Santa Barbara County, CA fair market rent

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA MSA · FY2027 · upcoming · effective October 1, 2026

$3,1062 bedrooms / month

Illustrative 90–110% range $2,795–$3,417 · -0.6% from FY2026

Gross rent including tenant-paid utilities. The range is HUD's basic payment-standard band, not your PHA's adopted standard or your voucher payment; your PHA's effective date may differ. Metro FMR area. U.S. county median 2BR $1,056.

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HUD rents by bedroom count
Unit	FY2027	FY2026	Change
Studio	$2,479	$2,459	+0.8%
1 bedroom	$2,711	$2,746	-1.3%
2 bedrooms	$3,106	$3,124	-0.6%
3 bedrooms	$3,990	$4,075	-2.1%
4 bedrooms	$4,557	$4,647	-1.9%

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Source: HUD Fair Market Rent data, FMR_All_1983_2027.csv, retrieved 2026-09-19.

2-bedroom FMR, last 11 years

FY17$1,555
FY18$1,917
FY19$1,951
FY20$2,073
FY21$2,374
FY22$2,516
FY23$2,667
FY24$2,994
FY25$3,028
FY26$3,124
FY27$3,106

HUD's fiscal year runs October to September, so the FY2027 figure applies from October 1, 2026. The FMR is the 40th-percentile gross rent (rent plus tenant-paid utilities) for standard-quality units, from Census ACS data trended forward with recent rent surveys. It is not a rent cap for private landlords. Data & method

Small Area FMRs by ZIP code

41 ZIPs in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA MSA

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