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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in California:
$1,374 $1,499 $1,879 $2,538 $2,939
Studio / Efficiency 1-Bedroom 2-Bedroom 3-Bedroom 4-Bedroom
0-BR 1-BR 2-BR 3-BR 4-BR

California (4) has the 5th highest rent in the country out of 56 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in California ranges from $1,054 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Modoc County, CA to $4,223 for a 2-bedroom unit in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA.

For FY 2025, the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA (Santa Cruz County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $3,056 per month and $5,605 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 $1,879 per month.

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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 $1,937 $2,201 $2,682 $3,432 $4,077 0
Alpine County, CA $1,003 $1,101 $1,445 $2,025 $2,396 0
Amador County, CA $1,253 $1,260 $1,493 $2,084 $2,507 0
Chico, CA MSA Metro $1,069 $1,126 $1,466 $2,054 $2,462 0
Calaveras County, CA $989 $1,086 $1,425 $1,997 $2,195 0
Colusa County, CA $915 $921 $1,208 $1,625 $1,631 0
Del Norte County, CA $869 $1,086 $1,253 $1,756 $2,104 0
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,679 $1,777 $2,206 $2,992 $3,455 0
Fresno, CA MSA Metro $1,210 $1,217 $1,505 $2,109 $2,415 0
Glenn County, CA $841 $935 $1,227 $1,631 $2,060 0
Humboldt County, CA $1,065 $1,132 $1,478 $2,071 $2,482 0
El Centro, CA MSA Metro $940 $1,056 $1,371 $1,873 $2,287 0
Inyo County, CA $978 $1,254 $1,426 $1,734 $2,365 0
Bakersfield, CA MSA Metro $1,058 $1,064 $1,380 $1,934 $2,317 0
Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA Metro $1,151 $1,158 $1,445 $2,025 $2,427 0
Lake County, CA $1,053 $1,060 $1,390 $1,948 $2,334 0
Lassen County, CA $819 $910 $1,194 $1,673 $2,005 0
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,856 $2,081 $2,625 $3,335 $3,698 0
Madera, CA MSA Metro $1,099 $1,106 $1,433 $2,008 $2,293 0
San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $2,275 $2,780 $3,318 $4,138 $4,399 0
Mariposa County, CA $928 $1,119 $1,338 $1,875 $2,247 0
Mendocino County, CA $1,173 $1,220 $1,601 $2,243 $2,688 0
Merced, CA MSA Metro $1,071 $1,227 $1,509 $2,081 $2,534 0
Modoc County, CA $731 $886 $1,054 $1,270 $1,748 0
Mono County, CA $1,036 $1,348 $1,493 $2,092 $2,476 0
Salinas, CA MSA Metro $2,414 $2,479 $2,982 $4,025 $4,383 0
Napa, CA MSA Metro $1,915 $2,128 $2,792 $3,636 $4,144 0
Nevada County, CA $1,352 $1,361 $1,785 $2,501 $2,997 0
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $2,352 $2,454 $2,903 $3,927 $4,693 0
Plumas County, CA $904 $1,005 $1,318 $1,847 $1,883 0
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA Metro $1,776 $1,852 $2,306 $3,079 $3,745 0
San Benito County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,799 $1,999 $2,623 $3,655 $4,046 0
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA MSA Metro $2,145 $2,328 $2,881 $3,852 $4,690 0
Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA Metro $1,248 $1,363 $1,736 $2,433 $2,915 0
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA MSA Metro $1,478 $1,643 $2,156 $2,879 $3,262 0
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA MSA Metro $2,097 $2,386 $2,695 $3,597 $4,076 0
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $2,608 $2,975 $3,446 $4,477 $4,878 0
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA Metro $3,056 $3,221 $4,223 $5,256 $5,605 0
Redding, CA MSA Metro $1,151 $1,229 $1,613 $2,260 $2,709 0
Sierra County, CA $1,003 $1,101 $1,445 $2,025 $2,396 0
Siskiyou County, CA $924 $930 $1,201 $1,683 $1,834 0
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA MSA Metro $1,724 $1,894 $2,420 $3,234 $3,663 0
Santa Rosa, CA MSA Metro $1,537 $1,709 $2,242 $3,062 $3,240 0
Modesto, CA MSA Metro $1,130 $1,209 $1,566 $2,194 $2,549 0
Yuba City, CA MSA Metro $1,195 $1,197 $1,522 $2,133 $2,556 0
Tehama County, CA $926 $1,030 $1,351 $1,778 $2,229 0
Trinity County, CA $777 $854 $1,120 $1,569 $1,708 0
Visalia-Porterville, CA MSA Metro $1,082 $1,089 $1,429 $1,967 $2,272 0
Tuolumne County, CA $987 $1,123 $1,439 $1,891 $2,416 0
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA Metro $1,871 $2,147 $2,569 $3,505 $4,080 0
Yolo, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,602 $1,613 $2,116 $2,944 $3,299 0

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