Durham-Chapel Hill, NC: 2-bedroom payment standards across 28 ZIP codes
HUD's FY2026 Small Area Fair Market Rents for Durham-Chapel Hill, NC HUD Metro FMR Area range from $1,690 to $2,000 for a 2-bedroom. The 90th-percentile ZIP code runs 1.08× the 10th — a gap of $136 a month — which ranks 246th widest of the 247 HUD metro areas we compare.
median 2-bedroom SAFMR across the area's 28 ZIP codes. Where a housing authority sets a single metro-wide standard, it could reach $1,892 at 110%.
monthly gap between the 90th- and 10th-percentile ZIP code ($1,690 to $1,826).
of the area's ZIP codes (3 of 28) sit above $1,892 — 110% of the area median.
Highest-rent ZIP codes in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
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 — where a housing authority sets a single area-wide standard, those sit above the highest ceiling basic policy reaches.
| # | ZIP code | 2 BR SAFMR ▾ | Payment standard (90–110%) | vs area median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27712 | $2,000 | $1,800–$2,200 | above 110% |
| 2 | 27517 | $1,940 | $1,746–$2,134 | above 110% |
| 3 | 27514 | $1,910 | $1,719–$2,101 | above 110% |
| 4 | 27510 | $1,790 | $1,611–$1,969 | 104% |
| 5 | 27515 | $1,730 | $1,557–$1,903 | 101% |
| 6 | 27599 | $1,730 | $1,557–$1,903 | 101% |
| 7 | 27702 | $1,730 | $1,557–$1,903 | 101% |
| 8 | 27706 | $1,730 | $1,557–$1,903 | 101% |
| 9 | 27707 | $1,730 | $1,557–$1,903 | 101% |
| 10 | 27709 | $1,730 | $1,557–$1,903 | 101% |
| 11 | 27710 | $1,730 | $1,557–$1,903 | 101% |
| 12 | 27715 | $1,730 | $1,557–$1,903 | 101% |
| 13 | 27717 | $1,730 | $1,557–$1,903 | 101% |
| 14 | 27722 | $1,730 | $1,557–$1,903 | 101% |
| 15 | 27516 | $1,710 | $1,539–$1,881 | 99% |
| 16 | 27705 | $1,700 | $1,530–$1,870 | 99% |
| 17 | 27708 | $1,700 | $1,530–$1,870 | 99% |
| 18 | 27207 | $1,690 | $1,521–$1,859 | 98% |
| 19 | 27213 | $1,690 | $1,521–$1,859 | 98% |
| 20 | 27243 | $1,690 | $1,521–$1,859 | 98% |
| 21 | 27256 | $1,690 | $1,521–$1,859 | 98% |
| 22 | 27278 | $1,690 | $1,521–$1,859 | 98% |
| 23 | 27312 | $1,690 | $1,521–$1,859 | 98% |
| 24 | 27349 | $1,690 | $1,521–$1,859 | 98% |
| 25 | 27503 | $1,690 | $1,521–$1,859 | 98% |
| 26 | 27559 | $1,690 | $1,521–$1,859 | 98% |
| 27 | 27701 | $1,690 | $1,521–$1,859 | 98% |
| 28 | 27704 | $1,690 | $1,521–$1,859 | 98% |
How Durham-Chapel Hill, NC compares
Its internal spread of 1.08× (p90 ÷ p10) ranks 246 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 1.02×. Note that this area's 90th or 10th percentile lands exactly on its highest or lowest ZIP code, so a single ZIP is carrying the p90/p10 figure — the p75/p25 measure is the better read here. 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.