ZIP 92626
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 92626 usually run 0.3% below trend in December and 0.5% above it in September, about $24 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 92626 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in December 2016.
Rent in ZIP 92626 changed +3.7% 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 92626 rose 29.1% while median household income rose 29.2% ($88,398 to $114,249). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 92626 is 36.2% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 6 months in a row, and rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($114,249) is $2,856 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($2,990).
ZIP 92701, 6 miles away, rents for 12% less ($2,676/mo), about $4,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 92626. 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 92626 (Costa Mesa, CA) is majority renter-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 46.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 92626 in Costa Mesa, CA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 92626 in Costa Mesa, CA has shifted from $2,278 to $3,048, up 33.8% since 2021. Household income in the area moved from $98,766 to $114,249 across the same window, up 15.7% versus 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 44.2% to 46.7% across the same window. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 92626 in Costa Mesa, CA look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 92626 covers Costa Mesa, CA. The median rent here is $3,048/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $3,060/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $3,610/mo.
At 32% of local median household income ($114,249/yr), ZIP 92626 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.7% over the past year.
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At $3,048/mo, rent takes ~32% of ZIP 92626's median household income ($114,249/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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