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Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency (SHRA) · effective January 1, 2026

Sacramento, CA Section 8 payment standards

The voucher payment standards Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency (SHRA) publishes, copied from its own schedule[1], with HUD's FY2027 Fair Market Rents for comparison.

Official schedule. "Payment Standards Effective January 1, 2026" (handout Rev. 11/12/25), by Sacramento County ZIP code.[1] Retrieved October 21, 2026.

By ZIP code (61 ZIP codes)

ZIPStudio1 BR2 BR3 BR4 BR
95608$1,802$1,887$2,321$3,095$3,562
95610$1,964$2,058$2,531$3,371$3,885
95615$1,050$1,100$1,350$1,800$2,070
95621$1,775$1,859$2,289$3,045$3,518
95624$2,145$2,244$2,761$3,674$4,235
95626$1,815$1,903$2,343$3,113$3,597
95628$1,997$2,101$2,579$3,432$3,962
95630$2,470$2,597$3,191$4,251$4,897
95632$1,661$1,738$2,145$2,860$3,300
95638$1,710$1,790$2,200$2,930$3,380
95639$2,100$2,200$2,710$3,610$4,150
95641$1,060$1,110$1,370$1,820$2,100
95652$1,986$2,090$2,569$3,422$3,942
95655$2,618$2,739$3,377$4,499$5,181
95660$1,750$1,836$2,257$3,002$3,467
95662$2,079$2,178$2,684$3,575$4,114
95670$1,737$1,830$2,246$2,995$3,442
95673$1,851$1,945$2,392$3,182$3,671
95683$2,610$2,740$3,370$4,490$5,170
95690$1,330$1,400$1,720$2,290$2,640
95693$2,074$2,182$2,678$3,564$4,115
95741$1,720$1,800$2,220$2,960$3,410
95742$2,620$2,750$3,380$4,500$5,190
95757$2,794$2,937$3,608$4,807$5,533
95758$2,006$2,100$2,583$3,434$3,959
95759$1,720$1,800$2,220$2,960$3,410
95811$1,969$2,065$2,547$3,392$3,906
95812$1,720$1,800$2,220$2,960$3,410
95813$1,720$1,800$2,220$2,960$3,410
95814$1,738$1,823$2,247$2,989$3,445
95815$1,555$1,631$2,009$2,678$3,078
95816$2,268$2,375$2,921$3,884$4,483
95817$1,675$1,760$2,162$2,883$3,318
95818$1,989$2,091$2,570$3,417$3,947
95819$2,255$2,365$2,904$3,861$4,455
95820$1,637$1,723$2,119$2,825$3,253
95821$1,663$1,750$2,149$2,862$3,294
95822$1,717$1,802$2,215$2,947$3,403
95823$1,652$1,739$2,138$2,851$3,283
95824$1,470$1,533$1,890$2,520$2,898
95825$1,803$1,895$2,328$3,100$3,574
95826$1,741$1,823$2,245$2,987$3,451
95827$1,947$2,046$2,519$3,355$3,861
95828$1,777$1,864$2,289$3,052$3,510
95829$2,321$2,431$2,992$3,982$4,587
95830$2,290$2,398$2,948$3,920$4,514
95831$2,119$2,215$2,729$3,627$4,184
95832$2,101$2,211$2,717$3,619$4,169
95833$2,074$2,182$2,678$3,564$4,115
95834$1,969$2,068$2,541$3,377$3,894
95835$2,420$2,541$3,124$4,158$4,796
95837$1,530$1,600$1,990$2,710$3,100
95838$1,771$1,859$2,288$3,047$3,509
95841$1,728$1,813$2,226$2,968$3,413
95842$1,728$1,814$2,236$2,981$3,434
95843$2,288$2,398$2,948$3,927$4,521
95851$1,720$1,800$2,220$2,960$3,410
95852$1,720$1,800$2,220$2,960$3,410
95853$1,720$1,800$2,220$2,960$3,410
95860$1,720$1,800$2,220$2,960$3,410
95864$2,024$2,123$2,607$3,465$4,004

The official schedule also lists larger unit sizes; see the source[1].

SHRA's landlord page links an earlier copy of the same schedule (also Rev. 11/12/25) that doesn't list ZIP 95639; the January 2026 updated handout includes it.

SHRA says to use the payment standard for the lower of the voucher size or the unit size.

HUD FY2027 Fair Market Rents: Sacramento County, CA

HUD area: Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA HUD Metro FMR Area. A housing authority's schedule can be based on an earlier FMR year or on ZIP-level Small Area FMRs, so it won't always match these figures.

Unit sizeFY2027 FMR
Studio$1,742[3]
1 BR$1,793[3]
2 BR$2,201[3]
3 BR$2,887[3]
4 BR$3,329[3]

Full Sacramento County FMR page

How landlords use this

It caps the subsidy, not your rent

The payment standard is the most the housing authority will count toward rent plus tenant-paid utilities. The rent still has to pass its rent-reasonableness review.

The 40% rule at move-in

For a new lease, if the gross rent is above the payment standard, the family's share can't be more than 40% of its monthly adjusted income.

Treat every applicant the same

Use the same written screening criteria for voucher holders as for everyone else. Many states and cities prohibit refusing renters because they pay with a voucher; check your local law.

Sources

  1. SHRA, Payment Standards: Housing Choice Voucher Program, effective January 1, 2026 (updated handout, PDF) (retrieved October 21, 2026): https://www.shra.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-HCV-Payment-Standard-Handout-Updated.pdf
  2. SHRA, Resources for HCV Program Landlords (retrieved October 21, 2026): https://www.shra.org/landlord-resources-for-hcv-program-landlords/
  3. HUD USER, FY2027 Fair Market Rents, county-level file (FY27_FMRs.xlsx) (retrieved October 21, 2026): https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx