ZIP 92629
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 92629 usually run 1% below trend in January and 1.2% above it in June, about $93 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 92629 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 92629 changed +5.5% 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 92629 rose 47.3% while median household income rose 43% ($99,838 to $142,807). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 92629 is 59.5% 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 ($142,807) is $3,570 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($3,220); a 2-bedroom is $3,800.
ZIP 92677, 4 miles away, rents for 21% less ($3,343/mo), about $10,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 92629. 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 92629 (Dana Point, CA) is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 58.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 92629 in Dana Point, CA has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 92629 in Dana Point, CA paid around $2,965 a month. That figure now sits near $4,234, up 42.8% from the 2021 baseline. Median household income climbed from $111,155 to $142,807 between 2021 and 2024, a 28.5% shift. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 92629 in Dana Point, CA losing about 1,350 residents over the five-year window, down 5.0% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 55.8% to 58.5% across the same window. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 92629 in Dana Point, 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 92629 covers Dana Point, CA. The median rent here is $4,234/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $3,220/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $3,800/mo.
At 36% of local median household income ($142,807/yr), ZIP 92629 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 5.5% over the past year.
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At $4,234/mo, rent takes ~36% of ZIP 92629's median household income ($142,807/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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