93103
ZIPSAFMR
Santa Barbara County, CA
BRFMR
Eff. Rent
0 BR$2,830$2,830
1 BR$3,160$3,160
2 BR$3,600$3,600
3 BR$4,700$4,700
4 BR$5,350$5,350
5 BR$6,152
6 BR$7,075
7 BR$8,137
8 BR$9,357

Market Alignment

How HUD fair market rents align with the state of the rental market.

Studio
Studio
0.82ratio
FMR$2,830
Market$3,470
vs market-$640

FMR falls below market. Section 8 income will likely be below what private tenants pay in this area.

0.82
1 BR
1 BR
0.87ratio
FMR$3,160
Market$3,650
vs market-$490

FMR falls below market. Section 8 income will likely be below what private tenants pay in this area.

0.87
2 BR
2 BR
0.59ratio
FMR$3,600
Market$6,090
vs market-$2,490

FMR falls below market. Section 8 income will likely be below what private tenants pay in this area.

0.59
3 BR
3 BR
0.60ratio
FMR$4,700
Market$7,790
vs market-$3,090

FMR falls below market. Section 8 income will likely be below what private tenants pay in this area.

0.60
4 BR
4 BR
0.46ratio
FMR$5,350
Market$11,580
vs market-$6,230

FMR falls below market. Section 8 income will likely be below what private tenants pay in this area.

0.46
0.700.800.901.001.101.201.30aligned range

Voucher rents are below market for all bedroom sizes.

Bedroom curve

Historical
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Data indexed

FMR
FY2026
Market rent
last ~365 days

Purchase Price Calculator

Maximum purchase price
$473,042
Rent
$3,600
Down payment
$94,608
Loan
$378,434
Mortgage
$2,392
Expenses
$1,008
Market inputs
About this result(HUD FMR/SAFMR details)

This page shows HUD Fair Market Rent data for 93103 (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.