2,600: 2 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,600–$2,800: 8 metro areas (2%). Above this entry. $2,800–$3,000: 2 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,000–$3,200: 0 metro areas (0%). 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 #165 of 384 HUD-tracked metro areas, 16% above the national 2-bedroom average. 78 other metro areas fall in this same rent band.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents · FY2025

CBSA 35100

Counties inside Craven County

HUD publishes one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 35100, but county-level schedules inside Craven County still diverge: 3 counties range from $930 (2BR in Jones) to $1,315 (Craven), a 41% spread. Craven is the largest county by population.

Craven County 2BR $1,315 · 101K Pamlico County 2BR $1,188 · 12K Jones County 2BR $930 · 9K

Craven County studio–4BR schedule (FY2025) · 2BR #165 nationally

Each bedroom band is FY2025 HUD Fair Market Rent for CBSA 35100.

Studio
$996
US avg $854
+17% vs US
1 Bedroom
$1,002
US avg $919
+9% vs US
2 Bedroom
$1,315
US avg $1,130
+16% vs US
3 Bedroom
$1,767
US avg $1,469
+20% vs US
4 Bedroom
$2,208
US avg $1,693
+30% vs US

How Craven County compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other NC metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

What this shows Craven County highlighted among 5 peers · FY2025 1BR HUD FMR.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) As of FY2025

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

PlainRent pairs Craven 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 (FY2025).

Mineral County
MT · 2 BR $1,316/mo
Idaho Falls
ID · 2 BR $1,311/mo
Syracuse
NY · 2 BR $1,321/mo
Tallahassee
FL · 2 BR $1,321/mo

Burden % · outside NC

Nearest 2BR FMR ÷ ACS median income (FY2025).

Chattanooga
TN · 24.9% of income · 2 BR $1,426/mo
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard
WA · 25% of income · 2 BR $2,057/mo
Walla Walla
WA · 24.7% of income · 2 BR $1,487/mo
Denver-Aurora-Centennial
CO · 25.1% of income · 2 BR $2,140/mo

Craven County: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Craven County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area metro area? ▼
The FY 2025 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Craven County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,002 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,315 and a studio is $996.
How does Craven County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Craven County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area metro area is 9% above the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $1,002 compared to $919 nationally.
Where does Craven County rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2025 2-bedroom FMR of $1,315 ranks #165 most expensive among 384 US metro areas (the middle half of HUD metro areas).
Do county rents differ inside the Craven County metro area? ▼
Yes. HUD assigns one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 35100, but 3 constituent counties publish their own county FMR schedules spanning $930–$1,315 for a 2-bedroom (41% spread). Use county pages for filing at the county level.
Is Craven County's population growing, and how tight is its rental market? ▼
Population has held roughly steady over the past five years (-2.3%, Census ACS). 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 Craven County vs Anson County →

What this means for renters

Treat Craven County's FY2025 Fair Market Rent as HUD's affordability benchmark, not a single market quote.

  • Budget to roughly 30% of income: the FY2025 1-bedroom FMR of $1,002 implies about $40,080/yr to rent without being cost-burdened. Run your numbers
  • See how Craven County stacks up against a comparable metro before assuming this figure applies elsewhere. Compare vs Anson County
  • See where Craven 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 3 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 2025 (HUD has not published FY2026 FMR for this metro; corpus latest is FY2026). 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 2025 HUD FMR $1,002/mo · 1BR NC

Every figure on PlainRent is rendered directly from HUD's published Fair Market Rent records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of FY 2025.