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Santa Cruz County, CA fair market rent

Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA · FY2027 · upcoming · effective October 1, 2026

$4,2542 bedrooms / month

Illustrative 90–110% range $3,829–$4,679 · +0.9% 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
UnitFY2027FY2026Change
Studio$3,230$3,179+1.6%
1 bedroom$3,390$3,298+2.8%
2 bedrooms$4,254$4,214+0.9%
3 bedrooms$5,531$5,377+2.9%
4 bedrooms$5,748$5,659+1.6%

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

2-bedroom FMR, last 11 years

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

23 ZIPs in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA

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