HUD data
Fair Market Rent by county
The federal government's official Fair Market Rent figure for every U.S. county — studio through 4-bedroom — used to set housing voucher payment standards, plus how it compares to the actual Census median rent nearby.
Cheapest places to rent a 2BR
Ranked by HUD's 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent, lowest first.
Arroyo Municipio, PR
Guayama, PR MSA
$475
Guayama Municipio, PR
Guayama, PR MSA
$475
Patillas Municipio, PR
Guayama, PR MSA
$475
Lares Municipio, PR
$504
Utuado Municipio, PR
$504
Arecibo Municipio, PR
Arecibo, PR MSA
$510
Camuy Municipio, PR
Arecibo, PR MSA
$510
Hatillo Municipio, PR
Arecibo, PR MSA
$510
Quebradillas Municipio, PR
Arecibo, PR MSA
$510
Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR
Mayagüez, PR HUD Metro FMR Area
$536
Hormigueros Municipio, PR
Mayagüez, PR HUD Metro FMR Area
$536
Lajas Municipio, PR
Mayagüez, PR HUD Metro FMR Area
$536
Mayagüez Municipio, PR
Mayagüez, PR HUD Metro FMR Area
$536
Sabana Grande Municipio, PR
Mayagüez, PR HUD Metro FMR Area
$536
San Germán Municipio, PR
Mayagüez, PR HUD Metro FMR Area
$536
Guayanilla Municipio, PR
Ponce, PR HUD Metro FMR Area
$538
Juana Díaz Municipio, PR
Ponce, PR HUD Metro FMR Area
$538
Peñuelas Municipio, PR
Ponce, PR HUD Metro FMR Area
$538
Ponce Municipio, PR
Ponce, PR HUD Metro FMR Area
$538
Villalba Municipio, PR
Ponce, PR HUD Metro FMR Area
$538
Most expensive places to rent a 2BR
Ranked by HUD's 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent, highest first.
Santa Cruz County, CA
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA
$4,214
Marin County, CA
San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
$3,604
San Mateo County, CA
San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
$3,604
San Francisco County, CA
San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
$3,604
Santa Clara County, CA
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
$3,483
Orange County, CA
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
$3,236
Nantucket County, MA
$3,138
Santa Barbara County, CA
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA MSA
$3,124
San Diego County, CA
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA MSA
$3,001
Middlesex County, MA
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area
$2,941
Essex County, MA
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area
$2,941
Suffolk County, MA
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area
$2,941
Norfolk County, MA
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area
$2,941
Contra Costa County, CA
Oakland-Fremont, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
$2,912
Alameda County, CA
Oakland-Fremont, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
$2,912
Rockland County, NY
New York, NY HUD Metro FMR Area
$2,910
Putnam County, NY
New York, NY HUD Metro FMR Area
$2,910
Westchester County, NY
New York, NY HUD Metro FMR Area
$2,910
Richmond County, NY
New York, NY HUD Metro FMR Area
$2,910
Queens County, NY
New York, NY HUD Metro FMR Area
$2,910
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Methodology
What Fair Market Rent actually means
HUD calculates Fair Market Rent every year from Census and American Community Survey rent data to set payment standards for housing choice vouchers. It roughly represents the 40th percentile rent for a standard-quality unit in a given county, so it is a useful, apples-to-apples benchmark even if you never touch a voucher program.
Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Fair Market Rents).