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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in California:
$751 $856 $1,060 $1,498 $1,706
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 $703 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Visalia-Porterville, CA MSA to $1,833 for a 2-bedroom unit in San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2011, the San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area (Marin County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $1,191 per month and $2,586 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 $1,060 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 $974 $1,176 $1,393 $1,889 $2,339 1,443,741
Alpine County, CA $658 $738 $941 $1,342 $1,381 1,208
Amador County, CA $710 $833 $1,093 $1,588 $1,636 35,100
Chico, CA MSA Metro $609 $725 $874 $1,232 $1,471 203,171
Calaveras County, CA $725 $726 $873 $1,273 $1,404 40,554
Colusa County, CA $660 $663 $862 $1,113 $1,513 18,804
Del Norte County, CA $648 $656 $849 $1,236 $1,274 27,507
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $757 $861 $1,050 $1,515 $1,737 156,299
Fresno, CA MSA Metro $657 $724 $855 $1,244 $1,340 799,407
Glenn County, CA $566 $581 $764 $994 $1,021 26,453
Humboldt County, CA $602 $705 $927 $1,329 $1,472 126,518
El Centro, CA MSA Metro $622 $703 $867 $1,193 $1,520 142,361
Inyo County, CA $596 $624 $812 $1,183 $1,395 17,945
Bakersfield-Delano, CA MSA Metro $614 $662 $789 $1,140 $1,367 661,645
Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA Metro $655 $697 $810 $1,181 $1,423 129,461
Lake County, CA $595 $697 $908 $1,316 $1,465 58,309
Lassen County, CA $577 $677 $889 $1,293 $1,332 33,828
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $973 $1,173 $1,465 $1,967 $2,367 9,519,338
Madera-Chowchilla, CA MSA Metro $659 $691 $882 $1,282 $1,322 123,109
San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,191 $1,465 $1,833 $2,447 $2,586 247,289
Mariposa County, CA $658 $738 $941 $1,342 $1,381 17,130
Mendocino County, CA $663 $818 $994 $1,357 $1,743 86,265
Merced, CA MSA Metro $591 $674 $819 $1,168 $1,364 210,554
Modoc County, CA $572 $632 $827 $1,178 $1,223 9,449
Mono County, CA $775 $934 $1,193 $1,634 $2,096 12,853
Salinas, CA MSA Metro $845 $951 $1,092 $1,543 $1,616 401,762
Napa, CA MSA Metro $969 $1,086 $1,410 $1,950 $2,215 124,279
Nevada County, CA $745 $870 $1,146 $1,655 $2,014 92,033
Orange County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,175 $1,327 $1,584 $2,241 $2,580 2,846,289
Plumas County, CA $590 $691 $910 $1,328 $1,598 20,824
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA Metro $882 $970 $1,144 $1,610 $1,877 1,545,387
San Benito County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $847 $1,147 $1,276 $1,808 $2,238 53,234
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA MSA Metro $1,004 $1,149 $1,406 $1,999 $2,470 2,813,833
Stockton, CA MSA Metro $656 $748 $922 $1,266 $1,594 563,598
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA MSA Metro $826 $977 $1,190 $1,734 $1,784 246,681
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA MSA Metro $978 $1,091 $1,225 $1,613 $1,841 399,347
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,222 $1,416 $1,702 $2,447 $2,694 1,682,585
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA Metro $1,125 $1,327 $1,730 $2,489 $2,566 255,602
Redding, CA MSA Metro $599 $698 $849 $1,239 $1,493 163,256
Sierra County, CA $696 $812 $1,071 $1,518 $1,879 3,555
Siskiyou County, CA $514 $617 $789 $1,123 $1,157 44,301
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA MSA Metro $1,023 $1,101 $1,263 $1,771 $2,181 394,542
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA Metro $842 $1,024 $1,293 $1,835 $2,145 458,614
Modesto, CA MSA Metro $696 $768 $905 $1,298 $1,499 446,997
Yuba City, CA MSA Metro $564 $636 $782 $1,138 $1,218 78,930
Tehama County, CA $538 $611 $798 $1,159 $1,393 56,039
Trinity County, CA $583 $612 $803 $1,102 $1,222 13,022
Visalia-Porterville, CA MSA Metro $541 $605 $703 $1,005 $1,033 368,021
Tuolumne County, CA $640 $761 $983 $1,359 $1,400 54,501
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA Metro $1,087 $1,200 $1,527 $2,188 $2,503 753,197
Yolo, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $821 $869 $1,062 $1,547 $1,646 168,660

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