How much will Section 8 pay for rent in Solano County?

Up to the housing authority's payment standard, which it sets between 90% and 110% of FMR. For a two-bedroom that's $1,960 to $2,396. The voucher covers the gap between that standard and about 30% of the tenant's income, and it never pays more than the unit would rent for without a voucher.

Why does my ZIP code show a different Fair Market Rent than Solano County?

HUD publishes a second set of numbers, Small Area FMRs, for individual ZIP codes. In Solano those run from $1,580 to $3,270 for a two-bedroom. Housing authorities in metros HUD has designated for Small Area FMRs use the ZIP rate. The rest use the county rate. Your PHA can tell you which one applies.

When do the next Fair Market Rents for Solano County come out?

HUD usually publishes the new fiscal year's rates in late August or September, and they take effect October 1. This page updates as soon as the new California figures are loaded.

What is the FY 2027 Fair Market Rent for Solano County?

$2,342 for a two-bedroom, effective October 1, 2026. Studio $1,706, one bedroom $1,876, three $3,053, four $3,483.

HUD Fair Market Rent · FY 2026 · Effective Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026

Fair Market Rent in Solano County, California (FY 2026)

$2,178 a month. That's HUD's FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Solano County, and it's the baseline every voucher in Solano is measured against.

Two-bedroom FMR

$2,178

-10.0% from FY 2025

Payment standard

$1,960–$2,396

90% to 110% of the FMR, two-bedroom

Income to afford

$87,120

a year, with rent at 30% of income

Rank in California

23rd of 58

by two-bedroom FMR, highest first

FY 2027

HUD has already published FY 2027. On October 1, 2026 the two-bedroom rate in Solano moves to $2,342. That's up 8%. The full FY 2027 table is in the history section below.

FY 2026 Fair Market Rents

Payment standard is the 90% to 110% band a housing authority can set. Income needed puts rent at 30% of gross income, and the hourly wage assumes a 40-hour week.

Bedrooms	FMR	Payment standard	Income needed	Hourly wage	vs FY 2025
Studio	$1,567	$1,410–$1,724	$62,680	$30.13/hr	-9.1%
1 bedroom	$1,705	$1,535–$1,876	$68,200	$32.79/hr	-10.0%
2 bedroom	$2,178	$1,960–$2,396	$87,120	$41.88/hr	-10.0%
3 bedroom	$2,911	$2,620–$3,202	$116,440	$55.98/hr	-10.0%
4 bedroom	$3,297	$2,967–$3,627	$131,880	$63.40/hr	-10.0%

Five to eight bedrooms (PropMetrics estimates)

HUD stops at four bedrooms. These add 15% of the four-bedroom rent per extra bedroom. It's our estimate, not a HUD number.

Bedrooms	Estimated FMR	Payment standard
5 bedroom Estimate	$3,792	$3,413–$4,171
6 bedroom Estimate	$4,286	$3,857–$4,715
7 bedroom Estimate	$4,781	$4,303–$5,259
8 bedroom Estimate	$5,275	$4,748–$5,803

Source: HUD Office of Policy Development and Research, FY 2026 Fair Market Rents. Rents include utilities. huduser.gov

Market check

HUD's number is one input. What does a two-bedroom in Solano actually rent for?

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What a voucher pays here

The voucher doesn't pay the FMR itself. It pays the payment standard. Housing authorities set it anywhere from 90% to 110% of FMR, which puts a two-bedroom standard in Solano somewhere between $1,960 and $2,396. The tenant pays roughly 30% of their income, the voucher covers the rest up to the standard, and the PHA won't approve a rent above what comparable unassisted units get.

$2,178 a month is affordable, by HUD's 30% rule, on an income of roughly $87,120 a year. Put another way, $42 an hour full time.

Worked example for a two-bedroom renting at the payment standard. The tenant pays 30% of monthly income and the voucher covers the rest.

Monthly household income	Tenant pays (30%)	Voucher pays at 90%$1,960	Voucher pays at 100%$2,178	Voucher pays at 110%$2,396
$2,500	$750	$1,210	$1,428	$1,646
$4,000	$1,200	$760	$978	$1,196

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Rate history

The two-bedroom rate went down 10% from FY 2025 ($2,420) to FY 2026 ($2,178). Since FY 2020 it's up 37% in total, about 5.4% a year. The California median moved up 9% over the same year.

Fiscal year	Studio	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR	4 BR	2BR change
FY 2020	$1,124	$1,318	$1,589	$2,292	$2,790	—
FY 2021	$1,190	$1,351	$1,617	$2,314	$2,800	+1.8%
FY 2022	$1,232	$1,408	$1,677	$2,382	$2,870	+3.7%
FY 2023	$1,428	$1,620	$1,963	$2,790	$3,266	+17.1%
FY 2024	$1,652	$1,853	$2,308	$3,199	$3,643	+17.6%
FY 2025	$1,724	$1,894	$2,420	$3,234	$3,663	+4.9%
FY 2026In effect	$1,567	$1,705	$2,178	$2,911	$3,297	-10.0%
FY 2027From Oct 1, 2026	$1,706	$1,876	$2,342	$3,053	$3,483	+7.5%

About this rate

Fair Market Rent is HUD's estimate of what a modest, decent unit rents for in an area, utilities included. It's set once a year and runs October to September. For FY 2026 that's October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. In Solano, that runs from $1,567 for a studio up to $3,297 for four bedrooms, all five rates in the table above.

Solano is its own HUD metro area (Vallejo, CA), so the rate here is set from rents inside the county rather than a wider region.

Among California's 58 counties, Solano ranks 23rd for two-bedroom FMR. That's about 29% above the state median of $1,687 and about 114% above the national median county at $1,018. About 450,995 people live here, 19th in the state.

Rates by ZIP code

Zoom in and the picture changes. HUD's Small Area FMRs put a two-bedroom at $1,580 in 94571 (Rio Vista) and $3,270 in 94592 (Vallejo), with the 16 ZIP codes in between. Housing authorities in HUD-designated metros use those ZIP rates instead of the county rate. Everywhere else the ZIP numbers show where rents actually sit, and the county rate stays the official standard.

ZIP	City	2BR rate	vs county
94510	Benicia	$2,530	+16.2%
94512	Birds Landing	$2,180	+0.1%
94533	Fairfield	$2,180	+0.1%
94534	Fairfield	$2,820	+29.5%
94535	Travis Afb	$3,080	+41.4%
94571	Rio Vista	$1,580	-27.5%
94585	Suisun City	$2,300	+5.6%
94589	Vallejo	$2,180	+0.1%
94590	Vallejo	$2,180	+0.1%
94591	Vallejo	$2,520	+15.7%
94592	Vallejo	$3,270	+50.1%
95620	Dixon	$2,180	+0.1%
95625	Elmira	$2,360	+8.4%
95687	Vacaville	$2,410	+10.7%
95688	Vacaville	$2,210	+1.5%
95696	Vacaville	$2,180	+0.1%

Nearby counties

Two-bedroom FMR, with how each compares to Solano.

Contra Costa County

21 mi · 1,162,648 people

$2,912

+34%

Napa County

24 mi · 137,384 people

$2,773

+27%

Yolo County

32 mi · 217,141 people

$2,104

-3%

Alameda County

34 mi · 1,663,823 people

$2,912

+34%

Marin County

35 mi · 260,485 people

$3,604

+65%

Sacramento County

39 mi · 1,579,211 people

$2,255

+4%

San Francisco County

39 mi · 851,036 people

$3,604

+65%

Sonoma County

44 mi · 488,436 people

$2,827

+30%

Questions people ask

$2,178 a month for FY 2026, which runs October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The other rates are $1,567 for a studio, $1,705 for one bedroom, $2,911 for three and $3,297 for four.

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