ZIP 90017
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 90017 usually run 1% below trend in January and 0.8% above it in September, about $48 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 90017 is 5.4% below its high of $2,811 in April 2022, at $2,658 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 90017 changed -0.2% 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 90017 rose -1.2% while median household income rose 48.1% ($35,605 to $52,717). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 90017 is 1.2% lower 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 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($52,717) is $1,318 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($2,240).
43rd cheapest of 96 ZIP codes in Los Angeles.
ZIP 90057, 1 mile away, rents for 29% less ($1,891/mo), about $9,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 90017. 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 90017 (Los Angeles, CA) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 34.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 90017 in Los Angeles, CA has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 90017 in Los Angeles, CA has climbed by $238 per month, settling near $2,658 after starting the period at $2,420. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 90017 in Los Angeles, CA now reports about $52,717, up from $44,607 in 2021. Income growth outran rent by about 8.4 percentage points, easing the affordability math somewhat compared with 2021. Headcount in the area went from 28,433 to 30,172 between 2021 and 2024, a 6.1% change. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 90017 in Los Angeles, CA reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 90017 covers Los Angeles, CA. The median rent here is $2,658/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,510/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $3,130/mo.
At 61% of local median household income ($52,717/yr), ZIP 90017 ranks as expensive compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.1% over the past year.
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