What is the Fair Market Rent in Compton, CA?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home runs from $2,410 to $2,490 a month across the 3 ZIP codes that cover Compton.

By ZIP code: 90220 $2,410, 90222 $2,490, 90221 $2,430.

Across the whole Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area the two-bedroom figure is $2,964.

The Census Bureau’s median gross rent for a two-bedroom home in Compton is $1,748 (±$51), below the Small Area figure for ZIP 90220.

Figures last updated on .

2 bedrooms, whole area
$2,964
2 bedrooms, ZIP 90220
$2,410
2 bedrooms, ZIP 90222
$2,490
2 bedrooms, ZIP 90221
$2,430

Fair Market Rents for Compton, fiscal year 2027

HUD Fair Market Rent, dollars a month (gross rent, including utilities), beside the Census Bureau’s median gross rent for each ZIP code
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedroomsCensus median rent
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area (whole area)$2,151$2,402$2,964$3,760$4,208—
ZIP 90220 (72% of the ZIP’s land is in this place)$1,750$1,950$2,410$3,060$3,420$1,629
ZIP 90222 (62% of the ZIP’s land is in this place)$1,810$2,020$2,490$3,160$3,540$1,522
ZIP 90221 (60% of the ZIP’s land is in this place)$1,760$1,970$2,430$3,080$3,450$1,678

A Fair Market Rent is HUD’s estimate of the gross rent (shelter plus utilities) of a modest rental home in the area.

Whether a housing authority uses the ZIP code (Small Area) figures or the area-wide one depends on whether HUD has designated the area for Small Area FMRs or the authority has opted in; ask the local housing authority which applies.

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Questions about Compton

What is the Section 8 payment standard in Compton?

Housing authorities set payment standards between 90% and 110% of HUD’s Fair Market Rent; for fiscal year 2027, the two-bedroom Fair Market Rent for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area is $2,964, and the Small Area figure for 90220 is $2,410.

What is the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in ZIP 90220?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 90220 is $2,410 a month; the Census Bureau’s median gross rent across that ZIP code, for homes of every size, is $1,629 (±$94).

What is the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in ZIP 90222?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 90222 is $2,490 a month; the Census Bureau’s median gross rent across that ZIP code, for homes of every size, is $1,522 (±$104).

What is the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in ZIP 90221?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 90221 is $2,430 a month; the Census Bureau’s median gross rent across that ZIP code, for homes of every size, is $1,678 (±$63).

What is the Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom in Compton?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom home in ZIP 90220 is $1,950 a month, against $2,402 across the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area.

Sources

Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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