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Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Merced County

Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Merced County was $1,200 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is up 7.5% from 2026. That is the 36th highest of 58 counties in 2027.

2027, USD1,200
Change on 2026+7.5%
Rank36th of 58Counties in California ranked
Series high1,2002027
Series low4982015

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Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Merced County, 2010 to 2027

4006008001,0001,2002010201320162019202220272010: 577 USD2011: 591 USD2012: 570 USD2013: 507 USD2014: 522 USD2015: 498 USD2016: 517 USD2017: 522 USD2018: 542 USD2019: 579 USD2020: 651 USD2021: 724 USD2022: 766 USD2023: 854 USD2024: 994 USD2025: 1,071 USD2026: 1,116 USD2027: 1,200 USD4006008001,0001,20020102016202220272010: 577 USD2011: 591 USD2012: 570 USD2013: 507 USD2014: 522 USD2015: 498 USD2016: 517 USD2017: 522 USD2018: 542 USD2019: 579 USD2020: 651 USD2021: 724 USD2022: 766 USD2023: 854 USD2024: 994 USD2025: 1,071 USD2026: 1,116 USD2027: 1,200 USD
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
All 18 values
PeriodUSD
20271,200
20261,116
20251,071
2024994
2023854
2022766
2021724
2020651
2019579
2018542
2017522
2016517
2015498
2014522
2013507
2012570
2011591
2010577

Merced County compared with nearby places

Alameda County: 2,088 USDAlpine County: 1,063 USDAmador County: 1,373 USDButte County: 1,064 USDCalaveras County: 1,109 USDColusa County: 1,073 USDContra Costa County: 2,088 USDDel Norte County: 979 USDEl Dorado County: 1,742 USDFresno County: 1,354 USDGlenn County: 948 USDHumboldt County: 1,122 USDImperial County: 938 USDInyo County: 1,020 USDKern County: 1,265 USDKings County: 1,175 USDLake County: 1,233 USDLassen County: 884 USDLos Angeles County: 2,151 USDMadera County: 1,264 USDMarin County: 2,574 USDMariposa County: 1,035 USDMendocino County: 1,209 USDMerced County: 1,200 USDModoc County: 755 USDMono County: 1,342 USDMonterey County: 1,956 USDNapa County: 2,350 USDNevada County: 1,313 USDOrange County: 2,580 USDPlacer County: 1,742 USDPlumas County: 990 USDRiverside County: 1,605 USDSacramento County: 1,742 USDSan Benito County: 2,279 USDSan Bernardino County: 1,605 USDSan Diego County: 2,192 USDSan Francisco County: 2,574 USDSan Joaquin County: 1,525 USDSan Luis Obispo County: 1,894 USDSan Mateo County: 2,574 USDSanta Barbara County: 2,479 USDSanta Clara County: 2,458 USDSanta Cruz County: 3,230 USDShasta County: 1,201 USDSierra County: 1,063 USDSiskiyou County: 953 USDSolano County: 1,706 USDSonoma County: 1,980 USDStanislaus County: 1,276 USDSutter County: 1,159 USDTehama County: 948 USDTrinity County: 803 USDTulare County: 1,101 USDTuolumne County: 1,116 USDVentura County: 1,827 USDYolo County: 1,659 USDYuba County: 1,159 USD
  • Under 1,000
  • 1,000 to 1,200
  • 1,200 to 1,300
  • 1,300 to 1,700
  • 1,700 to 2,200
  • 2,200 and over
Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2027, USD. Merced County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Monthly gross rent, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets for an efficiency (a unit with no separate bedroom) in the HUD area that contains the county.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the rent plus all utilities paid by the tenant except telephone, cable or satellite television and internet.
  • HUD sets Fair Market Rents at the 40th percentile of gross rents paid by recent movers for standard-quality rental units, from American Community Survey data brought forward to the fiscal year; until 2018 a few metropolitan areas were set at the 50th percentile.
  • They set payment standards for Housing Choice Vouchers and rent ceilings in other HUD programs.

A policy benchmark, not a measured rent: it is lower than the median rent by design and differs from the Census Bureau median gross rent. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (n.d.). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars (Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), Merced County, 2010 to 2027) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx

MLA 9

HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars, Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), Merced County, 2010 to 2027. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/fair-market-rent-efficiency/merced-county-california. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. n.d. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), Merced County, 2010 to 2027. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/fair-market-rent-efficiency/merced-county-california.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (no date) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars, Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), Merced County, 2010 to 2027 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/fair-market-rent-efficiency/merced-county-california (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Merced County?

Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Merced County was $1,200 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is up 7.5% from 2026. That is the 36th highest of 58 counties in 2027.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Merced County?

$1,200 in 2027, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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