VA loan limits vary from state to state. Find the 2019 VA limits for your county in CALIFORNIA to see how much you can borrow while using your VA loan eligibility.
Although VA guaranteed loans do not have a maximum dollar amount, lenders who sell their VA loans in the secondary market must limit the size of those loans to the maximums prescribed by GNMA (Ginnie Mae) which are listed below.
| County Name | Single Family Home ($0 DOWN AND UP TO) |
Max Guaranty | ||
| ALAMEDA | $726,525.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| ALPINE | $484,350.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| AMADOR | $484,350.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| BUTTE | $484,350.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| CALAVERAS | $484,350.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| COLUSA | $484,350.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| CONTRA COSTA | $726,525.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| DEL NORTE | $484,350.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| EL DORADO | $552,000.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| FRESNO | $484,350.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| GLENN | $484,350.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| HUMBOLDT | $484,350.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| IMPERIAL | $484,350.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| INYO | $484,350.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| KERN | $484,350.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| KINGS | $484,350.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| LAKE | $484,350.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| LASSEN | $484,350.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| LOS ANGELES | $726,525.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| MADERA | $484,350.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| MARIN | $726,525.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| MARIPOSA | $484,350.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| MENDOCINO | $484,350.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| MERCED | $484,350.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| MODOC | $484,350.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| MONO | $529,000.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| MONTEREY | $652,050.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| NAPA | $726,525.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| NEVADA | $486,450.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| ORANGE | $726,525.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| PLACER | $552,000.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| PLUMAS | $484,350.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| RIVERSIDE | $484,350.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| SACRAMENTO | $552,000.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| SAN BENITO | $726,525.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| SAN BERNARDINO | $484,350.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| SAN DIEGO | $690,000.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| SAN FRANCISCO | $726,525.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| SAN JOAQUIN | $484,350.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| SAN LUIS OBISPO | $667,000.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| SAN MATEO | $726,525.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| SANTA BARBARA | $625,500.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| SANTA CLARA | $726,525.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| SANTA CRUZ | $726,525.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| SHASTA | $484,350.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| SIERRA | $484,350.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| SISKIYOU | $484,350.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| SOLANO | $494,500.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| SONOMA | $704,950.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| STANISLAUS | $484,350.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| SUTTER | $484,350.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| TEHAMA | $484,350.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| TRINITY | $484,350.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| TULARE | $484,350.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| TUOLUMNE | $484,350.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| VENTURA | $713,000.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| YOLO | $552,000.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
| YUBA | $484,350.00 | $1,000,000 | ||
