FMRFinder

Catawba County, NC fair market rent

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA · FY2027 · upcoming · effective October 1, 2026

$1,1472 bedrooms / month

Illustrative 90–110% range $1,032–$1,262 · +4.7% from FY2026

Gross rent including tenant-paid utilities. The range is HUD's basic payment-standard band, not your PHA's adopted standard or your voucher payment; your PHA's effective date may differ. Metro FMR area. U.S. county median 2BR $1,056.

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HUD rents by bedroom count
UnitFY2027FY2026Change
Studio$961$858+12.0%
1 bedroom$965$908+6.3%
2 bedrooms$1,147$1,095+4.7%
3 bedrooms$1,399$1,372+2.0%
4 bedrooms$1,707$1,660+2.8%

Source: HUD Fair Market Rent data, FMR_All_1983_2027.csv, retrieved 2026-09-19.

2-bedroom FMR, last 11 years

HUD's fiscal year runs October to September, so the FY2027 figure applies from October 1, 2026. The FMR is the 40th-percentile gross rent (rent plus tenant-paid utilities) for standard-quality units, from Census ACS data trended forward with recent rent surveys. It is not a rent cap for private landlords. Data & method

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43 ZIPs in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA

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