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Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Wayne County

Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Wayne County was $958 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is up 1.7% from 2026. That is the 46th highest of 100 counties in 2027.

2027, USD958
Change on 2026+1.7%
Rank46th of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked
Series high9582027
Series low4332013

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Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Wayne County, 2010 to 2027

4006008001,0002010201320162019202220272010: 448 USD2011: 441 USD2012: 449 USD2013: 433 USD2014: 490 USD2015: 452 USD2016: 554 USD2017: 502 USD2018: 565 USD2019: 565 USD2020: 612 USD2021: 623 USD2022: 641 USD2023: 693 USD2024: 826 USD2025: 897 USD2026: 942 USD2027: 958 USD4006008001,00020102016202220272010: 448 USD2011: 441 USD2012: 449 USD2013: 433 USD2014: 490 USD2015: 452 USD2016: 554 USD2017: 502 USD2018: 565 USD2019: 565 USD2020: 612 USD2021: 623 USD2022: 641 USD2023: 693 USD2024: 826 USD2025: 897 USD2026: 942 USD2027: 958 USD
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
All 18 values
PeriodUSD
2027958
2026942
2025897
2024826
2023693
2022641
2021623
2020612
2019565
2018565
2017502
2016554
2015452
2014490
2013433
2012449
2011441
2010448

Wayne County compared with nearby places

Alamance County: 1,076 USDAlexander County: 961 USDAlleghany County: 796 USDAnson County: 889 USDAshe County: 769 USDAvery County: 769 USDBeaufort County: 795 USDBertie County: 821 USDBladen County: 769 USDBrunswick County: 1,388 USDBuncombe County: 1,482 USDBurke County: 961 USDCabarrus County: 1,574 USDCaldwell County: 961 USDCamden County: 1,203 USDCarteret County: 970 USDCaswell County: 771 USDCatawba County: 961 USDChatham County: 1,498 USDCherokee County: 705 USDChowan County: 1,011 USDClay County: 928 USDCleveland County: 854 USDColumbus County: 858 USDCraven County: 946 USDCumberland County: 1,302 USDCurrituck County: 1,470 USDDare County: 1,194 USDDavidson County: 959 USDDavie County: 1,079 USDDuplin County: 778 USDDurham County: 1,498 USDEdgecombe County: 967 USDForsyth County: 1,079 USDFranklin County: 1,489 USDGaston County: 1,574 USDGates County: 1,468 USDGraham County: 864 USDGranville County: 1,036 USDGreene County: 864 USDGuilford County: 1,121 USDHalifax County: 782 USDHarnett County: 891 USDHaywood County: 1,008 USDHenderson County: 1,482 USDHertford County: 705 USDHoke County: 898 USDHyde County: 811 USDIredell County: 1,260 USDJackson County: 916 USDJohnston County: 1,489 USDJones County: 811 USDLee County: 906 USDLenoir County: 783 USDLincoln County: 1,003 USDMcDowell County: 864 USDMacon County: 707 USDMadison County: 1,482 USDMartin County: 769 USDMecklenburg County: 1,574 USDMitchell County: 769 USDMontgomery County: 825 USDMoore County: 1,042 USDNash County: 967 USDNew Hanover County: 1,187 USDNorthampton County: 811 USDOnslow County: 1,067 USDOrange County: 1,498 USDPamlico County: 872 USDPasquotank County: 957 USDPender County: 915 USDPerquimans County: 790 USDPerson County: 800 USDPitt County: 961 USDPolk County: 757 USDRandolph County: 1,121 USDRichmond County: 757 USDRobeson County: 807 USDRockingham County: 705 USDRowan County: 992 USDRutherford County: 861 USDSampson County: 761 USDScotland County: 769 USDStanly County: 769 USDStokes County: 1,079 USDSurry County: 769 USDSwain County: 892 USDTransylvania County: 1,111 USDTyrrell County: 811 USDUnion County: 1,574 USDVance County: 769 USDWake County: 1,489 USDWarren County: 769 USDWashington County: 811 USDWatauga County: 916 USDWayne County: 958 USDWilkes County: 864 USDWilson County: 843 USDYadkin County: 1,079 USDYancey County: 797 USD
  • Under 770
  • 770 to 830
  • 830 to 920
  • 920 to 1,000
  • 1,000 to 1,300
  • 1,300 and over
Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2027, USD. Wayne County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Monthly gross rent, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets for an efficiency (a unit with no separate bedroom) in the HUD area that contains the county.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the rent plus all utilities paid by the tenant except telephone, cable or satellite television and internet.
  • HUD sets Fair Market Rents at the 40th percentile of gross rents paid by recent movers for standard-quality rental units, from American Community Survey data brought forward to the fiscal year; until 2018 a few metropolitan areas were set at the 50th percentile.
  • They set payment standards for Housing Choice Vouchers and rent ceilings in other HUD programs.

A policy benchmark, not a measured rent: it is lower than the median rent by design and differs from the Census Bureau median gross rent. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (n.d.). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars (Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), Wayne County, 2010 to 2027) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx

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HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars, Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), Wayne County, 2010 to 2027. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/fair-market-rent-efficiency/wayne-county-north-carolina. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. n.d. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), Wayne County, 2010 to 2027. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/fair-market-rent-efficiency/wayne-county-north-carolina.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (no date) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars, Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), Wayne County, 2010 to 2027 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/fair-market-rent-efficiency/wayne-county-north-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Wayne County?

Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Wayne County was $958 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is up 1.7% from 2026. That is the 46th highest of 100 counties in 2027.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Wayne County?

$958 in 2027, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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