ZIP 91103
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 91103 usually run 0.7% below trend in December and 1.1% above it in August, about $65 a month apart at today's median. Based on 7 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 91103 is 0.4% below its high of $3,607 in August 2026, at $3,592 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 91103 changed +2.2% 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 91103 rose 28.9% while median household income rose 31.5% ($71,231 to $93,660). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 91103 is 30.1% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($93,660) is $2,342 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($2,010); a 2-bedroom is $2,510.
6th cheapest of 6 ZIP codes in Pasadena.
ZIP 91105, 2 miles away, rents for 11% less ($3,196/mo), about $4,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 91103. 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 91103 (Pasadena, CA) is roughly split between renters and owners, has a median income above the national average, 39.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 91103 in Pasadena, CA has changed in 5 years
The median rent in ZIP 91103 in Pasadena, CA stood at $2,809 in 2021 and currently runs about $3,592, reflecting a 27.9% increase over the period. Median household income rose from $73,705 to $93,660 between 2021 and 2024, a 27.1% shift. The population has contracted by 6.6% since 2021, moving from about 26,909 residents to roughly 25,142. Renters now make up 53% of households, compared with 54.6% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 39.3% of adults here, versus 34.9% in 2021. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 91103 in Pasadena, 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 91103 covers Pasadena, CA. The median rent here is $3,592/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,010/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,510/mo.
At 46% of local median household income ($93,660/yr), ZIP 91103 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.2% over the past year.
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At $3,592/mo, rent takes ~46% of ZIP 91103's median household income ($93,660/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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