Salinas, CA: 2-bedroom payment standards across 31 ZIP codes
HUD's FY2026 Small Area Fair Market Rents for Salinas, CA MSA range from $2,690 to $3,790 for a 2-bedroom. The 90th-percentile ZIP code runs 1.30× the 10th — a gap of $820 a month — which ranks 165th widest of the 247 HUD metro areas we compare.
median 2-bedroom SAFMR across the area's 31 ZIP codes. Where a housing authority sets a single metro-wide standard, it could reach $2,959 at 110%.
monthly gap between the 90th- and 10th-percentile ZIP code ($2,690 to $3,510).
of the area's ZIP codes (9 of 31) sit above $2,959 — 110% of the area median.
Highest-rent ZIP codes in Salinas, CA
Every ZIP code, ranked
The payment-standard column is HUD's published 90–110% band for that ZIP code — the range a housing authority may adopt without HUD approval. Your PHA sets the exact figure. The final column compares each ZIP to the area median; ZIP codes marked above 110% exceed 110% of that median — where a housing authority sets a single area-wide standard, those sit above the highest ceiling basic policy reaches.
| # | ZIP code | 2 BR SAFMR ▾ | Payment standard (90–110%) | vs area median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 93921 | $3,790 | $3,411–$4,169 | above 110% |
| 2 | 93950 | $3,560 | $3,204–$3,916 | above 110% |
| 3 | 93908 | $3,510 | $3,159–$3,861 | above 110% |
| 4 | 93953 | $3,510 | $3,159–$3,861 | above 110% |
| 5 | 93962 | $3,510 | $3,159–$3,861 | above 110% |
| 6 | 93944 | $3,330 | $2,997–$3,663 | above 110% |
| 7 | 93940 | $3,210 | $2,889–$3,531 | above 110% |
| 8 | 93923 | $3,040 | $2,736–$3,344 | above 110% |
| 9 | 93924 | $2,970 | $2,673–$3,267 | above 110% |
| 10 | 93943 | $2,840 | $2,556–$3,124 | 106% |
| 11 | 93955 | $2,830 | $2,547–$3,113 | 105% |
| 12 | 93907 | $2,820 | $2,538–$3,102 | 105% |
| 13 | 93906 | $2,780 | $2,502–$3,058 | 103% |
| 14 | 93450 | $2,690 | $2,421–$2,959 | 100% |
| 15 | 93901 | $2,690 | $2,421–$2,959 | 100% |
| 16 | 93902 | $2,690 | $2,421–$2,959 | 100% |
| 17 | 93905 | $2,690 | $2,421–$2,959 | 100% |
| 18 | 93912 | $2,690 | $2,421–$2,959 | 100% |
| 19 | 93915 | $2,690 | $2,421–$2,959 | 100% |
| 20 | 93920 | $2,690 | $2,421–$2,959 | 100% |
| 21 | 93922 | $2,690 | $2,421–$2,959 | 100% |
| 22 | 93926 | $2,690 | $2,421–$2,959 | 100% |
| 23 | 93927 | $2,690 | $2,421–$2,959 | 100% |
| 24 | 93928 | $2,690 | $2,421–$2,959 | 100% |
| 25 | 93932 | $2,690 | $2,421–$2,959 | 100% |
| 26 | 93933 | $2,690 | $2,421–$2,959 | 100% |
| 27 | 93942 | $2,690 | $2,421–$2,959 | 100% |
| 28 | 93954 | $2,690 | $2,421–$2,959 | 100% |
| 29 | 93960 | $2,690 | $2,421–$2,959 | 100% |
| 30 | 95012 | $2,690 | $2,421–$2,959 | 100% |
| 31 | 95039 | $2,690 | $2,421–$2,959 | 100% |
How Salinas, CA compares
Its internal spread of 1.30× (p90 ÷ p10) ranks 165 of 247 HUD metro FMR areas, against a median of 1.37× and a national high of 1.77×. On the steadier p75 ÷ p25 measure it is 1.12×. Note that this area's 90th or 10th percentile lands exactly on its highest or lowest ZIP code, so a single ZIP is carrying the p90/p10 figure — the p75/p25 measure is the better read here. See the full ranking and how it was measured →
A note on what this does not mean: a higher payment standard does not increase the assistance a household receives. It raises the ceiling on the rent a voucher can cover, while the household still pays roughly 30% of adjusted income. Figures are ZIP-weighted, not renter-weighted, and rest on 2019–2023 American Community Survey data trended forward.