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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in California:
$709 $806 $1,048 $1,486 $1,726
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 $626 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Modoc County, CA to $1,795 for a 2-bedroom unit in San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2013, the San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area (Marin County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $1,093 per month and $2,948 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 $1,048 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 $892 $1,082 $1,361 $1,901 $2,332 1,510,271
Alpine County, CA $664 $674 $912 $1,136 $1,472 1,175
Amador County, CA $644 $800 $1,082 $1,436 $1,747 38,091
Chico, CA MSA Metro $532 $666 $878 $1,253 $1,555 220,000
Calaveras County, CA $672 $732 $923 $1,360 $1,635 45,578
Colusa County, CA $562 $566 $766 $1,129 $1,357 21,419
Del Norte County, CA $628 $633 $856 $1,261 $1,377 28,610
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $717 $855 $1,073 $1,581 $1,900 181,058
Fresno, CA MSA Metro $668 $695 $878 $1,234 $1,440 930,450
Glenn County, CA $570 $574 $776 $1,119 $1,374 28,122
Humboldt County, CA $657 $722 $973 $1,434 $1,668 134,623
El Centro, CA MSA Metro $523 $636 $822 $1,211 $1,456 174,528
Inyo County, CA $675 $703 $836 $1,232 $1,481 18,546
Bakersfield-Delano, CA MSA Metro $610 $614 $804 $1,179 $1,424 839,631
Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA Metro $486 $575 $778 $1,106 $1,163 152,982
Lake County, CA $645 $650 $879 $1,295 $1,309 64,665
Lassen County, CA $700 $740 $1,001 $1,400 $1,405 34,895
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $911 $1,101 $1,421 $1,921 $2,140 9,818,605
Madera-Chowchilla, CA MSA Metro $632 $636 $861 $1,251 $1,372 150,865
San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,093 $1,423 $1,795 $2,438 $2,948 252,409
Mariposa County, CA $605 $614 $831 $1,035 $1,341 18,251
Mendocino County, CA $700 $749 $989 $1,363 $1,647 87,841
Merced, CA MSA Metro $507 $587 $772 $1,138 $1,367 255,793
Modoc County, CA $456 $528 $626 $922 $1,101 9,686
Mono County, CA $888 $1,015 $1,203 $1,498 $1,942 14,202
Salinas, CA MSA Metro $864 $971 $1,223 $1,784 $1,994 415,057
Napa, CA MSA Metro $776 $973 $1,302 $1,858 $1,864 136,484
Nevada County, CA $775 $780 $1,034 $1,524 $1,762 98,764
Orange County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,126 $1,294 $1,621 $2,268 $2,525 3,010,232
Plumas County, CA $565 $702 $950 $1,183 $1,562 20,007
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA Metro $763 $879 $1,116 $1,577 $1,924 2,189,641
San Benito County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $701 $871 $1,179 $1,737 $2,088 55,269
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA MSA Metro $959 $1,054 $1,382 $2,009 $2,448 3,095,313
Stockton, CA MSA Metro $638 $760 $997 $1,469 $1,766 685,306
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA MSA Metro $761 $880 $1,136 $1,674 $1,746 269,637
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA MSA Metro $1,035 $1,190 $1,426 $1,906 $2,206 423,895
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,079 $1,262 $1,610 $2,270 $2,574 1,781,642
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA Metro $970 $1,173 $1,587 $2,045 $2,282 262,382
Redding, CA MSA Metro $734 $755 $949 $1,398 $1,559 177,223
Sierra County, CA $601 $611 $826 $1,217 $1,333 3,240
Siskiyou County, CA $528 $629 $803 $1,171 $1,318 44,900
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA MSA Metro $739 $931 $1,166 $1,718 $2,043 413,344
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA Metro $873 $1,018 $1,332 $1,963 $2,301 483,878
Modesto, CA MSA Metro $594 $734 $941 $1,387 $1,609 514,453
Yuba City, CA MSA Metro $526 $634 $812 $1,173 $1,389 94,737
Tehama County, CA $491 $611 $826 $1,165 $1,336 63,463
Trinity County, CA $581 $585 $782 $1,152 $1,385 13,786
Visalia-Porterville, CA MSA Metro $575 $590 $768 $1,132 $1,316 442,179
Tuolumne County, CA $613 $744 $1,007 $1,484 $1,489 55,365
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA Metro $934 $1,116 $1,499 $2,070 $2,396 823,318
Yolo, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $741 $801 $1,082 $1,594 $1,860 200,849

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