Rents are right about where Hermosa Beach's 10-year trend predicts.
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 $3,970 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 Hermosa Beach usually run 1.1% below trend in December and 0.9% above it in May, about $79 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in Hermosa Beach is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in May 2016.
Rent in Hermosa Beach changed +9.0% 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 Hermosa Beach rose 33.9% while median household income rose 21.8% ($136,702 to $166,442). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Hermosa Beach is 50.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 7 months in a row, and rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($166,442) is $4,161 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($3,820); a 3-bedroom is $4,850.
Redondo Beach, 1 mile away, rents for 12% less ($3,483/mo), about $5,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Hermosa Beach. 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
Hermosa Beach, CA is roughly split between renters and owners, has a median income above the national average, 76% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Hermosa Beach, CA has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in Hermosa Beach, CA has increased from $2,815 to $3,970, a 41.0% change over five years. On the earnings side, the typical household in Hermosa Beach, CA now reports about $166,442, up from $144,388 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 3.7% since 2021, moving from about 19,787 residents to roughly 19,063. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Hermosa Beach, CA reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Hermosa Beach is $3,970/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $2,700/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $3,820/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $3,030/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $4,850/mo.
At 29% of local median household income ($166,442/yr), Hermosa Beach ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 9.0% over the past year.
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