ZIP 90034
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
April. Asking rents in ZIP 90034 usually run 0.5% below trend in April and 0.8% above it in September, about $35 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 90034 is 0.4% below its high of $2,740 in July 2026, at $2,728 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 90034 changed +0.4% 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 90034 rose 13.9% while median household income rose 39.6% ($75,714 to $105,701). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 90034 is 15.5% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has fallen 2 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($105,701) is $2,643 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($2,570); a 2-bedroom is $3,210.
48th cheapest of 96 ZIP codes in Los Angeles.
ZIP 90008, 3 miles away, rents for 22% less ($2,136/mo), about $7,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 90034. 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 90034 (Los Angeles, CA) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 64.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 90034 in Los Angeles, CA has changed in 5 years
Rent in ZIP 90034 in Los Angeles, CA has climbed 24.2% since 2021, going from about $2,197 per month to roughly $2,728 today. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 90034 in Los Angeles, CA now reports about $105,701, up from $88,490 in 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 4.8 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 53,321 to 57,075 between 2021 and 2024, a 7.0% change. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 90034 in Los Angeles, CA reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 90034 covers Los Angeles, CA. The median rent here is $2,728/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,570/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $3,210/mo.
At 31% of local median household income ($105,701/yr), ZIP 90034 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.4% over the past year.
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At $2,728/mo, rent takes ~31% of ZIP 90034's median household income ($105,701/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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