Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC: 2-bedroom payment standards across 103 ZIP codes

HUD's FY2026 Small Area Fair Market Rents for Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HUD Metro FMR Area range from $930 to $2,530 for a 2-bedroom. The 90th-percentile ZIP code runs 1.55× the 10th — a gap of $716 a month — which ranks 42th widest of the 247 HUD metro areas we compare.

HUD requires ZIP-level payment standards here. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is one of the 65 designated Small Area FMR areas, so housing authorities in this area set payment standards from each ZIP code's own SAFMR rather than one area-wide figure. The spread below is policy, not a gap — though your PHA still chooses a figure within 90–110% of each ZIP's SAFMR, and may group ZIP codes together.
$1,790

median 2-bedroom SAFMR across the area's 103 ZIP codes. Each ZIP code carries its own standard here; your PHA sets a figure within 90–110% of that ZIP's SAFMR.

$716

monthly gap between the 90th- and 10th-percentile ZIP code ($1,306 to $2,022).

14.6%

of the area's ZIP codes (15 of 103) sit above $1,969 — 110% of the area median. Because ZIP-level standards are required here, that is a measure of the area's rent spread, not of ZIP codes left behind by a ceiling.

Highest-rent ZIP codes in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC

28075$2,53028202$2,53028203$2,53028277$2,33028204$2,32028079$2,22028273$2,13028078$2,09028278$2,08028104$2,04028270$2,03028173$1,99028211$1,99028262$1,99028269$1,99028217$1,96028031$1,89028134$1,89028105$1,88028210$1,88028209$1,87029708$1,87028108$1,86028223$1,85028207$1,840area median $1,790
2 BR Small Area FMR area median across all 103 ZIPs

Every ZIP code, ranked

The payment-standard column is HUD's published 90–110% band for that ZIP code — the range a housing authority may adopt without HUD approval. Your PHA sets the exact figure. The final column compares each ZIP to the area median; ZIP codes marked above 110% exceed 110% of that median, which here simply marks the top of the area's rent range — ZIP-level standards are required in this area, so no ZIP is capped by an area-wide figure.

Showing 103 of 103 ZIP codes
# ZIP code 2 BR SAFMR Payment standard (90–110%) vs area median
128075$2,530$2,277–$2,783above 110%
228202$2,530$2,277–$2,783above 110%
328203$2,530$2,277–$2,783above 110%
428277$2,330$2,097–$2,563above 110%
528204$2,320$2,088–$2,552above 110%
628079$2,220$1,998–$2,442above 110%
728273$2,130$1,917–$2,343above 110%
828078$2,090$1,881–$2,299above 110%
928278$2,080$1,872–$2,288above 110%
1028104$2,040$1,836–$2,244above 110%
1128270$2,030$1,827–$2,233above 110%
1228173$1,990$1,791–$2,189above 110%
1328211$1,990$1,791–$2,189above 110%
1428262$1,990$1,791–$2,189above 110%
1528269$1,990$1,791–$2,189above 110%
1628217$1,960$1,764–$2,156109%
1728031$1,890$1,701–$2,079106%
1828134$1,890$1,701–$2,079106%
1928105$1,880$1,692–$2,068105%
2028210$1,880$1,692–$2,068105%
2128209$1,870$1,683–$2,057104%
2229708$1,870$1,683–$2,057104%
2328108$1,860$1,674–$2,046104%
2428223$1,850$1,665–$2,035103%
2528207$1,840$1,656–$2,024103%
2628274$1,840$1,656–$2,024103%
2728227$1,820$1,638–$2,002102%
2828214$1,810$1,629–$1,991101%
2928035$1,790$1,611–$1,969100%
3028070$1,790$1,611–$1,969100%
3128106$1,790$1,611–$1,969100%
3228126$1,790$1,611–$1,969100%
3328130$1,790$1,611–$1,969100%
3428219$1,790$1,611–$1,969100%
3528220$1,790$1,611–$1,969100%
3628221$1,790$1,611–$1,969100%
3728222$1,790$1,611–$1,969100%
3828224$1,790$1,611–$1,969100%
3928228$1,790$1,611–$1,969100%
4028229$1,790$1,611–$1,969100%
4128230$1,790$1,611–$1,969100%
4228231$1,790$1,611–$1,969100%
4328232$1,790$1,611–$1,969100%
4428233$1,790$1,611–$1,969100%
4528234$1,790$1,611–$1,969100%
4628235$1,790$1,611–$1,969100%
4728236$1,790$1,611–$1,969100%
4828237$1,790$1,611–$1,969100%
4928241$1,790$1,611–$1,969100%
5028244$1,790$1,611–$1,969100%
5128246$1,790$1,611–$1,969100%
5228247$1,790$1,611–$1,969100%
5328254$1,790$1,611–$1,969100%
5428256$1,790$1,611–$1,969100%
5528266$1,790$1,611–$1,969100%
5628271$1,790$1,611–$1,969100%
5728280$1,790$1,611–$1,969100%
5828281$1,790$1,611–$1,969100%
5928282$1,790$1,611–$1,969100%
6028284$1,790$1,611–$1,969100%
6128285$1,790$1,611–$1,969100%
6228287$1,790$1,611–$1,969100%
6328297$1,790$1,611–$1,969100%
6428299$1,790$1,611–$1,969100%
6529715$1,790$1,611–$1,969100%
6628216$1,780$1,602–$1,95899%
6728215$1,730$1,557–$1,90397%
6828226$1,720$1,548–$1,89296%
6928212$1,700$1,530–$1,87095%
7028027$1,660$1,494–$1,82693%
7128111$1,640$1,476–$1,80492%
7228205$1,620$1,458–$1,78291%
7329710$1,610$1,449–$1,77190%
7428213$1,580$1,422–$1,73888%
7528110$1,550$1,395–$1,70587%
7629703$1,530$1,377–$1,68385%
7729716$1,530$1,377–$1,68385%
7829731$1,530$1,377–$1,68385%
7929734$1,530$1,377–$1,68385%
8028026$1,510$1,359–$1,66184%
8128082$1,510$1,359–$1,66184%
8229732$1,510$1,359–$1,66184%
8329733$1,510$1,359–$1,66184%
8428054$1,500$1,350–$1,65084%
8528012$1,480$1,332–$1,62883%
8628206$1,470$1,323–$1,61782%
8728208$1,470$1,323–$1,61782%
8828025$1,440$1,296–$1,58480%
8928098$1,420$1,278–$1,56279%
9028120$1,370$1,233–$1,50777%
9128101$1,350$1,215–$1,48575%
9228032$1,330$1,197–$1,46374%
9328056$1,300$1,170–$1,43073%
9428053$1,290$1,161–$1,41972%
9528055$1,290$1,161–$1,41972%
9628112$1,280$1,152–$1,40872%
9728052$1,270$1,143–$1,39771%
9829717$1,270$1,143–$1,39771%
9928174$1,250$1,125–$1,37570%
10029745$1,110$999–$1,22162%
10129726$1,090$981–$1,19961%
10228016$1,060$954–$1,16659%
10328077$930$837–$1,02352%
Heads up: The figure above is the HUD Fair Market Rent. Your local Public Housing Authority (PHA) sets the actual payment standard — usually between 90% and 110% of it — so confirm your exact amount with the PHA that issued the voucher.

How Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC compares

Its internal spread of 1.55× (p90 ÷ p10) ranks 42 of 247 HUD metro FMR areas, against a median of 1.37× and a national high of 1.77×. On the steadier p75 ÷ p25 measure it is 1.20×. See the full ranking and how it was measured →

A note on what this does not mean: a higher payment standard does not increase the assistance a household receives. It raises the ceiling on the rent a voucher can cover, while the household still pays roughly 30% of adjusted income. Figures are ZIP-weighted, not renter-weighted, and rest on 2019–2023 American Community Survey data trended forward.

This page shows official HUD Fair Market Rent data for general educational use — it is not legal, financial, or housing advice, and is not a guarantee of any voucher amount. Your local Public Housing Authority sets the actual payment standard and approves rents. Always confirm with your PHA and the official HUD FMR data.

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