ZIP 90045
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 90045 usually run 1.1% below trend in December and 1% above it in September, about $62 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 90045 is 0.6% below its high of $2,967 in December 2025, at $2,950 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 90045 changed 0.0% 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 90045 rose 14.7% while median household income rose 29.1% ($104,578 to $135,032). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 90045 is 16.6% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($135,032) is $3,376 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($3,020); a 2-bedroom is $3,770.
64th cheapest of 96 ZIP codes in Los Angeles.
ZIP 90301, 4 miles away, rents for 17% less ($2,463/mo), about $5,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 90045. 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 90045 (Los Angeles, CA) is roughly split between renters and owners, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 63.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 90045 in Los Angeles, CA has changed in 5 years
The median rent in ZIP 90045 in Los Angeles, CA stood at $2,425 in 2021 and currently runs about $2,950, reflecting a 21.6% increase over the period. Median household income rose from $115,943 to $135,032 between 2021 and 2024, a 16.5% shift. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. Renters now make up 52.8% of households, compared with 49.9% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 63.4% of adults here, versus 60.1% in 2021. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 90045 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 90045 covers Los Angeles, CA. The median rent here is $2,950/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $3,020/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $3,770/mo.
At 26% of local median household income ($135,032/yr), ZIP 90045 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.0% over the past year.
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At $2,950/mo, rent takes ~26% of ZIP 90045's median household income ($135,032/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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