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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in California:
$729 $829 $1,078 $1,528 $1,774
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 $643 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Modoc County, CA to $2,062 for a 2-bedroom unit in San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2015, the San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area (Marin County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $1,256 per month and $3,386 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 $1,078 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in California is around 30,806,660 people. So, there are around 4,620,999 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 $1,039 $1,260 $1,585 $2,213 $2,716 1,510,271
Alpine County, CA $595 $605 $818 $1,019 $1,320 1,175
Amador County, CA $587 $729 $986 $1,308 $1,592 38,091
Chico, CA MSA Metro $527 $660 $870 $1,242 $1,541 220,000
Calaveras County, CA $642 $699 $882 $1,300 $1,562 45,578
Colusa County, CA $569 $573 $775 $1,142 $1,373 21,419
Del Norte County, CA $613 $617 $835 $1,230 $1,343 28,610
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $676 $806 $1,012 $1,491 $1,792 181,058
Fresno, CA MSA Metro $649 $676 $853 $1,199 $1,399 930,450
Glenn County, CA $570 $574 $777 $1,121 $1,376 28,122
Humboldt County, CA $630 $692 $933 $1,375 $1,600 134,623
El Centro, CA MSA Metro $476 $579 $748 $1,102 $1,325 174,528
Inyo County, CA $728 $758 $901 $1,328 $1,596 18,546
Bakersfield-Delano, CA MSA Metro $631 $636 $832 $1,220 $1,474 839,631
Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA Metro $504 $596 $807 $1,147 $1,206 152,982
Lake County, CA $626 $630 $853 $1,257 $1,270 64,665
Lassen County, CA $646 $683 $924 $1,292 $1,297 34,895
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $913 $1,103 $1,424 $1,926 $2,145 9,818,605
Madera-Chowchilla, CA MSA Metro $647 $651 $881 $1,280 $1,404 150,865
San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,256 $1,635 $2,062 $2,801 $3,386 252,409
Mariposa County, CA $611 $621 $840 $1,046 $1,356 18,251
Mendocino County, CA $811 $869 $1,147 $1,580 $1,910 87,841
Merced, CA MSA Metro $498 $577 $759 $1,118 $1,344 255,793
Modoc County, CA $468 $542 $643 $948 $1,131 9,686
Mono County, CA $842 $962 $1,141 $1,421 $1,842 14,202
Salinas, CA MSA Metro $879 $987 $1,244 $1,814 $2,029 415,057
Napa, CA MSA Metro $902 $1,131 $1,513 $2,159 $2,166 136,484
Nevada County, CA $1,016 $1,023 $1,355 $1,997 $2,309 98,764
Orange County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,117 $1,283 $1,608 $2,250 $2,505 3,010,232
Plumas County, CA $512 $636 $861 $1,072 $1,416 20,007
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA Metro $788 $908 $1,153 $1,629 $1,987 2,189,641
San Benito County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $761 $945 $1,279 $1,885 $2,265 55,269
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA MSA Metro $964 $1,060 $1,390 $2,021 $2,462 3,095,313
Stockton, CA MSA Metro $605 $721 $946 $1,394 $1,675 685,306
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA MSA Metro $877 $1,014 $1,309 $1,929 $2,011 269,637
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA MSA Metro $1,060 $1,218 $1,460 $1,951 $2,259 423,895
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,213 $1,419 $1,809 $2,551 $2,892 1,781,642
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA Metro $1,073 $1,298 $1,756 $2,263 $2,525 262,382
Redding, CA MSA Metro $702 $722 $907 $1,337 $1,490 177,223
Sierra County, CA $757 $769 $1,040 $1,533 $1,679 3,240
Siskiyou County, CA $522 $622 $794 $1,158 $1,303 44,900
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA MSA Metro $765 $964 $1,207 $1,779 $2,115 413,344
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA Metro $898 $1,047 $1,370 $2,019 $2,367 483,878
Modesto, CA MSA Metro $583 $720 $923 $1,360 $1,578 514,453
Yuba City, CA MSA Metro $551 $664 $850 $1,228 $1,454 94,737
Tehama County, CA $467 $580 $785 $1,107 $1,269 63,463
Trinity County, CA $551 $554 $741 $1,092 $1,312 13,786
Visalia-Porterville, CA MSA Metro $577 $592 $771 $1,136 $1,321 442,179
Tuolumne County, CA $580 $704 $952 $1,403 $1,408 55,365
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA Metro $969 $1,158 $1,555 $2,148 $2,486 823,318
Yolo, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $757 $818 $1,105 $1,628 $1,899 200,849

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