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HUD Fair Market Rent · FY 2027

Fair Market Rent in California by county (FY 2027)

California has 58 counties, and HUD sets a Fair Market Rent for every one of them. For FY 2027 the median two-bedroom is $1,725. The highest is Santa Cruz County at $4,254, the lowest Modoc County at $1,084.

Median 2BR

$1,725

Highest 2BR

$4,254

Santa Cruz County

Lowest 2BR

$1,084

Modoc County

Counties

58

37 in metro areas

37 of the 58 counties sit inside a HUD metro area and share that metro's rate. The other 21 get a county rate built from their own rents. The California median of $1,725 is about 62% above the national median county ($1,063). HUD also publishes ZIP-level Small Area FMRs covering 58 of the 58 counties, which is where the real variation shows up. Pick a county below for the full studio-to-four-bedroom table, payment standard ranges and ZIP rates.

The median two-bedroom moved up 2% from FY 2026. 30 counties went up, 28 went down, and the rest held.

Fair Market Rent by county

County
Area
Studio
1 BR
2 BR
3 BR
4 BR
YoY
Population
Santa Cruz CountyMetro$3,230$3,390$4,254$5,531$5,748+0.9%264,926
Marin CountyMetro$2,574$3,003$3,697$4,832$5,439+2.6%257,969
San Francisco CountyMetro$2,574$3,003$3,697$4,832$5,439+2.6%830,235
San Mateo CountyMetro$2,574$3,003$3,697$4,832$5,439+2.6%742,340
Napa CountyMetro$2,350$2,580$3,375$4,201$5,094+21.7%134,869
Santa Clara CountyMetro$2,458$2,778$3,272$4,396$4,688-6.1%1,902,047
Santa Barbara CountyMetro$2,479$2,711$3,106$3,990$4,557-0.6%443,701
Orange CountyMetro$2,580$2,610$3,057$4,153$4,964-5.5%3,165,820
San Benito CountyMetro$2,279$2,296$3,004$4,160$4,555+3.5%67,290
Los Angeles CountyMetro$2,151$2,402$2,964$3,760$4,208+14.0%9,808,667
San Diego CountyMetro$2,192$2,335$2,823$3,743$4,526-5.9%3,288,774
Sonoma CountyMetro$1,980$2,155$2,819$3,903$4,295-0.3%485,040
Alameda CountyMetro$2,088$2,290$2,805$3,592$4,250-3.7%1,649,473
Contra Costa CountyMetro$2,088$2,290$2,805$3,592$4,250-3.7%1,165,012
San Luis Obispo CountyMetro$1,894$2,079$2,720$3,634$4,208+8.3%281,555
Ventura CountyMetro$1,827$2,035$2,424$3,287$3,816-10.0%837,469
Monterey CountyMetro$1,956$2,009$2,416$3,261$3,551-10.0%437,613
Solano CountyMetro$1,706$1,876$2,342$3,053$3,483+7.5%451,918
El Dorado CountyMetro$1,742$1,793$2,201$2,887$3,329-2.4%192,662
Placer CountyMetro$1,742$1,793$2,201$2,887$3,329-2.4%419,156
Sacramento CountyMetro$1,742$1,793$2,201$2,887$3,329-2.4%1,594,006
Yolo CountyMetro$1,659$1,670$2,135$2,956$3,095+1.5%220,564
Riverside CountyMetro$1,605$1,705$2,103$2,771$3,336-4.5%2,478,600
San Bernardino CountyMetro$1,605$1,705$2,103$2,771$3,336-4.5%2,197,104
San Joaquin CountyMetro$1,525$1,628$2,015$2,790$3,368+15.7%797,334
Mono CountyRural$1,342$1,550$1,927$2,374$3,185+15.0%13,148
Nevada CountyRural$1,313$1,441$1,885$2,610$3,151+4.0%102,481
Stanislaus CountyMetro$1,276$1,378$1,803$2,410$2,827+2.6%553,990
Amador CountyRural$1,373$1,381$1,765$2,219$2,568+3.9%41,428
Fresno CountyMetro$1,354$1,363$1,685$2,333$2,671+1.3%1,016,725
Mendocino CountyRural$1,209$1,287$1,683$2,330$2,610-1.8%90,244
Kern CountyMetro$1,265$1,273$1,656$2,293$2,768+11.7%915,075
Lake CountyRural$1,233$1,235$1,616$2,238$2,701+4.3%68,152
Tuolumne CountyRural$1,116$1,271$1,603$2,082$2,679+0.9%54,498
Sutter CountyMetro$1,159$1,367$1,600$2,216$2,674+3.2%98,857
Yuba CountyMetro$1,159$1,367$1,600$2,216$2,674+3.2%84,507
Shasta CountyMetro$1,201$1,209$1,581$2,189$2,643-0.6%181,436
Humboldt CountyRural$1,122$1,188$1,554$2,152$2,597+0.3%134,541
Calaveras CountyRural$1,109$1,172$1,533$2,123$2,224-0.6%46,248
Alpine CountyRural$1,063$1,167$1,526$2,113$2,522-0.2%1,616
Sierra CountyRural$1,063$1,167$1,526$2,113$2,522-0.2%2,746
Merced CountyMetro$1,200$1,262$1,517$2,087$2,477+0.9%290,201
Kings CountyMetro$1,175$1,183$1,512$2,094$2,467+2.9%153,298
Butte CountyMetro$1,064$1,190$1,509$2,090$2,522-7.1%207,929
Mariposa CountyRural$1,035$1,147$1,486$2,058$2,196+2.2%17,082
Inyo CountyRural$1,020$1,346$1,465$1,996$2,449-3.2%18,739
Madera CountyMetro$1,264$1,272$1,460$2,022$2,440+6.1%160,940
Tulare CountyMetro$1,101$1,108$1,450$1,995$2,338-1.6%478,693
Plumas CountyRural$990$1,087$1,422$1,883$1,966+0.8%19,423
Del Norte CountyRural$979$1,292$1,406$1,947$2,322+2.6%27,107
Glenn CountyRural$948$1,040$1,361$1,867$2,251-0.1%28,494
Tehama CountyRural$948$1,040$1,361$1,885$2,275-0.1%65,167
Imperial CountyMetro$938$1,030$1,347$1,819$2,251-1.1%180,202
Colusa CountyRural$1,073$1,080$1,344$1,861$2,221+2.9%21,984
Siskiyou CountyRural$953$959$1,254$1,736$1,984+0.4%43,466
Lassen CountyRural$884$1,046$1,248$1,728$2,086-2.4%30,356
Trinity CountyRural$803$881$1,153$1,510$1,515-4.1%15,860
Modoc CountyRural$755$856$1,084$1,501$1,792-2.2%8,600

58 counties. HUD publishes studio through 4 bedroom rates. Tap a county for payment standards, ZIP-level rates and income needed.

Questions people ask

It depends on the county. For FY 2027 the median two-bedroom FMR across California's 58 counties is $1,725, ranging from $1,084 in Modoc County to $4,254 in Santa Cruz County. Every county's full table is linked on this page.

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