Fair Market Rents: Riverside County, CA (FY2026)
HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rents for Riverside County set the ceiling for what Housing Choice Vouchers pay locally. FMR equals the estimated 40th-percentile gross rent — shelter plus utilities — for modest, non-luxury units.
| Unit size | FY2026 FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio (0-BR) | — |
| 1 Bedroom | — |
| 2 Bedrooms | — |
| 3 Bedrooms | — |
| 4+ Bedrooms | — |
*Median across all FMR-publishing counties in CA. Source: HUD FY2026 FMR schedule.
Using FMR as a voucher holder in Riverside County
- Your housing authority sets payment standards per bedroom, typically 90–110% of these figures. How payment standards work →
- You may rent above the standard by paying the difference, subject to a 40%-of-income cap at lease-up.
- In high-cost pockets, ask about exception standards or Small Area FMRs by ZIP code.
Subsidized housing in Riverside County
We track 237 assisted properties countywide:
| City | Properties | Assisted units |
|---|---|---|
| Banning | 3 | 237 |
| Beaumont | 7 | 513 |
| Blythe | 16 | 773 |
| Cathedral City | 11 | 1,497 |
| Coachella | 21 | 1,610 |
| Corona | 11 | 1,101 |
| Desert Hot Springs | 11 | 783 |
| Hemet | 7 | 446 |
| Indio | 20 | 2,569 |
| La Quinta | 8 | 1,018 |
| Lake Elsinore | 7 | 679 |
| Mecca | 11 | 603 |
| Moreno Valley | 16 | 1,319 |
| Murrieta | 3 | 501 |
| Palm Springs | 14 | 1,066 |
| Perris | 9 | 577 |
| Riverside | 32 | 3,389 |
| San Jacinto | 6 | 322 |
| Temecula | 9 | 522 |
| Thousand Palms | 16 | 112 |