1-Bedroom Fair Market Rents — FY2026

U.S. HUD Fair Market Rent rankings for 1-bedroom units, based on official FY2026 data.

Studio 1BR 2BR 3BR 4BR
$1,011
National median 1BR
$410–$3,298
Metro range
661
U.S. metros ranked

50 most expensive metros for 1-bedroom (1BR)

# Metro State 1BR FMR
1 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA CA $3,298
2 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HUD Metro FMR Area CA $2,982
3 San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area CA $2,977
4 Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA HUD Metro FMR Area CA $2,746
5 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA MSA CA $2,746
6 New York, NY HUD Metro FMR Area NY $2,655
7 Napa, CA MSA CA $2,526
8 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area MA $2,476
9 San Diego-Carlsbad, CA MSA CA $2,459
10 Jersey City, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area NJ $2,458
11 Oakland-Fremont, CA HUD Metro FMR Area CA $2,385
12 Nassau-Suffolk, NY HUD Metro FMR Area NY $2,379
13 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area CA $2,328
14 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA CA $2,250
15 Salinas, CA MSA CA $2,232
16 San Benito County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area CA $2,212
17 Santa Rosa, CA MSA CA $2,155
18 Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro FMR Area WA $2,146
19 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT MSA CT $2,100
20 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA MSA CA $2,036
21 Bergen-Passaic, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area NJ $2,024
22 Urban Honolulu, HI MSA HI $2,016
23 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area DC $2,015
24 Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI MSA HI $2,000
25 Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL HUD Metro FMR Area FL $1,995
26 Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area NJ $1,978
27 Easton-Raynham, MA HUD Metro FMR Area MA $1,943
28 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL HUD Metro FMR Area FL $1,901
29 Fort Lauderdale, FL HUD Metro FMR Area FL $1,900
30 Kalawao County, HI HUD Metro FMR Area HI $1,899
31 Monmouth-Ocean, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area NJ $1,889
32 Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area MD $1,851
33 Barnstable Town, MA MSA MA $1,846
34 Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA HUD Metro FMR Area CA $1,832
35 Newark, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area NJ $1,822
36 Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL MSA FL $1,797
37 Boulder, CO MSA CO $1,795
38 Lowell, MA HUD Metro FMR Area MA $1,792
39 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA CA $1,777
40 Newport-Middleton-Portsmouth, RI HUD Metro FMR Area RI $1,764
41 Brockton, MA HUD Metro FMR Area MA $1,761
42 Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO MSA CO $1,754
43 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA FL $1,731
44 Lawrence, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area MA $1,730
45 Flagstaff, AZ MSA AZ $1,727
46 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA MSA CA $1,705
47 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA FL $1,696
48 Western Rockingham County, NH HUD Metro FMR Area NH $1,692
49 North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA FL $1,686
50 Olympia-Tumwater, WA MSA WA $1,682

25 most affordable metros for 1-bedroom

# Metro State 1BR FMR
1 San Germán, PR HUD Metro FMR Area PR $410
2 Guayama, PR MSA PR $418
3 Barranquitas-Aibonito, PR HUD Metro FMR Area PR $433
4 Arecibo, PR MSA PR $440
5 Yauco, PR HUD Metro FMR Area PR $443
6 Caguas, PR HUD Metro FMR Area PR $475
7 Aguadilla-Isabela, PR HUD Metro FMR Area PR $482
8 Mayagüez, PR MSA PR $489
9 Fajardo, PR HUD Metro FMR Area PR $490
10 Ponce, PR HUD Metro FMR Area PR $491
11 San Juan-Guaynabo, PR HUD Metro FMR Area PR $572
12 Pickens County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area AL $591
13 Morehouse Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area LA $636
14 Butler County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area KY $660
15 Jefferson Davis Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area LA $664
16 Cherokee County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area KS $668
17 Henry County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area AL $669
18 Acadia Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area LA $671
19 Little River County, AR HUD Metro FMR Area AR $671
20 Boone County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area WV $674
21 Poinsett County, AR HUD Metro FMR Area AR $685
22 Jefferson City, MO HUD Metro FMR Area MO $694
23 Fayette County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area WV $697
24 Ford County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area IL $698
25 Macoupin County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area IL $698