Metro FMR · CBSA 22180 · HUD FY2026

Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area metro area - 16% above the US average.

$1,113
1-bedroom FMR
$1,251
2-bedroom FMR
+1.8%
YoY change
+16%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area area rents at $1,251 under HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent - 6% above the US average, lower than 57% of the 387 metro areas HUD tracks.

#167
most affordable of 387 US metros (2BR)
+6%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$50,040
income to afford it (30% rule)
+1.8%
1BR change, FY2025→2026

Affordability & income context

Fayetteville: #167 most affordable nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $58,909, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 22.7% of annual income. It remains below the 30% affordability guide, but is a material part of a median-income household's budget.

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

With 387,819 residents, this is a mid-sized metro benchmark rather than a single-neighborhood rent quote.

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.

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

$1,090/mo

22.2% of median income

1 Bedroom

$1,113/mo

22.7% of median income

2 Bedroom

$1,251/mo

25.5% of median income

3 Bedroom

$1,667/mo

34.0% of median income

4 Bedroom

$2,068/mo

42.1% of median income

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CBSA CBSA·22180

Fayetteville: $1,113/mo 1BR · #167 of 387 metros (2BR) · FY2026 CBSA 22180

  • CBSA 22180
  • 1BR-FMR $1,113
  • 2BR-FMR $1,251
  • RANK-MID #167
  • YOY-FLAT +1.8%
  • VSUS-ABOVE +16%
  • IN-ST-LOW #8 NC
  • INC-MID 23%
  • POP-MAJOR 388K
  • PHOTO-NEAR Anson County
  • VOUCH-90-110 $1,002–$1,224
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Anson County ($246 1BR gap)

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Where Fayetteville sits among every US metro

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

$1,251 higher than 43% 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.

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

CBSA 22180

Counties inside Fayetteville

HUD publishes one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 22180, but county-level schedules inside Fayetteville still diverge: 2 counties range from $998 (2BR in Hoke) to $1,251 (Cumberland), a 25% spread. Cumberland is the largest county by population.

Cumberland County 2BR $1,251 · 335K Hoke County 2BR $998 · 53K

Fayetteville studio–4BR schedule (FY2026) · 2BR #167 most affordable

1BR $1,113 (+16% vs US, +1.8% YoY). Each bedroom band below is FY2026 HUD FMR for CBSA 22180.

Studio
$1,090
US avg $893
↑1.1% YoY +22% vs US
1 Bedroom
$1,113
US avg $959
↑1.8% YoY +16% vs US
2 Bedroom
$1,251
US avg $1,175
↑0.9% YoY +6% vs US
3 Bedroom
$1,667
US avg $1,525
↓0.7% YoY +9% vs US
4 Bedroom
$2,068
US avg $1,756
↓0.7% YoY +18% vs US

How Fayetteville compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other NC metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

What this shows Fayetteville highlighted among 5 peers · FY2026 1BR HUD FMR.

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

Fayetteville: out-of-state FMR & burden peers

PlainRent pairs Fayetteville 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).

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
PA · 2 BR $1,252/mo
Grand Junction
CO · 2 BR $1,249/mo
Roanoke
VA · 2 BR $1,254/mo
Janesville-Beloit
WI · 2 BR $1,246/mo

Burden % · outside NC

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

Visalia
CA · 25.5% of income · 2 BR $1,474/mo
Jackson
MS · 25.6% of income · 2 BR $1,288/mo
Athens-Clarke County
GA · 25.4% of income · 2 BR $1,331/mo
Sierra Vista-Douglas
AZ · 25.6% of income · 2 BR $1,257/mo

Fayetteville: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area metro area? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,113 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,251 and a studio is $1,090.
How does Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area metro area is 16% above the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $1,113 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Fayetteville rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2026 2-bedroom FMR of $1,251 ranks #167 most affordable among 387 US metro areas (the middle half of HUD metro areas).
Do county rents differ inside the Fayetteville metro area? ▼
Yes. HUD assigns one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 22180, but 2 constituent counties publish their own county FMR schedules spanning $998–$1,251 for a 2-bedroom (25% spread). Use county pages for filing at the county level.

Compare Fayetteville vs Anson County →

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 $1,113/mo · 1BR NC

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