HUD voucher rents by county and bedroom count, from the current Fair Market Rent and Small Area FMR release.
Source: HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rents and Small Area FMRs, effective 2025-10-01, retrieved 2026-10-09, with ZIP placement from the HUD-USPS ZIP Crosswalk 2021-Q4. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr.html
| Santa Cruz County | $3,179 | $3,298 | $4,214 | $5,377 | $5,659 | 22 |
| Marin County | $2,485 | $2,977 | $3,604 | $4,604 | $4,772 | 40 |
| San Francisco County | $2,485 | $2,977 | $3,604 | $4,604 | $4,772 | 37 |
| San Mateo County | $2,485 | $2,977 | $3,604 | $4,604 | $4,772 | 38 |
| Santa Clara County | $2,621 | $2,982 | $3,483 | $4,602 | $5,010 | 102 |
| Napa County | $2,286 | $2,526 | $3,315 | $4,222 | $4,942 | 12 |
| Orange County | $2,682 | $2,746 | $3,236 | $4,393 | $5,246 | 144 |
| Santa Barbara County | $2,459 | $2,746 | $3,124 | $4,075 | $4,647 | 40 |
| San Diego County | $2,288 | $2,459 | $3,001 | $3,998 | $4,845 | 177 |
| Alameda County | $2,142 | $2,385 | $2,912 | $3,724 | $4,413 | 64 |
| Contra Costa County | $2,142 | $2,385 | $2,912 | $3,724 | $4,413 | 49 |
| Los Angeles County | $2,079 | $2,328 | $2,903 | $3,681 | $4,098 | 481 |
| San Benito County | $2,205 | $2,212 | $2,902 | $3,944 | $4,190 | 5 |
| Sonoma County | $1,949 | $2,155 | $2,827 | $3,887 | $4,147 | 49 |
| Ventura County | $1,998 | $2,250 | $2,693 | $3,652 | $4,240 | 47 |
| Monterey County | $2,173 | $2,232 | $2,684 | $3,623 | $3,945 | 34 |
| San Luis Obispo County | $1,842 | $2,036 | $2,671 | $3,584 | $4,105 | 36 |
| El Dorado County | $1,748 | $1,832 | $2,255 | $3,002 | $3,460 | 26 |
| Placer County | $1,748 | $1,832 | $2,255 | $3,002 | $3,460 | 29 |
| Sacramento County | $1,748 | $1,832 | $2,255 | $3,002 | $3,460 | 71 |
| Riverside County | $1,692 | $1,777 | $2,201 | $2,912 | $3,514 | 98 |
| San Bernardino County | $1,692 | $1,777 | $2,201 | $2,912 | $3,514 | 115 |
| Solano County | $1,567 | $1,705 | $2,178 | $2,911 | $3,297 | 16 |
| Yolo County | $1,604 | $1,615 | $2,104 | $2,917 | $3,178 | 20 |
| Nevada County | $1,373 | $1,382 | $1,813 | $2,521 | $3,041 | 16 |
| Stanislaus County | $1,255 | $1,356 | $1,758 | $2,442 | $2,823 | 28 |
| San Joaquin County | $1,288 | $1,395 | $1,742 | $2,423 | $2,922 | 40 |
| Mendocino County | $1,269 | $1,306 | $1,713 | $2,382 | $2,789 | 27 |
| Amador County | $1,387 | $1,396 | $1,698 | $2,220 | $2,714 | 13 |
| Mono County | $1,171 | $1,528 | $1,675 | $2,330 | $2,769 | 7 |
| Fresno County | $1,347 | $1,355 | $1,664 | $2,314 | $2,660 | 98 |
| Butte County | $1,155 | $1,270 | $1,625 | $2,260 | $2,726 | 24 |
| Shasta County | $1,172 | $1,212 | $1,590 | $2,211 | $2,667 | 30 |
| Tuolumne County | $1,096 | $1,257 | $1,589 | $2,078 | $2,666 | 16 |
| Humboldt County | $1,112 | $1,186 | $1,550 | $2,156 | $2,600 | 39 |
| Sutter County | $1,166 | $1,272 | $1,550 | $2,156 | $2,600 | 12 |
| Yuba County | $1,166 | $1,272 | $1,550 | $2,156 | $2,600 | 11 |
| Lake County | $1,173 | $1,181 | $1,549 | $2,154 | $2,599 | 15 |
| Calaveras County | $1,078 | $1,175 | $1,542 | $2,145 | $2,316 | 20 |
| Alpine County | $1,068 | $1,165 | $1,529 | $2,126 | $2,527 | 1 |
| Sierra County | $1,068 | $1,165 | $1,529 | $2,126 | $2,527 | 7 |
| Inyo County | $1,058 | $1,381 | $1,514 | $1,940 | $2,540 | 11 |
| Merced County | $1,116 | $1,213 | $1,503 | $2,067 | $2,503 | 22 |
| Kern County | $1,132 | $1,140 | $1,483 | $2,062 | $2,488 | 63 |
| Tulare County | $1,116 | $1,123 | $1,474 | $2,028 | $2,393 | 40 |
| Kings County | $1,150 | $1,157 | $1,469 | $2,043 | $2,451 | 9 |
| Mariposa County | $1,016 | $1,148 | $1,454 | $2,022 | $2,439 | 8 |
| Plumas County | $973 | $1,075 | $1,411 | $1,962 | $1,995 | 18 |
| Madera County | $1,055 | $1,062 | $1,376 | $1,914 | $2,275 | 13 |
| Del Norte County | $957 | $1,222 | $1,370 | $1,905 | $2,277 | 6 |
| Glenn County | $939 | $1,038 | $1,362 | $1,807 | $2,179 | 8 |
| Imperial County | $939 | $1,038 | $1,362 | $1,845 | $2,285 | 17 |
| Tehama County | $952 | $1,038 | $1,362 | $1,865 | $2,285 | 14 |
| Colusa County | $989 | $995 | $1,306 | $1,723 | $1,729 | 6 |
| Lassen County | $882 | $1,016 | $1,279 | $1,779 | $2,146 | 14 |
| Siskiyou County | $962 | $969 | $1,249 | $1,737 | $1,915 | 21 |
| Trinity County | $829 | $916 | $1,202 | $1,636 | $1,655 | 12 |
| Modoc County | $774 | $883 | $1,108 | $1,434 | $1,831 | 11 |
HUD uses the Fair Market Rent to set the Housing Choice Voucher payment standard, the maximum monthly subsidy base for a bedroom count. The FY2026 2-bedroom rent on this page is $2,674. 24 CFR 982.503 sets the basic range from 90 percent to 110 percent of the applicable Fair Market Rent. In a metro on HUD's designated Small Area FMR list, that rent is the ZIP Small Area FMR. Elsewhere it is the metro or county Fair Market Rent (HUD Fair Market Rents, Small Area FMRs).
The population-weighted FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in California is $2,674.
The highest FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent row in California is $4,214 in Santa Cruz County.
HUD uses the Fair Market Rent to set the Housing Choice Voucher payment standard, the maximum monthly subsidy base for a bedroom count. The FY2026 2-bedroom rent on this page is $2,674. 24 CFR 982.503 sets the basic range from 90 percent to 110 percent of the applicable Fair Market Rent. In a metro on HUD's designated Small Area FMR list, that rent is the ZIP Small Area FMR. Elsewhere it is the metro or county Fair Market Rent (HUD Fair Market Rents, Small Area FMRs).