Metro FMR · CBSA 40900 · HUD FY2026

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA HUD Metro FMR Area Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA HUD Metro FMR Area metro area - 91% above the US average.

$1,832
1-bedroom FMR
$2,255
2-bedroom FMR
+3.1%
YoY change
+91%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA HUD Metro FMR Area area rents at $2,255 under HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent - 92% above the US average, higher than 95% of the 387 metro areas HUD tracks.

#19
priciest of 387 US metros (2BR)
+92%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$90,200
income to afford it (30% rule)
+3.1%
1BR change, FY2025→2026

Affordability & income context

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade: #19 priciest nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $93,986, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 23.4% 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 Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade in the highest-rent tenth of HUD metro areas, using the same FY2026 HUD schedule as the national comparison.

With 2,394,673 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 (#19 of 387 HUD-tracked metros).

The studio-through-two-bedroom FMR bands stay below 30% of recorded median income here; the larger-bedroom rows show where that headroom narrows.

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

$1,748/mo

22.3% of median income

1 Bedroom

$1,832/mo

23.4% of median income

2 Bedroom

$2,255/mo

28.8% of median income

3 Bedroom

$3,002/mo

38.3% of median income

4 Bedroom

$3,460/mo

44.2% of median income

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·40900

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade: $1,832/mo 1BR · #19 of 387 metros (2BR) · FY2026 CBSA 40900

  • CBSA 40900
  • 1BR-FMR $1,832
  • 2BR-FMR $2,255
  • RANK-UPPER #19
  • YOY-UP +3.1%
  • VSUS-HIGH +91%
  • IN-ST-HIGH #14 CA
  • INC-MID 23%
  • POP-MEGA 2.4M
  • PHOTO-NEAR Bakersfield-Delano
  • VOUCH-90-110 $1,649–$2,015
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Bakersfield-Delano ($692 1BR gap)

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Where Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade sits among every US metro

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

$2,255 Top 5% higher than 95% 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 40900

Counties inside Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade

Across 4 HUD counties in CBSA 40900, 2-bedroom FMRs cluster tightly ($2,104–$2,255, 7% spread), so the metro-wide schedule tracks most constituent counties closely.

Sacramento County 2BR $2,255 · 1.6M Placer County 2BR $2,255 · 407K Yolo County 2BR $2,104 · 217K El Dorado County 2BR $2,255 · 192K

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade studio–4BR schedule (FY2026) · 2BR #19 nationally

1BR $1,832 (+91% vs US, +3.1% YoY). Each bedroom band below is FY2026 HUD FMR for CBSA 40900.

Studio
$1,748
US avg $893
↑4.1% YoY +96% vs US
1 Bedroom
$1,832
US avg $959
↑3.1% YoY +91% vs US
2 Bedroom
$2,255
US avg $1,175
↑2.2% YoY +92% vs US
3 Bedroom
$3,002
US avg $1,525
↑0.3% YoY +97% vs US
4 Bedroom
$3,460
US avg $1,756
↑0.1% YoY +97% vs US

How Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other CA metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

What this shows Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade highlighted among 5 peers · FY2026 1BR HUD FMR.

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

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade: out-of-state FMR & burden peers

PlainRent pairs Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade 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
Bergen-Passaic
NJ · 2 BR $2,324/mo
Fort Lauderdale
FL · 2 BR $2,333/mo
Bozeman
MT · 2 BR $2,154/mo

Burden % · outside CA

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

Ithaca
NY · 28.8% of income · 2 BR $1,753/mo
Port St. Lucie
FL · 29.1% of income · 2 BR $1,757/mo
Eugene-Springfield
OR · 29.2% of income · 2 BR $1,688/mo
Broadwater County
MT · 28.3% of income · 2 BR $1,748/mo

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA HUD Metro FMR Area metro area? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,832 per month. A 2-bedroom is $2,255 and a studio is $1,748.
How does Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA HUD Metro FMR Area rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA HUD Metro FMR Area metro area is 91% above the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $1,832 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2026 2-bedroom FMR of $2,255 ranks #19 most expensive among 387 US metro areas (the highest-rent tenth of HUD metro areas).
Do county rents differ inside the Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade metro area? ▼
Yes. HUD assigns one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 40900, but 4 constituent counties publish their own county FMR schedules spanning $2,104–$2,255 for a 2-bedroom (7% 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 $1,832/mo · 1BR CA

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