Studio (Efficiency) Fair Market Rents — FY2026

U.S. HUD Fair Market Rent rankings for studio (efficiency) units, based on official FY2026 data.

Studio 1BR 2BR 3BR 4BR
$939
National median Studio
$407–$3,179
Metro range
661
U.S. metros ranked

50 most expensive metros for studio (efficiency) (Studio)

# Metro State Studio FMR
1 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA CA $3,179
2 Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA HUD Metro FMR Area CA $2,682
3 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HUD Metro FMR Area CA $2,621
4 New York, NY HUD Metro FMR Area NY $2,529
5 San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area CA $2,485
6 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA MSA CA $2,459
7 Jersey City, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area NJ $2,407
8 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area MA $2,359
9 San Diego-Carlsbad, CA MSA CA $2,288
10 Napa, CA MSA CA $2,286
11 San Benito County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area CA $2,205
12 Salinas, CA MSA CA $2,173
13 Oakland-Fremont, CA HUD Metro FMR Area CA $2,142
14 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area CA $2,079
15 Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro FMR Area WA $2,074
16 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA CA $1,998
17 Nassau-Suffolk, NY HUD Metro FMR Area NY $1,992
18 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area DC $1,953
19 Santa Rosa, CA MSA CA $1,949
20 Easton-Raynham, MA HUD Metro FMR Area MA $1,931
21 Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI MSA HI $1,896
22 Urban Honolulu, HI MSA HI $1,877
23 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA MSA CA $1,842
24 Barnstable Town, MA MSA MA $1,834
25 Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL HUD Metro FMR Area FL $1,828
26 Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area MD $1,811
27 Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area NJ $1,804
28 Kalawao County, HI HUD Metro FMR Area HI $1,801
29 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL HUD Metro FMR Area FL $1,788
30 Bergen-Passaic, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area NJ $1,778
31 Newport-Middleton-Portsmouth, RI HUD Metro FMR Area RI $1,752
32 Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA HUD Metro FMR Area CA $1,748
33 Fort Lauderdale, FL HUD Metro FMR Area FL $1,737
34 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT MSA CT $1,731
35 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA CA $1,692
36 Western Rockingham County, NH HUD Metro FMR Area NH $1,681
37 Monmouth-Ocean, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area NJ $1,676
38 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA FL $1,650
39 Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO MSA CO $1,643
40 Brockton, MA HUD Metro FMR Area MA $1,631
41 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA FL $1,629
42 Lowell, MA HUD Metro FMR Area MA $1,621
43 Newark, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area NJ $1,612
44 Yolo, CA HUD Metro FMR Area CA $1,604
45 Portsmouth-Rochester, NH HUD Metro FMR Area NH $1,601
46 Flagstaff, AZ MSA AZ $1,597
47 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA FL $1,593
48 Worcester, MA HUD Metro FMR Area MA $1,588
49 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area GA $1,585
50 Beaufort County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area SC $1,582

25 most affordable metros for studio (efficiency)

# Metro State Studio FMR
1 San Germán, PR HUD Metro FMR Area PR $407
2 Guayama, PR MSA PR $414
3 Yauco, PR HUD Metro FMR Area PR $423
4 Barranquitas-Aibonito, PR HUD Metro FMR Area PR $429
5 Arecibo, PR MSA PR $437
6 Mayagüez, PR MSA PR $467
7 Ponce, PR HUD Metro FMR Area PR $469
8 Caguas, PR HUD Metro FMR Area PR $472
9 Aguadilla-Isabela, PR HUD Metro FMR Area PR $480
10 Fajardo, PR HUD Metro FMR Area PR $487
11 San Juan-Guaynabo, PR HUD Metro FMR Area PR $559
12 Vermilion Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area LA $580
13 Pickens County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area AL $588
14 Simpson County, MS HUD Metro FMR Area MS $592
15 Jefferson Davis Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area LA $601
16 Acadia Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area LA $607
17 Morehouse Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area LA $631
18 Fayette County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area WV $631
19 Bond County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area IL $632
20 Jones County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area IA $634
21 Gadsden, AL MSA AL $639
22 Walker County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area AL $644
23 Gibson County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area TN $645
24 Benton County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area IA $659
25 Butler County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area KY $660