California Fair Market Rents
HUD FMR areas, Section 8 income limits, and housing authorities in California.
Median 2BR FMR
$1,758
across 88 California areas (FY2026)
Range
$1,108–$4,214
low to high 2BR FMR statewide
PHAs
96
387,067 units managed
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Most expensive metros in California (2BR FMR)
Least expensive areas in California (2BR FMR)
- Modoc County, CA$1,108
- Trinity County, CA$1,202
- Siskiyou County, CA$1,249
FMR Areas in California (FY2026)
| Area Name | Type | Studio | 1BR | 2BR | 3BR | 4BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield, CA MSA | Metro | $1,132 | $1,140 | $1,483 | $2,062 | $2,488 |
| Chico, CA MSA | Metro | $1,155 | $1,270 | $1,625 | $2,260 | $2,726 |
| El Centro, CA MSA | Metro | $939 | $1,038 | $1,362 | $1,845 | $2,285 |
| Fresno, CA MSA | Metro | $1,347 | $1,355 | $1,664 | $2,314 | $2,660 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA | Metro | $1,150 | $1,157 | $1,469 | $2,043 | $2,451 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | — | ||||
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $2,079 | $2,328 | $2,903 | $3,681 | $4,098 |
| Madera County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $1,055 | $1,062 | $1,376 | $1,914 | $2,275 |
| Madera, CA MSA | Metro | — | ||||
| Merced, CA MSA | Metro | $1,116 | $1,213 | $1,503 | $2,067 | $2,503 |
| Modesto, CA MSA | Metro | $1,255 | $1,356 | $1,758 | $2,442 | $2,823 |
| Napa, CA MSA | Metro | $2,286 | $2,526 | $3,315 | $4,222 | $4,942 |
| Oakland-Fremont, CA HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $2,142 | $2,385 | $2,912 | $3,724 | $4,413 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA | Metro | $1,998 | $2,250 | $2,693 | $3,652 | $4,240 |
| Redding, CA MSA | Metro | $1,172 | $1,212 | $1,590 | $2,211 | $2,667 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA | Metro | $1,692 | $1,777 | $2,201 | $2,912 | $3,514 |
| Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $1,748 | $1,832 | $2,255 | $3,002 | $3,460 |
| Salinas, CA MSA | Metro | $2,173 | $2,232 | $2,684 | $3,623 | $3,945 |
| San Benito County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $2,205 | $2,212 | $2,902 | $3,944 | $4,190 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA MSA | Metro | $2,288 | $2,459 | $3,001 | $3,998 | $4,845 |
| San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $2,485 | $2,977 | $3,604 | $4,604 | $4,772 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | — | ||||
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $2,621 | $2,982 | $3,483 | $4,602 | $5,010 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA MSA | Metro | $1,842 | $2,036 | $2,671 | $3,584 | $4,105 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $2,682 | $2,746 | $3,236 | $4,393 | $5,246 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA | Metro | $3,179 | $3,298 | $4,214 | $5,377 | $5,659 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA MSA | Metro | $2,459 | $2,746 | $3,124 | $4,075 | $4,647 |
| Santa Rosa, CA MSA | Metro | $1,949 | $2,155 | $2,827 | $3,887 | $4,147 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA | Metro | $1,288 | $1,395 | $1,742 | $2,423 | $2,922 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA MSA | Metro | $1,567 | $1,705 | $2,178 | $2,911 | $3,297 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA MSA | Metro | $1,116 | $1,123 | $1,474 | $2,028 | $2,393 |
| Yolo, CA HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $1,604 | $1,615 | $2,104 | $2,917 | $3,178 |
| Yuba City, CA MSA | Metro | $1,166 | $1,272 | $1,550 | $2,156 | $2,600 |
| Alpine County, CA | Non-Metro | $1,068 | $1,165 | $1,529 | $2,126 | $2,527 |
| Amador County, CA | Non-Metro | $1,387 | $1,396 | $1,698 | $2,220 | $2,714 |
| Bakersfield, CA MSA | Non-Metro | $1,132 | $1,140 | $1,483 | $2,062 | $2,488 |
| Calaveras County, CA | Non-Metro | $1,078 | $1,175 | $1,542 | $2,145 | $2,316 |
| Chico, CA MSA | Non-Metro | $1,155 | $1,270 | $1,625 | $2,260 | $2,726 |
| Colusa County, CA | Non-Metro | $989 | $995 | $1,306 | $1,723 | $1,729 |
| Del Norte County, CA | Non-Metro | $957 | $1,222 | $1,370 | $1,905 | $2,277 |
| El Centro, CA MSA | Non-Metro | $939 | $1,038 | $1,362 | $1,845 | $2,285 |
| Fresno, CA MSA | Non-Metro | $1,347 | $1,355 | $1,664 | $2,314 | $2,660 |
| Glenn County, CA | Non-Metro | $939 | $1,038 | $1,362 | $1,807 | $2,179 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA | Non-Metro | $1,150 | $1,157 | $1,469 | $2,043 | $2,451 |
| Humboldt County, CA | Non-Metro | $1,112 | $1,186 | $1,550 | $2,156 | $2,600 |
| Inyo County, CA | Non-Metro | $1,058 | $1,381 | $1,514 | $1,940 | $2,540 |
| Lake County, CA | Non-Metro | $1,173 | $1,181 | $1,549 | $2,154 | $2,599 |
| Lassen County, CA | Non-Metro | $882 | $1,016 | $1,279 | $1,779 | $2,146 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $2,079 | $2,328 | $2,903 | $3,681 | $4,098 |
| Madera, CA MSA | Non-Metro | $1,055 | $1,062 | $1,376 | $1,914 | $2,275 |
| Mariposa County, CA | Non-Metro | $1,016 | $1,148 | $1,454 | $2,022 | $2,439 |
| Mendocino County, CA | Non-Metro | $1,269 | $1,306 | $1,713 | $2,382 | $2,789 |
| Merced, CA MSA | Non-Metro | $1,116 | $1,213 | $1,503 | $2,067 | $2,503 |
| Modesto, CA MSA | Non-Metro | $1,255 | $1,356 | $1,758 | $2,442 | $2,823 |
| Modoc County, CA | Non-Metro | $774 | $883 | $1,108 | $1,434 | $1,831 |
| Mono County, CA | Non-Metro | $1,171 | $1,528 | $1,675 | $2,330 | $2,769 |
| Napa, CA MSA | Non-Metro | $2,286 | $2,526 | $3,315 | $4,222 | $4,942 |
| Nevada County, CA | Non-Metro | $1,373 | $1,382 | $1,813 | $2,521 | $3,041 |
| Oakland-Fremont, CA HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $2,142 | $2,385 | $2,912 | $3,724 | $4,413 |
| Oakland-Fremont, CA HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $2,142 | $2,385 | $2,912 | $3,724 | $4,413 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA | Non-Metro | $1,998 | $2,250 | $2,693 | $3,652 | $4,240 |
| Plumas County, CA | Non-Metro | $973 | $1,075 | $1,411 | $1,962 | $1,995 |
| Redding, CA MSA | Non-Metro | $1,172 | $1,212 | $1,590 | $2,211 | $2,667 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA | Non-Metro | $1,692 | $1,777 | $2,201 | $2,912 | $3,514 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA | Non-Metro | $1,692 | $1,777 | $2,201 | $2,912 | $3,514 |
| Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $1,748 | $1,832 | $2,255 | $3,002 | $3,460 |
| Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $1,748 | $1,832 | $2,255 | $3,002 | $3,460 |
| Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $1,748 | $1,832 | $2,255 | $3,002 | $3,460 |
| Salinas, CA MSA | Non-Metro | $2,173 | $2,232 | $2,684 | $3,623 | $3,945 |
| San Benito County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $2,205 | $2,212 | $2,902 | $3,944 | $4,190 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA MSA | Non-Metro | $2,288 | $2,459 | $3,001 | $3,998 | $4,845 |
| San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $2,485 | $2,977 | $3,604 | $4,604 | $4,772 |
| San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $2,485 | $2,977 | $3,604 | $4,604 | $4,772 |
| San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $2,485 | $2,977 | $3,604 | $4,604 | $4,772 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $2,621 | $2,982 | $3,483 | $4,602 | $5,010 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA MSA | Non-Metro | $1,842 | $2,036 | $2,671 | $3,584 | $4,105 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $2,682 | $2,746 | $3,236 | $4,393 | $5,246 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA | Non-Metro | $3,179 | $3,298 | $4,214 | $5,377 | $5,659 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA MSA | Non-Metro | $2,459 | $2,746 | $3,124 | $4,075 | $4,647 |
| Santa Rosa, CA MSA | Non-Metro | $1,949 | $2,155 | $2,827 | $3,887 | $4,147 |
| Sierra County, CA | Non-Metro | $1,068 | $1,165 | $1,529 | $2,126 | $2,527 |
| Siskiyou County, CA | Non-Metro | $962 | $969 | $1,249 | $1,737 | $1,915 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA | Non-Metro | $1,288 | $1,395 | $1,742 | $2,423 | $2,922 |
| Tehama County, CA | Non-Metro | $952 | $1,038 | $1,362 | $1,865 | $2,285 |
| Trinity County, CA | Non-Metro | $829 | $916 | $1,202 | $1,636 | $1,655 |
| Tuolumne County, CA | Non-Metro | $1,096 | $1,257 | $1,589 | $2,078 | $2,666 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA MSA | Non-Metro | $1,567 | $1,705 | $2,178 | $2,911 | $3,297 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA MSA | Non-Metro | $1,116 | $1,123 | $1,474 | $2,028 | $2,393 |
| Yolo, CA HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $1,604 | $1,615 | $2,104 | $2,917 | $3,178 |
| Yuba City, CA MSA | Non-Metro | $1,166 | $1,272 | $1,550 | $2,156 | $2,600 |
| Yuba City, CA MSA | Non-Metro | $1,166 | $1,272 | $1,550 | $2,156 | $2,600 |
Public Housing Authorities in California
Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles
Los Angeles · 59,042 units
Los Angeles County Development Authority
Alhambra · 29,822 units
San Diego Housing Commission
San Diego · 16,547 units
Housing Authority of the City & County of Sf
San Francisco · 16,401 units
Oakland Housing Authority
Oakland · 15,601 units
County of Sacramento Housing Authority
Sacramento · 14,308 units
Housing Authority of the County of San Diego
San Diego · 12,596 units
Santa Clara County Housing Authority
San Jose · 12,582 units
Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino
San Bernardino · 11,882 units
Orange County Housing Authority
Santa Ana · 11,661 units
Housing Authority of the County Contra Costa
Martinez · 10,732 units
Housing Authority of the County of Riverside
Riverside · 10,087 units
Housing Authority City of Fresno
Fresno · 7,947 units
City of Long Beach Housing Authority
Long Beach · 7,849 units
Housing Authority of the County of Alameda
Hayward · 7,098 units
City of Anaheim Housing Authority
Anaheim · 6,835 units
Housing Authority of the City of San Jose
San Jose · 6,689 units
Housing Authority of Fresno County
Fresno · 6,305 units
Housing Auth. of the County of San Joaquin
Stockton · 6,283 units
Stanislaus Regional Housing Authority
Modesto · 5,741 units
Housing Authority of the County of Santa Cruz
Capitola · 5,642 units
Housing Authority of the County of San Mateo
Belmont · 5,253 units
Housing Authority of the County of Monterey
Salinas · 4,787 units
Housing Authority of the County of Kern
Bakersfield · 4,728 units
Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara
Lompoc · 4,258 units
Tulare County Housing Authority
Visalia · 3,808 units
County of Merced Housing Authority
Merced · 3,312 units
Housing Authority of the City of Santa Ana
Santa Ana · 3,298 units
County of Sonoma
Santa Rosa · 3,257 units
Housing Authority of County of Marin
San Rafael · 2,937 units
Housing Authority of the County of Ventura
Newbury Park · 2,919 units
Housing Authority of the City of San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo · 2,757 units
County of Butte Hsg Auth
Chico · 2,619 units
Housing Authority of the City of Garden Grove
Garden Grove · 2,437 units
Housing Authority of the City of Oxnard
Oxnard · 2,430 units
Housing Authority of the County of Yolo
Woodland · 2,369 units
Imperial Valley Housing Authority
Brawley · 2,366 units
Housing Authority of the City of Vallejo
Vallejo · 2,358 units
Housing Authority of the City of San Buenaventura
Ventura · 2,184 units
Berkeley Housing Authority
Berkeley · 2,110 units
City of Alameda Housing Authority
Alameda · 2,059 units
Regional Housing Authority
Yuba City · 2,005 units
City of Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa · 1,925 units
Housing Authority of the City of Redding
Redding · 1,747 units
Housing Authority of the City of Glendale
Glendale · 1,667 units
City of Oceanside Community Development Comm
Oceanside · 1,600 units
Housing Authority of the City of Santa Monica
Santa Monica · 1,536 units
City of Pasadena Housing Department
Pasadena · 1,510 units
Housing Authority of the City of Napa
Napa · 1,470 units
Housing Authority of the County of Humboldt
Eureka · 1,407 units
City of Vacaville
Vacaville · 1,361 units
Mendocino County
Ukiah · 1,294 units
City of Sacramento Housing Authority
Sacramento · 1,237 units
Housing Authority of the City of Inglewood
Inglewood · 1,176 units
City of Pittsburg Hsg Auth
Pittsburg · 1,140 units
Cdc of National City
National City · 1,131 units
Housing Authority of the City of Pomona
Pomona · 1,109 units
County of Shasta Hsg Auth
Redding · 1,049 units
Housing Authority of the City of Madera
Madera · 1,048 units
Housing Authority of the City of Burbank
Burbank · 1,047 units
Kings County Housing Auth
Hanford · 995 units
Hsg Auth of the City of Livermore
Livermore · 930 units
Housing Authority of the City of Baldwin Park
Baldwin Park · 925 units
City of Fairfield
Fairfield · 914 units
City of Compton Housing Authority
Compton · 803 units
City of Roseville
Roseville · 788 units
Carlsbad Housing & Homeless Services
Carlsbad · 756 units
County of Plumas Housing Authority
Quincy · 733 units
Housing Authority of the City of Norwalk
Norwalk · 732 units
Hawthorne Housing
Hawthorne · 726 units
Housing Authority of the City of Torrance
Torrance · 722 units
Housing Authority of the City of South Gate
South Gate · 671 units
Crescent City Hsg Auth
Crescent City · 662 units
Housing Authority of the City of Redondo Beach
Redondo Beach · 653 units
Housing Authority of the City of Santa Paula
Santa Paula · 582 units
Pico Rivera Housing Assistance Agency
Pico Rivera · 522 units
Housing Authority of the City of Calexico
Calexico · 501 units
City of Benicia Hsg Auth
Benicia · 451 units
County of El Dorado Housing Authority
Placerville · 427 units
Placer County Housing Authority
Auburn · 427 units
Culver City Housing Authority
Culver City · 389 units
County of Solano Hsg Auth
Fairfield · 372 units
Housing Authority of the City of Port Hueneme
Port Hueneme · 367 units
Suisun City Housing Authority
Suisun City · 327 units
Housing Authority of the City of Richmond
Richmond · 267 units
Lake County Housing Commission
Lower Lake · 249 units
Housing Authority of the City of Eureka
Eureka · 195 units
Housing Authority of the City of Encinitas
Encinitas · 141 units
Housing Authority of the City of Hawaiian Gardens
Hawaiian Gardens · 132 units
Needles Housing Authority
Needles · 105 units
Housing Authority of the City of Riverbank
Riverbank · 90 units
City of South San Francisco Housing Authority
South San Francisco · 80 units
Housing Authority of the City of Lomita
Lomita · 78 units
Housing Authority of the City of Pleasanton
Pleasanton · 0 units
Housing Authority of the City of Paso Robles
Paso Robles · 0 units
Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara · 0 units
Section 8 in California
Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers are administered by local Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) across California. Each PHA sets its payment standard — the maximum subsidy amount — as a percentage of the local FMR, typically between 90% and 110%. Income eligibility is determined separately using HUD's income limits, which define the 30%, 50%, and 80% of Area Median Income (AMI) thresholds for each household size.