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Placer County, CA
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Found 30 ZIPs
BRFMR
Eff. Rent
0 BR$1,120 – $2,620$1,120 – $2,510
1 BR$1,230 – $2,750$1,230 – $2,630
2 BR$1,540 – $3,380$1,540 – $3,230
3 BR$2,180 – $4,500$2,180 – $4,300
4 BR$2,530 – $5,190$2,530 – $4,830
5 BR$4,129
6 BR$4,748
7 BR$5,460
8 BR$6,279

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Market Alignment

FMR / market rent by bedroom.

Studio
Studio- 1 ZIP
0.59ratio
FMR$1,880
Market$3,170
vs market-$1,290

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

Studio- 2 ZIPs
0.65-0.66ratio range
Median FMR$1,835
Median Market$2,815
vs market-$980

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

2
Studio- 1 ZIP
0.72ratio
FMR$1,360
Market$1,890
vs market-$530

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

Studio- 2 ZIPs
0.82-0.83ratio range
Median FMR$1,500
Median Market$1,820
vs market-$320

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

2
Studio- 2 ZIPs
0.88-0.89ratio range
Median FMR$1,525
Median Market$1,730
vs market-$205

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

2
Studio- 3 ZIPs
0.92-0.94ratio range
Median FMR$1,690
Median Market$1,820
vs market-$130

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

3
Studio- 1 ZIP
0.96ratio
FMR$1,800
Market$1,880
vs market-$80

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

Studio- 3 ZIPs
1.06-1.07ratio range
Median FMR$2,020
Median Market$1,880
vs market+$140

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

3
Studio- 1 ZIP
1.10ratio
FMR$1,950
Market$1,770
vs market+$180

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

Studio- 2 ZIPs
1.22-1.23ratio range
Median FMR$2,130
Median Market$1,735
vs market+$395

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

2
Studio- 3 ZIPs
1.36-1.46ratio range
Median FMR$2,310
Median Market$1,700
vs market+$610

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

3
0.59-1.46
1 BR
1 BR- 2 ZIPs
0.56-0.60ratio range
Median FMR$1,700
Median Market$2,940
vs market-$1,240

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

2
1 BR- 2 ZIPs
0.67ratio range
Median FMR$1,940
Median Market$2,885
vs market-$945

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

2
1 BR- 1 ZIP
0.73ratio
FMR$1,580
Market$2,160
vs market-$580

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

1 BR- 3 ZIPs
0.83-0.85ratio range
Median FMR$1,580
Median Market$1,870
vs market-$290

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

3
1 BR- 3 ZIPs
0.87-0.89ratio range
Median FMR$1,670
Median Market$1,920
vs market-$250

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

3
1 BR- 2 ZIPs
0.92-0.94ratio range
Median FMR$2,015
Median Market$2,165
vs market-$150

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

2
1 BR- 1 ZIP
0.97ratio
FMR$2,050
Market$2,110
vs market-$60

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

1 BR- 2 ZIPs
1.03-1.05ratio range
Median FMR$2,125
Median Market$2,035
vs market+$90

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

2
1 BR- 1 ZIP
1.08ratio
FMR$2,260
Market$2,100
vs market+$160

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

1 BR- 2 ZIPs
1.22ratio range
Median FMR$2,280
Median Market$1,870
vs market+$410

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

2
1 BR- 1 ZIP
1.28ratio
FMR$2,420
Market$1,890
vs market+$530

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

1 BR- 1 ZIP
1.37ratio
FMR$2,750
Market$2,010
vs market+$740

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

0.56-1.37
2 BR
2 BR- 4 ZIPs
0.56-0.64ratio range
Median FMR$2,180
Median Market$3,690
vs market-$1,510

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

4
2 BR- 1 ZIP
0.76ratio
FMR$1,860
Market$2,450
vs market-$590

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

2 BR- 1 ZIP
0.81ratio
FMR$2,520
Market$3,110
vs market-$590

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

2 BR- 3 ZIPs
0.84-0.85ratio range
Median FMR$2,180
Median Market$2,580
vs market-$400

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

3
2 BR- 1 ZIP
0.87ratio
FMR$2,320
Market$2,660
vs market-$340

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

2 BR- 2 ZIPs
0.95ratio range
Median FMR$1,975
Median Market$2,085
vs market-$110

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

2
2 BR- 1 ZIP
0.99ratio
FMR$2,050
Market$2,080
vs market-$30

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

2 BR- 3 ZIPs
1.08-1.10ratio range
Median FMR$2,780
Median Market$2,580
vs market+$200

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

3
2 BR- 1 ZIP
1.12ratio
FMR$2,780
Market$2,490
vs market+$290

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

2 BR- 1 ZIP
1.15ratio
FMR$2,610
Market$2,260
vs market+$350

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

2 BR- 2 ZIPs
1.22-1.23ratio range
Median FMR$2,865
Median Market$2,345
vs market+$520

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

2
2 BR- 1 ZIP
1.36ratio
FMR$3,380
Market$2,480
vs market+$900

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

0.56-1.36
3 BR
3 BR- 1 ZIP
0.59ratio
FMR$2,340
Market$3,980
vs market-$1,640

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

3 BR- 1 ZIP
0.65ratio
FMR$2,580
Market$3,960
vs market-$1,380

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

3 BR- 1 ZIP
0.69ratio
FMR$3,220
Market$4,670
vs market-$1,450

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

3 BR- 1 ZIP
0.83ratio
FMR$3,910
Market$4,730
vs market-$820

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

3 BR- 2 ZIPs
0.88ratio range
Median FMR$3,350
Median Market$3,800
vs market-$450

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

3 BR- 2 ZIPs
0.91-0.93ratio range
Median FMR$2,635
Median Market$2,865
vs market-$230

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

3 BR- 2 ZIPs
0.98ratio range
Median FMR$2,740
Median Market$2,805
vs market-$65

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

3 BR- 3 ZIPs
0.99-1.02ratio range
Median FMR$2,750
Median Market$2,770
vs market-$20

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

3
3 BR- 1 ZIP
1.28ratio
FMR$3,540
Market$2,770
vs market+$770

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

3 BR- 2 ZIPs
1.33-1.35ratio range
Median FMR$3,660
Median Market$2,735
vs market+$925

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

3 BR- 5 ZIPs
1.40-1.56ratio range
Median FMR$3,700
Median Market$2,650
vs market+$1,050

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

5
0.59-1.56
4 BR
4 BR- 1 ZIP
0.51ratio
FMR$2,700
Market$5,250
vs market-$2,550

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

4 BR- 1 ZIP
0.66ratio
FMR$2,980
Market$4,500
vs market-$1,520

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

4 BR- 1 ZIP
0.77ratio
FMR$3,710
Market$4,800
vs market-$1,090

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

4 BR- 1 ZIP
0.88ratio
FMR$2,930
Market$3,320
vs market-$390

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

4 BR- 5 ZIPs
0.90-0.93ratio range
Median FMR$3,870
Median Market$4,180
vs market-$310

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

5
4 BR- 1 ZIP
0.96ratio
FMR$3,220
Market$3,340
vs market-$120

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

4 BR- 2 ZIPs
0.99-1.01ratio range
Median FMR$3,160
Median Market$3,160
vs market+$0

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

4 BR- 1 ZIP
1.03ratio
FMR$3,560
Market$3,460
vs market+$100

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

4 BR- 1 ZIP
1.22ratio
FMR$4,090
Market$3,360
vs market+$730

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

4 BR- 1 ZIP
1.35ratio
FMR$4,040
Market$3,000
vs market+$1,040

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

4 BR- 6 ZIPs
1.35-1.51ratio range
Median FMR$4,335
Median Market$3,035
vs market+$1,300

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

6
0.51-1.51
0.700.800.901.001.101.201.30aligned range

Voucher alignment varies significantly by bedroom size in this area.

Historical
FY 2022-2026

Data freshness

FMR
FY2026
Market rent
last ~365 days
About this result(HUD FMR/SAFMR details)

This page shows HUD Fair Market Rent data for Placer County, CA (CA) for FY 2026. Fair Market Rent (FMR) is a HUD benchmark used to determine payment standards for programs like the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program.

Values are shown for 0–4 bedroom units. In some metro areas HUD publishes Small Area FMR (SAFMR) at the ZIP-code level; otherwise the county/metropolitan-area FMR applies. This result is labeled SAFMR based on HUD's designation for the area and the available data.

Tip: use these numbers as a starting point and confirm local program rules (payment standards may differ from HUD's published FMR). If you're comparing neighborhoods, SAFMR ZIP ranges can highlight variation within the same county.

Placer County, CA fair market rent and Section 8 rent limits

The FY 2026 HUD Small Area Fair Market Rent (SAFMR) page for Placer County, CA shows monthly rent limits by bedroom size for Housing Choice Voucher and Section 8 comparisons. The 2 bedroom fair market rent is $2,320 and the 4 bedroom fair market rent is $3,590.

Use this page for searches like Placer County, CA FMR, Placer County, CA fair market rent, and Placer County, CA Section 8 payment standards. Local housing authorities can set payment standards above or below published HUD FMR, so confirm program rules before underwriting a property.

FY 2026 Fair Market Rent by bedroom size for Placer County, CA
Bedroom sizeHUD FMR
Studio$1,785
1 bedroom$1,880
2 bedroom$2,320
3 bedroom$3,120
4 bedroom$3,590