Income Limits by County

FY2027 Fair Market Rent · California

Los Angeles County Fair Market Rent & Income Limits

HUD's FY2027 Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in Los Angeles County, CA is $2,964 a month, up 2.1% from FY2026. The area median family income is $108,100, and a family of four counts as low income up to $133,250 a year.

2-bedroom FMR$2,964per month ▲ 2.1%
Median family income$108,100FY2026 ▲ 1.4%
80% limit, 4 people$133,250low income

Fair Market Rent by unit size

FY2027 FY2026

Fair Market Rents are gross rents: rent plus the cost of all utilities except phone, cable and internet.

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Enter your household size and total yearly income before taxes to see which HUD income category it falls in for Los Angeles County, CA.

Low income (80% limit)

A household of 4 earning $131,250 is under the 80% limit of $133,250 for this area. At 30% of income it could pay about $3,281 a month for rent and utilities.

This is a quick comparison with HUD's published limits, not an eligibility decision. Programs count income in their own ways and many have waiting lists; the local housing agency or property decides.

Income limits in Los Angeles County

HUD's FY2026 income limits for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA are based on a median family income of $108,100. Programs such as Housing Choice Vouchers, public housing and HOME use the 30%, 50% and 80% columns; Low-Income Housing Tax Credit properties use the 50% and 60% Multifamily Tax Subsidy Project limits.

FY2026 income limits by household size (yearly gross income)
PeopleExtremely low30% / povertyVery low50%60% (LIHTC)MTSPLow income80%
1$35,000$58,300$69,960$93,300
2$40,000$66,650$79,980$106,600
3$45,000$74,950$89,940$119,950
4$50,000$83,300$99,960$133,250
5$54,000$89,950$107,940$143,900
6$58,000$96,600$115,920$154,600
7$62,000$103,250$123,900$165,250
8$66,000$110,000$132,000$175,900

Rent history

Since FY2017 the two-bedroom FMR here has gone from $1,545 to $2,964, up 91.8% over ten years. HUD has published a two-bedroom FMR for this area since FY1983, when it was $538.

2-bedroom Fair Market Rent, 2001 to 2027$0$800$1,600$2,400$3,200$4,000200520102015202020252027$2,964FY2001: $782FY2002: $823FY2003: $967FY2004: $1,021FY2005: $1,124FY2006: $1,189FY2007: $1,269FY2008: $1,300FY2009: $1,361FY2010: $1,420FY2011: $1,465FY2012: $1,447FY2013: $1,421FY2014: $1,398FY2015: $1,424FY2016: $1,490FY2017: $1,545FY2018: $1,663FY2019: $1,791FY2020: $1,956FY2021: $2,058FY2022: $2,044FY2023: $2,222FY2024: $2,544FY2025: $2,625FY2026: $2,903FY2027: $2,964

What it takes to afford the rent

To keep a two-bedroom rent of $2,964 at no more than 30% of income, the usual affordability rule, a household needs about $118,600 a year. That is 110% of the area median family income of $108,100, so even a median-income family would spend more than 30% of its income on it.

Fair Market Rent by year (monthly gross rent incl. utilities)
UnitFY2027FY2026FY2025Income to affordat 30%
Studio$2,151$2,079$1,856$86,000
1 bedroom$2,402$2,328$2,081$96,100
2 bedrooms$2,964$2,903$2,625$118,600
3 bedrooms$3,760$3,681$3,335$150,400
4 bedrooms$4,208$4,098$3,698$168,300

How Los Angeles County compares

Los Angeles County makes up the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA metro area on its own, so HUD's metro figures and the county figures are the same.

Los Angeles County has the 10th highest two-bedroom Fair Market Rent of the 58 counties in California; the population-weighted average across California is $2,632 and the nationwide average is $1,751.

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Small Area FMRs by ZIP code

HUD also publishes Small Area Fair Market Rents for each ZIP code. In Los Angeles County the two-bedroom figure ranges from $1,870 to $4,450 across 462 ZIP codes, against the area-wide $2,964. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA is one of HUD's mandatory Small Area FMR areas (designated 2023), so housing agencies there must set voucher payment standards from these ZIP-code rents.

ZIPPlace2 BR SAFMR110% payment std.
90015Los Angeles$4,450$4,895
90024Los Angeles$4,450$4,895
90036Los Angeles$4,450$4,895
90049Los Angeles$4,450$4,895
90064Los Angeles$4,450$4,895
90077Los Angeles$4,450$4,895
90210Beverly Hills$4,450$4,895
90266Manhattan Beach$4,450$4,895
90272Pacific Palisades$4,450$4,895
90291Venice$4,450$4,895
90703Cerritos$4,450$4,895
91105Pasadena$4,450$4,895
91301Agoura Hills$4,450$4,895
91302Calabasas$4,450$4,895
91326Porter Ranch$4,450$4,895
91354Valencia$4,450$4,895
91436Encino$4,450$4,895
91367Woodland Hills$4,440$4,884
90073Los Angeles$4,420$4,862
90290Topanga$4,420$4,862
90746Carson$4,400$4,840
90747Carson$4,400$4,840
90025Los Angeles$4,380$4,818
91011La Canada Flintridge$4,380$4,818
90045Los Angeles$4,360$4,796
91789Walnut$4,350$4,785
90067Los Angeles$4,310$4,741
90254Hermosa Beach$4,310$4,741
91364Woodland Hills$4,290$4,719
90245El Segundo$4,250$4,675
90403Santa Monica$4,250$4,675
90212Beverly Hills$4,200$4,620
90211Beverly Hills$4,180$4,598
90293Playa Del Rey$4,160$4,576
90401Santa Monica$4,160$4,576
91381Stevenson Ranch$4,150$4,565
90277Redondo Beach$4,110$4,521
90035Los Angeles$4,100$4,510
91355Valencia$4,090$4,499
90292Marina Del Rey$4,080$4,488
90094Playa Vista$4,070$4,477
90713Lakewood$4,060$4,466
91403Sherman Oaks$4,050$4,455
90069West Hollywood$4,040$4,444
90232Culver City$4,040$4,444
91505Burbank$4,030$4,433
91604Studio City$4,030$4,433
90732San Pedro$4,020$4,422
90048Los Angeles$3,960$4,356
90402Santa Monica$3,950$4,345
90274Palos Verdes Peninsula$3,920$4,312
90275Rancho Palos Verdes$3,920$4,312
90803Long Beach$3,920$4,312
90263Malibu$3,910$4,301
90265Malibu$3,910$4,301
90010Los Angeles$3,890$4,279
90230Culver City$3,890$4,279
91350Santa Clarita$3,890$4,279
91101Pasadena$3,860$4,246
90068Los Angeles$3,850$4,235
91608Universal City$3,850$4,235
90405Santa Monica$3,840$4,224
90046Los Angeles$3,830$4,213
90014Los Angeles$3,820$4,202
91387Canyon Country$3,800$4,180
91214La Crescenta$3,790$4,169
90017Los Angeles$3,780$4,158
91602North Hollywood$3,760$4,136
91046Verdugo City$3,740$4,114
91765Diamond Bar$3,720$4,092
90034Los Angeles$3,710$4,081
91107Pasadena$3,700$4,070
90066Los Angeles$3,680$4,048
91316Encino$3,650$4,015
90503Torrance$3,620$3,982
90505Torrance$3,620$3,982
90712Lakewood$3,620$3,982
91208Glendale$3,620$3,982
91206Glendale$3,610$3,971
90027Los Angeles$3,600$3,960
90808Long Beach$3,590$3,949
91423Sherman Oaks$3,590$3,949
91001Altadena$3,580$3,938
91030South Pasadena$3,580$3,938
91601North Hollywood$3,560$3,916
90056Los Angeles$3,550$3,905
90278Redondo Beach$3,550$3,905
90404Santa Monica$3,550$3,905
91344Granada Hills$3,550$3,905
91790West Covina$3,550$3,905
91202Glendale$3,540$3,894
91307West Hills$3,540$3,894
91106Pasadena$3,530$3,883
91125Pasadena$3,530$3,883
90603Whittier$3,520$3,872
90071Los Angeles$3,510$3,861
91390Santa Clarita$3,500$3,850
91501Burbank$3,480$3,828
91773San Dimas$3,480$3,828
91741Glendora$3,470$3,817
91203Glendale$3,460$3,806
91324Northridge$3,460$3,806
90504Torrance$3,450$3,795
90701Artesia$3,450$3,795
91311Chatsworth$3,450$3,795
90822Long Beach$3,440$3,784
91207Glendale$3,440$3,784
91351Canyon Country$3,440$3,784
93551Palmdale$3,440$3,784
91745Hacienda Heights$3,430$3,773
90815Long Beach$3,420$3,762
91750La Verne$3,420$3,762
90638La Mirada$3,410$3,751
90639La Mirada$3,410$3,751
91108San Marino$3,410$3,751
91792West Covina$3,410$3,751
90715Lakewood$3,400$3,740
90038Los Angeles$3,390$3,729
91020Montrose$3,390$3,729
91711Claremont$3,390$3,729
91740Glendora$3,370$3,707
91607Valley Village$3,360$3,696
91007Arcadia$3,350$3,685
91210Glendale$3,320$3,652
91201Glendale$3,310$3,641
91504Burbank$3,300$3,630
90013Los Angeles$3,290$3,619
90020Los Angeles$3,290$3,619
90802Long Beach$3,260$3,586
90814Long Beach$3,260$3,586
91006Arcadia$3,260$3,586
91204Glendale$3,260$3,586
91724Covina$3,260$3,586
91411Van Nuys$3,250$3,575
91303Canoga Park$3,240$3,564
90005Los Angeles$3,230$3,553
91010Duarte$3,220$3,542
91330Northridge$3,220$3,542
91205Glendale$3,210$3,531
91325Northridge$3,210$3,531
91008Duarte$3,200$3,520
91104Pasadena$3,200$3,520
90004Los Angeles$3,190$3,509
90028Los Angeles$3,190$3,509
90039Los Angeles$3,190$3,509
91024Sierra Madre$3,190$3,509
91775San Gabriel$3,190$3,509
91321Newhall$3,180$3,498
91016Monrovia$3,160$3,476
90012Los Angeles$3,150$3,465
91103Pasadena$3,130$3,443
91722Covina$3,120$3,432
91356Tarzana$3,100$3,410
91506Burbank$3,100$3,410
91780Temple City$3,100$3,410
90704Avalon$3,090$3,399
91304Canoga Park$3,070$3,377
91502Burbank$3,070$3,377
90670Santa Fe Springs$3,060$3,366
91401Van Nuys$3,050$3,355
91406Van Nuys$3,050$3,355
90026Los Angeles$3,040$3,344
91345Mission Hills$3,040$3,344
90241Downey$3,030$3,333
91335Reseda$3,030$3,333
90501Torrance$3,020$3,322
90240Downey$3,010$3,311
91801Alhambra$3,010$3,311
91405Van Nuys$2,990$3,289
90041Los Angeles$2,980$3,278
90029Los Angeles$2,970$3,267
90042Los Angeles$2,970$3,267
90502Torrance$2,970$3,267
90804Long Beach$2,970$3,267
91791West Covina$2,970$3,267
90009Los Angeles$2,960$3,256
90030Los Angeles$2,960$3,256
90050Los Angeles$2,960$3,256
90051Los Angeles$2,960$3,256
90052Los Angeles$2,960$3,256
90053Los Angeles$2,960$3,256
90054Los Angeles$2,960$3,256
90055Los Angeles$2,960$3,256
90060Los Angeles$2,960$3,256
90070Los Angeles$2,960$3,256
90072Los Angeles$2,960$3,256
90074Los Angeles$2,960$3,256
90075Los Angeles$2,960$3,256
90076Los Angeles$2,960$3,256
90078Los Angeles$2,960$3,256
90079Los Angeles$2,960$3,256
90081Los Angeles$2,960$3,256
90082Los Angeles$2,960$3,256
90083Los Angeles$2,960$3,256
90084Los Angeles$2,960$3,256
90086Los Angeles$2,960$3,256
90087Los Angeles$2,960$3,256
90091Los Angeles$2,960$3,256
90093Los Angeles$2,960$3,256
90095Los Angeles$2,960$3,256
90099Los Angeles$2,960$3,256
90202Bell$2,960$3,256
90209Beverly Hills$2,960$3,256
90213Beverly Hills$2,960$3,256
90223Compton$2,960$3,256
90224Compton$2,960$3,256
90231Culver City$2,960$3,256
90239Downey$2,960$3,256
90251Hawthorne$2,960$3,256
90261Lawndale$2,960$3,256
90264Malibu$2,960$3,256
90267Manhattan Beach$2,960$3,256
90294Venice$2,960$3,256
90295Marina Del Rey$2,960$3,256
90296Playa Del Rey$2,960$3,256
90306Inglewood$2,960$3,256
90307Inglewood$2,960$3,256
90308Inglewood$2,960$3,256
90309Inglewood$2,960$3,256
90310Inglewood$2,960$3,256
90406Santa Monica$2,960$3,256
90408Santa Monica$2,960$3,256
90409Santa Monica$2,960$3,256
90506Torrance$2,960$3,256
90507Torrance$2,960$3,256
90508Torrance$2,960$3,256
90509Torrance$2,960$3,256
90510Torrance$2,960$3,256
90606Whittier$2,960$3,256
90607Whittier$2,960$3,256
90608Whittier$2,960$3,256
90609Whittier$2,960$3,256
90610Whittier$2,960$3,256
90637La Mirada$2,960$3,256
90650Norwalk$2,960$3,256
90651Norwalk$2,960$3,256
90652Norwalk$2,960$3,256
90661Pico Rivera$2,960$3,256
90662Pico Rivera$2,960$3,256
90671Santa Fe Springs$2,960$3,256
90702Artesia$2,960$3,256
90707Bellflower$2,960$3,256
90711Lakewood$2,960$3,256
90714Lakewood$2,960$3,256
90733San Pedro$2,960$3,256
90734San Pedro$2,960$3,256
90748Wilmington$2,960$3,256
90749Carson$2,960$3,256
90801Long Beach$2,960$3,256
90809Long Beach$2,960$3,256
90831Long Beach$2,960$3,256
90832Long Beach$2,960$3,256
90833Long Beach$2,960$3,256
90840Long Beach$2,960$3,256
90853Long Beach$2,960$3,256
91003Altadena$2,960$3,256
91009Duarte$2,960$3,256
91012La Canada Flintridge$2,960$3,256
91017Monrovia$2,960$3,256
91021Montrose$2,960$3,256
91023Mount Wilson$2,960$3,256
91025Sierra Madre$2,960$3,256
91031South Pasadena$2,960$3,256
91041Sunland$2,960$3,256
91043Tujunga$2,960$3,256
91066Arcadia$2,960$3,256
91077Arcadia$2,960$3,256
91102Pasadena$2,960$3,256
91109Pasadena$2,960$3,256
91114Pasadena$2,960$3,256
91115Pasadena$2,960$3,256
91116Pasadena$2,960$3,256
91117Pasadena$2,960$3,256
91118San Marino$2,960$3,256
91123Pasadena$2,960$3,256
91129Pasadena$2,960$3,256
91185Pasadena$2,960$3,256
91209Glendale$2,960$3,256
91221Glendale$2,960$3,256
91222Glendale$2,960$3,256
91224La Crescenta$2,960$3,256
91225Glendale$2,960$3,256
91226Glendale$2,960$3,256
91305Canoga Park$2,960$3,256
91308West Hills$2,960$3,256
91309Canoga Park$2,960$3,256
91310Castaic$2,960$3,256
91313Chatsworth$2,960$3,256
91322Newhall$2,960$3,256
91327Northridge$2,960$3,256
91328Northridge$2,960$3,256
91333Pacoima$2,960$3,256
91334Pacoima$2,960$3,256
91337Reseda$2,960$3,256
91341San Fernando$2,960$3,256
91346Mission Hills$2,960$3,256
91353Sun Valley$2,960$3,256
91357Tarzana$2,960$3,256
91365Woodland Hills$2,960$3,256
91371Woodland Hills$2,960$3,256
91372Calabasas$2,960$3,256
91376Agoura Hills$2,960$3,256
91380Santa Clarita$2,960$3,256
91382Santa Clarita$2,960$3,256
91383Santa Clarita$2,960$3,256
91385Valencia$2,960$3,256
91386Canyon Country$2,960$3,256
91392Sylmar$2,960$3,256
91393North Hills$2,960$3,256
91394Granada Hills$2,960$3,256
91395Mission Hills$2,960$3,256
91396Winnetka$2,960$3,256
91404Van Nuys$2,960$3,256
91407Van Nuys$2,960$3,256
91408Van Nuys$2,960$3,256
91409Van Nuys$2,960$3,256
91412Panorama City$2,960$3,256
91413Sherman Oaks$2,960$3,256
91416Encino$2,960$3,256
91426Encino$2,960$3,256
91482Van Nuys$2,960$3,256
91499Van Nuys$2,960$3,256
91503Burbank$2,960$3,256
91507Burbank$2,960$3,256
91508Burbank$2,960$3,256
91510Burbank$2,960$3,256
91603North Hollywood$2,960$3,256
91609North Hollywood$2,960$3,256
91610Toluca Lake$2,960$3,256
91614Studio City$2,960$3,256
91615North Hollywood$2,960$3,256
91617Valley Village$2,960$3,256
91714City Of Industry$2,960$3,256
91715City Of Industry$2,960$3,256
91716City Of Industry$2,960$3,256
91734El Monte$2,960$3,256
91735El Monte$2,960$3,256
91747La Puente$2,960$3,256
91769Pomona$2,960$3,256
91778San Gabriel$2,960$3,256
91788Walnut$2,960$3,256
91793West Covina$2,960$3,256
91802Alhambra$2,960$3,256
91804Alhambra$2,960$3,256
91896Alhambra$2,960$3,256
91899Alhambra$2,960$3,256
93539Lancaster$2,960$3,256
93553Pearblossom$2,960$3,256
93584Lancaster$2,960$3,256
93586Lancaster$2,960$3,256
93590Palmdale$2,960$3,256
93599Palmdale$2,960$3,256
90019Los Angeles$2,950$3,245
91748Rowland Heights$2,950$3,245
91606North Hollywood$2,940$3,234
90717Lomita$2,930$3,223
91040Sunland$2,930$3,223
90305Inglewood$2,920$3,212
90807Long Beach$2,920$3,212
91306Winnetka$2,920$3,212
93552Palmdale$2,900$3,190
90602Whittier$2,890$3,179
90755Signal Hill$2,890$3,179
90065Los Angeles$2,870$3,157
90242Downey$2,870$3,157
90260Lawndale$2,870$3,157
91744La Puente$2,870$3,157
90302Inglewood$2,860$3,146
90601Whittier$2,860$3,146
90605Whittier$2,860$3,146
90745Carson$2,860$3,146
91042Tujunga$2,860$3,146
91342Sylmar$2,860$3,146
90706Bellflower$2,840$3,124
90604Whittier$2,830$3,113
91343North Hills$2,830$3,113
91754Monterey Park$2,830$3,113
90301Inglewood$2,820$3,102
91702Azusa$2,820$3,102
91746La Puente$2,820$3,102
90016Los Angeles$2,800$3,080
90250Hawthorne$2,790$3,069
90660Pico Rivera$2,790$3,069
91776San Gabriel$2,780$3,058
91803Alhambra$2,780$3,058
90723Paramount$2,770$3,047
90731San Pedro$2,770$3,047
93532Lake Hughes$2,770$3,047
90640Montebello$2,760$3,036
90716Hawaiian Gardens$2,760$3,036
90057Los Angeles$2,740$3,014
91755Monterey Park$2,740$3,014
91402Panorama City$2,730$3,003
91340San Fernando$2,720$2,992
91605North Hollywood$2,720$2,992
93510Acton$2,720$2,992
90247Gardena$2,710$2,981
91331Pacoima$2,710$2,981
91384Castaic$2,710$2,981
91732El Monte$2,690$2,959
91723Covina$2,670$2,937
90008Los Angeles$2,640$2,904
90249Gardena$2,640$2,904
91706Baldwin Park$2,640$2,904
93543Littlerock$2,640$2,904
90805Long Beach$2,630$2,893
90813Long Beach$2,630$2,893
91766Pomona$2,630$2,893
93536Lancaster$2,610$2,871
91770Rosemead$2,610$2,871
90303Inglewood$2,600$2,860
91731El Monte$2,600$2,860
91352Sun Valley$2,590$2,849
90006Los Angeles$2,560$2,816
90248Gardena$2,560$2,816
90806Long Beach$2,560$2,816
91767Pomona$2,550$2,805
90047Los Angeles$2,540$2,794
90201Bell Gardens$2,520$2,772
90744Wilmington$2,520$2,772
91759Mount Baldy$2,520$2,772
91768Pomona$2,520$2,772
90018Los Angeles$2,510$2,761
90222Compton$2,490$2,739
91733South El Monte$2,490$2,739
90810Long Beach$2,470$2,717
90062Los Angeles$2,460$2,706
90262Lynwood$2,460$2,706
90043Los Angeles$2,430$2,673
90221Compton$2,430$2,673
90710Harbor City$2,430$2,673
90021Los Angeles$2,420$2,662
90270Maywood$2,420$2,662
90280South Gate$2,420$2,662
90061Los Angeles$2,410$2,651
90220Compton$2,410$2,651
90255Huntington Park$2,400$2,640
93534Lancaster$2,390$2,629
90007Los Angeles$2,380$2,618
90089Los Angeles$2,380$2,618
90033Los Angeles$2,370$2,607
90022Los Angeles$2,360$2,596
90044Los Angeles$2,350$2,585
90059Los Angeles$2,340$2,574
90001Los Angeles$2,330$2,563
90002Los Angeles$2,330$2,563
90011Los Angeles$2,320$2,552
90032Los Angeles$2,310$2,541
90037Los Angeles$2,310$2,541
90063Los Angeles$2,310$2,541
90304Inglewood$2,310$2,541
93550Palmdale$2,300$2,530
90040Los Angeles$2,290$2,519
90023Los Angeles$2,270$2,497
90003Los Angeles$2,240$2,464
90031Los Angeles$2,220$2,442
93591Palmdale$2,220$2,442
93535Lancaster$2,180$2,398
93563Valyermo$2,150$2,365
93544Llano$2,100$2,310
92397Wrightwood$1,990$2,189
90058Los Angeles$1,870$2,057

Questions

What is the Fair Market Rent in Los Angeles County, CA for 2027?

For FY2027 (October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027) HUD's Fair Market Rents in Los Angeles County, CA are $2,151 for a studio, $2,402 for one bedroom, $2,964 for two bedrooms, $3,760 for three and $4,208 for four bedrooms, per month including utilities.

What is the area median income in Los Angeles County, CA?

HUD's FY2026 median family income for the area is $108,100, up 1.4% from $106,600 in FY2025.

What is 80% of AMI in Los Angeles County, CA for a family of 4?

The FY2026 low-income limit (80%) for a household of four is $133,250 a year. The very low-income limit (50%) is $83,300 and the extremely low-income limit is $50,000.

What is the 60% AMI limit for tax credit housing in Los Angeles County, CA?

Under HUD's FY2026 Multifamily Tax Subsidy Project limits, the 60% limit is $69,960 for one person and $99,960 for four.

Is the Fair Market Rent the same as the Section 8 payment standard?

No. Housing agencies set their payment standard between 90% and 110% of the FMR (for a two-bedroom here: $2,668 to $3,260), and can ask HUD for exceptions. Check the payment standard with your local housing agency.