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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in California:
$684 $778 $963 $1,362 $1,551
Studio / Efficiency 1-Bedroom 2-Bedroom 3-Bedroom 4-Bedroom
0-BR 1-BR 2-BR 3-BR 4-BR

California (4) has the 22nd highest rent in the country out of 162 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in California ranges from $612 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Visalia-Porterville, CA MSA to $1,595 for a 2-bedroom unit in Orange County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2008, the Orange County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area (Orange County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $1,185 per month and $2,622 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 $963 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in California is around 28,197,387 people. So, there are around 4,229,608 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 $866 $1,046 $1,239 $1,680 $2,080 1,443,741
Alpine County, CA $594 $666 $850 $1,212 $1,248 1,208
Amador County, CA $642 $752 $987 $1,434 $1,478 35,100
Chico, CA MSA Metro $551 $655 $790 $1,114 $1,330 203,171
Calaveras County, CA $655 $656 $788 $1,149 $1,267 40,554
Colusa County, CA $597 $599 $779 $1,006 $1,367 18,804
Del Norte County, CA $585 $593 $767 $1,117 $1,151 27,507
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $708 $805 $982 $1,417 $1,624 156,299
Fresno, CA MSA Metro $619 $682 $805 $1,171 $1,261 799,407
Glenn County, CA $511 $524 $690 $898 $922 26,453
Humboldt County, CA $543 $636 $837 $1,200 $1,329 126,518
El Centro, CA MSA Metro $562 $636 $784 $1,079 $1,374 142,361
Inyo County, CA $538 $564 $733 $1,068 $1,259 17,945
Bakersfield, CA MSA Metro $528 $570 $679 $981 $1,176 661,645
Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA Metro $592 $630 $732 $1,067 $1,286 129,461
Lake County, CA $538 $631 $821 $1,190 $1,324 58,309
Lassen County, CA $522 $612 $804 $1,169 $1,204 33,828
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $863 $1,041 $1,300 $1,746 $2,101 9,519,338
Madera, CA MSA Metro $595 $625 $797 $1,159 $1,195 123,109
San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,035 $1,272 $1,592 $2,125 $2,246 247,289
Mariposa County, CA $594 $666 $850 $1,212 $1,248 17,130
Mendocino County, CA $600 $740 $899 $1,227 $1,577 86,265
Merced, CA MSA Metro $534 $609 $740 $1,055 $1,232 210,554
Modoc County, CA $518 $571 $748 $1,066 $1,106 9,449
Mono County, CA $700 $843 $1,077 $1,475 $1,892 12,853
Salinas, CA MSA Metro $860 $968 $1,111 $1,570 $1,644 401,762
Napa, CA MSA Metro $834 $935 $1,214 $1,679 $1,907 124,279
Nevada County, CA $673 $786 $1,035 $1,495 $1,818 92,033
Orange County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,185 $1,330 $1,595 $2,282 $2,622 2,846,289
Plumas County, CA $533 $624 $822 $1,199 $1,443 20,824
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA Metro $896 $979 $1,142 $1,622 $1,896 1,545,387
San Benito County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $694 $939 $1,045 $1,481 $1,833 53,234
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA MSA Metro $978 $1,117 $1,355 $1,976 $2,382 2,813,833
Stockton, CA MSA Metro $650 $741 $914 $1,255 $1,580 563,598
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA MSA Metro $746 $883 $1,075 $1,566 $1,611 246,681
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA MSA Metro $1,065 $1,189 $1,334 $1,757 $2,005 399,347
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $928 $1,076 $1,293 $1,859 $2,047 1,682,585
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA Metro $970 $1,145 $1,493 $2,148 $2,214 255,602
Redding, CA MSA Metro $541 $630 $766 $1,118 $1,347 163,256
Sierra County, CA $629 $734 $968 $1,372 $1,698 3,555
Siskiyou County, CA $465 $558 $713 $1,015 $1,045 44,301
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA MSA Metro $883 $950 $1,090 $1,528 $1,882 394,542
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA Metro $740 $901 $1,137 $1,613 $1,886 458,614
Modesto, CA MSA Metro $664 $734 $864 $1,239 $1,431 446,997
Yuba City, CA MSA Metro $510 $575 $707 $1,029 $1,101 78,930
Tehama County, CA $486 $552 $721 $1,048 $1,258 56,039
Trinity County, CA $526 $552 $725 $995 $1,103 13,022
Visalia-Porterville, CA MSA Metro $471 $526 $612 $875 $899 368,021
Tuolumne County, CA $579 $688 $889 $1,229 $1,266 54,501
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA Metro $1,012 $1,118 $1,422 $2,038 $2,331 753,197
Yolo, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $783 $829 $1,013 $1,476 $1,570 168,660

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