ZIP 90803
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 90803 usually run 0.7% below trend in December and 0.9% above it in September, about $41 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 90803 is 0.3% below its high of $2,545 in August 2026, at $2,538 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 90803 changed +3.4% 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 90803 rose 30.3% while median household income rose 27% ($90,278 to $114,656). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 90803 is 34.9% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($114,656) is $2,866 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($2,720); a 2-bedroom is $3,390.
8th cheapest of 11 ZIP codes in Long Beach.
ZIP 90804, 2 miles away, rents for 12% less ($2,225/mo), about $3,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 90803. 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 90803 (Long Beach, CA) is majority renter-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 64.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 90803 in Long Beach, CA has changed in 5 years
Rent in ZIP 90803 in Long Beach, CA has increased 27.8% since 2021, going from about $1,986 per month to roughly $2,538 today. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $98,428 in 2021 to $114,656 more recently. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 11.3 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 32,631 to 31,526 between 2021 and 2024, a 3.4% change. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 56% to 64.5%. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 90803 in Long Beach, CA market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 90803 covers Long Beach, CA. The median rent here is $2,538/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,720/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $3,390/mo.
At 27% of local median household income ($114,656/yr), ZIP 90803 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.4% over the past year.
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