Merced County, CA

2025 Fair Market Rents

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The top four largest cities in Merced County are Turlock, Los Banos, Atwater, and Merced. Fair Market Rents on this page may apply depending on whether the county uses SAFMRs or county level FMRs. Cities in multiple SAFMR areas will have different SAFMRS based on ZIP code.

What type of FMR does Merced County use?

Small Area Fair Market Rents were created by the HUD for this county/Metro Fmr Area however Merced County is not required to use Small Area FMRs by the HUD. It is at the discretion of the local Housing Authority to determine if SAFMRs or 40th percentile FMRs are used.

To learn more about the criteria the HUD uses to determine if a Metro FMR Area requires Small Area Fair Market Rents click here.

How does Merced County compare?

Merced County ($1,509) has a 22.8% lower FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of California ($1,955) and therefore has a lower gross rent.

Merced County is rank 32nd out of 58 counties. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is lower than 31 other counties. Merced County is the 27th cheapest county in terms of FMRs.

Rent Tables Merced County, CA

Fair Market Rent (40th Percentile)

$1,071
studio
$1,227
1-Bedroom
$1,509
2-Bedroom
$2,081
3-Bedroom
$2,534
4-Bedroom

Median Rent (50th Percentile)

$1,142
studio
$1,307
1-Bedroom
$1,608
2-Bedroom
$2,217
3-Bedroom
$2,700
4-Bedroom

Small Market Areas (By Zip Code)

The 90% and 110% SAFMRs represent the minimum and maximum payment standards that can be set by the local Public Housing Authority under regular conditions. The payment standard is the actual value used in Section 8. For more on payment standards click here.

FMRs and SAFMRs are set by the HUD. The local PHA takes these FMR/SAFMR values and may decide to use any value that is within +-10% of the FMR/SAFMR as the payment standard for the areas under their jurisdiction.

For a more in-depth explaination return to the overview page.

ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
93635 $1,250 $1,430 $1,760 $2,430 $2,960
93661 $1,070 $1,230 $1,510 $2,080 $2,540
93665 $1,030 $1,170 $1,450 $2,000 $2,430
95301 $1,070 $1,230 $1,510 $2,080 $2,540
95303 $1,000 $1,150 $1,410 $1,940 $2,370
95312 $1,060 $1,210 $1,490 $2,050 $2,500
95315 $1,070 $1,220 $1,500 $2,070 $2,520
95316 $1,030 $1,110 $1,430 $2,010 $2,330
95317 $920 $1,050 $1,290 $1,800 $2,170
95322 $1,030 $1,170 $1,440 $1,990 $2,420
95324 $1,280 $1,460 $1,800 $2,480 $3,020
95333 $920 $1,050 $1,290 $1,800 $2,170
95334 $1,140 $1,300 $1,600 $2,210 $2,690
95340 $1,040 $1,190 $1,460 $2,010 $2,450
95341 $980 $1,120 $1,380 $1,900 $2,320
95343 $1,070 $1,230 $1,510 $2,080 $2,540
95344 $1,070 $1,230 $1,510 $2,080 $2,540
95348 $1,250 $1,430 $1,760 $2,430 $2,960
95360 $1,030 $1,070 $1,380 $1,940 $2,290
95365 $900 $1,050 $1,280 $1,800 $2,170
95374 $930 $1,060 $1,310 $1,810 $2,200
95380 $1,030 $1,080 $1,400 $1,960 $2,290
95388 $900 $1,050 $1,280 $1,800 $2,170
95316 $1,030 $1,110 $1,430 $2,010 $2,330
95322 $1,030 $1,170 $1,440 $1,990 $2,420
95324 $1,280 $1,460 $1,800 $2,480 $3,020
95360 $1,030 $1,070 $1,380 $1,940 $2,290
95380 $1,030 $1,080 $1,400 $1,960 $2,290
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
93635 $1,125 $1,287 $1,584 $2,187 $2,664
93661 $963 $1,107 $1,359 $1,872 $2,286
93665 $927 $1,053 $1,305 $1,800 $2,187
95301 $963 $1,107 $1,359 $1,872 $2,286
95303 $900 $1,035 $1,269 $1,746 $2,133
95312 $954 $1,089 $1,341 $1,845 $2,250
95315 $963 $1,098 $1,350 $1,863 $2,268
95316 $927 $999 $1,287 $1,809 $2,097
95317 $828 $945 $1,161 $1,620 $1,953
95322 $927 $1,053 $1,296 $1,791 $2,178
95324 $1,152 $1,314 $1,620 $2,232 $2,718
95333 $828 $945 $1,161 $1,620 $1,953
95334 $1,026 $1,170 $1,440 $1,989 $2,421
95340 $936 $1,071 $1,314 $1,809 $2,205
95341 $882 $1,008 $1,242 $1,710 $2,088
95343 $963 $1,107 $1,359 $1,872 $2,286
95344 $963 $1,107 $1,359 $1,872 $2,286
95348 $1,125 $1,287 $1,584 $2,187 $2,664
95360 $927 $963 $1,242 $1,746 $2,061
95365 $810 $945 $1,152 $1,620 $1,953
95374 $837 $954 $1,179 $1,629 $1,980
95380 $927 $972 $1,260 $1,764 $2,061
95388 $810 $945 $1,152 $1,620 $1,953
95316 $927 $999 $1,287 $1,809 $2,097
95322 $927 $1,053 $1,296 $1,791 $2,178
95324 $1,152 $1,314 $1,620 $2,232 $2,718
95360 $927 $963 $1,242 $1,746 $2,061
95380 $927 $972 $1,260 $1,764 $2,061
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
93635 $1,375 $1,573 $1,936 $2,673 $3,256
93661 $1,177 $1,353 $1,661 $2,288 $2,794
93665 $1,133 $1,287 $1,595 $2,200 $2,673
95301 $1,177 $1,353 $1,661 $2,288 $2,794
95303 $1,100 $1,265 $1,551 $2,134 $2,607
95312 $1,166 $1,331 $1,639 $2,255 $2,750
95315 $1,177 $1,342 $1,650 $2,277 $2,772
95316 $1,133 $1,221 $1,573 $2,211 $2,563
95317 $1,012 $1,155 $1,419 $1,980 $2,387
95322 $1,133 $1,287 $1,584 $2,189 $2,662
95324 $1,408 $1,606 $1,980 $2,728 $3,322
95333 $1,012 $1,155 $1,419 $1,980 $2,387
95334 $1,254 $1,430 $1,760 $2,431 $2,959
95340 $1,144 $1,309 $1,606 $2,211 $2,695
95341 $1,078 $1,232 $1,518 $2,090 $2,552
95343 $1,177 $1,353 $1,661 $2,288 $2,794
95344 $1,177 $1,353 $1,661 $2,288 $2,794
95348 $1,375 $1,573 $1,936 $2,673 $3,256
95360 $1,133 $1,177 $1,518 $2,134 $2,519
95365 $990 $1,155 $1,408 $1,980 $2,387
95374 $1,023 $1,166 $1,441 $1,991 $2,420
95380 $1,133 $1,188 $1,540 $2,156 $2,519
95388 $990 $1,155 $1,408 $1,980 $2,387
95316 $1,133 $1,221 $1,573 $2,211 $2,563
95322 $1,133 $1,287 $1,584 $2,189 $2,662
95324 $1,408 $1,606 $1,980 $2,728 $3,322
95360 $1,133 $1,177 $1,518 $2,134 $2,519
95380 $1,133 $1,188 $1,540 $2,156 $2,519

Fair Market Rents on this page apply to the following cities in Merced County, California: Turlock, Los Banos, Atwater, Merced, Livingston, Winton, Delhi, Newman, Gustine, Hilmar, Denair, Planada, Le Grand, Stevinson, El Nido, Ballico, South Dos Palos, Cressey, and Santa Rita Park.

These Fair Market Rents also apply to the following ZIP codes in Merced County, California: 95380, 93635, 95301, 95340, 95348, 95341, 95334, 95388, 95315, 95360, 95322, 95324, 95316, 95365, 95333, 95374, 95344, 95317, 95303, and 93665.

Merced County, CA is considered part of the following metro FMR area: MERCED, CA MSA.

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Fair Market Rents are published by the Department of Housing And Urban Development.