ZIP 91606
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 91606 usually run 0.6% below trend in January and 0.4% above it in June, about $27 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 91606 is 2.3% below its high of $2,813 in March 2025, at $2,749 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 91606 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 91606 rose 23.7% while median household income rose 32% ($50,155 to $66,200). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 91606 is 20% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 4 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($66,200) is $1,655 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($1,820).
50th cheapest of 96 ZIP codes in Los Angeles.
ZIP 91605, 2 miles away, rents for 25% less ($2,072/mo), about $8,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 91606. 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 91606 (Los Angeles, CA) is majority renter-occupied, 26.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 91606 in Los Angeles, CA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 91606 in Los Angeles, CA has shifted from $2,332 to $2,749, up 17.9% since 2021. Household income in the area moved from $57,146 to $66,200 across the same window, up 15.8% versus 2021. The renter share has risen from 65.6% to 68.2%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 24.4% to 26.4% across the same window. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 91606 in Los Angeles, CA look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 91606 covers Los Angeles, CA. The median rent here is $2,749/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,040/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,540/mo.
At 50% of local median household income ($66,200/yr), ZIP 91606 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.1% over the past year.
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