Rents are 12% below what Fayetteville's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,368 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: August 17, 2026
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Who lives here
Fayetteville, NC is roughly split between renters and owners, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 29% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Fayetteville, NC has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Fayetteville, NC has shifted from $1,044 to $1,368, up 31.0% since 2021. Median household income climbed from $48,923 to $58,407 between 2021 and 2024, a 19.4% shift. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Fayetteville, NC adding about 2,318 residents over the five-year window, up 1.1% on net. The renter share has eased from 55.5% to 52.6%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Taken together, the five-year picture in Fayetteville, NC reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Fayetteville rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: August 17, 2026
The median rent in Fayetteville is $1,368/mo as of August 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,069/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,234/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,076/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,673/mo.
At 28% of local median household income ($58,407/yr), Fayetteville ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 3.3% over the past year.
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At $1,368/mo, rent takes ~28% of Fayetteville's median household income ($58,407/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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