ZIP 90042
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
May. Asking rents in ZIP 90042 usually run 0.6% below trend in May and 0.8% above it in August, about $37 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 90042 is 0.4% below its high of $2,645 in May 2026, at $2,634 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 90042 changed +0.3% 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 90042 rose 26.5% while median household income rose 48.3% ($64,267 to $95,282). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 90042 is 31.6% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($95,282) is $2,382 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($2,080); a 2-bedroom is $2,590.
41st cheapest of 96 ZIP codes in Los Angeles.
ZIP 90031, 2 miles away, rents for 17% less ($2,177/mo), about $5,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 90042. 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 90042 (Los Angeles, CA) is roughly split between renters and owners, has a median income above the national average, 42.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 90042 in Los Angeles, CA has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 90042 in Los Angeles, CA has increased from $2,056 to $2,634, a 28.1% change over five years. Median household income rose from $81,853 to $95,282 between 2021 and 2024, a 16.4% shift. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has contracted by 4.7% since 2021, moving from about 59,658 residents to roughly 56,835. Renters now make up 52.6% of households, compared with 54.7% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 42.8% of adults here, versus 38.3% in 2021. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 90042 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 90042 covers Los Angeles, CA. The median rent here is $2,634/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,080/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,590/mo.
At 33% of local median household income ($95,282/yr), ZIP 90042 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.3% over the past year.
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At $2,634/mo, rent takes ~33% of ZIP 90042's median household income ($95,282/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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