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Section 8 Fair Market Rents in California (FY2026)
Official FY2026 HUD Fair Market Rents for all 51 FMR areas in California — 30 metro areas and 21 county-level areas. The median 2-bedroom FMR statewide is $1,625. Click any area for payment-standard ranges, covered counties, and comparable markets.
| FMR area | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine County | $1,068 | $1,165 | $1,529 | $2,126 | $2,527 |
| Amador County | $1,387 | $1,396 | $1,698 | $2,220 | $2,714 |
| Bakersfield-Delano | $1,132 | $1,140 | $1,483 | $2,062 | $2,488 |
| Calaveras County | $1,078 | $1,175 | $1,542 | $2,145 | $2,316 |
| Chico | $1,155 | $1,270 | $1,625 | $2,260 | $2,726 |
| Colusa County | $989 | $995 | $1,306 | $1,723 | $1,729 |
| Del Norte County | $957 | $1,222 | $1,370 | $1,905 | $2,277 |
| El Centro | $939 | $1,038 | $1,362 | $1,845 | $2,285 |
| Fresno | $1,347 | $1,355 | $1,664 | $2,314 | $2,660 |
| Glenn County | $939 | $1,038 | $1,362 | $1,807 | $2,179 |
| Hanford-Corcoran | $1,150 | $1,157 | $1,469 | $2,043 | $2,451 |
| Humboldt County | $1,112 | $1,186 | $1,550 | $2,156 | $2,600 |
| Inyo County | $1,058 | $1,381 | $1,514 | $1,940 | $2,540 |
| Lake County | $1,173 | $1,181 | $1,549 | $2,154 | $2,599 |
| Lassen County | $882 | $1,016 | $1,279 | $1,779 | $2,146 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale | $2,079 | $2,328 | $2,903 | $3,681 | $4,098 |
| Madera County | $1,055 | $1,062 | $1,376 | $1,914 | $2,275 |
| Mariposa County | $1,016 | $1,148 | $1,454 | $2,022 | $2,439 |
| Mendocino County | $1,269 | $1,306 | $1,713 | $2,382 | $2,789 |
| Merced | $1,116 | $1,213 | $1,503 | $2,067 | $2,503 |
| Modesto | $1,255 | $1,356 | $1,758 | $2,442 | $2,823 |
| Modoc County | $774 | $883 | $1,108 | $1,434 | $1,831 |
| Mono County | $1,171 | $1,528 | $1,675 | $2,330 | $2,769 |
| Napa | $2,286 | $2,526 | $3,315 | $4,222 | $4,942 |
| Nevada County | $1,373 | $1,382 | $1,813 | $2,521 | $3,041 |
| Oakland-Fremont | $2,142 | $2,385 | $2,912 | $3,724 | $4,413 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura | $1,998 | $2,250 | $2,693 | $3,652 | $4,240 |
| Plumas County | $973 | $1,075 | $1,411 | $1,962 | $1,995 |
| Redding | $1,172 | $1,212 | $1,590 | $2,211 | $2,667 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | $1,692 | $1,777 | $2,201 | $2,912 | $3,514 |
| Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade | $1,748 | $1,832 | $2,255 | $3,002 | $3,460 |
| Salinas | $2,173 | $2,232 | $2,684 | $3,623 | $3,945 |
| San Benito County | $2,205 | $2,212 | $2,902 | $3,944 | $4,190 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad | $2,288 | $2,459 | $3,001 | $3,998 | $4,845 |
| San Francisco | $2,485 | $2,977 | $3,604 | $4,604 | $4,772 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara | $2,621 | $2,982 | $3,483 | $4,602 | $5,010 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles | $1,842 | $2,036 | $2,671 | $3,584 | $4,105 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine | $2,682 | $2,746 | $3,236 | $4,393 | $5,246 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville | $3,179 | $3,298 | $4,214 | $5,377 | $5,659 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara | $2,459 | $2,746 | $3,124 | $4,075 | $4,647 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma | $1,949 | $2,155 | $2,827 | $3,887 | $4,147 |
| Sierra County | $1,068 | $1,165 | $1,529 | $2,126 | $2,527 |
| Siskiyou County | $962 | $969 | $1,249 | $1,737 | $1,915 |
| Stockton-Lodi | $1,288 | $1,395 | $1,742 | $2,423 | $2,922 |
| Tehama County | $952 | $1,038 | $1,362 | $1,865 | $2,285 |
| Trinity County | $829 | $916 | $1,202 | $1,636 | $1,655 |
| Tuolumne County | $1,096 | $1,257 | $1,589 | $2,078 | $2,666 |
| Vallejo | $1,567 | $1,705 | $2,178 | $2,911 | $3,297 |
| Visalia | $1,116 | $1,123 | $1,474 | $2,028 | $2,393 |
| Yolo | $1,604 | $1,615 | $2,104 | $2,917 | $3,178 |
| Yuba City | $1,166 | $1,272 | $1,550 | $2,156 | $2,600 |
Source: HUD User — FY 2026 Fair Market Rents. FY2026 FMRs are effective October 1, 2025. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
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