ZIP 91206
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
June. Asking rents in ZIP 91206 usually run 0.4% below trend in June and 0.8% above it in February, about $30 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 91206 is 1.6% below its high of $2,510 in August 2025, at $2,469 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 91206 changed -1.6% 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 91206 rose 28.4% while median household income rose 27.2% ($70,141 to $89,188). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 91206 is 27.3% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 5 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($89,188) is $2,230 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($2,260).
2nd cheapest of 8 ZIP codes in Glendale.
ZIP 90031, 5 miles away, rents for 12% less ($2,177/mo), about $3,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 91206. 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 91206 (Glendale, CA) is majority renter-occupied, has a large retiree population, 48.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 91206 in Glendale, CA has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 91206 in Glendale, CA has climbed by $504 per month, settling near $2,469 after starting the period at $1,965. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $82,664 in 2021 to $89,188 more recently. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 17.7 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 32,570 to 31,961 between 2021 and 2024, a 1.9% change. About 60.3% of households rent today, against 64.2% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 44% to 48.1%. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 91206 in Glendale, CA market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 91206 covers Glendale, CA. The median rent here is $2,469/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,530/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $3,150/mo.
At 33% of local median household income ($89,188/yr), ZIP 91206 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 1.6% over the past year.
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At $2,469/mo, rent takes ~33% of ZIP 91206's median household income ($89,188/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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