ZIP 92253
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
June. Asking rents in ZIP 92253 usually run 2.9% below trend in June and 1.8% above it in November, about $170 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 92253 is 1.1% below its high of $3,658 in August 2026, at $3,617 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 92253 changed +3.3% 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 92253 rose 62.6% while median household income rose 25.6% ($79,027 to $99,277). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 92253 is 76.6% 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 ($99,277) is $2,482 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,280); a 3-bedroom is $3,020.
ZIP 92201, 6 miles away, rents for 37% less ($2,271/mo), about $16,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 92253. 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 92253 (La Quinta, CA) is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 40.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 92253 in La Quinta, CA has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 92253 in La Quinta, CA has climbed from $2,533 to $3,617, a 42.8% change over five years. Median household income rose from $83,348 to $99,277 between 2021 and 2024, a 19.1% shift. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 2.3% since 2021, moving from about 37,814 residents to roughly 38,666. Renters now make up 24.2% of households, compared with 27.2% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 40.1% of adults here, versus 35.1% in 2021. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 92253 in La Quinta, 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 92253 covers La Quinta, CA. The median rent here is $3,617/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,840/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,280/mo.
At 44% of local median household income ($99,277/yr), ZIP 92253 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.3% over the past year.
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At $3,617/mo, rent takes ~44% of ZIP 92253's median household income ($99,277/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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