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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in California:
$718 $816 $1,060 $1,503 $1,746
Studio / Efficiency 1-Bedroom 2-Bedroom 3-Bedroom 4-Bedroom
0-BR 1-BR 2-BR 3-BR 4-BR

California (CA) has the 13th highest rent in the country out of 108 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in California ranges from $637 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Modoc County, CA to $1,956 for a 2-bedroom unit in San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2014, the San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area (Marin County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $1,191 per month and $3,212 per month to rent a house or an apartment with 4 bedrooms. The average Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom home in California is $1,060 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in California is around 30,806,660 people. So, there are around 4,620,999 people in California who could be receiving housing benefits from the HUD.

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What is Fair Market Rent?

Fair Market Rent is determined each fiscal year by the HUD and is used to set payment standards for federal housing assistance programs in California. Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile of typical rentals in a given region. Learn more

California Fair Market Rent Map

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Lookup FMR by Zip Code FHA Loan Limits in California
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County 0 BR 1 BR 2 BR 3 BR 4 BR Est. Population
Oakland-Fremont, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,035 $1,255 $1,578 $2,204 $2,704 1,510,271
Alpine County, CA $665 $675 $913 $1,137 $1,474 1,175
Amador County, CA $623 $775 $1,048 $1,391 $1,692 38,091
Chico, CA MSA Metro $516 $646 $851 $1,215 $1,507 220,000
Calaveras County, CA $675 $736 $928 $1,367 $1,644 45,578
Colusa County, CA $596 $600 $812 $1,197 $1,438 21,419
Del Norte County, CA $639 $643 $870 $1,282 $1,399 28,610
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $717 $854 $1,072 $1,580 $1,899 181,058
Fresno, CA MSA Metro $630 $655 $827 $1,162 $1,356 930,450
Glenn County, CA $605 $609 $824 $1,189 $1,459 28,122
Humboldt County, CA $665 $731 $986 $1,453 $1,691 134,623
El Centro, CA MSA Metro $514 $626 $809 $1,192 $1,433 174,528
Inyo County, CA $777 $809 $962 $1,418 $1,704 18,546
Bakersfield-Delano, CA MSA Metro $619 $623 $815 $1,195 $1,443 839,631
Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA Metro $555 $657 $889 $1,264 $1,329 152,982
Lake County, CA $644 $648 $877 $1,292 $1,306 64,665
Lassen County, CA $660 $698 $945 $1,321 $1,326 34,895
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $896 $1,083 $1,398 $1,890 $2,106 9,818,605
Madera-Chowchilla, CA MSA Metro $576 $580 $785 $1,140 $1,251 150,865
San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,191 $1,551 $1,956 $2,657 $3,212 252,409
Mariposa County, CA $563 $572 $774 $964 $1,249 18,251
Mendocino County, CA $656 $702 $927 $1,277 $1,544 87,841
Merced, CA MSA Metro $522 $604 $795 $1,171 $1,408 255,793
Modoc County, CA $464 $537 $637 $939 $1,120 9,686
Mono County, CA $924 $1,056 $1,252 $1,559 $2,021 14,202
Salinas, CA MSA Metro $871 $980 $1,234 $1,800 $2,012 415,057
Napa, CA MSA Metro $843 $1,057 $1,414 $2,018 $2,025 136,484
Nevada County, CA $785 $790 $1,047 $1,543 $1,784 98,764
Orange County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,142 $1,312 $1,644 $2,300 $2,561 3,010,232
Plumas County, CA $555 $690 $933 $1,162 $1,534 20,007
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA Metro $766 $882 $1,120 $1,582 $1,930 2,189,641
San Benito County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $712 $884 $1,196 $1,762 $2,118 55,269
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA MSA Metro $939 $1,032 $1,354 $1,969 $2,398 3,095,313
Stockton, CA MSA Metro $595 $709 $930 $1,370 $1,647 685,306
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA MSA Metro $814 $941 $1,215 $1,790 $1,867 269,637
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA MSA Metro $1,042 $1,197 $1,435 $1,918 $2,220 423,895
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,105 $1,293 $1,649 $2,325 $2,636 1,781,642
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA Metro $976 $1,180 $1,597 $2,058 $2,296 262,382
Redding, CA MSA Metro $727 $748 $940 $1,385 $1,544 177,223
Sierra County, CA $630 $639 $865 $1,275 $1,396 3,240
Siskiyou County, CA $519 $618 $789 $1,150 $1,295 44,900
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA MSA Metro $738 $928 $1,163 $1,714 $2,037 413,344
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA Metro $820 $956 $1,251 $1,843 $2,161 483,878
Modesto, CA MSA Metro $575 $710 $910 $1,341 $1,556 514,453
Yuba City, CA MSA Metro $512 $617 $790 $1,142 $1,351 94,737
Tehama County, CA $500 $621 $840 $1,185 $1,358 63,463
Trinity County, CA $701 $706 $943 $1,390 $1,670 13,786
Visalia-Porterville, CA MSA Metro $561 $576 $749 $1,104 $1,283 442,179
Tuolumne County, CA $575 $698 $944 $1,391 $1,396 55,365
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA Metro $922 $1,102 $1,479 $2,043 $2,364 823,318
Yolo, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $757 $817 $1,104 $1,627 $1,898 200,849

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