HUD FMR Data · Updated April 2026
Most Expensive Counties by Rent
US counties with the highest Fair Market Rent rates. Based on the latest HUD Fair Market Rent data.
| Rank | County | State | 2BR FMR | 2BR FMR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville | California | $4,214 | $4,214 |
| 2 | San Francisco | California | $3,604 | $3,604 |
| 3 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara | California | $3,483 | $3,483 |
| 4 | Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine | California | $3,236 | $3,236 |
| 5 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara | California | $3,124 | $3,124 |
| 6 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad | California | $3,001 | $3,001 |
| 7 | Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | Massachusetts | $2,941 | $2,941 |
| 8 | Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | New Hampshire | $2,941 | $2,941 |
| 9 | Oakland-Fremont | California | $2,912 | $2,912 |
| 10 | New York | New York | $2,910 | $2,910 |
| 11 | San Benito County | California | $2,902 | $2,902 |
| 12 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma | California | $2,827 | $2,827 |
| 13 | Napa | California | $2,773 | $2,773 |
| 14 | Jersey City | New Jersey | $2,763 | $2,763 |
| 15 | Nassau-Suffolk | New York | $2,747 | $2,747 |
| 16 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura | California | $2,693 | $2,693 |
| 17 | Salinas | California | $2,684 | $2,684 |
| 18 | Urban Honolulu | Hawaii | $2,642 | $2,642 |
| 19 | Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina | Hawaii | $2,624 | $2,624 |
| 20 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale | California | $2,601 | $2,601 |
| 21 | Easton-Raynham | Massachusetts | $2,550 | $2,550 |
| 22 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles | California | $2,512 | $2,512 |
| 23 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury | Connecticut | $2,511 | $2,511 |
| 24 | Seattle-Bellevue | Washington | $2,501 | $2,501 |
| 25 | Kalawao County | Hawaii | $2,492 | $2,492 |
| 26 | Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon | New Jersey | $2,486 | $2,486 |
| 27 | Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall | Florida | $2,436 | $2,436 |
| 28 | Barnstable Town | Massachusetts | $2,422 | $2,422 |
| 29 | Lowell | Massachusetts | $2,351 | $2,351 |
| 30 | Fort Lauderdale | Florida | $2,333 | $2,333 |
| 31 | Monmouth-Ocean | New Jersey | $2,328 | $2,328 |
| 32 | Bergen-Passaic | New Jersey | $2,324 | $2,324 |
| 33 | Newport-Middleton-Portsmouth | Rhode Island | $2,314 | $2,314 |
| 34 | Brockton | Massachusetts | $2,311 | $2,311 |
| 35 | Lawrence | Massachusetts | $2,270 | $2,270 |
| 36 | Lawrence | New Hampshire | $2,270 | $2,270 |
| 37 | Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade | California | $2,255 | $2,255 |
| 38 | West Palm Beach-Boca Raton | Florida | $2,254 | $2,254 |
| 39 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | District of Columbia | $2,246 | $2,246 |
| 40 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | Maryland | $2,246 | $2,246 |
| 41 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | Virginia | $2,246 | $2,246 |
| 42 | Western Rockingham County | New Hampshire | $2,220 | $2,220 |
| 43 | Newark | New Jersey | $2,205 | $2,205 |
| 44 | York-Kittery-South Berwick | Maine | $2,202 | $2,202 |
| 45 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | California | $2,201 | $2,201 |
| 46 | Portsmouth-Rochester | New Hampshire | $2,194 | $2,194 |
| 47 | Vallejo | California | $2,178 | $2,178 |
| 48 | Eastern Worcester County | Massachusetts | $2,166 | $2,166 |
| 49 | Bozeman | Montana | $2,154 | $2,154 |
| 50 | Burlington-South Burlington | Vermont | $2,140 | $2,140 |