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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in California:
$726 $827 $1,023 $1,445 $1,647
Studio / Efficiency 1-Bedroom 2-Bedroom 3-Bedroom 4-Bedroom
0-BR 1-BR 2-BR 3-BR 4-BR

California (4) has the 19th highest rent in the country out of 162 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in California ranges from $584 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Modoc County, CA to $1,905 for a 2-bedroom unit in San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2012, the San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area (Marin County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $1,238 per month and $2,688 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 $1,023 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 $980 $1,183 $1,402 $1,901 $2,354 1,443,741
Alpine County, CA $605 $679 $866 $1,235 $1,271 1,208
Amador County, CA $707 $829 $1,088 $1,581 $1,629 35,100
Chico, CA MSA Metro $625 $743 $896 $1,263 $1,508 203,171
Calaveras County, CA $707 $708 $851 $1,241 $1,368 40,554
Colusa County, CA $579 $581 $756 $976 $1,327 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 $736 $837 $1,021 $1,473 $1,689 156,299
Fresno, CA MSA Metro $638 $702 $829 $1,206 $1,299 799,407
Glenn County, CA $548 $562 $739 $961 $987 26,453
Humboldt County, CA $572 $670 $882 $1,265 $1,401 126,518
El Centro, CA MSA Metro $538 $609 $751 $1,033 $1,317 142,361
Inyo County, CA $578 $606 $788 $1,148 $1,354 17,945
Bakersfield-Delano, CA MSA Metro $617 $665 $793 $1,146 $1,373 661,645
Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA Metro $659 $702 $815 $1,188 $1,432 129,461
Lake County, CA $586 $687 $895 $1,297 $1,444 58,309
Lassen County, CA $576 $675 $887 $1,290 $1,329 33,828
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $961 $1,159 $1,447 $1,943 $2,338 9,519,338
Madera-Chowchilla, CA MSA Metro $599 $629 $802 $1,166 $1,202 123,109
San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,238 $1,522 $1,905 $2,543 $2,688 247,289
Mariposa County, CA $581 $652 $831 $1,185 $1,220 17,130
Mendocino County, CA $648 $799 $971 $1,325 $1,703 86,265
Merced, CA MSA Metro $570 $649 $789 $1,125 $1,314 210,554
Modoc County, CA $404 $446 $584 $832 $864 9,449
Mono County, CA $796 $959 $1,225 $1,678 $2,152 12,853
Salinas, CA MSA Metro $919 $1,034 $1,187 $1,677 $1,757 401,762
Napa, CA MSA Metro $898 $1,006 $1,307 $1,808 $2,053 124,279
Nevada County, CA $709 $828 $1,091 $1,575 $1,917 92,033
Orange County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,226 $1,384 $1,652 $2,338 $2,691 2,846,289
Plumas County, CA $613 $718 $946 $1,380 $1,661 20,824
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA Metro $886 $974 $1,149 $1,617 $1,886 1,545,387
San Benito County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $799 $1,082 $1,204 $1,706 $2,112 53,234
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA MSA Metro $984 $1,126 $1,378 $1,960 $2,421 2,813,833
Stockton, CA MSA Metro $643 $733 $904 $1,241 $1,563 563,598
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA MSA Metro $806 $954 $1,162 $1,693 $1,742 246,681
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA MSA Metro $1,073 $1,198 $1,344 $1,770 $2,020 399,347
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,165 $1,350 $1,623 $2,334 $2,569 1,682,585
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA Metro $978 $1,154 $1,504 $2,164 $2,230 255,602
Redding, CA MSA Metro $595 $693 $843 $1,230 $1,482 163,256
Sierra County, CA $520 $606 $800 $1,134 $1,403 3,555
Siskiyou County, CA $469 $563 $720 $1,025 $1,056 44,301
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA MSA Metro $995 $1,072 $1,229 $1,723 $2,122 394,542
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA Metro $767 $933 $1,178 $1,672 $1,954 458,614
Modesto, CA MSA Metro $732 $808 $952 $1,365 $1,577 446,997
Yuba City, CA MSA Metro $618 $697 $857 $1,247 $1,334 78,930
Tehama County, CA $524 $595 $777 $1,129 $1,356 56,039
Trinity County, CA $512 $537 $705 $967 $1,073 13,022
Visalia-Porterville, CA MSA Metro $558 $624 $725 $1,037 $1,065 368,021
Tuolumne County, CA $605 $719 $929 $1,284 $1,323 54,501
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA Metro $1,022 $1,129 $1,436 $2,058 $2,354 753,197
Yolo, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $767 $811 $992 $1,445 $1,538 168,660

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