Above-median FMR - Yuba City, CA MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Yuba City, CA MSA is $1,550/month - 72nd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#287 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 31.0% above market ; FMR rows touch Sutter County, Yuba County .
Upper-half placement for Yuba City, CA MSA
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Walla Walla, WA MSA; Coeur d'Alene, ID MSA; Carson City, NV MSA; Salem, OR MSA .
Low-FMR contrast set: Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA, Davidson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area, Wichita, KS HUD Metro FMR Area, Wheeling, WV-OH MSA, Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA, Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HUD Metro FMR Area .
CA-state FMR neighbors for Yuba City, CA MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside CA: Redding, CA MSA ($1,590); Merced, CA MSA ($1,503); Bakersfield-Delano, CA MSA ($1,483); Chico, CA MSA ($1,625); Visalia, CA MSA ($1,474); Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA ($1,469); Fresno, CA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,664); Madera, CA MSA ($1,376) . Alphabetical “nearby” lists are intentionally not used here - amount proximity is the comparison that matters for payment standards.
What are the HUD FY2026 bedroom FMRs for Yuba City, CA MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,166/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,272/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,550/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,156/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,600/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Yuba City, CA MSA
HUD lets each Public Housing Authority set its payment standard between 90% and 110% of the published Fair Market Rent for the bedroom size served. These dollar amounts are derived from HUD FY2026 FMR for Yuba City, CA MSA; your PHA may choose a figure inside this band. This is not a quote for a specific unit, availability, or waitlist status.
| Size | HUD FMR | 90% floor | 110% ceiling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,166/mo | $1,049/mo | $1,283/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,272/mo | $1,145/mo | $1,399/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,550/mo | $1,395/mo | $1,705/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,156/mo | $1,940/mo | $2,372/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,600/mo | $2,340/mo | $2,860/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Yuba City, CA MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,550/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,395–$1,705/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Yuba City, CA MSA
Published two-bedroom Fair Market Rent for this HUD area across FY2022-2026. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent fiscal years only. This is a historical HUD reference-rent series, not a PHA payment standard, unit quote, availability, eligibility, or waitlist result.
- Latest 2-BR
- $1,550
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +1.8%
- from FY2025 $1,522
- Span change
- +32.1%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,173/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,288/mo | +9.8% |
| 2024 | $1,461/mo | +13.4% |
| 2025 | $1,522/mo | +4.2% |
| 2026 | $1,550/mo | +1.8% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Yuba City, CA MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,183/mo → 31.0% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Yuba City, CA MSA.
CA agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in CA whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF REDDING
- Imperial Valley Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Glendale
- Housing Authority of the City of Oxnard
- CITY OF SANTA ROSA
- Housing Authority of the County of Yolo
- City of Oceanside Community Development Comm
- Housing Authority of the City of San Buenaventura
- Regional Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Santa Monica
Full near-amount ladder
- Walla Walla, WA MSA · $1,550
- Coeur d'Alene, ID MSA · $1,547
- Carson City, NV MSA · $1,546
- Salem, OR MSA · $1,560
- Kennewick-Richland, WA MSA · $1,538
- Greeley, CO MSA · $1,563
- Asheville, NC MSA · $1,567
- Spokane, WA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,531
- Medford, OR MSA · $1,530
- New Bedford, MA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,527
- Rochester, NY MSA · $1,573
- Winchester, VA-WV MSA · $1,573
What to do with this FMR desk
Yuba City, CA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,550/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+32.1% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (31.0% above market). Metro gap page
- Confirm how PHAs may set payment standards at 90-110% of FMR, and why the two figures are not interchangeable. FMR vs payment standard
FMR is HUD's published Fair Market Rent for this FMR area. It is not a PHA payment standard, unit quote, eligibility result, or waitlist status. Confirm any leasing figure with the PHA that serves the unit.
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rent (FY2026) ; Census ACS median gross rent. Confirm the live PHA figure before leasing. Methodology.
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