What is the Fair Market Rent in La Mesa, CA?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home runs from $2,630 to $2,840 a month across the 2 ZIP codes that cover La Mesa.

By ZIP code: 91942 $2,840, 91941 $2,630.

Across the whole San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA MSA the two-bedroom figure is $2,823.

The Census Bureau’s median gross rent for a two-bedroom home in La Mesa is $2,217 (±$65), below the Small Area figure for ZIP 91942.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

2 bedrooms, whole area: $2,823
2 bedrooms, ZIP 91942: $2,840
2 bedrooms, ZIP 91941: $2,630

Fair Market Rents for La Mesa, 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
	Studio	1 bedroom	2 bedrooms	3 bedrooms	4 bedrooms	Census median rent
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA MSA (whole area)	$2,192	$2,335	$2,823	$3,743	$4,526	—
ZIP 91942	$2,200	$2,350	$2,840	$3,770	$4,550	$2,032
ZIP 91941 (40% of the ZIP’s land is in this place)	$2,040	$2,180	$2,630	$3,490	$4,220	$2,147

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 La Mesa

What is the Section 8 payment standard in La Mesa?

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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA MSA is $2,823, and the Small Area figure for 91942 is $2,840.

What is the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in ZIP 91942?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 91942 is $2,840 a month; the Census Bureau’s median gross rent across that ZIP code, for homes of every size, is $2,032 (±$78).

What is the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in ZIP 91941?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 91941 is $2,630 a month; the Census Bureau’s median gross rent across that ZIP code, for homes of every size, is $2,147 (±$117).

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

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom home in ZIP 91942 is $2,350 a month, against $2,335 across the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA MSA.

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.