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Fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in Santa Barbara County

Fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in Santa Barbara County was $4,557 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is down 1.9% from 2026. That is the 8th highest of 58 counties in 2027.

2027, USD4,557
Change on 2026-1.9%
Rank8th of 58Counties in California ranked
Series high4,6472026
Series low1,8412011

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Fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in Santa Barbara County, 2010 to 2027

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0002010201320162019202220272010: 1,892 USD2011: 1,841 USD2012: 2,020 USD2013: 2,206 USD2014: 2,220 USD2015: 2,259 USD2016: 2,311 USD2017: 2,483 USD2018: 3,030 USD2019: 3,040 USD2020: 3,572 USD2021: 3,589 USD2022: 3,790 USD2023: 4,001 USD2024: 4,528 USD2025: 4,468 USD2026: 4,647 USD2027: 4,557 USD1,0002,0003,0004,0005,00020102016202220272010: 1,892 USD2011: 1,841 USD2012: 2,020 USD2013: 2,206 USD2014: 2,220 USD2015: 2,259 USD2016: 2,311 USD2017: 2,483 USD2018: 3,030 USD2019: 3,040 USD2020: 3,572 USD2021: 3,589 USD2022: 3,790 USD2023: 4,001 USD2024: 4,528 USD2025: 4,468 USD2026: 4,647 USD2027: 4,557 USD
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
All 18 values
PeriodUSD
20274,557
20264,647
20254,468
20244,528
20234,001
20223,790
20213,589
20203,572
20193,040
20183,030
20172,483
20162,311
20152,259
20142,220
20132,206
20122,020
20111,841
20101,892

Santa Barbara County compared with nearby places

Alameda County: 4,250 USDAlpine County: 2,522 USDAmador County: 2,568 USDButte County: 2,522 USDCalaveras County: 2,224 USDColusa County: 2,221 USDContra Costa County: 4,250 USDDel Norte County: 2,322 USDEl Dorado County: 3,329 USDFresno County: 2,671 USDGlenn County: 2,251 USDHumboldt County: 2,597 USDImperial County: 2,251 USDInyo County: 2,449 USDKern County: 2,768 USDKings County: 2,467 USDLake County: 2,701 USDLassen County: 2,086 USDLos Angeles County: 4,208 USDMadera County: 2,440 USDMarin County: 5,439 USDMariposa County: 2,196 USDMendocino County: 2,610 USDMerced County: 2,477 USDModoc County: 1,792 USDMono County: 3,185 USDMonterey County: 3,551 USDNapa County: 5,094 USDNevada County: 3,151 USDOrange County: 4,964 USDPlacer County: 3,329 USDPlumas County: 1,966 USDRiverside County: 3,336 USDSacramento County: 3,329 USDSan Benito County: 4,555 USDSan Bernardino County: 3,336 USDSan Diego County: 4,526 USDSan Francisco County: 5,439 USDSan Joaquin County: 3,368 USDSan Luis Obispo County: 4,208 USDSan Mateo County: 5,439 USDSanta Barbara County: 4,557 USDSanta Clara County: 4,688 USDSanta Cruz County: 5,748 USDShasta County: 2,643 USDSierra County: 2,522 USDSiskiyou County: 1,984 USDSolano County: 3,483 USDSonoma County: 4,295 USDStanislaus County: 2,827 USDSutter County: 2,674 USDTehama County: 2,275 USDTrinity County: 1,515 USDTulare County: 2,338 USDTuolumne County: 2,679 USDVentura County: 3,816 USDYolo County: 3,095 USDYuba County: 2,674 USD
  • Under 2,300
  • 2,300 to 2,500
  • 2,500 to 2,700
  • 2,700 to 3,300
  • 3,300 to 4,400
  • 4,400 and over
Fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2027, USD. Santa Barbara 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 a four-bedroom unit 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: four bedrooms, 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: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), Santa Barbara 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: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), Santa Barbara 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-four-bedroom/santa-barbara-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: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), Santa Barbara 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-four-bedroom/santa-barbara-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: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), Santa Barbara 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-four-bedroom/santa-barbara-county-california (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in Santa Barbara County?

Fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in Santa Barbara County was $4,557 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is down 1.9% from 2026. That is the 8th 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: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in Santa Barbara County?

$4,647 in 2026, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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