2023 FMRs in California by county. Click on the map below to view FMRs for a particular county.
California Map
FMRs vary across California based on County and ZIP code as well as number of bedrooms. The average FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in California is $1,668.
The highest average FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in the United States is $1,951 in Hawaii. The lowest for a two-bedroom apartment is $519 in Puerto Rico.
FMRs in California are based on the price of monthly rent plus the cost of essential utilities. FMRs vary by county or ZIP Code. Generally areas with a lower population density have a lower gross rent (lower FMRs) but there are exceptions.
View the Fair Market Rents Overview for detailed information on how FMRs are calculated. Click on a specific county on the map or from the table below for detailed FMR information including Small Area FMRs.
How does California compare?
The highest FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in California is $3,293 in Santa Cruz County. The lowest FMR for a two-bedroom apartment is $832 in Modoc County.
California ($1,668) has a 52.2% higher FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of the US ($1,096) and therefore has a higher gross rent.
California is rank 4th out of 56 States and territories. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is higher than 52 other States and territories. California is the 4th most expensive State or territory in terms of FMRs.
Average FMRs for California
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| County | Rank | Studio | 1-Bed | 2-Bed | 3-Bed | 4-Bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Cruz County | 1st | $2,212 | $2,502 | $3,293 | $4,077 | $4,568 |
| Marin County | 2nd | $2,156 | $2,665 | $3,188 | $3,912 | $4,283 |
| San Francisco County | 2nd | $2,156 | $2,665 | $3,188 | $3,912 | $4,283 |
| San Mateo County | 2nd | $2,156 | $2,665 | $3,188 | $3,912 | $4,283 |
| Santa Clara County | 5th | $2,223 | $2,513 | $2,941 | $3,750 | $4,202 |
| Monterey County | 6th | $2,112 | $2,194 | $2,675 | $3,790 | $4,144 |
| Santa Barbara County | 7th | $2,040 | $2,350 | $2,667 | $3,520 | $4,001 |
| Orange County | 8th | $1,939 | $2,113 | $2,539 | $3,448 | $4,032 |
| Ventura County | 9th | $1,703 | $2,001 | $2,425 | $3,368 | $3,962 |
| San Diego County | 10th | $1,714 | $1,885 | $2,399 | $3,279 | $3,988 |
| Alameda County | 11th | $1,658 | $1,969 | $2,405 | $3,144 | $3,706 |
| Contra Costa County | 11th | $1,658 | $1,969 | $2,405 | $3,144 | $3,706 |
| Napa County | 13th | $1,597 | $1,814 | $2,388 | $3,288 | $3,332 |
| San Benito County | 14th | $1,441 | $1,637 | $2,155 | $3,063 | $3,671 |
| Sonoma County | 15th | $1,525 | $1,711 | $2,252 | $3,101 | $3,356 |
| Los Angeles County | 16th | $1,534 | $1,747 | $2,222 | $2,888 | $3,170 |
| Solano County | 17th | $1,428 | $1,620 | $1,963 | $2,790 | $3,266 |
| San Luis Obispo County | 18th | $1,394 | $1,561 | $2,055 | $2,834 | $3,155 |
| Yolo County | 19th | $1,386 | $1,406 | $1,851 | $2,561 | $3,072 |
| El Dorado County | 20th | $1,277 | $1,400 | $1,756 | $2,496 | $2,907 |
| Placer County | 20th | $1,277 | $1,400 | $1,756 | $2,496 | $2,907 |
| Sacramento County | 20th | $1,277 | $1,400 | $1,756 | $2,496 | $2,907 |
| Riverside County | 23rd | $1,281 | $1,398 | $1,751 | $2,376 | $2,922 |
| San Bernardino County | 23rd | $1,281 | $1,398 | $1,751 | $2,376 | $2,922 |
| San Joaquin County | 25th | $1,040 | $1,158 | $1,513 | $2,150 | $2,577 |
| Mono County | 26th | $1,061 | $1,137 | $1,386 | $1,970 | $2,238 |
| Nevada County | 27th | $1,047 | $1,054 | $1,387 | $1,971 | $2,257 |
| Stanislaus County | 28th | $1,039 | $1,072 | $1,365 | $1,929 | $2,258 |
| Shasta County | 29th | $895 | $1,017 | $1,339 | $1,903 | $2,281 |
| Mendocino County | 30th | $988 | $995 | $1,305 | $1,844 | $2,223 |
| Sutter County | 31st | $1,003 | $1,010 | $1,288 | $1,830 | $2,194 |
| Yuba County | 31st | $1,003 | $1,010 | $1,288 | $1,830 | $2,194 |
| Kings County | 33rd | $1,030 | $1,036 | $1,287 | $1,829 | $2,091 |
| Fresno County | 34th | $991 | $997 | $1,258 | $1,772 | $2,029 |
| Merced County | 35th | $854 | $1,017 | $1,243 | $1,767 | $2,117 |
| Madera County | 36th | $967 | $973 | $1,258 | $1,784 | $1,971 |
| Butte County | 37th | $893 | $941 | $1,239 | $1,761 | $2,110 |
| Amador County | 38th | $992 | $998 | $1,199 | $1,704 | $2,042 |
| Humboldt County | 39th | $812 | $907 | $1,183 | $1,681 | $2,015 |
| Calaveras County | 40th | $919 | $925 | $1,161 | $1,650 | $1,889 |
| Tuolumne County | 41st | $794 | $902 | $1,187 | $1,567 | $2,022 |
| Kern County | 42nd | $863 | $869 | $1,137 | $1,616 | $1,937 |
| Inyo County | 43rd | $795 | $961 | $1,189 | $1,555 | $1,920 |
| Imperial County | 44th | $772 | $904 | $1,155 | $1,606 | $1,952 |
| Alpine County | 45th | $776 | $867 | $1,140 | $1,620 | $1,841 |
| Lake County | 46th | $747 | $849 | $1,117 | $1,587 | $1,872 |
| Tulare County | 47th | $825 | $848 | $1,116 | $1,552 | $1,790 |
| Mariposa County | 48th | $794 | $857 | $1,086 | $1,543 | $1,850 |
| Sierra County | 49th | $774 | $866 | $1,138 | $1,479 | $1,838 |
| Tehama County | 50th | $760 | $819 | $1,078 | $1,460 | $1,703 |
| Del Norte County | 51st | $693 | $875 | $1,037 | $1,421 | $1,766 |
| Plumas County | 52nd | $681 | $772 | $1,000 | $1,421 | $1,634 |
| Siskiyou County | 53rd | $738 | $752 | $974 | $1,384 | $1,408 |
| Glenn County | 54th | $668 | $759 | $999 | $1,272 | $1,511 |
| Colusa County | 55th | $741 | $746 | $982 | $1,341 | $1,356 |
| Lassen County | 56th | $650 | $738 | $972 | $1,381 | $1,424 |
| Trinity County | 57th | $629 | $702 | $924 | $1,313 | $1,502 |
| Modoc County | 58th | $674 | $678 | $832 | $1,073 | $1,344 |
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Fair Market Rents are estimated by the HUD.