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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in California:
$771 $878 $1,133 $1,594 $1,851
Studio / Efficiency 1-Bedroom 2-Bedroom 3-Bedroom 4-Bedroom
0-BR 1-BR 2-BR 3-BR 4-BR

California (CA) has the 6th highest rent in the country out of 56 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in California ranges from $658 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Modoc County, CA to $2,289 for a 2-bedroom unit in San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2016, the San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area (Marin County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $1,412 per month and $3,556 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 $1,133 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 $1,380 $1,663 $2,103 $2,932 $3,268 1,510,271
Alpine County, CA $615 $663 $882 $1,260 $1,432 1,175
Amador County, CA $649 $787 $1,053 $1,504 $1,729 38,091
Chico, CA MSA Metro $622 $713 $907 $1,318 $1,584 220,000
Calaveras County, CA $645 $713 $925 $1,348 $1,615 45,578
Colusa County, CA $524 $701 $850 $1,239 $1,358 21,419
Del Norte County, CA $726 $731 $922 $1,344 $1,610 28,610
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $707 $815 $1,026 $1,495 $1,791 181,058
Fresno, CA MSA Metro $662 $690 $862 $1,216 $1,430 930,450
Glenn County, CA $611 $615 $823 $1,144 $1,336 28,122
Humboldt County, CA $668 $748 $999 $1,444 $1,713 134,623
El Centro, CA MSA Metro $517 $643 $836 $1,173 $1,460 174,528
Inyo County, CA $734 $739 $938 $1,349 $1,522 18,546
Bakersfield, CA MSA Metro $601 $639 $826 $1,194 $1,442 839,631
Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA Metro $607 $611 $818 $1,133 $1,293 152,982
Lake County, CA $684 $726 $972 $1,402 $1,444 64,665
Lassen County, CA $621 $723 $968 $1,378 $1,690 34,895
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $947 $1,154 $1,490 $2,009 $2,227 9,818,605
Madera, CA MSA Metro $699 $704 $942 $1,368 $1,546 150,865
San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,412 $1,814 $2,289 $2,987 $3,556 252,409
Mariposa County, CA $657 $705 $943 $1,182 $1,596 18,251
Mendocino County, CA $733 $789 $1,056 $1,505 $1,609 87,841
Merced, CA MSA Metro $517 $601 $784 $1,135 $1,369 255,793
Modoc County, CA $459 $569 $658 $959 $1,132 9,686
Mono County, CA $872 $1,090 $1,262 $1,566 $2,048 14,202
Salinas, CA MSA Metro $961 $1,114 $1,399 $2,039 $2,181 415,057
Napa, CA MSA Metro $925 $1,145 $1,500 $2,186 $2,368 136,484
Nevada County, CA $792 $908 $1,216 $1,772 $2,123 98,764
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,161 $1,324 $1,672 $2,327 $2,532 3,010,232
Plumas County, CA $607 $711 $870 $1,109 $1,351 20,007
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA Metro $798 $945 $1,187 $1,672 $2,056 2,189,641
San Benito County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $925 $1,025 $1,353 $1,972 $2,362 55,269
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA MSA Metro $1,040 $1,153 $1,499 $2,167 $2,329 3,095,313
Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA Metro $616 $735 $967 $1,409 $1,688 685,306
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA MSA Metro $864 $1,009 $1,310 $1,909 $2,249 269,637
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA MSA Metro $1,065 $1,226 $1,451 $1,995 $2,311 423,895
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,348 $1,582 $1,994 $2,777 $3,098 1,781,642
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA Metro $989 $1,198 $1,604 $2,124 $2,376 262,382
Redding, CA MSA Metro $660 $663 $871 $1,269 $1,484 177,223
Sierra County, CA $836 $901 $1,199 $1,513 $1,946 3,240
Siskiyou County, CA $524 $666 $849 $1,236 $1,399 44,900
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA MSA Metro $830 $1,024 $1,284 $1,871 $2,242 413,344
Santa Rosa, CA MSA Metro $934 $1,090 $1,414 $2,061 $2,469 483,878
Modesto, CA MSA Metro $634 $717 $936 $1,337 $1,615 514,453
Yuba City, CA MSA Metro $628 $661 $861 $1,255 $1,503 94,737
Tehama County, CA $517 $626 $838 $1,156 $1,160 63,463
Trinity County, CA $629 $633 $847 $1,148 $1,479 13,786
Visalia-Porterville, CA MSA Metro $580 $584 $758 $1,105 $1,244 442,179
Tuolumne County, CA $733 $747 $1,000 $1,365 $1,516 55,365
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA Metro $994 $1,197 $1,602 $2,264 $2,489 823,318
Yolo, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $864 $870 $1,164 $1,672 $2,032 200,849

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