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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in California:
$1,148 $1,264 $1,596 $2,185 $2,524
Studio / Efficiency 1-Bedroom 2-Bedroom 3-Bedroom 4-Bedroom
0-BR 1-BR 2-BR 3-BR 4-BR

California (CA) has the 4th highest rent in the country out of 56 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in California ranges from $832 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Modoc County, CA to $3,293 for a 2-bedroom unit in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA.

For FY 2023, the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA (Santa Cruz County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $2,212 per month and $4,568 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 $1,596 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in California is around 32,388,025 people. So, there are around 4,858,204 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 $1,658 $1,969 $2,405 $3,144 $3,706 1,661,584
Alpine County, CA $776 $867 $1,140 $1,620 $1,841 1,159
Amador County, CA $992 $998 $1,199 $1,704 $2,042 39,023
Chico, CA MSA Metro $893 $941 $1,239 $1,761 $2,110 223,344
Calaveras County, CA $919 $925 $1,161 $1,650 $1,889 45,828
Colusa County, CA $741 $746 $982 $1,341 $1,356 21,491
Del Norte County, CA $693 $875 $1,037 $1,421 $1,766 27,692
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,277 $1,400 $1,756 $2,496 $2,907 190,345
Fresno, CA MSA Metro $991 $997 $1,258 $1,772 $2,029 990,204
Glenn County, CA $668 $759 $999 $1,272 $1,511 28,060
Humboldt County, CA $812 $907 $1,183 $1,681 $2,015 136,101
El Centro, CA MSA Metro $772 $904 $1,155 $1,606 $1,952 180,580
Inyo County, CA $795 $961 $1,189 $1,555 $1,920 17,930
Bakersfield, CA MSA Metro $863 $869 $1,137 $1,616 $1,937 892,458
Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA Metro $1,030 $1,036 $1,287 $1,829 $2,091 151,090
Lake County, CA $747 $849 $1,117 $1,587 $1,872 64,276
Lassen County, CA $650 $738 $972 $1,381 $1,424 30,600
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,534 $1,747 $2,222 $2,888 $3,170 10,040,682
Madera, CA MSA Metro $967 $973 $1,258 $1,784 $1,971 155,925
San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $2,156 $2,665 $3,188 $3,912 $4,283 259,441
Mariposa County, CA $794 $857 $1,086 $1,543 $1,850 17,319
Mendocino County, CA $988 $995 $1,305 $1,844 $2,223 87,110
Merced, CA MSA Metro $854 $1,017 $1,243 $1,767 $2,117 273,661
Modoc County, CA $674 $678 $832 $1,073 $1,344 8,853
Mono County, CA $1,061 $1,137 $1,386 $1,970 $2,238 14,395
Salinas, CA MSA Metro $2,112 $2,194 $2,675 $3,790 $4,144 432,977
Napa, CA MSA Metro $1,597 $1,814 $2,388 $3,288 $3,332 138,572
Nevada County, CA $1,047 $1,054 $1,387 $1,971 $2,257 99,417
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,939 $2,113 $2,539 $3,448 $4,032 3,170,345
Plumas County, CA $681 $772 $1,000 $1,421 $1,634 18,844
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA Metro $1,281 $1,398 $1,751 $2,376 $2,922 2,437,864
San Benito County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,441 $1,637 $2,155 $3,063 $3,671 61,547
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA MSA Metro $1,714 $1,885 $2,399 $3,279 $3,988 3,323,970
Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA Metro $1,040 $1,158 $1,513 $2,150 $2,577 751,615
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA MSA Metro $1,394 $1,561 $2,055 $2,834 $3,155 282,517
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA MSA Metro $2,040 $2,350 $2,667 $3,520 $4,001 444,895
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $2,223 $2,513 $2,941 $3,750 $4,202 1,924,379
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA Metro $2,212 $2,502 $3,293 $4,077 $4,568 273,170
Redding, CA MSA Metro $895 $1,017 $1,339 $1,903 $2,281 179,267
Sierra County, CA $774 $866 $1,138 $1,479 $1,838 2,898
Siskiyou County, CA $738 $752 $974 $1,384 $1,408 43,516
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA MSA Metro $1,428 $1,620 $1,963 $2,790 $3,266 444,538
Santa Rosa, CA MSA Metro $1,525 $1,711 $2,252 $3,101 $3,356 496,801
Modesto, CA MSA Metro $1,039 $1,072 $1,365 $1,929 $2,258 546,235
Yuba City, CA MSA Metro $1,003 $1,010 $1,288 $1,830 $2,194 96,315
Tehama County, CA $760 $819 $1,078 $1,460 $1,703 64,176
Trinity County, CA $629 $702 $924 $1,313 $1,502 12,541
Visalia-Porterville, CA MSA Metro $825 $848 $1,116 $1,552 $1,790 463,955
Tuolumne County, CA $794 $902 $1,187 $1,567 $2,022 54,147
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA Metro $1,703 $2,001 $2,425 $3,368 $3,962 845,599
Yolo, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,386 $1,406 $1,851 $2,561 $3,072 218,774

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