ZIP 90026
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 90026 usually run 0.5% below trend in January and 0.4% above it in July, about $25 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 90026 is 0.4% below its high of $2,791 in December 2025, at $2,781 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 90026 changed +0.1% 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 90026 rose 17.1% while median household income rose 33.8% ($65,269 to $87,334). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 90026 is 15.6% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($87,334) is $2,183 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($2,070); a 2-bedroom is $2,580.
55th cheapest of 96 ZIP codes in Los Angeles.
ZIP 90057, 1 mile away, rents for 32% less ($1,891/mo), about $10,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 90026. 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 90026 (Los Angeles, CA) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, 49.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 90026 in Los Angeles, CA has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 90026 in Los Angeles, CA paid around $2,318 a month. That figure now sits near $2,781, up 20.0% from the 2021 baseline. Census figures show median household income at $87,334 today, compared with $70,436 five years earlier. 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 90026 in Los Angeles, CA losing about 3,229 residents over the five-year window, down 4.9% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 42.9% to 49.4% across the same window. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 90026 covers Los Angeles, CA. The median rent here is $2,781/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,070/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,580/mo.
At 38% of local median household income ($87,334/yr), ZIP 90026 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.1% over the past year.
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At $2,781/mo, rent takes ~38% of ZIP 90026's median household income ($87,334/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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