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View 2026 Section 8 rent amounts, estimated payment standard ranges, and local median rent comparisons by ZIP code in Hickory Lenoir Morganton, NC.
ZIP codes covered
43
2 bedroom rent range
$950 - $1,640
3 bedroom rent range
$1,210 - $2,050
Median rent ZIPs
32
The table below shows 2026 HUD Fair Market Rents for each zip code in Hickory Lenoir Morganton, NC. Local housing authorities use FMR data when setting Section 8 payment standards, but actual payment standards are set locally and may differ from the FMR.
| Zip Code | Studio | 1 Bed | 2 Bed | 3 Bed | 4 Bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28037 | $1080 | $1130 | $1250 | $1720 | $2080 |
| 28090 | $920 | $960 | $1060 | $1470 | $1560 |
| 28092 | $890 | $920 | $1010 | $1400 | $1680 |
| 28168 | $920 | $960 | $1060 | $1470 | $1640 |
| 28601 | $990 | $1040 | $1260 | $1580 | $1910 |
| 28602 | $890 | $940 | $1140 | $1430 | $1730 |
| 28603 | $920 | $970 | $1170 | $1470 | $1770 |
| 28605 | $840 | $1010 | $1200 | $1540 | $2010 |
| 28606 | $770 | $790 | $950 | $1210 | $1500 |
| 28609 | $1070 | $1140 | $1370 | $1720 | $2080 |
| 28610 | $890 | $940 | $1140 | $1430 | $1730 |
| 28611 | $780 | $850 | $1030 | $1290 | $1610 |
| 28612 | $850 | $900 | $1080 | $1350 | $1640 |
| 28613 | $840 | $890 | $1070 | $1340 | $1620 |
| 28619 | $740 | $770 | $950 | $1210 | $1420 |
| 28624 | $780 | $820 | $970 | $1260 | $1570 |
| 28625 | $970 | $1010 | $1110 | $1500 | $1860 |
| 28628 | $850 | $900 | $1090 | $1370 | $1650 |
| 28630 | $870 | $920 | $1110 | $1390 | $1680 |
| 28633 | $770 | $810 | $980 | $1230 | $1490 |
| 28636 | $1090 | $1130 | $1250 | $1720 | $2100 |
| 28637 | $760 | $800 | $970 | $1220 | $1470 |
| 28638 | $740 | $770 | $950 | $1210 | $1420 |
| 28641 | $740 | $770 | $950 | $1210 | $1420 |
| 28645 | $790 | $910 | $1150 | $1400 | $1930 |
| 28647 | $850 | $900 | $1080 | $1350 | $1640 |
| 28650 | $920 | $960 | $1060 | $1470 | $1570 |
| 28654 | $1010 | $1030 | $1200 | $1600 | $1990 |
| 28655 | $1170 | $1220 | $1370 | $1760 | $2320 |
| 28657 | $740 | $770 | $950 | $1210 | $1430 |
| 28658 | $940 | $990 | $1200 | $1500 | $1820 |
| 28661 | $770 | $810 | $980 | $1230 | $1490 |
| 28666 | $860 | $910 | $1100 | $1370 | $1660 |
| 28667 | $810 | $850 | $1030 | $1290 | $1560 |
| 28671 | $850 | $900 | $1080 | $1350 | $1640 |
| 28673 | $1290 | $1360 | $1640 | $2050 | $2490 |
| 28678 | $1090 | $1130 | $1250 | $1720 | $2100 |
| 28680 | $850 | $900 | $1080 | $1350 | $1640 |
| 28681 | $770 | $810 | $980 | $1230 | $1490 |
| 28682 | $1290 | $1360 | $1640 | $2050 | $2490 |
| 28689 | $870 | $900 | $1020 | $1360 | $1670 |
| 28690 | $850 | $900 | $1090 | $1370 | $1650 |
| 28761 | $830 | $840 | $990 | $1260 | $1420 |
Zip Code:
28037
Studio Rent:
$1080
1 Bedroom Rent:
$1130
2 Bedroom Rent:
$1250
3 Bedroom Rent:
$1720
4 Bedroom Rent:
$2080
Zip Code:
28090
Studio Rent:
$920
1 Bedroom Rent:
$960
2 Bedroom Rent:
$1060
3 Bedroom Rent:
$1470
4 Bedroom Rent:
$1560
Zip Code:
28092
Studio Rent:
$890
1 Bedroom Rent:
$920
2 Bedroom Rent:
$1010
3 Bedroom Rent:
$1400
4 Bedroom Rent:
$1680
Zip Code:
28168
Studio Rent:
$920
1 Bedroom Rent:
$960
2 Bedroom Rent:
$1060
3 Bedroom Rent:
$1470
4 Bedroom Rent:
$1640
Zip Code:
28601
Studio Rent:
$990
1 Bedroom Rent:
$1040
2 Bedroom Rent:
$1260
3 Bedroom Rent:
$1580
4 Bedroom Rent:
$1910
Zip Code:
28602
Studio Rent:
$890
1 Bedroom Rent:
$940
2 Bedroom Rent:
$1140
3 Bedroom Rent:
$1430
4 Bedroom Rent:
$1730
Zip Code:
28603
Studio Rent:
$920
1 Bedroom Rent:
$970
2 Bedroom Rent:
$1170
3 Bedroom Rent:
$1470
4 Bedroom Rent:
$1770
Zip Code:
28605
Studio Rent:
$840
1 Bedroom Rent:
$1010
2 Bedroom Rent:
$1200
3 Bedroom Rent:
$1540
4 Bedroom Rent:
$2010
Zip Code:
28606
Studio Rent:
$770
1 Bedroom Rent:
$790
2 Bedroom Rent:
$950
3 Bedroom Rent:
$1210
4 Bedroom Rent:
$1500
Zip Code:
28609
Studio Rent:
$1070
1 Bedroom Rent:
$1140
2 Bedroom Rent:
$1370
3 Bedroom Rent:
$1720
4 Bedroom Rent:
$2080
Zip Code:
28610
Studio Rent:
$890
1 Bedroom Rent:
$940
2 Bedroom Rent:
$1140
3 Bedroom Rent:
$1430
4 Bedroom Rent:
$1730
Zip Code:
28611
Studio Rent:
$780
1 Bedroom Rent:
$850
2 Bedroom Rent:
$1030
3 Bedroom Rent:
$1290
4 Bedroom Rent:
$1610
Zip Code:
28612
Studio Rent:
$850
1 Bedroom Rent:
$900
2 Bedroom Rent:
$1080
3 Bedroom Rent:
$1350
4 Bedroom Rent:
$1640
Zip Code:
28613
Studio Rent:
$840
1 Bedroom Rent:
$890
2 Bedroom Rent:
$1070
3 Bedroom Rent:
$1340
4 Bedroom Rent:
$1620
Zip Code:
28619
Studio Rent:
$740
1 Bedroom Rent:
$770
2 Bedroom Rent:
$950
3 Bedroom Rent:
$1210
4 Bedroom Rent:
$1420
Zip Code:
28624
Studio Rent:
$780
1 Bedroom Rent:
$820
2 Bedroom Rent:
$970
3 Bedroom Rent:
$1260
4 Bedroom Rent:
$1570
Zip Code:
28625
Studio Rent:
$970
1 Bedroom Rent:
$1010
2 Bedroom Rent:
$1110
3 Bedroom Rent:
$1500
4 Bedroom Rent:
$1860
Zip Code:
28628
Studio Rent:
$850
1 Bedroom Rent:
$900
2 Bedroom Rent:
$1090
3 Bedroom Rent:
$1370
4 Bedroom Rent:
$1650
Zip Code:
28630
Studio Rent:
$870
1 Bedroom Rent:
$920
2 Bedroom Rent:
$1110
3 Bedroom Rent:
$1390
4 Bedroom Rent:
$1680
Zip Code:
28633
Studio Rent:
$770
1 Bedroom Rent:
$810
2 Bedroom Rent:
$980
3 Bedroom Rent:
$1230
4 Bedroom Rent:
$1490
Zip Code:
28636
Studio Rent:
$1090
1 Bedroom Rent:
$1130
2 Bedroom Rent:
$1250
3 Bedroom Rent:
$1720
4 Bedroom Rent:
$2100
Zip Code:
28637
Studio Rent:
$760
1 Bedroom Rent:
$800
2 Bedroom Rent:
$970
3 Bedroom Rent:
$1220
4 Bedroom Rent:
$1470
Zip Code:
28638
Studio Rent:
$740
1 Bedroom Rent:
$770
2 Bedroom Rent:
$950
3 Bedroom Rent:
$1210
4 Bedroom Rent:
$1420
Zip Code:
28641
Studio Rent:
$740
1 Bedroom Rent:
$770
2 Bedroom Rent:
$950
3 Bedroom Rent:
$1210
4 Bedroom Rent:
$1420
Zip Code:
28645
Studio Rent:
$790
1 Bedroom Rent:
$910
2 Bedroom Rent:
$1150
3 Bedroom Rent:
$1400
4 Bedroom Rent:
$1930
Zip Code:
28647
Studio Rent:
$850
1 Bedroom Rent:
$900
2 Bedroom Rent:
$1080
3 Bedroom Rent:
$1350
4 Bedroom Rent:
$1640
Zip Code:
28650
Studio Rent:
$920
1 Bedroom Rent:
$960
2 Bedroom Rent:
$1060
3 Bedroom Rent:
$1470
4 Bedroom Rent:
$1570
Zip Code:
28654
Studio Rent:
$1010
1 Bedroom Rent:
$1030
2 Bedroom Rent:
$1200
3 Bedroom Rent:
$1600
4 Bedroom Rent:
$1990
Zip Code:
28655
Studio Rent:
$1170
1 Bedroom Rent:
$1220
2 Bedroom Rent:
$1370
3 Bedroom Rent:
$1760
4 Bedroom Rent:
$2320
Zip Code:
28657
Studio Rent:
$740
1 Bedroom Rent:
$770
2 Bedroom Rent:
$950
3 Bedroom Rent:
$1210
4 Bedroom Rent:
$1430
Zip Code:
28658
Studio Rent:
$940
1 Bedroom Rent:
$990
2 Bedroom Rent:
$1200
3 Bedroom Rent:
$1500
4 Bedroom Rent:
$1820
Zip Code:
28661
Studio Rent:
$770
1 Bedroom Rent:
$810
2 Bedroom Rent:
$980
3 Bedroom Rent:
$1230
4 Bedroom Rent:
$1490
Zip Code:
28666
Studio Rent:
$860
1 Bedroom Rent:
$910
2 Bedroom Rent:
$1100
3 Bedroom Rent:
$1370
4 Bedroom Rent:
$1660
Zip Code:
28667
Studio Rent:
$810
1 Bedroom Rent:
$850
2 Bedroom Rent:
$1030
3 Bedroom Rent:
$1290
4 Bedroom Rent:
$1560
Zip Code:
28671
Studio Rent:
$850
1 Bedroom Rent:
$900
2 Bedroom Rent:
$1080
3 Bedroom Rent:
$1350
4 Bedroom Rent:
$1640
Zip Code:
28673
Studio Rent:
$1290
1 Bedroom Rent:
$1360
2 Bedroom Rent:
$1640
3 Bedroom Rent:
$2050
4 Bedroom Rent:
$2490
Zip Code:
28678
Studio Rent:
$1090
1 Bedroom Rent:
$1130
2 Bedroom Rent:
$1250
3 Bedroom Rent:
$1720
4 Bedroom Rent:
$2100
Zip Code:
28680
Studio Rent:
$850
1 Bedroom Rent:
$900
2 Bedroom Rent:
$1080
3 Bedroom Rent:
$1350
4 Bedroom Rent:
$1640
Zip Code:
28681
Studio Rent:
$770
1 Bedroom Rent:
$810
2 Bedroom Rent:
$980
3 Bedroom Rent:
$1230
4 Bedroom Rent:
$1490
Zip Code:
28682
Studio Rent:
$1290
1 Bedroom Rent:
$1360
2 Bedroom Rent:
$1640
3 Bedroom Rent:
$2050
4 Bedroom Rent:
$2490
Zip Code:
28689
Studio Rent:
$870
1 Bedroom Rent:
$900
2 Bedroom Rent:
$1020
3 Bedroom Rent:
$1360
4 Bedroom Rent:
$1670
Zip Code:
28690
Studio Rent:
$850
1 Bedroom Rent:
$900
2 Bedroom Rent:
$1090
3 Bedroom Rent:
$1370
4 Bedroom Rent:
$1650
Zip Code:
28761
Studio Rent:
$830
1 Bedroom Rent:
$840
2 Bedroom Rent:
$990
3 Bedroom Rent:
$1260
4 Bedroom Rent:
$1420
Local housing authorities commonly set payment standards around 90% to 110% of HUD Fair Market Rent, with exceptions possible. The ranges below are estimates based on HUD FMR data, not official local PHA payment standards.
| Zip Code | Studio | 1 Bed | 2 Bed | 3 Bed | 4 Bed |
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| 28037 | $972 - $1,188 | $1,017 - $1,243 | $1,125 - $1,375 | $1,548 - $1,892 | $1,872 - $2,288 |
| 28090 | $828 - $1,012 | $864 - $1,056 | $954 - $1,166 | $1,323 - $1,617 | $1,404 - $1,716 |
| 28092 | $801 - $979 | $828 - $1,012 | $909 - $1,111 | $1,260 - $1,540 | $1,512 - $1,848 |
| 28168 | $828 - $1,012 | $864 - $1,056 | $954 - $1,166 | $1,323 - $1,617 | $1,476 - $1,804 |
| 28601 | $891 - $1,089 | $936 - $1,144 | $1,134 - $1,386 | $1,422 - $1,738 | $1,719 - $2,101 |
| 28602 | $801 - $979 | $846 - $1,034 | $1,026 - $1,254 | $1,287 - $1,573 | $1,557 - $1,903 |
| 28603 | $828 - $1,012 | $873 - $1,067 | $1,053 - $1,287 | $1,323 - $1,617 | $1,593 - $1,947 |
| 28605 | $756 - $924 | $909 - $1,111 | $1,080 - $1,320 | $1,386 - $1,694 | $1,809 - $2,211 |
| 28606 | $693 - $847 | $711 - $869 | $855 - $1,045 | $1,089 - $1,331 | $1,350 - $1,650 |
| 28609 | $963 - $1,177 | $1,026 - $1,254 | $1,233 - $1,507 | $1,548 - $1,892 | $1,872 - $2,288 |
| 28610 | $801 - $979 | $846 - $1,034 | $1,026 - $1,254 | $1,287 - $1,573 | $1,557 - $1,903 |
| 28611 | $702 - $858 | $765 - $935 | $927 - $1,133 | $1,161 - $1,419 | $1,449 - $1,771 |
| 28612 | $765 - $935 | $810 - $990 | $972 - $1,188 | $1,215 - $1,485 | $1,476 - $1,804 |
| 28613 | $756 - $924 | $801 - $979 | $963 - $1,177 | $1,206 - $1,474 | $1,458 - $1,782 |
| 28619 | $666 - $814 | $693 - $847 | $855 - $1,045 | $1,089 - $1,331 | $1,278 - $1,562 |
| 28624 | $702 - $858 | $738 - $902 | $873 - $1,067 | $1,134 - $1,386 | $1,413 - $1,727 |
| 28625 | $873 - $1,067 | $909 - $1,111 | $999 - $1,221 | $1,350 - $1,650 | $1,674 - $2,046 |
| 28628 | $765 - $935 | $810 - $990 | $981 - $1,199 | $1,233 - $1,507 | $1,485 - $1,815 |
| 28630 | $783 - $957 | $828 - $1,012 | $999 - $1,221 | $1,251 - $1,529 | $1,512 - $1,848 |
| 28633 | $693 - $847 | $729 - $891 | $882 - $1,078 | $1,107 - $1,353 | $1,341 - $1,639 |
| 28636 | $981 - $1,199 | $1,017 - $1,243 | $1,125 - $1,375 | $1,548 - $1,892 | $1,890 - $2,310 |
| 28637 | $684 - $836 | $720 - $880 | $873 - $1,067 | $1,098 - $1,342 | $1,323 - $1,617 |
| 28638 | $666 - $814 | $693 - $847 | $855 - $1,045 | $1,089 - $1,331 | $1,278 - $1,562 |
| 28641 | $666 - $814 | $693 - $847 | $855 - $1,045 | $1,089 - $1,331 | $1,278 - $1,562 |
| 28645 | $711 - $869 | $819 - $1,001 | $1,035 - $1,265 | $1,260 - $1,540 | $1,737 - $2,123 |
| 28647 | $765 - $935 | $810 - $990 | $972 - $1,188 | $1,215 - $1,485 | $1,476 - $1,804 |
| 28650 | $828 - $1,012 | $864 - $1,056 | $954 - $1,166 | $1,323 - $1,617 | $1,413 - $1,727 |
| 28654 | $909 - $1,111 | $927 - $1,133 | $1,080 - $1,320 | $1,440 - $1,760 | $1,791 - $2,189 |
| 28655 | $1,053 - $1,287 | $1,098 - $1,342 | $1,233 - $1,507 | $1,584 - $1,936 | $2,088 - $2,552 |
| 28657 | $666 - $814 | $693 - $847 | $855 - $1,045 | $1,089 - $1,331 | $1,287 - $1,573 |
| 28658 | $846 - $1,034 | $891 - $1,089 | $1,080 - $1,320 | $1,350 - $1,650 | $1,638 - $2,002 |
| 28661 | $693 - $847 | $729 - $891 | $882 - $1,078 | $1,107 - $1,353 | $1,341 - $1,639 |
| 28666 | $774 - $946 | $819 - $1,001 | $990 - $1,210 | $1,233 - $1,507 | $1,494 - $1,826 |
| 28667 | $729 - $891 | $765 - $935 | $927 - $1,133 | $1,161 - $1,419 | $1,404 - $1,716 |
| 28671 | $765 - $935 | $810 - $990 | $972 - $1,188 | $1,215 - $1,485 | $1,476 - $1,804 |
| 28673 | $1,161 - $1,419 | $1,224 - $1,496 | $1,476 - $1,804 | $1,845 - $2,255 | $2,241 - $2,739 |
| 28678 | $981 - $1,199 | $1,017 - $1,243 | $1,125 - $1,375 | $1,548 - $1,892 | $1,890 - $2,310 |
| 28680 | $765 - $935 | $810 - $990 | $972 - $1,188 | $1,215 - $1,485 | $1,476 - $1,804 |
| 28681 | $693 - $847 | $729 - $891 | $882 - $1,078 | $1,107 - $1,353 | $1,341 - $1,639 |
| 28682 | $1,161 - $1,419 | $1,224 - $1,496 | $1,476 - $1,804 | $1,845 - $2,255 | $2,241 - $2,739 |
| 28689 | $783 - $957 | $810 - $990 | $918 - $1,122 | $1,224 - $1,496 | $1,503 - $1,837 |
| 28690 | $765 - $935 | $810 - $990 | $981 - $1,199 | $1,233 - $1,507 | $1,485 - $1,815 |
| 28761 | $747 - $913 | $756 - $924 | $891 - $1,089 | $1,134 - $1,386 | $1,278 - $1,562 |
This comparison uses Census ACS 2024 5-year median gross rent data by ZIP Code Tabulation Area. The table defaults to 2-bedroom and 3-bedroom units because those are the most common investor and landlord comparisons.
| Zip Code | 2 Bed Section 8 | 2 Bed Median Rent | 2 Bed Difference | 3 Bed Section 8 | 3 Bed Median Rent | 3 Bed Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28037 | $1,250 | $816 | +$434 (+53%) | $1,720 | $1,580 | +$140 (+9%) |
| 28090 | $1,060 | $563 | +$497 (+88%) | $1,470 | $806 | +$664 (+82%) |
| 28092 | $1,010 | $912 | +$98 (+11%) | $1,400 | $1,155 | +$245 (+21%) |
| 28168 | $1,060 | $793 | +$267 (+34%) | $1,470 | $885 | +$585 (+66%) |
| 28601 | $1,260 | $1,011 | +$249 (+25%) | $1,580 | $1,183 | +$397 (+34%) |
| 28602 | $1,140 | $964 | +$176 (+18%) | $1,430 | $1,019 | +$411 (+40%) |
| 28605 | $1,200 | $1,121 | +$79 (+7%) | $1,540 | N/A | N/A |
| 28609 | $1,370 | $1,359 | +$11 (+1%) | $1,720 | $1,167 | +$553 (+47%) |
| 28610 | $1,140 | $844 | +$296 (+35%) | $1,430 | $1,002 | +$428 (+43%) |
| 28612 | $1,080 | $848 | +$232 (+27%) | $1,350 | $977 | +$373 (+38%) |
| 28613 | $1,070 | $843 | +$227 (+27%) | $1,340 | $1,160 | +$180 (+16%) |
| 28619 | $950 | $835 | +$115 (+14%) | $1,210 | N/A | N/A |
| 28624 | $970 | N/A | N/A | $1,260 | $436 | +$824 (+189%) |
| 28625 | $1,110 | $1,039 | +$71 (+7%) | $1,500 | $1,122 | +$378 (+34%) |
| 28630 | $1,110 | $817 | +$293 (+36%) | $1,390 | $896 | +$494 (+55%) |
| 28636 | $1,250 | $763 | +$487 (+64%) | $1,720 | $744 | +$976 (+131%) |
| 28637 | $970 | $783 | +$187 (+24%) | $1,220 | $791 | +$429 (+54%) |
| 28638 | $950 | $696 | +$254 (+36%) | $1,210 | $747 | +$463 (+62%) |
| 28645 | $1,150 | $726 | +$424 (+58%) | $1,400 | $844 | +$556 (+66%) |
| 28650 | $1,060 | $712 | +$348 (+49%) | $1,470 | $1,097 | +$373 (+34%) |
| 28654 | $1,200 | N/A | N/A | $1,600 | $736 | +$864 (+117%) |
| 28655 | $1,370 | $877 | +$493 (+56%) | $1,760 | $944 | +$816 (+86%) |
| 28657 | $950 | $771 | +$179 (+23%) | $1,210 | $1,056 | +$154 (+15%) |
| 28658 | $1,200 | $886 | +$314 (+35%) | $1,500 | $1,043 | +$457 (+44%) |
| 28667 | $1,030 | $813 | +$217 (+27%) | $1,290 | $438 | +$852 (+195%) |
| 28671 | $1,080 | $590 | +$490 (+83%) | $1,350 | N/A | N/A |
| 28673 | $1,640 | $1,213 | +$427 (+35%) | $2,050 | $1,325 | +$725 (+55%) |
| 28678 | $1,250 | $816 | +$434 (+53%) | $1,720 | N/A | N/A |
| 28681 | $980 | $763 | +$217 (+28%) | $1,230 | $733 | +$497 (+68%) |
| 28689 | $1,020 | $1,043 | -$23 (-2%) | $1,360 | $672 | +$688 (+102%) |
| 28690 | $1,090 | $874 | +$216 (+25%) | $1,370 | $747 | +$623 (+83%) |
| 28761 | $990 | $1,124 | -$134 (-12%) | $1,260 | $863 | +$397 (+46%) |
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