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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in California:
$1,006 $1,132 $1,441 $1,997 $2,315
Studio / Efficiency 1-Bedroom 2-Bedroom 3-Bedroom 4-Bedroom
0-BR 1-BR 2-BR 3-BR 4-BR

California (CA) has the 5th highest rent in the country out of 56 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in California ranges from $807 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Modoc County, CA to $3,553 for a 2-bedroom unit in San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2021, the San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area (Marin County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $2,350 per month and $4,970 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 $1,441 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 $1,595 $1,934 $2,383 $3,196 $3,863 1,629,615
Alpine County, CA $723 $819 $1,068 $1,528 $1,695 1,205
Amador County, CA $880 $886 $1,149 $1,644 $1,980 37,305
Chico, CA MSA Metro $825 $904 $1,192 $1,692 $2,064 225,205
Calaveras County, CA $718 $837 $1,061 $1,518 $1,837 45,055
Colusa County, CA $654 $733 $966 $1,382 $1,673 21,480
Del Norte County, CA $677 $827 $1,000 $1,387 $1,702 27,440
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,060 $1,188 $1,495 $2,140 $2,588 185,015
Fresno, CA MSA Metro $795 $851 $1,064 $1,509 $1,747 971,615
Glenn County, CA $627 $703 $926 $1,152 $1,256 27,935
Humboldt County, CA $741 $863 $1,113 $1,593 $1,901 135,490
El Centro, CA MSA Metro $708 $810 $1,060 $1,444 $1,793 179,955
Inyo County, CA $811 $851 $1,017 $1,374 $1,379 18,195
Bakersfield, CA MSA Metro $734 $743 $970 $1,388 $1,679 878,745
Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA Metro $894 $903 $1,109 $1,587 $1,708 150,185
Lake County, CA $707 $813 $1,072 $1,534 $1,603 64,095
Lassen County, CA $633 $709 $935 $1,338 $1,439 31,470
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,369 $1,605 $2,058 $2,735 $2,982 10,105,720
Madera, CA MSA Metro $875 $881 $1,151 $1,647 $1,802 154,440
San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $2,350 $2,923 $3,553 $4,567 $4,970 260,815
Mariposa County, CA $746 $836 $1,102 $1,402 $1,908 17,660
Mendocino County, CA $908 $941 $1,240 $1,740 $2,103 87,495
Merced, CA MSA Metro $724 $882 $1,067 $1,527 $1,847 267,390
Modoc County, CA $546 $612 $807 $1,090 $1,281 9,015
Mono County, CA $875 $1,006 $1,326 $1,785 $2,104 14,060
Salinas, CA MSA Metro $1,348 $1,466 $1,793 $2,566 $2,813 433,170
Napa, CA MSA Metro $1,331 $1,531 $2,018 $2,826 $2,836 141,005
Nevada County, CA $884 $1,013 $1,335 $1,911 $2,052 98,840
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,678 $1,888 $2,331 $3,227 $3,716 3,155,815
Plumas County, CA $618 $722 $937 $1,318 $1,569 18,725
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA Metro $955 $1,106 $1,390 $1,917 $2,369 2,355,000
San Benito County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,200 $1,270 $1,674 $2,396 $2,898 58,670
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA MSA Metro $1,478 $1,642 $2,124 $2,987 $3,677 3,283,665
Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA Metro $845 $964 $1,270 $1,818 $2,199 724,155
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA MSA Metro $1,166 $1,263 $1,665 $2,383 $2,877 280,120
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA MSA Metro $1,728 $2,015 $2,374 $3,137 $3,589 442,995
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $2,228 $2,558 $3,051 $3,984 $4,593 1,911,225
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA Metro $1,993 $2,292 $3,021 $3,947 $4,419 273,265
Redding, CA MSA Metro $804 $924 $1,218 $1,743 $2,109 178,920
Sierra County, CA $837 $949 $1,237 $1,770 $1,963 2,885
Siskiyou County, CA $661 $694 $914 $1,308 $1,381 43,530
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA MSA Metro $1,190 $1,351 $1,617 $2,314 $2,800 434,980
Santa Rosa, CA MSA Metro $1,340 $1,519 $1,996 $2,825 $3,254 500,945
Modesto, CA MSA Metro $890 $987 $1,224 $1,733 $2,033 535,685
Yuba City, CA MSA Metro $875 $881 $1,122 $1,606 $1,943 95,585
Tehama County, CA $692 $722 $952 $1,261 $1,458 63,245
Trinity County, CA $587 $680 $868 $1,242 $1,377 13,035
Visalia-Porterville, CA MSA Metro $723 $728 $959 $1,337 $1,561 458,810
Tuolumne County, CA $726 $845 $1,101 $1,551 $1,906 53,900
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA Metro $1,269 $1,519 $1,923 $2,690 $3,189 847,835
Yolo, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,085 $1,147 $1,511 $2,162 $2,584 212,605

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