North Carolina Section 8 Calculator & Housing Authority Guide (2026)
Explore official 2026 HUD income limits, Fair Market Rents (FMR), and calculate your tenant rent share across all 776 cities and places in North Carolina.
Major Cities & Metropolitan Areas in North Carolina
Quick access to income limits, housing authority contacts, and rent estimates for key areas in North Carolina:
Charlotte
Mecklenburg County
View limits & rent →Raleigh
Durham County, Wake County
View limits & rent →Greensboro
Guilford County
View limits & rent →Durham
Durham County, Orange County, Wake County
View limits & rent →Winston-Salem
Forsyth County
View limits & rent →Fayetteville
Cumberland County
View limits & rent →Cary
Chatham County, Wake County
View limits & rent →🏛️
How Section 8 Operates in North Carolina
North Carolina Housing Finance Agency (NCHFA)
NCHFA finances affordable rental housing and supportive housing developments. Local municipal and regional housing authorities administer Section 8 vouchers across North Carolina.
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Source of Income Protections & Tenant Rights
The North Carolina State Fair Housing Act mirrors federal protections, prohibiting housing discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicapping condition, or familial status.
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Fair Market Rents & Voucher Payment Standards
Rapid growth in the Charlotte and Research Triangle (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill) areas has led to dynamic Fair Market Rent adjustments to ensure voucher accessibility.
Without extra HUD approval, a payment standard is usually any amount from 90% up to 110% of the published Fair Market Rent for that unit size (24 CFR 982.503). Enter your PHA’s written dollar amount in the calculator; otherwise we use 100% of FMR as a stand-in.
Prominent Public Housing Authorities in North Carolina
Contact your local PHA for waiting lists and applications. Links go to official agency sites or HUD’s national PHA directory.
Charlotte / Mecklenburg County
INLIVIAN (formerly Charlotte Housing Authority)
Manages voucher and supportive housing initiatives across the Charlotte region.
- Phone: (704) 336-5183
- Website / Apply ↗
Raleigh
Raleigh Housing Authority (RHA)
Provides Housing Choice Vouchers throughout Wake County and the capital region.
- Phone: (919) 831-6440
- Website / Apply ↗
Durham
Durham Housing Authority (DHA)
Administers affordable housing programs in the Research Triangle.
- Phone: (919) 683-1551
- Website / Apply ↗
Frequently Asked Questions About Section 8 in North Carolina
How do I apply for Section 8 in North Carolina?
You must apply directly to individual housing authorities in North Carolina (such as INLIVIAN in Charlotte or the Raleigh Housing Authority) when their waiting lists open.
Complete Directory of Cities & Places in North Carolina (776)
776 cities & places indexed
A
- Aberdeen
- Advance CDP
- Ahoskie
- Alamance
- Albemarle
- Alexis CDP
- Alliance
- Altamahaw CDP
- Anderson Creek CDP
- Andrews
- Angier
- Ansonville
- Apex
- Aquadale CDP
- Arapahoe
- Archdale
- Archer Lodge
- Arrowhead Beach CDP
- Asheboro
- Asheville
- Ashley Heights CDP
- Askewville
- Atkinson
- Atlantic CDP
- Atlantic Beach
- Aulander
- Aurora
- Autryville
- Avery Creek CDP
- Avon CDP
- Ayden
B
- Badin
- Bailey
- Bakersville
- Bald Head Island
- Balfour CDP
- Banner Elk
- Barker Heights CDP
- Barker Ten Mile CDP
- Barnardsville CDP
- Bath
- Bayboro
- Bayshore CDP
- Bayview CDP
- Bear Grass
- Beaufort
- Beech Mountain
- Belhaven
- Bell Arthur CDP
- Belmont
- Belville
- Belvoir CDP
- Belwood
- Bennett CDP
- Benson
- Bent Creek CDP
- Bermuda Run
- Bessemer City
- Bethania
- Bethel
- Bethlehem CDP
- Beulaville
- Biltmore Forest
- Biscoe
- Black Creek
- Black Mountain
- Bladenboro
- Blowing Rock
- Blue Clay Farms CDP
- Boardman
- Bogue
- Boiling Spring Lakes
- Boiling Springs
- Bolivia
- Bolton
- Bonnetsville CDP
- Boone
- Boonville
- Bostic
- Bowdens CDP
- Bowmore CDP
- Brandywine Bay CDP
- Brevard
- Briar Chapel CDP
- Brices Creek CDP
- Bridgeton
- Broad Creek CDP
- Broadway
- Brogden CDP
- Brookford
- Brunswick
- Bryson City
- Buies Creek CDP
- Bunn
- Bunnlevel CDP
- Burgaw
- Burlington
- Burnsville
- Butner
- Butters CDP
- Buxton CDP
C
- Cajah's Mountain
- Calabash
- Calypso
- Camden CDP
- Cameron
- Candor
- Canton
- Cape Carteret
- Cape Colony CDP
- Caroleen CDP
- Carolina Beach
- Carolina Meadows CDP
- Carolina Shores
- Carrboro
- Carthage
- Cary
- Casar
- Cashiers CDP
- Castalia
- Castle Hayne CDP
- Caswell Beach
- Catawba
- Cedar Point
- Cedar Rock
- Centerville CDP
- Cerro Gordo
- Chadbourn
- Chapel Hill
- Charlotte
- Cherokee CDP
- Cherry Branch CDP
- Cherryville
- Chimney Rock Village
- China Grove
- Chinquapin CDP
- Chocowinity
- Chowan Beach CDP
- Claremont
- Clarkton
- Clayton
- Clemmons
- Cleveland
- Cliffside CDP
- Clinton
- Clyde
- Coats
- Cofield
- Coinjock CDP
- Colerain
- Columbia
- Columbus
- Como
- Concord
- Conetoe
- Connelly Springs
- Conover
- Conway
- Cooleemee
- Cordova CDP
- Cornelius
- Cove City
- Cove Creek CDP
- Cramerton
- Creedmoor
- Creswell
- Cricket CDP
- Crossnore
- Crouse CDP
- Cullowhee CDP
- Cypress Landing CDP
D
E
- Earl
- East Arcadia
- East Bend
- East Flat Rock CDP
- East Laurinburg
- East Rockingham CDP
- East Spencer
- Eastover
- Eden
- Edenton
- Edneyville CDP
- Efland CDP
- Elizabeth City
- Elizabethtown
- Elk Park
- Elkin
- Ellenboro
- Ellerbe
- Elm City
- Elon
- Elrod CDP
- Elroy CDP
- Emerald Isle
- Emma CDP
- Enfield
- Engelhard CDP
- Enochville CDP
- Erwin
- Etowah CDP
- Eureka
- Everetts
- Evergreen CDP
F
- Fair Bluff
- Fairfield CDP
- Fairfield Harbour CDP
- Fairmont
- Fairplains CDP
- Fairview CDP
- Fairview
- Faison
- Faith
- Falcon
- Falkland
- Fallston
- Farmington CDP
- Farmville
- Fayetteville
- Fearrington Village CDP
- Five Points CDP
- Flat Rock
- Flat Rock CDP
- Fletcher
- Fontana Dam
- Forest City
- Forest Hills
- Forest Oaks CDP
- Foscoe CDP
- Fountain
- Four Oaks
- Foxfire
- Franklin
- Franklinton
- Franklinville
- Fremont
- Frisco CDP
- Fruitland CDP
- Fuquay-Varina
G
- Gamewell
- Garland
- Garner
- Garysburg
- Gaston
- Gastonia
- Gatesville
- Germanton CDP
- Gerton CDP
- Gibson
- Gibsonville
- Glen Alpine
- Glen Raven CDP
- Glenville CDP
- Glenwood CDP
- Gloucester CDP
- Godwin
- Gold Hill CDP
- Goldsboro
- Goldston
- Gorman CDP
- Governors Club CDP
- Governors Village CDP
- Graham
- Graingers CDP
- Grandfather Village
- Grandy CDP
- Granite Falls
- Granite Quarry
- Grantsboro
- Green Level
- Greenevers
- Greensboro
- Greenville
- Grifton
- Grimesland
- Grover
- Gulf CDP
H
- Half Moon CDP
- Halifax
- Hallsboro CDP
- Hamilton
- Hamlet
- Hampstead CDP
- Harkers Island CDP
- Harmony
- Harrells
- Harrellsville
- Harrisburg
- Hassell
- Hatteras CDP
- Havelock
- Haw River
- Hayesville
- Hays CDP
- Hemby Bridge
- Henderson
- Hendersonville
- Henrietta CDP
- Hertford
- Hickory
- Hiddenite CDP
- High Point
- High Shoals
- Highlands
- Hightsville CDP
- Hildebran
- Hillsborough
- Hobgood
- Hobucken CDP
- Hoffman
- Holden Beach
- Hollister CDP
- Holly Ridge
- Holly Springs
- Hookerton
- Hoopers Creek CDP
- Hope Mills
- Horse Shoe CDP
- Hot Springs
- Hudson
- Huntersville
I
- Icard CDP
- Indian Beach
- Indian Trail
- Ingold CDP
- Iron Station CDP
- Ivanhoe CDP
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K
L
- La Grange
- Lake Junaluska CDP
- Lake Lure
- Lake Norman of Catawba CDP
- Lake Norman of Iredell CDP
- Lake Park
- Lake Royale CDP
- Lake Santeetlah
- Lake Waccamaw
- Landis
- Lansing
- Lasker
- Lattimore
- Laurel Hill CDP
- Laurel Park
- Laurinburg
- Lawndale
- Leggett
- Leland
- Lenoir
- Lewiston Woodville
- Lewisville
- Lexington
- Liberty
- Light Oak CDP
- Lilesville
- Lillington
- Lincolnton
- Linden
- Linville CDP
- Littleton
- Locust
- Long Creek CDP
- Long View
- Louisburg
- Love Valley
- Lowell
- Lowesville CDP
- Lowgap CDP
- Lucama
- Lumber Bridge
- Lumberton
M
- Macclesfield
- Macon
- Madison
- Maggie Valley
- Magnolia
- Maiden
- Mamers CDP
- Manns Harbor CDP
- Manteo
- Mar-Mac CDP
- Marble CDP
- Marietta
- Marion
- Mars Hill
- Marshall
- Marshallberg CDP
- Marshville
- Marvin
- Matthews
- Maury CDP
- Maxton
- Mayodan
- Maysville
- McAdenville
- McDonald
- McFarlan
- McLeansville CDP
- Mebane
- Mesic
- Micro
- Middleburg
- Middlesex
- Midland
- Midway
- Millers Creek CDP
- Millingport CDP
- Mills River
- Milton
- Milwaukee CDP
- Mineral Springs
- Minnesott Beach
- Mint Hill
- Misenheimer
- Mocksville
- Momeyer
- Moncure CDP
- Monroe
- Montreat
- Mooresboro
- Mooresville
- Moravian Falls CDP
- Morehead City
- Morganton
- Morrisville
- Morven
- Mount Airy
- Mount Gilead
- Mount Holly
- Mount Olive
- Mount Pleasant
- Mountain Home CDP
- Mountain View CDP
- Moyock CDP
- Mulberry CDP
- Murfreesboro
- Murphy
- Murraysville CDP
- Myrtle Grove CDP
N
O
P
- Pantego
- Parkton
- Parmele
- Patterson Springs
- Peachland
- Peletier
- Pembroke
- Pikeville
- Pilot Mountain
- Pine Knoll Shores
- Pine Level
- Pinebluff
- Pinehurst
- Pinetops
- Pinetown CDP
- Pineville
- Piney Green CDP
- Pink Hill
- Pinnacle CDP
- Pittsboro
- Plain View CDP
- Pleasant Garden
- Pleasant Hill CDP
- Plymouth
- Polkton
- Polkville
- Pollocksville
- Porters Neck CDP
- Potters Hill CDP
- Powellsville
- Princeton
- Princeville
- Proctorville
- Prospect CDP
- Pumpkin Center CDP
R
- Raeford
- Raemon CDP
- Raleigh
- Ramseur
- Randleman
- Ranlo
- Raynham
- Red Cross
- Red Oak
- Red Springs
- Reidsville
- Rennert
- Rex CDP
- Rhodhiss
- Rich Square
- Richfield
- Richlands
- Riegelwood CDP
- River Bend
- River Road CDP
- Roanoke Rapids
- Robbins
- Robbinsville
- Roberdel CDP
- Robersonville
- Rockfish CDP
- Rockingham
- Rockwell
- Rocky Mount
- Rocky Point CDP
- Rodanthe CDP
- Rolesville
- Ronda
- Roper
- Rose Hill
- Roseboro
- Rosman
- Rougemont CDP
- Rowland
- Roxboro
- Roxobel
- Royal Pines CDP
- Ruffin CDP
- Rural Hall
- Ruth
- Rutherford College
- Rutherfordton
S
- Salem CDP
- Salemburg
- Salisbury
- Saluda
- Salvo CDP
- Sandy Creek
- Sandyfield
- Sanford
- Saratoga
- Sawmills
- Saxapahaw CDP
- Scotch Meadows CDP
- Scotland Neck
- Sea Breeze CDP
- Seaboard
- Seagrove
- Sedalia
- Selma
- Seven Devils
- Seven Lakes CDP
- Seven Springs
- Severn
- Shallotte
- Shannon CDP
- Sharpsburg
- Shelby
- Siler City
- Silver City CDP
- Silver Lake CDP
- Simpson
- Sims
- Skippers Corner CDP
- Smithfield
- Smithtown CDP
- Sneads Ferry CDP
- Snow Hill
- South Henderson CDP
- South Mills CDP
- South Rosemary CDP
- South Weldon CDP
- Southern Pines
- Southern Shores
- Southmont CDP
- Southport
- Sparta
- Speed
- Spencer
- Spencer Mountain
- Spindale
- Spivey's Corner CDP
- Spout Springs CDP
- Spring Hope
- Spring Lake
- Springdale CDP
- Spruce Pine
- St. Helena
- St. James
- St. Pauls
- St. Stephens CDP
- Staley
- Stallings
- Stanfield
- Stanley
- Stantonsburg
- Star
- Statesville
- Stedman
- Stem
- Stokes CDP
- Stokesdale
- Stoneville
- Stonewall
- Stony Point CDP
- Stovall
- Sugar Mountain
- Summerfield
- Sunbury CDP
- Sunset Beach
- Surf City
- Swan Quarter CDP
- Swannanoa CDP
- Swansboro
- Swepsonville
- Sylva
T
U
V
- Valdese
- Valle Crucis CDP
- Valley Hill CDP
- Vanceboro
- Vandemere
- Vander CDP
- Vann Crossroads CDP
- Varnamtown
- Vass
W
- Waco
- Wade
- Wadesboro
- Wagram
- Wake Forest
- Wakulla CDP
- Walkertown
- Wallace
- Wallburg
- Walnut Cove
- Walnut Creek
- Walstonburg
- Wanchese CDP
- Warrenton
- Warsaw
- Washington
- Washington Park
- Watha
- Waves CDP
- Waxhaw
- Waynesville
- Weaverville
- Webster
- Weddington
- Welcome CDP
- Weldon
- Wendell
- Wentworth
- Wesley Chapel
- West Canton CDP
- West Jefferson
- West Marion CDP
- Westport CDP
- Whispering Pines
- Whitakers
- White Lake
- White Oak CDP
- White Plains CDP
- Whiteville
- Whitsett
- Whittier CDP
- Wilkesboro
- Williamston
- Wilmington
- Wilson
- Wilson's Mills
- Windsor
- Winfall
- Wingate
- Winston-Salem
- Winterville
- Winton
- Woodfin
- Woodland
- Woodlawn CDP
- Wrightsboro CDP
- Wrightsville Beach