ZIP 92649
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
March. Asking rents in ZIP 92649 usually run 0.5% below trend in March and 0.4% above it in October, about $29 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 92649 is 0.1% below its high of $3,232 in August 2026, at $3,229 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 92649 changed +2.7% 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 92649 rose 37.1% while median household income rose 22.8% ($100,341 to $123,257). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 92649 is 42.4% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($123,257) is $3,081 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($2,830); a 2-bedroom is $3,340.
2nd cheapest of 4 ZIP codes in Huntington Beach.
ZIP 92647, 2 miles away, rents for 12% less ($2,834/mo), about $4,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 92649. 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 92649 (Huntington Beach, CA) is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 50.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 92649 in Huntington Beach, CA has changed in 5 years
The median rent in ZIP 92649 in Huntington Beach, CA stood at $2,355 in 2021 and currently runs about $3,229, reflecting a 37.1% increase over the period. Household income in the area moved from $104,320 to $123,257 across the same window, up 18.2% versus 2021. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has contracted by 2.2% since 2021, moving from about 36,130 residents to roughly 35,346. Renters now make up 40.7% of households, compared with 43.4% five years ago. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 92649 in Huntington Beach, CA look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 92649 covers Huntington Beach, CA. The median rent here is $3,229/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,830/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $3,340/mo.
At 31% of local median household income ($123,257/yr), ZIP 92649 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.7% over the past year.
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At $3,229/mo, rent takes ~31% of ZIP 92649's median household income ($123,257/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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