Metro FMR · CBSA 31080 · HUD FY2026

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area metro area - 117% above the US average.

$2,085
1-bedroom FMR
$2,601
2-bedroom FMR
+0.2%
YoY change
+117%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area area rents at $2,601 under HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent - 121% above the US average, higher than 97% of the 387 metro areas HUD tracks.

#12
priciest of 387 US metros (2BR)
+121%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$104,040
income to afford it (30% rule)
+0.2%
1BR change, FY2025→2026

Affordability & income context

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale: #12 priciest nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $93,525, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 26.8% of annual income. It remains below the 30% affordability guide, but is a material part of a median-income household's budget.

The 2-bedroom figure places Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale in the highest-rent tenth of HUD metro areas, using the same FY2026 HUD schedule as the national comparison.

With 13,111,917 residents, this is a large metro benchmark rather than a single-neighborhood rent quote.

That budget pressure matches a top-decile 2-bedroom FMR nationally (#12 of 387 HUD-tracked metros).

A two-bedroom FMR sits at the edge of the 30% guide for a median-income household, taking 33.4% of recorded median income before utilities outside FMR and other household costs.

Observed renter burden: 54.4% of the 2,296,096 renter households counted by ACS paid at least 30% of income in gross rent. This ACS 2023 household measure is distinct from the FY2026 HUD FMR benchmark.

ACS median household income lags the FY2026 HUD FMR schedule. The income share is a same-metro cross-source read (Census ACS B19013 vs HUD FMR), not a same-vintage ratio.

Studio

$1,863/mo

23.9% of median income

1 Bedroom

$2,085/mo

26.8% of median income

2 Bedroom

$2,601/mo

33.4% of median income

3 Bedroom

$3,298/mo

42.3% of median income

4 Bedroom

$3,672/mo

47.1% of median income

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·31080

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale: $2,085/mo 1BR · #12 of 387 metros (2BR) · FY2026 CBSA 31080

  • CBSA 31080
  • 1BR-FMR $2,085
  • 2BR-FMR $2,601
  • RANK-UPPER #12
  • YOY-FLAT +0.2%
  • VSUS-HIGH +117%
  • IN-ST-HIGH #16 CA
  • INC-MID 27%
  • POP-MEGA 13.1M
  • PHOTO-NEAR Bakersfield-Delano
  • VOUCH-90-110 $1,877–$2,294
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Bakersfield-Delano ($945 1BR gap)

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Where Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale sits among every US metro

2-bedroom Fair Market Rent vs. all 387 HUD metro areas

$2,601 Top 3% higher than 97% of 387 metro areas

$800–$1,000: 28 metro areas (7%). Below this entry. $1,000–$1,200: 114 metro areas (29%). Below this entry. $1,200–$1,400: 95 metro areas (25%). Below this entry. $1,400–$1,600: 52 metro areas (13%). Below this entry. $1,600–$1,800: 41 metro areas (11%). Below this entry. $1,800–$2,000: 26 metro areas (7%). Below this entry. $2,000–$2,200: 9 metro areas (2%). Below this entry. $2,200–$2,400: 5 metro areas (1%). Below this entry. $2,400–$2,600: 5 metro areas (1%). Below this entry. $2,600–$2,800: 5 metro areas (1%). This entry sits in this band. $2,800–$3,000: 4 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,000–$3,200: 2 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,200–$3,400: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,400–$3,600: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,600–$3,800: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,800–$4,000: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,000–$4,200: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,200–$4,400: 1 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. This metro $800 $4,400 every US metro, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $0.2K-wide band; taller bars hold more metro areas. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents · FY2026

CBSA 31080

Counties inside Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale

Across 2 HUD counties in CBSA 31080, 2-bedroom FMRs cluster tightly ($2,601–$3,236, 24% spread), so the metro-wide schedule tracks most constituent counties closely.

Los Angeles County 2BR $2,601 · 9.9M Orange County 2BR $3,236 · 3.2M

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale studio–4BR schedule (FY2026) · 2BR #12 nationally

1BR $2,085 (+117% vs US, +0.2% YoY). Each bedroom band below is FY2026 HUD FMR for CBSA 31080.

Studio
$1,863
US avg $893
↑0.4% YoY +109% vs US
1 Bedroom
$2,085
US avg $959
↑0.2% YoY +117% vs US
2 Bedroom
$2,601
US avg $1,175
↓0.9% YoY +121% vs US
3 Bedroom
$3,298
US avg $1,525
↓1.1% YoY +116% vs US
4 Bedroom
$3,672
US avg $1,756
↓0.7% YoY +109% vs US

How Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other CA metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

What this shows Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale highlighted among 5 peers · FY2026 1BR HUD FMR.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) As of FY2026

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale: out-of-state FMR & burden peers

PlainRent pairs Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale with the 4 nearest HUD 2BR schedules and 4 nearest burden matches outside CA (burden peers exclude the FMR set; pop ≥50k).

2BR FMR · outside CA

Nearest schedules by 2BR delta (FY2026).

Urban Honolulu
HI · 2 BR $2,642/mo
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury
CT · 2 BR $2,511/mo
Seattle-Bellevue
WA · 2 BR $2,501/mo
Kalawao County
HI · 2 BR $2,492/mo

Burden % · outside CA

Nearest 2BR FMR ÷ ACS median income (FY2026).

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater
FL · 33.3% of income · 2 BR $1,977/mo
Flagstaff
AZ · 33.1% of income · 2 BR $1,921/mo
Cape Coral-Fort Myers
FL · 32.2% of income · 2 BR $1,961/mo
Palm Coast
FL · 32.1% of income · 2 BR $1,806/mo

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area metro area? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area is $2,085 per month. A 2-bedroom is $2,601 and a studio is $1,863.
How does Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area metro area is 117% above the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $2,085 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2026 2-bedroom FMR of $2,601 ranks #12 most expensive among 387 US metro areas (the highest-rent tenth of HUD metro areas).
Do county rents differ inside the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale metro area? ▼
Yes. HUD assigns one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 31080, but 2 constituent counties publish their own county FMR schedules spanning $2,601–$3,236 for a 2-bedroom (24% spread). Use county pages for filing at the county level.

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Data as of FY 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Fair Market Rents. Population and demographic data from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

FY 2026 HUD FMR $2,085/mo · 1BR CA

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