ZIP 91204
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 91204 usually run 0.4% below trend in December and 0.8% above it in April, about $33 a month apart at today's median. Based on 7 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 91204 is 0.7% below its high of $2,762 in February 2025, at $2,743 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 91204 changed +0.1% 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 91204 rose 18.2% while median household income rose 50.9% ($49,122 to $74,144). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 91204 is 17.2% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($74,144) is $1,854 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($2,020).
3rd cheapest of 8 ZIP codes in Glendale.
ZIP 91205, 1 mile away, rents for 16% less ($2,296/mo), about $5,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 91204. 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 91204 (Glendale, CA) is majority renter-occupied, 38.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 91204 in Glendale, CA has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 91204 in Glendale, CA has increased by $496 per month, settling near $2,743 after starting the period at $2,247. Census figures show median household income at $74,144 today, compared with $63,443 five years earlier. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 5.2 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 18,738 to 17,857 between 2021 and 2024, a 4.7% change. About 93.3% of households rent today, against 91.7% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 32.7% to 38.5%. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 91204 covers Glendale, CA. The median rent here is $2,743/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,260/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,820/mo.
At 44% of local median household income ($74,144/yr), ZIP 91204 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.1% over the past year.
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At $2,743/mo, rent takes ~44% of ZIP 91204's median household income ($74,144/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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