ZIP 90501
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
May. Asking rents in ZIP 90501 usually run 0.6% below trend in May and 0.6% above it in October, about $32 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 90501 is 0.5% below its high of $2,676 in August 2026, at $2,662 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 90501 changed +3.3% 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 90501 rose 29% while median household income rose 29.6% ($71,712 to $92,923). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 90501 is 32.2% 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 ($92,923) is $2,323 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($2,060); a 2-bedroom is $2,570.
2nd cheapest of 4 ZIP codes in Torrance.
ZIP 90710, 2 miles away, rents for 18% less ($2,175/mo), about $5,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 90501. 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 90501 (Torrance, CA) is majority renter-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 40.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 90501 in Torrance, CA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 90501 in Torrance, CA has shifted from $2,031 to $2,662, up 31.1% since 2021. Median household income climbed from $80,816 to $92,923 between 2021 and 2024, a 15.0% shift. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 90501 in Torrance, CA losing about 1,663 residents over the five-year window, down 3.8% on net. The renter share has risen from 52.9% to 56.4%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 37% to 40.2% across the same window. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 90501 in Torrance, 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 90501 covers Torrance, CA. The median rent here is $2,662/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,060/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,570/mo.
At 34% of local median household income ($92,923/yr), ZIP 90501 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.3% over the past year.
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At $2,662/mo, rent takes ~34% of ZIP 90501's median household income ($92,923/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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