Rents are 8% below what Bellflower's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $2,221 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
November. Asking rents in Bellflower usually run 0.6% below trend in November and 0.6% above it in May, about $27 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in Bellflower is 1.6% below its high of $2,258 in May 2026, at $2,221 as of September 2026.
Rent in Bellflower changed +1.9% over the year to September 2026. Across the 336 California cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.4%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in Bellflower rose 37.2% while median household income rose 31.2% ($60,011 to $78,722). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Bellflower is 38.4% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($78,722) is $1,968 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,890); a 2-bedroom is $2,380.
Maywood, 8 miles away, rents for 26% less ($1,635/mo), about $7,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Bellflower. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Bellflower, CA is majority renter-occupied, 21.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Bellflower, CA has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in Bellflower, CA has climbed from $1,637 to $2,221, a 35.7% change over five years. On the earnings side, the typical household in Bellflower, CA now reports about $78,722, up from $70,236 in 2021. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has contracted by 2.8% since 2021, moving from about 79,070 residents to roughly 76,819. College-educated residents now make up 21.6% of adults here, versus 18.7% in 2021. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Bellflower, CA reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Bellflower is $2,221/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,680/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,380/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,890/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,020/mo.
At 34% of local median household income ($78,722/yr), Bellflower ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.9% over the past year.
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