ZIP 92637
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in ZIP 92637 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in September 2022.
Rent in ZIP 92637 changed +5.0% over the year to September 2026. Across the 819 California ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.2%.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($59,269) is $1,482 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($2,530).
ZIP 92780, 10 miles away, rents for 13% less ($2,669/mo), about $4,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 92637. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 92637 (Laguna Woods, CA) is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income below the national average, 50.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 92637 in Laguna Woods, CA has changed in 5 years
The median rent in ZIP 92637 in Laguna Woods, CA stood at $2,720 in 2023 and currently runs about $3,081, reflecting a 13.3% increase over the period. Median household income rose from $53,076 to $59,269 between 2021 and 2024, a 11.7% shift. The population has contracted by 1.5% since 2021, moving from about 17,546 residents to roughly 17,289. Renters now make up 28.4% of households, compared with 31.5% five years ago. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 92637 in Laguna Woods, 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 92637 covers Laguna Woods, CA. The median rent here is $3,081/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,590/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $3,050/mo.
At 62% of local median household income ($59,269/yr), ZIP 92637 ranks as expensive compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 5.0% over the past year.
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