Official HUD Fair Market Rents for all 30 California metro FMR areas. Median 3-bedroom benchmark across the state's metros: $3,234/mo. FMRs are 40th-percentile gross rents — treat them as floor benchmarks, not asking rents.
| Metro | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield | $1,058 | $1,064 | $1,380 | $1,934 | $2,317 |
| Chico | $1,069 | $1,126 | $1,466 | $2,054 | $2,462 |
| El Centro | $940 | $1,056 | $1,371 | $1,873 | $2,287 |
| Fresno | $1,210 | $1,217 | $1,505 | $2,109 | $2,415 |
| Hanford | $1,151 | $1,158 | $1,445 | $2,025 | $2,427 |
| Los Angeles | $1,856 | $2,081 | $2,625 | $3,335 | $3,698 |
| Madera | $1,099 | $1,106 | $1,433 | $2,008 | $2,293 |
| Merced | $1,071 | $1,227 | $1,509 | $2,081 | $2,534 |
| Modesto | $1,130 | $1,209 | $1,566 | $2,194 | $2,549 |
| Napa | $1,915 | $2,128 | $2,792 | $3,636 | $4,144 |
| Oakland | $1,937 | $2,201 | $2,682 | $3,432 | $4,077 |
| Oxnard | $1,871 | $2,147 | $2,569 | $3,505 | $4,080 |
| Redding | $1,151 | $1,229 | $1,613 | $2,260 | $2,709 |
| Riverside | $1,776 | $1,852 | $2,306 | $3,079 | $3,745 |
| Sacramento | $1,679 | $1,777 | $2,206 | $2,992 | $3,455 |
| Salinas | $2,414 | $2,479 | $2,982 | $4,025 | $4,383 |
| San Benito County | $1,799 | $1,999 | $2,623 | $3,655 | $4,046 |
| San Diego | $2,145 | $2,328 | $2,881 | $3,852 | $4,690 |
| San Francisco | $2,275 | $2,780 | $3,318 | $4,138 | $4,399 |
| San Jose | $2,608 | $2,975 | $3,446 | $4,477 | $4,878 |
| San Luis Obispo | $1,669 | $1,855 | $2,434 | $3,250 | $3,683 |
| Santa Ana | $2,352 | $2,454 | $2,903 | $3,927 | $4,693 |
| Santa Cruz | $3,056 | $3,221 | $4,223 | $5,256 | $5,605 |
| Santa Maria | $2,381 | $2,688 | $3,028 | $4,011 | $4,468 |
| Santa Rosa | $1,879 | $2,089 | $2,740 | $3,743 | $3,960 |
| Stockton | $1,248 | $1,363 | $1,736 | $2,433 | $2,915 |
| Vallejo | $1,724 | $1,894 | $2,420 | $3,234 | $3,663 |
| Visalia | $1,082 | $1,089 | $1,429 | $1,967 | $2,272 |
| Yolo | $1,602 | $1,613 | $2,116 | $2,944 | $3,299 |
| Yuba City | $1,195 | $1,197 | $1,522 | $2,133 | $2,556 |
Source: U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development, FY2025 Fair Market Rents for California metro FMR areas. Compiled by AgenticREI.ai. Free to cite with a link.
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