ZIP 91101
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in ZIP 91101 usually run 0.5% below trend in February and 0.8% above it in August, about $38 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 91101 is 1.3% below its high of $2,947 in May 2025, at $2,909 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 91101 changed +0.7% 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 91101 rose 23.6% while median household income rose 25.3% ($70,075 to $87,813). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 91101 is 24.5% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 4 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($87,813) is $2,195 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($2,460).
3rd cheapest of 6 ZIP codes in Pasadena.
ZIP 91206, 4 miles away, rents for 15% less ($2,469/mo), about $5,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 91101. 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 91101 (Pasadena, CA) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, 60.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 91101 in Pasadena, CA has changed in 5 years
Rent in ZIP 91101 in Pasadena, CA has increased 27.3% since 2021, going from about $2,286 per month to roughly $2,909 today. Household income in the area moved from $79,154 to $87,813 across the same window, up 10.9% versus 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 16.4 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 19,542 to 21,165 between 2021 and 2024, a 8.3% change. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 91101 in Pasadena, CA look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 91101 covers Pasadena, CA. The median rent here is $2,909/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,750/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $3,430/mo.
At 40% of local median household income ($87,813/yr), ZIP 91101 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.7% over the past year.
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