ZIP 90057
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
May. Asking rents in ZIP 90057 usually run 0.4% below trend in May and 0.8% above it in November, about $23 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 90057 is 6.5% below its high of $2,022 in April 2023, at $1,891 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 90057 changed -1.7% 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 90057 rose 10.5% while median household income rose 18.9% ($37,700 to $44,823). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 90057 is 5.8% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 4 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($44,823) is $1,121 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($1,740).
1st cheapest of 96 ZIP codes in Los Angeles.
ZIP 90270, 7 miles away, rents for 14% less ($1,635/mo), about $3,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 90057. 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 90057 (Los Angeles, CA) is majority renter-occupied, has a median income below the national average, 22.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 90057 in Los Angeles, CA has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 90057 in Los Angeles, CA has increased from $1,723 to $1,891, a 9.8% change over five years. Household income in the area moved from $43,796 to $44,823 across the same window, up 2.3% versus 2021. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has contracted by 2.0% since 2021, moving from about 47,604 residents to roughly 46,629. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 90057 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 90057 covers Los Angeles, CA. The median rent here is $1,891/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,950/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,430/mo.
At 51% of local median household income ($44,823/yr), ZIP 90057 ranks as expensive compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 1.7% over the past year.
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At $1,891/mo, rent takes ~51% of ZIP 90057's median household income ($44,823/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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