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

Fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in Kern County was $1,656 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is up 11.7% from 2026. That is the 32nd highest of 58 counties in 2027.

2027, USD1,656
Change on 2026+11.7%
Rank32nd of 58Counties in California ranked
Series high1,6562027
Series low7892011

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

6008001,0001,2001,4001,6001,8002010201320162019202220272010: 799 USD2011: 789 USD2012: 793 USD2013: 804 USD2014: 815 USD2015: 832 USD2016: 826 USD2017: 844 USD2018: 904 USD2019: 926 USD2020: 946 USD2021: 970 USD2022: 1,013 USD2023: 1,137 USD2024: 1,258 USD2025: 1,380 USD2026: 1,483 USD2027: 1,656 USD7501,0001,2501,5001,75020102016202220272010: 799 USD2011: 789 USD2012: 793 USD2013: 804 USD2014: 815 USD2015: 832 USD2016: 826 USD2017: 844 USD2018: 904 USD2019: 926 USD2020: 946 USD2021: 970 USD2022: 1,013 USD2023: 1,137 USD2024: 1,258 USD2025: 1,380 USD2026: 1,483 USD2027: 1,656 USD
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
All 18 values
PeriodUSD
20271,656
20261,483
20251,380
20241,258
20231,137
20221,013
2021970
2020946
2019926
2018904
2017844
2016826
2015832
2014815
2013804
2012793
2011789
2010799

Kern County compared with nearby places

Alameda County: 2,805 USDAlpine County: 1,526 USDAmador County: 1,765 USDButte County: 1,509 USDCalaveras County: 1,533 USDColusa County: 1,344 USDContra Costa County: 2,805 USDDel Norte County: 1,406 USDEl Dorado County: 2,201 USDFresno County: 1,685 USDGlenn County: 1,361 USDHumboldt County: 1,554 USDImperial County: 1,347 USDInyo County: 1,465 USDKern County: 1,656 USDKings County: 1,512 USDLake County: 1,616 USDLassen County: 1,248 USDLos Angeles County: 2,964 USDMadera County: 1,460 USDMarin County: 3,697 USDMariposa County: 1,486 USDMendocino County: 1,683 USDMerced County: 1,517 USDModoc County: 1,084 USDMono County: 1,927 USDMonterey County: 2,416 USDNapa County: 3,375 USDNevada County: 1,885 USDOrange County: 3,057 USDPlacer County: 2,201 USDPlumas County: 1,422 USDRiverside County: 2,103 USDSacramento County: 2,201 USDSan Benito County: 3,004 USDSan Bernardino County: 2,103 USDSan Diego County: 2,823 USDSan Francisco County: 3,697 USDSan Joaquin County: 2,015 USDSan Luis Obispo County: 2,720 USDSan Mateo County: 3,697 USDSanta Barbara County: 3,106 USDSanta Clara County: 3,272 USDSanta Cruz County: 4,254 USDShasta County: 1,581 USDSierra County: 1,526 USDSiskiyou County: 1,254 USDSolano County: 2,342 USDSonoma County: 2,819 USDStanislaus County: 1,803 USDSutter County: 1,600 USDTehama County: 1,361 USDTrinity County: 1,153 USDTulare County: 1,450 USDTuolumne County: 1,603 USDVentura County: 2,424 USDYolo County: 2,135 USDYuba County: 1,600 USD
  • Under 1,400
  • 1,400 to 1,500
  • 1,500 to 1,700
  • 1,700 to 2,200
  • 2,200 to 2,900
  • 2,900 and over
Fair Market Rent, two 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 two-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: two 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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APA 7

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (n.d.). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Fair Market Rent, two 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: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Fair Market Rent, two 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-two-bedroom/kern-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: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Fair Market Rent, two 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-two-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: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Fair Market Rent, two 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-two-bedroom/kern-county-california (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in Kern County was $1,656 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is up 11.7% from 2026. That is the 32nd 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: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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

$1,656 in 2027, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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