ZIP 90048
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 90048 usually run 1.1% below trend in December and 0.5% above it in September, about $54 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 90048 is 1.1% below its high of $3,387 in December 2025, at $3,350 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 90048 changed +0.6% 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 90048 rose 15.9% while median household income rose 2.9% ($100,586 to $103,495). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 90048 is 17.8% 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 ($103,495) is $2,587 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a studio ($2,490); a 1-bedroom is $2,780.
83rd cheapest of 96 ZIP codes in Los Angeles.
ZIP 90036, 1 mile away, rents for 14% less ($2,894/mo), about $5,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 90048. 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 90048 (Los Angeles, CA) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 68.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 90048 in Los Angeles, CA has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 90048 in Los Angeles, CA has climbed from $2,774 to $3,350, a 20.8% change over five years. Household income in the area moved from $102,567 to $103,495 across the same window, up 0.9% versus 2021. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 4.7% since 2021, moving from about 20,504 residents to roughly 21,476. Renters now make up 72.1% of households, compared with 69.9% five years ago. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 90048 in Los Angeles, CA look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 90048 covers Los Angeles, CA. The median rent here is $3,350/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,780/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $3,470/mo.
At 39% of local median household income ($103,495/yr), ZIP 90048 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.6% over the past year.
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At $3,350/mo, rent takes ~39% of ZIP 90048's median household income ($103,495/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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