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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in California:
$948 $1,075 $1,370 $1,914 $2,219
Studio / Efficiency 1-Bedroom 2-Bedroom 3-Bedroom 4-Bedroom
0-BR 1-BR 2-BR 3-BR 4-BR

California (4) has the 5th highest rent in the country out of 56 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in California ranges from $770 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Modoc County, CA to $3,339 for a 2-bedroom unit in San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2020, the San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area (Marin County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $2,197 per month and $4,657 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 $1,370 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in California is around 32,165,210 people. So, there are around 4,824,782 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 $1,488 $1,808 $2,239 $3,042 $3,720 1,629,615
Alpine County, CA $685 $778 $1,014 $1,457 $1,617 1,205
Amador County, CA $851 $856 $1,128 $1,627 $1,908 37,305
Chico, CA MSA Metro $761 $842 $1,090 $1,567 $1,881 225,205
Calaveras County, CA $668 $849 $988 $1,425 $1,735 45,055
Colusa County, CA $634 $712 $938 $1,353 $1,647 21,480
Del Norte County, CA $661 $775 $978 $1,369 $1,571 27,440
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $952 $1,072 $1,349 $1,946 $2,368 185,015
Fresno, CA MSA Metro $691 $787 $980 $1,395 $1,621 971,615
Glenn County, CA $597 $670 $883 $1,100 $1,196 27,935
Humboldt County, CA $687 $806 $1,040 $1,500 $1,797 135,490
El Centro, CA MSA Metro $669 $781 $1,027 $1,365 $1,744 179,955
Inyo County, CA $783 $788 $973 $1,313 $1,318 18,195
Bakersfield, CA MSA Metro $711 $726 $946 $1,365 $1,624 878,745
Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA Metro $841 $861 $1,064 $1,535 $1,647 150,185
Lake County, CA $662 $773 $1,016 $1,466 $1,567 64,095
Lassen County, CA $609 $684 $901 $1,300 $1,403 31,470
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,279 $1,517 $1,956 $2,614 $2,857 10,105,720
Madera, CA MSA Metro $833 $839 $1,105 $1,584 $1,717 154,440
San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $2,197 $2,720 $3,339 $4,365 $4,657 260,815
Mariposa County, CA $716 $804 $1,059 $1,376 $1,859 17,660
Mendocino County, CA $805 $892 $1,173 $1,659 $1,932 87,495
Merced, CA MSA Metro $651 $782 $947 $1,366 $1,652 267,390
Modoc County, CA $520 $585 $770 $1,062 $1,228 9,015
Mono County, CA $872 $979 $1,290 $1,699 $2,058 14,060
Salinas, CA MSA Metro $1,334 $1,467 $1,810 $2,606 $2,834 433,170
Napa, CA MSA Metro $1,225 $1,427 $1,880 $2,712 $2,803 141,005
Nevada County, CA $856 $998 $1,314 $1,896 $2,052 98,840
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,563 $1,785 $2,216 $3,098 $3,578 3,155,815
Plumas County, CA $619 $722 $916 $1,250 $1,453 18,725
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA Metro $875 $1,030 $1,289 $1,789 $2,216 2,355,000
San Benito County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,290 $1,298 $1,710 $2,467 $3,002 58,670
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA MSA Metro $1,404 $1,566 $2,037 $2,894 $3,576 3,283,665
Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA Metro $745 $869 $1,144 $1,650 $2,009 724,155
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA MSA Metro $1,153 $1,275 $1,657 $2,390 $2,909 280,120
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA MSA Metro $1,684 $1,964 $2,324 $3,101 $3,572 442,995
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $2,103 $2,458 $2,970 $3,943 $4,525 1,911,225
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA Metro $1,641 $1,913 $2,519 $3,342 $3,746 273,265
Redding, CA MSA Metro $630 $744 $966 $1,394 $1,696 178,920
Sierra County, CA $858 $975 $1,270 $1,825 $2,026 2,885
Siskiyou County, CA $591 $650 $856 $1,218 $1,344 43,530
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA MSA Metro $1,124 $1,318 $1,589 $2,292 $2,790 434,980
Santa Rosa, CA MSA Metro $1,302 $1,489 $1,949 $2,798 $3,302 500,945
Modesto, CA MSA Metro $788 $885 $1,105 $1,567 $1,846 535,685
Yuba City, CA MSA Metro $838 $844 $1,087 $1,568 $1,908 95,585
Tehama County, CA $649 $689 $908 $1,216 $1,304 63,245
Trinity County, CA $576 $684 $852 $1,229 $1,359 13,035
Visalia-Porterville, CA MSA Metro $710 $714 $941 $1,312 $1,534 458,810
Tuolumne County, CA $694 $827 $1,015 $1,453 $1,774 53,900
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA Metro $1,266 $1,503 $1,943 $2,709 $3,243 847,835
Yolo, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,010 $1,066 $1,404 $2,025 $2,432 212,605

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