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California (CA)

STATESAFMR
Found 2404 ZIPs

State Median Investment Score

71Below average

095130300
BRRent
0 BR$755 - $3,390Median: $1,956
1 BR$856 - $3,790Median: $2,079
2 BR$1,084 - $4,480Median: $2,640
3 BR$1,501 - $5,990Median: $3,450
4 BR$1,515 - $6,780Median: $3,930

Market Alignment

Studio
284
0.38-3.39
1 BR
302
0.47-2.04
2 BR
294
0.41-1.59
3 BR
287
0.37-1.82
4 BR
278
0.29-2.14
0.701.001.30aligned range

Bedroom curve

Counties

Ranked by Investment Score (vs state median)

1Kings County
12980.7%
2Kern County
12068.6%
3Lassen County
11560.8%
4Fresno County
9938.7%
5San Bernardino County
9938.4%
6Shasta County
9026.1%
7Riverside County
9025.8%
8Tulare County
9025.5%
9Lake County
8924.4%
10Sacramento County
8722.0%
11Imperial County
8721.2%
12Tehama County
8518.8%
13San Joaquin County
8316.0%
14Modoc County
8315.7%
15El Dorado County
8214.9%
16Tuolumne County
8113.5%
17Butte County
789.5%
18Ventura County
777.9%
19Merced County
777.8%
20Yuba County
766.6%
21Solano County
766.4%
22Siskiyou County
766.2%
23Placer County
755.2%
24Sonoma County
754.4%
25Los Angeles County
743.5%
26Stanislaus County
721.4%
27Sutter County
710.0%
28San Diego County
701.3%
29Mendocino County
693.1%
30Colusa County
693.6%
31Del Norte County
693.6%
32Nevada County
694.0%
33Sierra County
684.5%
34Plumas County
685.1%
35Mariposa County
675.6%
36Glenn County
676.1%
37Mono County
668.1%
38Humboldt County
6410.0%
39Madera County
6311.2%
40Santa Cruz County
6312.1%
41Yolo County
6213.5%
42Monterey County
6114.3%
43San Benito County
6015.4%
44Calaveras County
6016.0%
45San Luis Obispo County
5917.1%
46Napa County
5819.0%
47Trinity County
5819.2%
48Inyo County
5719.9%
49Amador County
5621.4%
50Contra Costa County
5523.1%
51Santa Barbara County
5129.2%
52Orange County
4734.8%
53Santa Clara County
4636.0%
54Alpine County
4636.1%
55Marin County
4537.3%
56San Mateo County
4438.7%
57Alameda County
4142.2%
58San Francisco County
3748.6%

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California fair market rent by county, FY 2027

HUD's FY 2027 fair market rents cover 58 counties in California. The median county two-bedroom FMR is $1,725. That is up 2.3% from $1,687 in FY 2026. Two-bedroom FMRs run from $1,084 in Modoc County to $4,254 in Santa Cruz County. 30 HUD metropolitan FMR areas cover 37 of those counties; each county in the same metro area shares one FMR. 909 ZIP codes in 5 metro areas must use Small Area FMRs, so voucher payment standards there are set by ZIP code.

Two-bedroom FMR by county

FY 2027 two-bedroom fair market rent by county in California
County2BRChange
Santa Cruz County$4,254+0.9%
Marin County$3,697+2.6%
San Francisco County$3,697+2.6%
San Mateo County$3,697+2.6%
Napa County$3,375+21.7%
Santa Clara County$3,272−6.1%
Santa Barbara County$3,106−0.6%
Orange County$3,057−5.5%
San Benito County$3,004+3.5%
Los Angeles County$2,964+14.0%
San Diego County$2,823−5.9%
Sonoma County$2,819−0.3%
Alameda County$2,805−3.7%
Contra Costa County$2,805−3.7%
San Luis Obispo County$2,720+8.3%
Ventura County$2,424−10.0%
Monterey County$2,416−10.0%
Solano County$2,342+7.5%
El Dorado County$2,201−2.4%
Placer County$2,201−2.4%
Sacramento County$2,201−2.4%
Yolo County$2,135+1.5%
Riverside County$2,103−4.5%
San Bernardino County$2,103−4.5%
San Joaquin County$2,015+15.7%
Mono County$1,927+15.0%
Nevada County$1,885+4.0%
Stanislaus County$1,803+2.6%
Amador County$1,765+3.9%
Fresno County$1,685+1.3%
Mendocino County$1,683−1.8%
Kern County$1,656+11.7%
Lake County$1,616+4.3%
Tuolumne County$1,603+0.9%
Sutter County$1,600+3.2%
Yuba County$1,600+3.2%
Shasta County$1,581−0.6%
Humboldt County$1,554+0.3%
Calaveras County$1,533−0.6%
Alpine County$1,526−0.2%
Sierra County$1,526−0.2%
Merced County$1,517+0.9%
Kings County$1,512+2.9%
Butte County$1,509−7.1%
Mariposa County$1,486+2.2%
Inyo County$1,465−3.2%
Madera County$1,460+6.1%
Tulare County$1,450−1.6%
Plumas County$1,422+0.8%
Del Norte County$1,406+2.6%
Glenn County$1,361−0.1%
Tehama County$1,361−0.1%
Imperial County$1,347−1.1%
Colusa County$1,344+2.9%
Siskiyou County$1,254+0.4%
Lassen County$1,248−2.4%
Trinity County$1,153−4.1%
Modoc County$1,084−2.2%

HUD metro FMR areas

FY 2027 two-bedroom fair market rent by HUD metro area in California
Metro areaCounties2BR
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA1$4,254
San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area3$3,697
Napa, CA MSA1$3,375
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HUD Metro FMR Area1$3,272
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA MSA1$3,106
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA HUD Metro FMR Area1$3,057
San Benito County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area1$3,004
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area1$2,964
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA MSA1$2,823
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA1$2,819
Oakland-Fremont, CA HUD Metro FMR Area2$2,805
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA MSA1$2,720
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA1$2,424
Salinas, CA MSA1$2,416
Vallejo, CA MSA1$2,342
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA HUD Metro FMR Area3$2,201
Yolo, CA HUD Metro FMR Area1$2,135
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA2$2,103
Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA1$2,015
Modesto, CA MSA1$1,803
Fresno, CA HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,685
Bakersfield-Delano, CA MSA1$1,656
Yuba City, CA MSA2$1,600
Redding, CA MSA1$1,581
Merced, CA MSA1$1,517
Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA1$1,512
Chico, CA MSA1$1,509
Madera County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,460
Visalia, CA MSA1$1,450
El Centro, CA MSA1$1,347

Questions about California rents

What is the fair market rent in California?

HUD sets fair market rents by metro area and county, not statewide. For FY 2027 the median county two-bedroom FMR in California is $1,725. Look up the county or ZIP code to see the value that applies to a specific property.

Which California counties have the highest fair market rent?

For FY 2027, the highest two-bedroom FMRs are in Santa Cruz County ($4,254), Marin County ($3,697), San Francisco County ($3,697).

Does California use Small Area Fair Market Rents?

Yes, in part. HUD requires Small Area FMRs in 909 ZIP codes across 5 metro areas, led by the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area; San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA MSA; Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA HUD Metro FMR Area. Elsewhere, housing authorities use the metro or county FMR unless they choose to adopt Small Area FMRs.

Source: HUD FY 2027 Fair Market Rents. Change compares each county's two-bedroom FMR with FY 2026.

Data source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Fiscal Year 2027