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

Fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in Santa Cruz County was $1,041 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is down 7.8% from 2026. That is the 14th highest of 15 counties in 2027.

2027, USD1,041
Change on 2026-7.8%
Rank14th of 15Counties in Arizona ranked
Series high1,1292026
Series low6652014

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

6007008009001,0001,1001,2002010201320162019202220272010: 770 USD2011: 794 USD2012: 666 USD2013: 677 USD2014: 665 USD2015: 763 USD2016: 699 USD2017: 681 USD2018: 711 USD2019: 749 USD2020: 752 USD2021: 788 USD2022: 846 USD2023: 905 USD2024: 1,022 USD2025: 1,114 USD2026: 1,129 USD2027: 1,041 USD6008001,0001,20020102016202220272010: 770 USD2011: 794 USD2012: 666 USD2013: 677 USD2014: 665 USD2015: 763 USD2016: 699 USD2017: 681 USD2018: 711 USD2019: 749 USD2020: 752 USD2021: 788 USD2022: 846 USD2023: 905 USD2024: 1,022 USD2025: 1,114 USD2026: 1,129 USD2027: 1,041 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
20271,041
20261,129
20251,114
20241,022
2023905
2022846
2021788
2020752
2019749
2018711
2017681
2016699
2015763
2014665
2013677
2012666
2011794
2010770

Santa Cruz County compared with nearby places

Apache County: 1,071 USDCochise County: 1,153 USDCoconino County: 1,729 USDGila County: 1,380 USDGraham County: 1,159 USDGreenlee County: 1,043 USDLa Paz County: 1,038 USDMaricopa County: 1,734 USDMohave County: 1,229 USDNavajo County: 1,264 USDPima County: 1,405 USDPinal County: 1,734 USDSanta Cruz County: 1,041 USDYavapai County: 1,550 USDYuma County: 1,244 USD
  • Under 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,200
  • 1,200 to 1,300
  • 1,300 to 1,600
  • 1,600 and over
Fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2027, USD. Santa Cruz 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), Santa Cruz 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), Santa Cruz 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/santa-cruz-county-arizona. 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), Santa Cruz 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/santa-cruz-county-arizona.

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), Santa Cruz 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/santa-cruz-county-arizona (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars: Fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), Santa Cruz County, 2010 to 2027}},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in Santa Cruz County?

Fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in Santa Cruz County was $1,041 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is down 7.8% from 2026. That is the 14th highest of 15 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 Santa Cruz County?

$1,129 in 2026, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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