ZIP 90016
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
October. Asking rents in ZIP 90016 usually run 0.5% below trend in October and 0.9% above it in April, about $46 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 90016 is 3% below its high of $3,397 in January 2026, at $3,296 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 90016 changed -1.6% 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 90016 rose 24.3% while median household income rose 50.9% ($48,715 to $73,516). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 90016 is 19% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has fallen 4 months in a row, and rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($73,516) is $1,838 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a studio ($1,740); a 1-bedroom is $1,950.
80th cheapest of 96 ZIP codes in Los Angeles.
ZIP 90008, 1 mile away, rents for 35% less ($2,136/mo), about $13,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 90016. 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 90016 (Los Angeles, CA) is majority renter-occupied, 33.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 90016 in Los Angeles, CA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 90016 in Los Angeles, CA has shifted from $2,830 to $3,296, up 16.5% since 2021. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 90016 in Los Angeles, CA now reports about $73,516, up from $53,659 in 2021. With wages climbing faster than rent over the same window, renters here have a bit more breathing room than they did five years back. Census counts show ZIP 90016 in Los Angeles, CA adding about 573 residents over the five-year window, up 1.2% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 27.3% to 33.1% across the same window. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 90016 in Los Angeles, CA reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 90016 covers Los Angeles, CA. The median rent here is $3,296/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,950/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,430/mo.
At 54% of local median household income ($73,516/yr), ZIP 90016 ranks as expensive compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 1.6% over the past year.
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