Metro FMR area · NC · HUD FY 2027

Greensboro-High Point, NC Fair Market Rent

HUD’s FY 2027 Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom in the Greensboro-High Point, NC area is $1,271 a month, 12% below the North Carolina average and 28% below the U.S. average of $1,761. ZIP-level Small Area FMRs for its 69 ZIP codes range from $1,010 to $1,910.

$1,2712-bedroom FMR−$59 (−4.4%) vs FY 2026
$1,1681-bedroom FMRU.S.: $1,478
$50,840Income for a 2-bedroomat 30% of income
694,288Residents2 counties

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Rent you can afford at 30% of income$1,271/month

2-bedroom Fair Market Rent and the income it needs
Area	Fair Market Rent	Income needed	Share of your income
Greensboro-High Point, NC FMR	$1,271	$50,840	–
North Carolina average	$1,441	$57,645	–
U.S. average	$1,761	$70,432	–

Greensboro-High Point, NC Fair Market Rents, FY 2027 vs FY 2026
Unit	Greensboro-High Point, NC FY 2027	FY 2026	Change	North Carolina avg	U.S. avg	Income needed
Studio	$1,121	$1,159	−$38 (−3.3%)	$1,215	$1,379	$44,840
1 bedroom	$1,168	$1,213	−$45 (−3.7%)	$1,282	$1,478	$46,720
2 bedrooms	$1,271	$1,330	−$59 (−4.4%)	$1,441	$1,761	$50,840
3 bedrooms	$1,644	$1,703	−$59 (−3.5%)	$1,823	$2,266	$65,760
4 bedrooms	$1,932	$1,960	−$28 (−1.4%)	$2,256	$2,607	$77,280

Counties in this FMR area

Counties in the Greensboro-High Point, NC FMR area
County	Residents in area
Guilford County, NC	547,940
Randolph County, NC	146,348

Small Area FMRs by ZIP code

Small Area FMRs apply to Housing Choice Vouchers where HUD requires them or the housing authority opts in; otherwise the metro FMR above applies. The median ZIP’s 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,310.

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FY 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rents, Greensboro-High Point, NC
ZIP	Studio	1BR	2BR	3BR	4BR	2BR vs FY 2026	2BR vs area FMR
27203	$890	$930	$1,010	$1,310	$1,540	−$30 (−2.9%)	21% below
27205	$890	$930	$1,010	$1,310	$1,540	−$50 (−4.7%)	21% below
27208	$1,020	$1,050	$1,200	$1,510	$1,840	−$130 (−9.8%)	6% below
27214	$1,190	$1,240	$1,370	$1,760	$2,080	−$40 (−2.8%)	8% above
27215	$1,210	$1,380	$1,500	$1,850	$2,320	+$30 (+2.0%)	18% above
27230	$900	$940	$1,020	$1,320	$1,550	−$60 (−5.6%)	20% below
27233	$1,050	$1,090	$1,190	$1,540	$1,810	−$70 (−5.6%)	6% below
27235	$1,680	$1,750	$1,910	$2,470	$2,900	+$10 (+0.5%)	50% above
27239	$890	$930	$1,010	$1,380	$1,660	+$50 (+5.2%)	21% below
27244	$980	$1,120	$1,230	$1,520	$1,910	−$10 (−0.8%)	3% below
27248	$1,070	$1,110	$1,210	$1,570	$1,840	−$120 (−9.0%)	5% below
27249	$890	$960	$1,060	$1,350	$1,600	−$110 (−9.4%)	17% below
27260	$990	$1,030	$1,120	$1,450	$1,700	−$60 (−5.1%)	12% below
27261	$1,160	$1,200	$1,310	$1,690	$1,990	−$60 (−4.4%)	3% above
27262	$1,080	$1,130	$1,230	$1,600	$1,880	−$70 (−5.4%)	3% below
27263	$970	$1,010	$1,100	$1,420	$1,670	−$70 (−6.0%)	13% below
27264	$1,160	$1,200	$1,310	$1,690	$1,990	−$60 (−4.4%)	3% above
27265	$1,200	$1,260	$1,380	$1,790	$2,090	−$150 (−9.8%)	9% above
27268	$1,050	$1,090	$1,190	$1,550	$1,820	−$70 (−5.6%)	6% below
27282	$1,370	$1,420	$1,550	$2,010	$2,360	−$120 (−7.2%)	22% above
27283	$1,200	$1,250	$1,360	$1,760	$2,070	−$60 (−4.2%)	7% above
27284	$1,180	$1,330	$1,450	$1,910	$2,320	+$100 (+7.4%)	14% above
27292	$920	$960	$1,040	$1,440	$1,740	−$10 (−1.0%)	18% below
27298	$1,020	$1,050	$1,200	$1,510	$1,840	−$130 (−9.8%)	6% below
27301	$1,590	$1,650	$1,800	$2,330	$2,740	−$200 (−10.0%)	42% above
27310	$1,220	$1,330	$1,460	$1,900	$2,280	+$40 (+2.8%)	15% above
27313	$940	$980	$1,070	$1,380	$1,630	−$40 (−3.6%)	16% below
27316	$890	$930	$1,010	$1,310	$1,540	−$30 (−2.9%)	21% below
27317	$890	$930	$1,010	$1,310	$1,540	−$40 (−3.8%)	21% below
27320	$740	$800	$1,050	$1,280	$1,610	−$20 (−1.9%)	17% below
27325	$1,020	$1,050	$1,200	$1,510	$1,840	−$130 (−9.8%)	6% below
27341	$880	$920	$1,020	$1,340	$1,600	−$100 (−8.9%)	20% below
27342	$900	$970	$1,070	$1,350	$1,620	−$110 (−9.3%)	16% below
27344	$1,120	$1,170	$1,310	$1,620	$1,870	−$20 (−1.5%)	3% above
27350	$1,000	$1,040	$1,130	$1,460	$1,720	−$10 (−0.9%)	11% below
27355	$1,020	$1,050	$1,200	$1,510	$1,840	−$130 (−9.8%)	6% below
27357	$790	$850	$1,010	$1,270	$1,550	−$70 (−6.5%)	21% below
27358	$1,200	$1,250	$1,400	$1,800	$2,130	−$70 (−4.8%)	10% above
27360	$940	$980	$1,070	$1,470	$1,770	+$60 (+5.9%)	16% below
27370	$990	$1,030	$1,120	$1,450	$1,700	−$100 (−8.2%)	12% below
27371	$830	$830	$1,010	$1,320	$1,670	+$50 (+5.2%)	21% below
27377	$1,300	$1,350	$1,470	$1,900	$2,230	−$30 (−2.0%)	16% above
27401	$1,010	$1,050	$1,140	$1,470	$1,730	−$30 (−2.6%)	10% below
27402	$1,160	$1,200	$1,310	$1,690	$1,990	−$60 (−4.4%)	3% above
27403	$1,050	$1,090	$1,190	$1,540	$1,810	−$90 (−7.0%)	6% below
27404	$1,160	$1,200	$1,310	$1,690	$1,990	−$60 (−4.4%)	3% above
27405	$1,070	$1,110	$1,210	$1,570	$1,840	−$50 (−4.0%)	5% below
27406	$1,160	$1,200	$1,310	$1,690	$1,990	−$60 (−4.4%)	3% above
27407	$1,220	$1,270	$1,380	$1,790	$2,100	−$60 (−4.2%)	9% above
27408	$1,160	$1,210	$1,320	$1,710	$2,010	−$80 (−5.7%)	4% above
27409	$1,230	$1,280	$1,390	$1,800	$2,110	−$20 (−1.4%)	9% above
27410	$1,500	$1,560	$1,700	$2,200	$2,580	−$50 (−2.9%)	34% above
27411	$1,030	$1,070	$1,160	$1,500	$1,760	−$30 (−2.5%)	9% below
27412	$1,050	$1,090	$1,190	$1,540	$1,810	−$90 (−7.0%)	6% below
27413	$1,160	$1,200	$1,310	$1,690	$1,990	−$60 (−4.4%)	3% above
27415	$1,160	$1,200	$1,310	$1,690	$1,990	−$60 (−4.4%)	3% above
27416	$1,160	$1,200	$1,310	$1,690	$1,990	−$60 (−4.4%)	3% above
27417	$1,160	$1,200	$1,310	$1,690	$1,990	−$60 (−4.4%)	3% above
27419	$1,160	$1,200	$1,310	$1,690	$1,990	−$60 (−4.4%)	3% above
27420	$1,160	$1,200	$1,310	$1,690	$1,990	−$60 (−4.4%)	3% above
27425	$1,160	$1,200	$1,310	$1,690	$1,990	−$60 (−4.4%)	3% above
27429	$1,160	$1,200	$1,310	$1,690	$1,990	−$60 (−4.4%)	3% above
27435	$1,160	$1,200	$1,310	$1,690	$1,990	−$60 (−4.4%)	3% above
27438	$1,160	$1,200	$1,310	$1,690	$1,990	−$60 (−4.4%)	3% above
27455	$1,290	$1,340	$1,460	$1,890	$2,220	−$40 (−2.7%)	15% above
27495	$1,160	$1,200	$1,310	$1,690	$1,990	−$60 (−4.4%)	3% above
27498	$1,160	$1,200	$1,310	$1,690	$1,990	−$60 (−4.4%)	3% above
27499	$1,160	$1,200	$1,310	$1,690	$1,990	−$60 (−4.4%)	3% above
28127	$790	$790	$1,020	$1,380	$1,520	+$50 (+5.2%)	20% below

Sources

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD User Fair Market Rents: FY 2027 FMRs (file dated August 26, 2026) and FY 2026 FMRs (file dated April 21, 2026).
HUD User Small Area Fair Market Rents: FY 2027 SAFMRs (file dated August 31, 2026) and FY 2026 SAFMRs (file dated April 21, 2026).

Fair Market Rents are HUD’s estimate of gross rent (rent plus utilities) for a modest unit, set at the 40th percentile of recent-mover rents. FY 2027 is HUD’s fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026. Housing authorities set voucher payment standards from these figures; check yours.