2-Bedroom Fair Market Rents — FY2026

U.S. HUD Fair Market Rent rankings for 2-bedroom units, based on official FY2026 data.

Studio 1BR 2BR 3BR 4BR
$1,241
National median 2BR
$475–$4,214
Metro range
661
U.S. metros ranked

50 most expensive metros for 2-bedroom (2BR)

# Metro State 2BR FMR
1 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA CA $4,214
2 San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area CA $3,604
3 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HUD Metro FMR Area CA $3,483
4 Napa, CA MSA CA $3,315
5 Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA HUD Metro FMR Area CA $3,236
6 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA MSA CA $3,124
7 San Diego-Carlsbad, CA MSA CA $3,001
8 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area MA $2,941
9 Oakland-Fremont, CA HUD Metro FMR Area CA $2,912
10 New York, NY HUD Metro FMR Area NY $2,910
11 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area CA $2,903
12 San Benito County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area CA $2,902
13 Santa Rosa, CA MSA CA $2,827
14 Jersey City, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area NJ $2,763
15 Nassau-Suffolk, NY HUD Metro FMR Area NY $2,747
16 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA CA $2,693
17 Salinas, CA MSA CA $2,684
18 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA MSA CA $2,671
19 Urban Honolulu, HI MSA HI $2,642
20 Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI MSA HI $2,624
21 Easton-Raynham, MA HUD Metro FMR Area MA $2,550
22 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT MSA CT $2,511
23 Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro FMR Area WA $2,501
24 Kalawao County, HI HUD Metro FMR Area HI $2,492
25 Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area NJ $2,486
26 Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL HUD Metro FMR Area FL $2,436
27 Barnstable Town, MA MSA MA $2,422
28 Lowell, MA HUD Metro FMR Area MA $2,351
29 Fort Lauderdale, FL HUD Metro FMR Area FL $2,333
30 Monmouth-Ocean, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area NJ $2,328
31 Bergen-Passaic, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area NJ $2,324
32 Newport-Middleton-Portsmouth, RI HUD Metro FMR Area RI $2,314
33 Brockton, MA HUD Metro FMR Area MA $2,311
34 Lawrence, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area MA $2,270
35 Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA HUD Metro FMR Area CA $2,255
36 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL HUD Metro FMR Area FL $2,254
37 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area DC $2,246
38 Western Rockingham County, NH HUD Metro FMR Area NH $2,220
39 Newark, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area NJ $2,205
40 York-Kittery-South Berwick, ME HUD Metro FMR Area ME $2,202
41 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA CA $2,201
42 Portsmouth-Rochester, NH HUD Metro FMR Area NH $2,194
43 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA MSA CA $2,178
44 Eastern Worcester County, MA HUD Metro FMR Area MA $2,166
45 Bozeman, MT MSA MT $2,154
46 Burlington-South Burlington, VT MSA VT $2,140
47 Portland, ME HUD Metro FMR Area ME $2,130
48 Nashua, NH HUD Metro FMR Area NH $2,127
49 Boulder, CO MSA CO $2,124
50 Yolo, CA HUD Metro FMR Area CA $2,104

25 most affordable metros for 2-bedroom

# Metro State 2BR FMR
1 Guayama, PR MSA PR $475
2 Yauco, PR HUD Metro FMR Area PR $486
3 Barranquitas-Aibonito, PR HUD Metro FMR Area PR $493
4 Arecibo, PR MSA PR $510
5 San Germán, PR HUD Metro FMR Area PR $530
6 Mayagüez, PR MSA PR $536
7 Ponce, PR HUD Metro FMR Area PR $538
8 Aguadilla-Isabela, PR HUD Metro FMR Area PR $564
9 Caguas, PR HUD Metro FMR Area PR $576
10 Fajardo, PR HUD Metro FMR Area PR $600
11 San Juan-Guaynabo, PR HUD Metro FMR Area PR $663
12 Pickens County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area AL $776
13 Vermilion Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area LA $834
14 Morehouse Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area LA $834
15 Holmes County, MS HUD Metro FMR Area MS $842
16 Benton County, MS HUD Metro FMR Area MS $842
17 Simpson County, MS HUD Metro FMR Area MS $858
18 Butler County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area KY $866
19 Carter County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area KY $866
20 Iberville Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area LA $866
21 Boone County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area WV $869
22 Jefferson Davis Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area LA $871
23 Cherokee County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area KS $877
24 Henry County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area AL $878
25 Poinsett County, AR HUD Metro FMR Area AR $880