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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in California:
$1,033 $1,151 $1,460 $2,012 $2,321
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 $801 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Modoc County, CA to $3,198 for a 2-bedroom unit in San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2022, the San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area (Marin County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $2,115 per month and $4,473 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 $1,460 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 $1,538 $1,854 $2,274 $3,006 $3,578 1,629,615
Alpine County, CA $725 $822 $1,073 $1,524 $1,705 1,205
Amador County, CA $920 $926 $1,148 $1,631 $1,965 37,305
Chico, CA MSA Metro $826 $895 $1,177 $1,662 $2,015 225,205
Calaveras County, CA $739 $857 $1,094 $1,554 $1,785 45,055
Colusa County, CA $713 $717 $944 $1,341 $1,506 21,480
Del Norte County, CA $651 $831 $980 $1,355 $1,677 27,440
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,108 $1,228 $1,543 $2,192 $2,625 185,015
Fresno, CA MSA Metro $899 $904 $1,137 $1,607 $1,847 971,615
Glenn County, CA $627 $717 $944 $1,167 $1,280 27,935
Humboldt County, CA $741 $862 $1,112 $1,580 $1,903 135,490
El Centro, CA MSA Metro $716 $815 $1,065 $1,486 $1,793 179,955
Inyo County, CA $754 $874 $1,077 $1,530 $1,712 18,195
Bakersfield, CA MSA Metro $763 $772 $1,013 $1,439 $1,734 878,745
Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA Metro $924 $930 $1,162 $1,651 $1,799 150,185
Lake County, CA $678 $776 $1,021 $1,450 $1,544 64,095
Lassen County, CA $623 $712 $937 $1,331 $1,372 31,470
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,384 $1,604 $2,044 $2,693 $2,933 10,105,720
Madera, CA MSA Metro $913 $919 $1,198 $1,702 $1,870 154,440
San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $2,115 $2,631 $3,198 $4,111 $4,473 260,815
Mariposa County, CA $718 $808 $1,063 $1,423 $1,819 17,660
Mendocino County, CA $945 $954 $1,245 $1,729 $2,131 87,495
Merced, CA MSA Metro $766 $914 $1,120 $1,591 $1,917 267,390
Modoc County, CA $605 $609 $801 $1,047 $1,273 9,015
Mono County, CA $1,009 $1,045 $1,319 $1,829 $2,096 14,060
Salinas, CA MSA Metro $1,533 $1,616 $1,967 $2,794 $3,081 433,170
Napa, CA MSA Metro $1,438 $1,645 $2,164 $2,924 $2,935 141,005
Nevada County, CA $921 $993 $1,307 $1,857 $2,037 98,840
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,716 $1,905 $2,324 $3,178 $3,674 3,155,815
Plumas County, CA $608 $716 $915 $1,300 $1,566 18,725
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA Metro $1,062 $1,202 $1,509 $2,065 $2,542 2,355,000
San Benito County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,096 $1,253 $1,649 $2,342 $2,822 58,670
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA MSA Metro $1,394 $1,542 $1,979 $2,748 $3,365 3,283,665
Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA Metro $891 $992 $1,305 $1,854 $2,234 724,155
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA MSA Metro $1,308 $1,436 $1,890 $2,685 $3,047 280,120
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA MSA Metro $1,847 $2,124 $2,478 $3,266 $3,733 442,995
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $2,145 $2,418 $2,868 $3,687 $4,213 1,911,225
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA Metro $2,085 $2,385 $3,138 $4,000 $4,458 273,265
Redding, CA MSA Metro $834 $954 $1,255 $1,783 $2,148 178,920
Sierra County, CA $754 $855 $1,114 $1,593 $1,767 2,885
Siskiyou County, CA $682 $701 $922 $1,310 $1,358 43,530
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA MSA Metro $1,232 $1,408 $1,677 $2,382 $2,870 434,980
Santa Rosa, CA MSA Metro $1,373 $1,549 $2,038 $2,851 $3,163 500,945
Modesto, CA MSA Metro $936 $1,001 $1,250 $1,761 $2,063 535,685
Yuba City, CA MSA Metro $920 $926 $1,173 $1,666 $2,008 95,585
Tehama County, CA $682 $722 $950 $1,270 $1,495 63,245
Trinity County, CA $592 $670 $877 $1,246 $1,394 13,035
Visalia-Porterville, CA MSA Metro $746 $764 $1,005 $1,405 $1,629 458,810
Tuolumne County, CA $752 $860 $1,132 $1,556 $1,938 53,900
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA Metro $1,507 $1,792 $2,218 $3,101 $3,655 847,835
Yolo, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,212 $1,280 $1,684 $2,353 $2,843 212,605

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