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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in California:
$599 $682 $844 $1,193 $1,358
Studio / Efficiency 1-Bedroom 2-Bedroom 3-Bedroom 4-Bedroom
0-BR 1-BR 2-BR 3-BR 4-BR

California (CA) has the 17th highest rent in the country out of 108 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in California ranges from $578 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Glenn County, CA to $1,536 for a 2-bedroom unit in San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2006, the San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area (Marin County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $998 per month and $2,167 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 $844 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in California is around 28,197,387 people. So, there are around 4,229,608 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 $865 $1,045 $1,238 $1,679 $2,079 1,443,741
Alpine County, CA $498 $559 $713 $1,017 $1,047 1,208
Amador County, CA $537 $629 $826 $1,200 $1,237 35,100
Chico, CA MSA Metro $473 $562 $678 $956 $1,141 203,171
Calaveras County, CA $548 $548 $659 $961 $1,060 40,554
Colusa County, CA $500 $502 $653 $843 $1,146 18,804
Del Norte County, CA $490 $496 $642 $935 $964 27,507
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $691 $786 $959 $1,384 $1,586 156,299
Fresno, CA MSA Metro $540 $595 $702 $1,021 $1,100 799,407
Glenn County, CA $428 $439 $578 $752 $772 26,453
Humboldt County, CA $455 $533 $701 $1,005 $1,113 126,518
El Centro, CA MSA Metro $471 $533 $657 $904 $1,152 142,361
Inyo County, CA $450 $471 $613 $893 $1,053 17,945
Bakersfield, CA MSA Metro $485 $524 $624 $902 $1,081 661,645
Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA Metro $495 $527 $612 $892 $1,075 129,461
Lake County, CA $449 $527 $686 $994 $1,107 58,309
Lassen County, CA $437 $513 $674 $980 $1,010 33,828
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $789 $952 $1,189 $1,597 $1,921 9,519,338
Madera, CA MSA Metro $496 $521 $664 $965 $995 123,109
San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $998 $1,227 $1,536 $2,051 $2,167 247,289
Mariposa County, CA $498 $559 $713 $1,017 $1,047 17,130
Mendocino County, CA $502 $620 $753 $1,028 $1,321 86,265
Merced, CA MSA Metro $458 $523 $635 $906 $1,057 210,554
Modoc County, CA $434 $479 $627 $893 $927 9,449
Mono County, CA $586 $705 $901 $1,234 $1,583 12,853
Salinas, CA MSA Metro $827 $931 $1,069 $1,510 $1,582 401,762
Napa, CA MSA Metro $754 $845 $1,098 $1,519 $1,725 124,279
Nevada County, CA $563 $657 $866 $1,251 $1,522 92,033
Orange County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,034 $1,161 $1,392 $1,992 $2,288 2,846,289
Plumas County, CA $445 $521 $687 $1,002 $1,206 20,824
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA Metro $715 $781 $911 $1,294 $1,512 1,545,387
San Benito County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $614 $831 $924 $1,309 $1,621 53,234
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA MSA Metro $760 $870 $1,065 $1,514 $1,871 2,813,833
Stockton, CA MSA Metro $602 $686 $846 $1,162 $1,463 563,598
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA MSA Metro $641 $758 $923 $1,345 $1,384 246,681
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA MSA Metro $828 $924 $1,037 $1,366 $1,559 399,347
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $914 $1,059 $1,273 $1,831 $2,015 1,682,585
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA Metro $873 $1,030 $1,343 $1,933 $1,992 255,602
Redding, CA MSA Metro $464 $540 $657 $959 $1,155 163,256
Sierra County, CA $527 $615 $811 $1,149 $1,422 3,555
Siskiyou County, CA $389 $466 $596 $848 $874 44,301
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA MSA Metro $796 $857 $983 $1,378 $1,698 394,542
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA Metro $749 $912 $1,151 $1,633 $1,910 458,614
Modesto, CA MSA Metro $564 $623 $734 $1,053 $1,216 446,997
Yuba City, CA MSA Metro $437 $493 $606 $882 $944 78,930
Tehama County, CA $407 $463 $604 $878 $1,054 56,039
Trinity County, CA $441 $463 $608 $834 $925 13,022
Visalia-Porterville, CA MSA Metro $481 $538 $625 $894 $918 368,021
Tuolumne County, CA $484 $576 $744 $1,028 $1,059 54,501
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA Metro $982 $1,084 $1,379 $1,976 $2,260 753,197
Yolo, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $679 $719 $879 $1,281 $1,362 168,660

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