Metro FMR · CBSA 40140 · HUD FY2026

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA metro area - 85% above the US average.

$1,777
1-bedroom FMR
$2,201
2-bedroom FMR
-4.0%
YoY change
+85%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA area rents at $2,201 under HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent - 87% above the US average, higher than 94% of the 387 metro areas HUD tracks.

#23
priciest of 387 US metros (2BR)
+87%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$88,040
income to afford it (30% rule)
-4.0%
1BR change, FY2025→2026

Affordability & income context

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario: #23 priciest nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $86,031, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 24.8% 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario in the highest-rent tenth of HUD metro areas, using the same FY2026 HUD schedule as the national comparison.

With 4,610,050 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 (#23 of 387 HUD-tracked metros).

A two-bedroom FMR sits at the edge of the 30% guide for a median-income household, taking 30.7% of recorded median income before utilities outside FMR and other household costs.

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

$1,692/mo

23.6% of median income

1 Bedroom

$1,777/mo

24.8% of median income

2 Bedroom

$2,201/mo

30.7% of median income

3 Bedroom

$2,912/mo

40.6% of median income

4 Bedroom

$3,514/mo

49.0% of median income

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CBSA CBSA·40140

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario: $1,777/mo 1BR · #23 of 387 metros (2BR) · FY2026 CBSA 40140

  • CBSA 40140
  • 1BR-FMR $1,777
  • 2BR-FMR $2,201
  • RANK-UPPER #23
  • YOY-DOWN -4.0%
  • VSUS-HIGH +85%
  • IN-ST-LOW #13 CA
  • INC-MID 25%
  • POP-MEGA 4.6M
  • PHOTO-NEAR Bakersfield-Delano
  • VOUCH-90-110 $1,599–$1,955
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Bakersfield-Delano ($637 1BR gap)

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Where Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario sits among every US metro

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

$2,201 Top 6% higher than 94% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $2,400–$2,600: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,600–$2,800: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $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 40140

Counties inside Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

Across 2 HUD counties in CBSA 40140, 2-bedroom FMRs cluster tightly ($2,201–$2,201, 0% spread), so the metro-wide schedule tracks most constituent counties closely.

Riverside County 2BR $2,201 · 2.4M San Bernardino County 2BR $2,201 · 2.2M

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario studio–4BR schedule (FY2026) · 2BR #23 nationally

1BR $1,777 (+85% vs US, -4.0% YoY). Each bedroom band below is FY2026 HUD FMR for CBSA 40140.

Studio
$1,692
US avg $893
↓4.7% YoY +89% vs US
1 Bedroom
$1,777
US avg $959
↓4.0% YoY +85% vs US
2 Bedroom
$2,201
US avg $1,175
↓4.6% YoY +87% vs US
3 Bedroom
$2,912
US avg $1,525
↓5.4% YoY +91% vs US
4 Bedroom
$3,514
US avg $1,756
↓6.2% YoY +100% vs US

How Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other CA metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

What this shows Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario highlighted among 5 peers · FY2026 1BR HUD FMR.

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

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario: out-of-state FMR & burden peers

PlainRent pairs Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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).

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria
DC · 2 BR $2,246/mo
Bozeman
MT · 2 BR $2,154/mo
Boulder
CO · 2 BR $2,124/mo
Denver-Aurora-Centennial
CO · 2 BR $2,089/mo

Burden % · outside CA

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

Urban Honolulu
HI · 30.4% of income · 2 BR $2,642/mo
Gainesville
FL · 30.4% of income · 2 BR $1,493/mo
Vineland
NJ · 31.1% of income · 2 BR $1,673/mo
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
FL · 31.3% of income · 2 BR $1,972/mo

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA metro area? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA is $1,777 per month. A 2-bedroom is $2,201 and a studio is $1,692.
How does Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA metro area is 85% above the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $1,777 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2026 2-bedroom FMR of $2,201 ranks #23 most expensive among 387 US metro areas (the highest-rent tenth of HUD metro areas).
Do county rents differ inside the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area? ▼
Yes. HUD assigns one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 40140, but 2 constituent counties publish their own county FMR schedules spanning $2,201–$2,201 for a 2-bedroom (0% 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).

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FY 2026 HUD FMR $1,777/mo · 1BR CA

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