ZIP 90006
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 90006 usually run 0.4% below trend in December and 0.4% above it in October, about $16 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 90006 is 3.1% below its high of $2,086 in October 2022, at $2,021 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 90006 changed +0.6% over the year to September 2026. Across the 819 California ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.2%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 90006 rose 12.2% while median household income rose 40.3% ($37,072 to $51,998). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 90006 is 10.5% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 5 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($51,998) is $1,300 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($1,600).
3rd cheapest of 96 ZIP codes in Los Angeles.
ZIP 90255, 6 miles away, rents for 11% less ($1,807/mo), about $2,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 90006. 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.
Who lives here
ZIP 90006 (Los Angeles, CA) is majority renter-occupied, has a median income below the national average, 22% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 90006 in Los Angeles, CA has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 90006 in Los Angeles, CA has increased from $1,791 to $2,021, a 12.8% change over five years. Median household income rose from $41,068 to $51,998 between 2021 and 2024, a 26.6% shift. On paper, paychecks moved up faster than rent, which softens the affordability squeeze versus the 2021 baseline. The population has contracted by 2.8% since 2021, moving from about 57,136 residents to roughly 55,527. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 90006 in Los Angeles, 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
ZIP code 90006 covers Los Angeles, CA. The median rent here is $2,021/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,790/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,230/mo.
At 47% of local median household income ($51,998/yr), ZIP 90006 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.7% over the past year.
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At $2,021/mo, rent takes ~47% of ZIP 90006's median household income ($51,998/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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