2025 FMRs in California by county. Click on the map below to view FMRs for a particular county.
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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 $1,955.
The highest average FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in the United States is $2,314 in District of Columbia. The lowest for a two-bedroom apartment is $579 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 $4,223 in Santa Cruz County. The lowest FMR for a two-bedroom apartment is $1,054 in Modoc County.
California ($1,955) has a 55.8% higher FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of the US ($1,255) and therefore has a higher gross rent.
California is rank 5th out of 56 States and territories. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is higher than 51 other States and territories. California is the 5th 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 | $3,056 | $3,221 | $4,223 | $5,256 | $5,605 |
| Santa Clara County | 2nd | $2,608 | $2,975 | $3,446 | $4,477 | $4,878 |
| Marin County | 3rd | $2,275 | $2,780 | $3,318 | $4,138 | $4,399 |
| San Francisco County | 3rd | $2,275 | $2,780 | $3,318 | $4,138 | $4,399 |
| San Mateo County | 3rd | $2,275 | $2,780 | $3,318 | $4,138 | $4,399 |
| Monterey County | 6th | $2,414 | $2,479 | $2,982 | $4,025 | $4,383 |
| Orange County | 7th | $2,352 | $2,454 | $2,903 | $3,927 | $4,693 |
| San Diego County | 8th | $2,145 | $2,328 | $2,881 | $3,852 | $4,690 |
| Napa County | 9th | $1,915 | $2,128 | $2,792 | $3,636 | $4,144 |
| Santa Barbara County | 10th | $2,097 | $2,386 | $2,695 | $3,597 | $4,076 |
| Alameda County | 11th | $1,937 | $2,201 | $2,682 | $3,432 | $4,077 |
| Contra Costa County | 11th | $1,937 | $2,201 | $2,682 | $3,432 | $4,077 |
| Los Angeles County | 13th | $1,856 | $2,081 | $2,625 | $3,335 | $3,698 |
| San Benito County | 14th | $1,799 | $1,999 | $2,623 | $3,655 | $4,046 |
| Ventura County | 15th | $1,871 | $2,147 | $2,569 | $3,505 | $4,080 |
| Solano County | 16th | $1,724 | $1,894 | $2,420 | $3,234 | $3,663 |
| Riverside County | 17th | $1,776 | $1,852 | $2,306 | $3,079 | $3,745 |
| San Bernardino County | 17th | $1,776 | $1,852 | $2,306 | $3,079 | $3,745 |
| Sonoma County | 19th | $1,537 | $1,709 | $2,242 | $3,062 | $3,240 |
| El Dorado County | 20th | $1,679 | $1,777 | $2,206 | $2,992 | $3,455 |
| Placer County | 20th | $1,679 | $1,777 | $2,206 | $2,992 | $3,455 |
| Sacramento County | 20th | $1,679 | $1,777 | $2,206 | $2,992 | $3,455 |
| San Luis Obispo County | 23rd | $1,478 | $1,643 | $2,156 | $2,879 | $3,262 |
| Yolo County | 24th | $1,602 | $1,613 | $2,116 | $2,944 | $3,299 |
| Nevada County | 25th | $1,352 | $1,361 | $1,785 | $2,501 | $2,997 |
| San Joaquin County | 26th | $1,248 | $1,363 | $1,736 | $2,433 | $2,915 |
| Shasta County | 27th | $1,151 | $1,229 | $1,613 | $2,260 | $2,709 |
| Mendocino County | 28th | $1,173 | $1,220 | $1,601 | $2,243 | $2,688 |
| Stanislaus County | 29th | $1,130 | $1,209 | $1,566 | $2,194 | $2,549 |
| Sutter County | 30th | $1,195 | $1,197 | $1,522 | $2,133 | $2,556 |
| Yuba County | 30th | $1,195 | $1,197 | $1,522 | $2,133 | $2,556 |
| Merced County | 32nd | $1,071 | $1,227 | $1,509 | $2,081 | $2,534 |
| Fresno County | 33rd | $1,210 | $1,217 | $1,505 | $2,109 | $2,415 |
| Amador County | 34th | $1,253 | $1,260 | $1,493 | $2,084 | $2,507 |
| Mono County | 34th | $1,036 | $1,348 | $1,493 | $2,092 | $2,476 |
| Humboldt County | 36th | $1,065 | $1,132 | $1,478 | $2,071 | $2,482 |
| Butte County | 37th | $1,069 | $1,126 | $1,466 | $2,054 | $2,462 |
| Alpine County | 38th | $1,003 | $1,101 | $1,445 | $2,025 | $2,396 |
| Kings County | 38th | $1,151 | $1,158 | $1,445 | $2,025 | $2,427 |
| Sierra County | 38th | $1,003 | $1,101 | $1,445 | $2,025 | $2,396 |
| Tuolumne County | 41st | $987 | $1,123 | $1,439 | $1,891 | $2,416 |
| Madera County | 42nd | $1,099 | $1,106 | $1,433 | $2,008 | $2,293 |
| Tulare County | 43rd | $1,082 | $1,089 | $1,429 | $1,967 | $2,272 |
| Inyo County | 44th | $978 | $1,254 | $1,426 | $1,734 | $2,365 |
| Calaveras County | 45th | $989 | $1,086 | $1,425 | $1,997 | $2,195 |
| Lake County | 46th | $1,053 | $1,060 | $1,390 | $1,948 | $2,334 |
| Kern County | 47th | $1,058 | $1,064 | $1,380 | $1,934 | $2,317 |
| Imperial County | 48th | $940 | $1,056 | $1,371 | $1,873 | $2,287 |
| Tehama County | 49th | $926 | $1,030 | $1,351 | $1,778 | $2,229 |
| Mariposa County | 50th | $928 | $1,119 | $1,338 | $1,875 | $2,247 |
| Plumas County | 51st | $904 | $1,005 | $1,318 | $1,847 | $1,883 |
| Del Norte County | 52nd | $869 | $1,086 | $1,253 | $1,756 | $2,104 |
| Glenn County | 53rd | $841 | $935 | $1,227 | $1,631 | $2,060 |
| Colusa County | 54th | $915 | $921 | $1,208 | $1,625 | $1,631 |
| Siskiyou County | 55th | $924 | $930 | $1,201 | $1,683 | $1,834 |
| Lassen County | 56th | $819 | $910 | $1,194 | $1,673 | $2,005 |
| Trinity County | 57th | $777 | $854 | $1,120 | $1,569 | $1,708 |
| Modoc County | 58th | $731 | $886 | $1,054 | $1,270 | $1,748 |
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Fair Market Rents are estimated by the HUD.