Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA: 2-bedroom payment standards across 41 ZIP codes
HUD's FY2026 Small Area Fair Market Rents for Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA MSA range from $2,430 to $4,440 for a 2-bedroom. The 90th-percentile ZIP code runs 1.42× the 10th — a gap of $1,140 a month — which ranks 91th widest of the 247 HUD metro areas we compare.
median 2-bedroom SAFMR across the area's 41 ZIP codes. Where a housing authority sets a single metro-wide standard, it could reach $3,432 at 110%.
monthly gap between the 90th- and 10th-percentile ZIP code ($2,730 to $3,870).
of the area's ZIP codes (15 of 41) sit above $3,432 — 110% of the area median.
Highest-rent ZIP codes in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, 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 | 93109 | $4,440 | $3,996–$4,884 | above 110% |
| 2 | 93111 | $4,300 | $3,870–$4,730 | above 110% |
| 3 | 93460 | $4,170 | $3,753–$4,587 | above 110% |
| 4 | 93108 | $4,090 | $3,681–$4,499 | above 110% |
| 5 | 93101 | $3,870 | $3,483–$4,257 | above 110% |
| 6 | 93067 | $3,740 | $3,366–$4,114 | above 110% |
| 7 | 93437 | $3,700 | $3,330–$4,070 | above 110% |
| 8 | 93105 | $3,690 | $3,321–$4,059 | above 110% |
| 9 | 93103 | $3,600 | $3,240–$3,960 | above 110% |
| 10 | 93110 | $3,600 | $3,240–$3,960 | above 110% |
| 11 | 93441 | $3,550 | $3,195–$3,905 | above 110% |
| 12 | 93013 | $3,520 | $3,168–$3,872 | above 110% |
| 13 | 93106 | $3,450 | $3,105–$3,795 | above 110% |
| 14 | 93117 | $3,450 | $3,105–$3,795 | above 110% |
| 15 | 93429 | $3,450 | $3,105–$3,795 | above 110% |
| 16 | 93455 | $3,410 | $3,069–$3,751 | 109% |
| 17 | 93427 | $3,390 | $3,051–$3,729 | 109% |
| 18 | 93014 | $3,120 | $2,808–$3,432 | 100% |
| 19 | 93102 | $3,120 | $2,808–$3,432 | 100% |
| 20 | 93116 | $3,120 | $2,808–$3,432 | 100% |
| 21 | 93118 | $3,120 | $2,808–$3,432 | 100% |
| 22 | 93120 | $3,120 | $2,808–$3,432 | 100% |
| 23 | 93121 | $3,120 | $2,808–$3,432 | 100% |
| 24 | 93130 | $3,120 | $2,808–$3,432 | 100% |
| 25 | 93140 | $3,120 | $2,808–$3,432 | 100% |
| 26 | 93150 | $3,120 | $2,808–$3,432 | 100% |
| 27 | 93160 | $3,120 | $2,808–$3,432 | 100% |
| 28 | 93190 | $3,120 | $2,808–$3,432 | 100% |
| 29 | 93199 | $3,120 | $2,808–$3,432 | 100% |
| 30 | 93438 | $3,120 | $2,808–$3,432 | 100% |
| 31 | 93456 | $3,120 | $2,808–$3,432 | 100% |
| 32 | 93457 | $3,120 | $2,808–$3,432 | 100% |
| 33 | 93464 | $3,120 | $2,808–$3,432 | 100% |
| 34 | 93440 | $3,000 | $2,700–$3,300 | 96% |
| 35 | 93458 | $2,850 | $2,565–$3,135 | 91% |
| 36 | 93463 | $2,770 | $2,493–$3,047 | 89% |
| 37 | 93254 | $2,730 | $2,457–$3,003 | 88% |
| 38 | 93434 | $2,730 | $2,457–$3,003 | 88% |
| 39 | 93436 | $2,730 | $2,457–$3,003 | 88% |
| 40 | 93454 | $2,730 | $2,457–$3,003 | 88% |
| 41 | 93252 | $2,430 | $2,187–$2,673 | 78% |
How Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA compares
Its internal spread of 1.42× (p90 ÷ p10) ranks 91 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 1.14×. 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.