Rents are 3% below what Culver City'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 $3,521 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
December. Asking rents in Culver City usually run 1.1% below trend in December and 0.6% above it in September, about $60 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in Culver City is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in December 2017.
Rent in Culver City changed +2.4% over the year to September 2026. Across the 336 California cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.4%.
Rent in Culver City is 21.2% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 2 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($117,389) is $2,935 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($2,685); a 2-bedroom is $3,390.
View Park-Windsor Hills, 3 miles away, rents for 15% less ($2,984/mo), about $6,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Culver City. 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
Culver City, CA is roughly split between renters and owners, has a median income above the national average, 62.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Culver City, CA has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Culver City, CA paid around $2,804 a month. That figure now sits near $3,521, up 25.6% from the 2021 baseline. Median household income climbed from $105,346 to $117,389 between 2021 and 2024, a 11.4% shift. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Culver City, CA losing about 709 residents over the five-year window, down 1.7% on net. Taken together, the five-year picture in Culver City, CA reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Culver City is $3,521/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $2,400/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $3,390/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,685/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $4,310/mo.
At 36% of local median household income ($117,389/yr), Culver City ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.4% over the past year.
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