ZIP 90601
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in ZIP 90601 is 4.1% below its high of $2,497 in December 2025, at $2,394 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 90601 changed -1.0% over the year to September 2026. Across the 819 California ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.2%.
Rent rose in 5 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($104,052) is $2,601 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,470); a 3-bedroom is $3,130.
2nd cheapest of 4 ZIP codes in Whittier.
ZIP 90602, 2 miles away, rents for 12% less ($2,116/mo), about $3,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 90601. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 90601 (Whittier, CA) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 31.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 90601 in Whittier, CA has changed in 5 years
Since 2023, the typical rent in ZIP 90601 in Whittier, CA has climbed from $2,214 to $2,394, a 8.1% change over five years. Census figures show median household income at $104,052 today, compared with $86,268 five years earlier. On paper, paychecks moved up faster than rent, which softens the affordability squeeze versus the 2021 baseline. The population has contracted by 2.8% since 2021, moving from about 30,955 residents to roughly 30,078. Renters now make up 38% of households, compared with 40.2% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 31.1% of adults here, versus 29% in 2021. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2023.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 90601 covers Whittier, CA. The median rent here is $2,394/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,980/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,470/mo.
At 28% of local median household income ($104,052/yr), ZIP 90601 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.9% over the past year.
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