High-rent metro gap - Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
Displayed gap in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area: +21.5% (HUD $2,601 vs ACS $2,140) · counties in FMR rows: Los Angeles County .
FMR gap dispatch plate
CBSA 31080 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA -21.5% shortfall
GAP-GENEROUS · FMR-TOP · SPREAD-PLUS · PHOTO-FINISH · COUNTY-SPARSE · BOOK-FULL
- GAP-GENEROUS 21.5% surplus
- FMR-TOP #385/396 · P97
- SPREAD-PLUS +$461
- PHOTO-FINISH Terre Haute
- COUNTY-SPARSE 1 county
- BOOK-FULL HUD+ACS pair
Nearest shortfall peer: Terre Haute, IN Metro Area (-0.0pp)
HUD's reference overshoots the ACS median by $461/mo. Lease-up odds are usually better than in shortfall markets, though still compare Terre Haute, IN Metro Area before assuming portability helps.
Instrument codes from this metro’s HUD FMR vs ACS shortfall band, national FMR quartile, dollar spread, gap peer, county footprint, and book completeness, not a moving recommendation.
Shortfall neighbourhood around Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA
Metros nearest this CBSA on voucher-vs-market shortfall (HUD FMR vs ACS 2-BR median). Full ladder: /gap/.
- Orlando-Kissimme -21.43
Orlando-Kissimme: -21.4% shortfall
-21.43 % shortfall
- Bellingham -21.46
Bellingham: -21.5% shortfall
-21.46 % shortfall
- Odessa -21.48
Odessa: -21.5% shortfall
-21.48 % shortfall
- Los Angeles-Lo · this metro -21.54
Los Angeles-Lo · this metro: -21.5% shortfall
-21.54 % shortfall
- Terre Haute -21.56
Terre Haute: -21.6% shortfall
-21.56 % shortfall
How does Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA compare with nearby FMR areas?
These are the twelve metros closest to Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA on the displayed voucher-vs-market margin. Their county lists are HUD FMR-area coverage, not a claim that the markets are interchangeable.
- Terre Haute, IN Metro Area
-21.6% shortfall · HUD $1,094 vs ACS $900 · $+$194/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Clay County, Vermillion County, Vigo County.
- Odessa, TX Metro Area
-21.5% shortfall · HUD $1,595 vs ACS $1,313 · $+$282/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Ector County.
- Bellingham, WA Metro Area
-21.5% shortfall · HUD $1,794 vs ACS $1,477 · $+$317/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Whatcom County.
- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metro Area
-21.4% shortfall · HUD $1,972 vs ACS $1,624 · $+$348/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Lake County, Orange County, Osceola County, Seminole County.
- San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area
-21.6% shortfall · HUD $663 vs ACS $545 · $+$118/mo
- Winchester, VA-WV Metro Area
-21.7% shortfall · HUD $1,573 vs ACS $1,293 · $+$280/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Frederick County, Hampshire County, Winchester city.
- Appleton, WI Metro Area
-21.4% shortfall · HUD $1,236 vs ACS $1,018 · $+$218/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Calumet County, Outagamie County.
- Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area
-21.7% shortfall · HUD $1,833 vs ACS $1,506 · $+$327/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Cumberland County, Cumberland County, Cumberland County, Cumberland County, Cumberland County, Cumberland County.
- Chico, CA Metro Area
-21.4% shortfall · HUD $1,625 vs ACS $1,339 · $+$286/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Butte County.
- Kokomo, IN Metro Area
-21.8% shortfall · HUD $1,123 vs ACS $922 · $+$201/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Howard County.
- Niles, MI Metro Area
-21.8% shortfall · HUD $1,184 vs ACS $972 · $+$212/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Berrien County.
- Sandusky, OH Metro Area
-21.3% shortfall · HUD $1,106 vs ACS $912 · $+$194/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Erie County.
Source: HUD USER FY2026 Fair Market Rent area records and Census ACS 2019–2023 median gross rent.
CA FMR scale context
These are the closest FY2026 2-BR FMR values in CA; they help place this HUD reference on its state scale, but do not substitute for each metro’s ACS rent comparison.
- Salinas, CA MSA $2,684 (+$83)
- San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA MSA $2,512 (−$89)
- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA $2,693 (+$92)
- Napa, CA MSA $2,773 (+$172)
- Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA $2,827 (+$226)
- San Benito County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area $2,902 (+$301)
- Oakland-Fremont, CA HUD Metro FMR Area $2,912 (+$311)
- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA HUD Metro FMR Area $2,255 (−$346)
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA $2,201 (−$400)
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA MSA $3,001 (+$400)
Low-FMR contrast (scale only)
Cochran County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($973 2-BR); Lima, OH MSA ($1,108 2-BR); Geary County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,048 2-BR); Mansfield, OH MSA ($973 2-BR) . Opposite-quartile FMR metros for scale, not gap substitutes for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area.
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area gap inputs
- HUD 2-BR FMR (FY2026): $2,601/mo
- ACS 2019–2023 2-BR median: $2,140/mo
- Displayed gap: +21.5%
- National FMR percentile: 97 (#385/396)
displayed % = (HUD 2-BR − ACS 2-BR median) / ACS median × 100
CA HCV agencies (scale-keyed)
Full payment standards for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area · Payment standards vs FMR
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rent FY2026, Census ACS median gross rent. Gap is PlainVoucher-derived. Methodology.
Disclaimer. For informational purposes only, not a substitute for PHA counseling or legal advice. Median gross rent reflects rents paid by current tenants; asking rents for available units typically run higher. Actual PHA payment standards can differ from HUD FMR by ±10%. Always confirm the current payment standard with your PHA. PlainVoucher is not affiliated with HUD or any PHA.