Most Expensive Metros for Rent — FY2026

U.S. metro areas with the highest HUD 2-bedroom Fair Market Rents. Highest 2-bedroom FMR first, based on official HUD data.

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Most Expensive Metros for Rent Least Expensive Metros for Rent Biggest Rent Increases Highest Income Limits
# Metro Area State Studio 2BR 4BR
1 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA CA $3,179 $4,214 $5,659
2 San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area CA $2,485 $3,604 $4,772
3 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HUD Metro FMR Area CA $2,621 $3,483 $5,010
4 Napa, CA MSA CA $2,286 $3,315 $4,942
5 Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA HUD Metro FMR Area CA $2,682 $3,236 $5,246
6 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA MSA CA $2,459 $3,124 $4,647
7 San Diego-Carlsbad, CA MSA CA $2,288 $3,001 $4,845
8 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area MA $2,359 $2,941 $3,894
9 Oakland-Fremont, CA HUD Metro FMR Area CA $2,142 $2,912 $4,413
10 New York, NY HUD Metro FMR Area NY $2,529 $2,910 $3,959
11 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area CA $2,079 $2,903 $4,098
12 San Benito County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area CA $2,205 $2,902 $4,190
13 Santa Rosa, CA MSA CA $1,949 $2,827 $4,147
14 Jersey City, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area NJ $2,407 $2,763 $3,955
15 Nassau-Suffolk, NY HUD Metro FMR Area NY $1,992 $2,747 $3,768
16 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA CA $1,998 $2,693 $4,240
17 Salinas, CA MSA CA $2,173 $2,684 $3,945
18 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA MSA CA $1,842 $2,671 $4,105
19 Urban Honolulu, HI MSA HI $1,877 $2,642 $4,432
20 Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI MSA HI $1,896 $2,624 $4,236
21 Easton-Raynham, MA HUD Metro FMR Area MA $1,931 $2,550 $3,679
22 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT MSA CT $1,731 $2,511 $3,598
23 Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro FMR Area WA $2,074 $2,501 $3,847
24 Kalawao County, HI HUD Metro FMR Area HI $1,801 $2,492 $4,024
25 Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area NJ $1,804 $2,486 $3,296
26 Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL HUD Metro FMR Area FL $1,828 $2,436 $3,613
27 Barnstable Town, MA MSA MA $1,834 $2,422 $3,428
28 Lowell, MA HUD Metro FMR Area MA $1,621 $2,351 $3,113
29 Fort Lauderdale, FL HUD Metro FMR Area FL $1,737 $2,333 $3,810
30 Monmouth-Ocean, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area NJ $1,676 $2,328 $3,371
31 Bergen-Passaic, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area NJ $1,778 $2,324 $3,618
32 Newport-Middleton-Portsmouth, RI HUD Metro FMR Area RI $1,752 $2,314 $3,595
33 Brockton, MA HUD Metro FMR Area MA $1,631 $2,311 $3,060
34 Lawrence, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area MA $1,565 $2,270 $3,006
35 Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA HUD Metro FMR Area CA $1,748 $2,255 $3,460
36 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL HUD Metro FMR Area FL $1,788 $2,254 $3,388
37 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area DC $1,953 $2,246 $3,332
38 Western Rockingham County, NH HUD Metro FMR Area NH $1,681 $2,220 $3,080
39 Newark, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area NJ $1,612 $2,205 $3,137
40 York-Kittery-South Berwick, ME HUD Metro FMR Area ME $1,518 $2,202 $3,694
41 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA CA $1,692 $2,201 $3,514
42 Portsmouth-Rochester, NH HUD Metro FMR Area NH $1,601 $2,194 $2,941
43 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA MSA CA $1,567 $2,178 $3,297
44 Eastern Worcester County, MA HUD Metro FMR Area MA $1,493 $2,166 $3,380
45 Bozeman, MT MSA MT $1,485 $2,154 $3,537
46 Burlington-South Burlington, VT MSA VT $1,497 $2,140 $2,833
47 Portland, ME HUD Metro FMR Area ME $1,469 $2,130 $2,820
48 Nashua, NH HUD Metro FMR Area NH $1,467 $2,127 $3,001
49 Boulder, CO MSA CO $1,553 $2,124 $3,239
50 Yolo, CA HUD Metro FMR Area CA $1,604 $2,104 $3,178
51 Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO MSA CO $1,643 $2,089 $3,049
52 Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area MD $1,811 $2,083 $3,106
53 Taunton-Mansfield-Norton, MA HUD Metro FMR Area MA $1,433 $2,078 $2,751
54 Worcester, MA HUD Metro FMR Area MA $1,588 $2,056 $2,825
55 Kendall County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area IL $1,413 $2,050 $2,918
56 Manchester, NH HUD Metro FMR Area NH $1,404 $2,037 $2,697
57 Bremerton-Silverdale, WA MSA WA $1,400 $2,031 $2,941
58 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA MSA MA $1,382 $2,004 $2,702
59 Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL MSA FL $1,396 $1,986 $2,805
60 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA NY $1,364 $1,979 $2,694
61 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA FL $1,593 $1,977 $3,077
62 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA FL $1,650 $1,972 $2,924
63 Tacoma, WA HUD Metro FMR Area WA $1,428 $1,971 $3,102
64 New Haven, CT MSA CT $1,372 $1,969 $2,872
65 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA FL $1,629 $1,961 $2,836
66 Olympia-Tumwater, WA MSA WA $1,538 $1,960 $3,288
67 North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA FL $1,418 $1,958 $3,027
68 Trenton, NJ MSA NJ $1,344 $1,950 $2,670
69 Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area TX $1,582 $1,931 $3,091
70 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA OR $1,570 $1,922 $3,109
71 Flagstaff, AZ MSA AZ $1,597 $1,921 $2,568
72 Warren County, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area NJ $1,517 $1,895 $2,800
73 Reno, NV MSA NV $1,289 $1,870 $2,949
74 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ MSA NJ $1,346 $1,867 $2,851
75 Norwich-New London, CT HUD Metro FMR Area CT $1,287 $1,866 $2,988
76 Killingworth town, CT Exception Area CT $1,286 $1,865 $2,539
77 Westbrook town, CT Exception Area CT $1,286 $1,865 $2,539
78 Old Saybrook town, CT Exception Area CT $1,286 $1,865 $2,539
79 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT HUD Metro FMR Area CT $1,286 $1,865 $2,537
80 Essex town, CT Exception Area CT $1,286 $1,865 $2,539
81 Deep River town, CT Exception Area CT $1,286 $1,865 $2,539
82 Clinton town, CT Exception Area CT $1,286 $1,865 $2,539
83 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA MD $1,362 $1,857 $2,611
84 Austin-Round Rock, TX MSA TX $1,474 $1,852 $2,760
85 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ MSA AZ $1,457 $1,839 $2,720
86 Asheville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area NC $1,436 $1,835 $3,078
87 Cumberland County, ME (part) HUD Metro FMR Area ME $1,264 $1,833 $3,038
88 St. Mary's County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area MD $1,394 $1,833 $2,889
89 Charlottesville, VA HUD Metro FMR Area VA $1,421 $1,824 $2,731
90 Corvallis, OR MSA OR $1,350 $1,824 $2,862
91 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area GA $1,585 $1,820 $2,605
92 Kingston, NY MSA NY $1,303 $1,818 $2,407
93 Beaufort County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area SC $1,582 $1,816 $2,720
94 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA DE $1,397 $1,810 $2,423
95 Palm Coast, FL HUD Metro FMR Area FL $1,278 $1,806 $2,797
96 Bellingham, WA MSA WA $1,463 $1,794 $3,010
97 Cape May County, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area NJ $1,320 $1,792 $2,405
98 Waterbury-Shelton, CT MSA CT $1,246 $1,788 $2,608
99 Seymour town, CT Exception Area CT $1,246 $1,788 $2,864
100 Oxford town, CT Exception Area CT $1,246 $1,788 $2,864