Huntington Beach, CA: Fair Market Rent by ZIP Code (FY2027)
ZIP-level rents for Huntington Beach in Orange County, effective October 1, 2026.
Data: HUD FY2027 Small Area FMRs (effective October 1, 2026), Census ACS 5-Year 2020–2024. Spot-checked against the official sources on November 5, 2026 (results). Last site change: November 10, 2026 (changelog).
Huntington Beach is in Orange County. HUD sets one Fair Market Rent for the whole Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA area, $3,057 for two bedrooms in FY2027. Bedroom sizes, Section 8 payment standards and income limits for the county are on the Orange County fair market rent page. This page shows what differs inside Huntington Beach: the ZIP-level rents HUD publishes for metro areas and Census figures for the city itself.
Huntington Beach fair market rent by ZIP code (FY2027)
The two-bedroom Small Area FMR runs from $3,090 (ZIP 92647) to $3,240 (ZIP 92646), 6% above the area FMR. 5 of 5 ZIP codes are above the area figure, 0 below it.
| ZIP | 0 BR | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR | 2 BR vs area FMR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90742 | $2,690 | $2,720 | $3,190 | $4,330 | $5,180 | +4% |
| 92646 | $2,730 | $2,770 | $3,240 | $4,400 | $5,260 | +6% |
| 92647 | $2,610 | $2,640 | $3,090 | $4,200 | $5,020 | +1% |
| 92648 | $2,710 | $2,740 | $3,210 | $4,360 | $5,210 | +5% |
| 92649 | $2,720 | $2,750 | $3,220 | $4,370 | $5,230 | +5% |
ZIP codes with at least 30% of their land area inside Huntington Beach (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas). Mail ZIP codes and ZCTAs can differ slightly at the edges.
Source: HUD FY2027 Small Area FMRs (effective October 1, 2026, claims ledger), how SAFMRs work.
Rent in Huntington Beach compared with Orange County
The median gross rent in Huntington Beach is $2,510 a month (±$50), 3% higher than in Orange County as a whole ($2,434). Renter households in Huntington Beach earn a median $97,858 a year (±$6,479), against $86,153 county-wide. The typical rent takes 31% of the typical renter income, and 52% of renters pay 30% or more of their income on rent.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year 2020–2024 (tables B25064, B25119, B25070), place and county level.
Section 8 in Huntington Beach
Where the housing authority uses ZIP-level figures, the voucher payment standard is normally 90% to 110% of the ZIP's Small Area FMR: for a two-bedroom unit in Huntington Beach that is about $2,781 to $3,564 depending on the ZIP code. Otherwise the county-wide FMR applies. See payment standards and income limits for Orange County or estimate the tenant share with the Section 8 calculator.