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San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC) · effective July 1, 2024

San Diego, CA Section 8 payment standards

The voucher payment standards San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC) publishes, copied from its own schedule[1], with HUD's FY2027 Fair Market Rents for comparison.

Not legal advice — verify current state law and have an attorney review for your state. Payment standards change, and the housing authority's rent-reasonableness review, utility allowance and the family's income decide what it will actually pay. Verify the current amount with the housing authority before you set a rent.

Official schedule. SDHC's chart (revised 05/27/2026) still lists its HCV 2024 payment standards: RFTAs, rent changes and interims date-stamped on or after 07/01/2024; recertifications 10/01/2024 and after.[1] Retrieved October 21, 2026.

By ZIP code (33 ZIP codes)

ZIPSROStudio1 BR2 BR3 BR4 BR
92037$1,682$2,242$2,442$3,078$4,152$5,035
92101$2,102$2,803$3,050$3,848$5,187$6,299
92102$1,233$1,644$1,796$2,261$3,050$3,705
92103$1,582$2,109$2,299$2,898$3,905$4,741
92104$1,418$1,891$2,062$2,594$3,496$4,247
92105$1,126$1,501$1,634$2,062$2,784$3,373
92106$1,617$2,157$2,356$2,964$4,000$4,855
92107$1,560$2,081$2,271$2,860$3,857$4,684
92108$2,045$2,727$2,974$3,753$5,064$6,147
92109$1,703$2,271$2,470$3,116$4,199$5,102
92110$1,575$2,100$2,290$2,888$3,895$4,731
92111$1,389$1,853$2,024$2,546$3,472$4,277
92113$1,090$1,454$1,587$1,995$2,689$3,268
92114$1,233$1,644$1,796$2,261$3,050$3,705
92115$1,290$1,720$1,881$2,366$3,192$3,876
92116$1,397$1,862$2,024$2,556$3,449$4,180
92117$1,475$1,967$2,147$2,708$3,648$4,437
92119$1,525$2,033$2,214$2,793$3,762$4,570
92120$1,646$2,195$2,394$3,012$4,057$4,931
92121$1,739$2,318$2,527$3,183$4,294$5,206
92122$1,888$2,518$2,746$3,458$4,665$5,662
92123$1,796$2,394$2,613$3,287$4,427$5,377
92124$1,988$2,651$2,898$3,648$4,921$5,976
92126$1,746$2,328$2,537$3,192$4,304$5,225
92127$1,760$2,347$2,565$3,230$4,381$5,390
92128$1,831$2,442$2,660$3,354$4,522$5,491
92129$1,503$2,005$2,185$2,755$3,715$4,513
92130$2,130$2,841$3,097$3,905$5,263$6,394
92131$2,059$2,746$2,993$3,772$5,083$6,175
92139$1,404$1,872$2,043$2,575$3,472$4,277
92145$1,582$2,109$2,299$2,898$3,905$4,741
92154$1,368$1,824$1,995$2,508$3,382$4,104
92173$1,083$1,444$1,577$1,986$2,679$3,249

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

SDHC serves the City of San Diego. The San Diego County housing authority (HACSD) publishes a separate schedule for the rest of the county.

The same chart lists separate VASH and EHV amounts; see the source.

HUD FY2027 Fair Market Rents: San Diego County, CA

HUD area: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA MSA. 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$2,192[2]
1 BR$2,335[2]
2 BR$2,823[2]
3 BR$3,743[2]
4 BR$4,526[2]

Full San Diego 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. SDHC, HCV PS Chart, revised 05/27/2026 (PDF) (retrieved October 21, 2026): https://sdhc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Payment-Standards-Income-Limits.pdf
  2. 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