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Fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in Kern County

Fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in Kern County was $2,293 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is up 11.2% from 2026. That is the 31st highest of 58 counties in 2027.

2027, USD2,293
Change on 2026+11.2%
Rank31st of 58Counties in California ranked
Series high2,2932027
Series low1,1402011

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Fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in Kern County, 2010 to 2027

1,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,5002010201320162019202220272010: 1,155 USD2011: 1,140 USD2012: 1,146 USD2013: 1,179 USD2014: 1,195 USD2015: 1,220 USD2016: 1,194 USD2017: 1,222 USD2018: 1,303 USD2019: 1,334 USD2020: 1,365 USD2021: 1,388 USD2022: 1,439 USD2023: 1,616 USD2024: 1,773 USD2025: 1,934 USD2026: 2,062 USD2027: 2,293 USD1,0001,5002,0002,50020102016202220272010: 1,155 USD2011: 1,140 USD2012: 1,146 USD2013: 1,179 USD2014: 1,195 USD2015: 1,220 USD2016: 1,194 USD2017: 1,222 USD2018: 1,303 USD2019: 1,334 USD2020: 1,365 USD2021: 1,388 USD2022: 1,439 USD2023: 1,616 USD2024: 1,773 USD2025: 1,934 USD2026: 2,062 USD2027: 2,293 USD
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
All 18 values
PeriodUSD
20272,293
20262,062
20251,934
20241,773
20231,616
20221,439
20211,388
20201,365
20191,334
20181,303
20171,222
20161,194
20151,220
20141,195
20131,179
20121,146
20111,140
20101,155

Kern County compared with nearby places

Alameda County: 3,592 USDAlpine County: 2,113 USDAmador County: 2,219 USDButte County: 2,090 USDCalaveras County: 2,123 USDColusa County: 1,861 USDContra Costa County: 3,592 USDDel Norte County: 1,947 USDEl Dorado County: 2,887 USDFresno County: 2,333 USDGlenn County: 1,867 USDHumboldt County: 2,152 USDImperial County: 1,819 USDInyo County: 1,996 USDKern County: 2,293 USDKings County: 2,094 USDLake County: 2,238 USDLassen County: 1,728 USDLos Angeles County: 3,760 USDMadera County: 2,022 USDMarin County: 4,832 USDMariposa County: 2,058 USDMendocino County: 2,330 USDMerced County: 2,087 USDModoc County: 1,501 USDMono County: 2,374 USDMonterey County: 3,261 USDNapa County: 4,201 USDNevada County: 2,610 USDOrange County: 4,153 USDPlacer County: 2,887 USDPlumas County: 1,883 USDRiverside County: 2,771 USDSacramento County: 2,887 USDSan Benito County: 4,160 USDSan Bernardino County: 2,771 USDSan Diego County: 3,743 USDSan Francisco County: 4,832 USDSan Joaquin County: 2,790 USDSan Luis Obispo County: 3,634 USDSan Mateo County: 4,832 USDSanta Barbara County: 3,990 USDSanta Clara County: 4,396 USDSanta Cruz County: 5,531 USDShasta County: 2,189 USDSierra County: 2,113 USDSiskiyou County: 1,736 USDSolano County: 3,053 USDSonoma County: 3,903 USDStanislaus County: 2,410 USDSutter County: 2,216 USDTehama County: 1,885 USDTrinity County: 1,510 USDTulare County: 1,995 USDTuolumne County: 2,082 USDVentura County: 3,287 USDYolo County: 2,956 USDYuba County: 2,216 USD
  • Under 2,000
  • 2,000 to 2,100
  • 2,100 to 2,300
  • 2,300 to 2,900
  • 2,900 to 3,800
  • 3,800 and over
Fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2027, USD. Kern 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 three-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: three 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: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), Kern 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: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), Kern 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-three-bedroom/kern-county-california. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), Kern 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-three-bedroom/kern-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: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), Kern 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-three-bedroom/kern-county-california (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in Kern County?

Fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in Kern County was $2,293 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is up 11.2% from 2026. That is the 31st 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: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in Kern County?

$2,293 in 2027, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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