ZIP 90703
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
March. Asking rents in ZIP 90703 usually run 0.4% below trend in March and 0.5% above it in December, about $30 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 90703 is 0.6% below its high of $3,405 in August 2026, at $3,385 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 90703 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 90703 rose 34.1% while median household income rose 27.5% ($105,832 to $134,987). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 90703 is 40.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($134,987) is $3,375 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($3,130); a 2-bedroom is $3,900.
ZIP 90715, 2 miles away, rents for 12% less ($2,987/mo), about $4,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 90703. 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 90703 (Cerritos, CA) is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 57.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 90703 in Cerritos, CA has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 90703 in Cerritos, CA has climbed by $868 per month, settling near $3,385 after starting the period at $2,517. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $115,272 in 2021 to $134,987 more recently. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 17.4 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 49,989 to 48,108 between 2021 and 2024, a 3.8% change. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 53.6% to 57.6%. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 90703 in Cerritos, CA market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 90703 covers Cerritos, CA. The median rent here is $3,385/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $3,130/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $3,900/mo.
At 30% of local median household income ($134,987/yr), ZIP 90703 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.7% over the past year.
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