Santa Clara County, CA fair market rent

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HUD Metro FMR Area · FY2027 · upcoming · effective October 1, 2026

$3,2722 bedrooms / month

Illustrative 90–110% range $2,945–$3,599 · -6.1% 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	$2,458	$2,621	-6.2%
1 bedroom	$2,778	$2,982	-6.8%
2 bedrooms	$3,272	$3,483	-6.1%
3 bedrooms	$4,396	$4,602	-4.5%
4 bedrooms	$4,688	$5,010	-6.4%

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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$2,220
FY18$2,522
FY19$2,839
FY20$2,970
FY21$3,051
FY22$2,868
FY23$2,941
FY24$3,132
FY25$3,446
FY26$3,483
FY27$3,272

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

Santa Clara County, CA fair market rent

2-bedroom FMR, last 11 years

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