The median asking rent across 22 Los Angeles zip codes is $2,893/month, down 6.4% from a year ago.
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Median Asking Rent
$2,893
Rent Change (YoY)
-6.4%
Avg Days on Market
84
Active Rental Listings
5,501
Median List Price
$1,404,500
Average across 22 zip codes
ZIP | Median Rent |
|---|---|
| 90049 | $3,995/mo |
| 90039 | $3,945/mo |
| 90291 | $3,850/mo |
| 90064 | $3,795/mo |
| 90068 | $3,795/mo |
| 90024 | $3,550/mo |
| 90036 | $3,090/mo |
| 90042 | $2,975/mo |
| 90019 | $2,900/mo |
| 90001 | $2,800/mo |
| 90026 | $2,797/mo |
| 90046 | $2,750/mo |
| 90034 | $2,695/mo |
| 90066 | $2,695/mo |
| 90012 | $2,593/mo |
| 90003 | $2,500/mo |
| 90011 | $2,400/mo |
| 90044 | $2,300/mo |
| 90047 | $2,300/mo |
| 90004 | $2,250/mo |
| 90037 | $2,195/mo |
| 90028 | $2,100/mo |
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| Unit Size | Median Rent |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,747/mo |
| 1 Bedroom | $2,245/mo |
| 2 Bedroom | $2,987/mo |
| 3 Bedroom | $4,250/mo |
| 4 Bedroom | $5,395/mo |
Aggregated median across all Los Angeles zip codes with available data.
| ZIP | Median List Price |
|---|---|
| 90049 | $2,495,000 |
| 90291 | $2,495,000 |
| 90036 | $2,195,000 |
| 90066 | $1,995,000 |
| 90046 | $1,725,000 |
| 90064 | $1,724,900 |
| 90068 | $1,698,000 |
| 90039 | $1,489,000 |
| 90004 | $1,468,000 |
| 90034 | $1,450,000 |
| 90019 | $1,449,000 |
| 90026 | $1,360,000 |
| 90024 | $1,345,000 |
| 90028 | $1,095,000 |
| 90042 | $900,000 |
| 90037 | $799,999 |
| 90047 | $775,000 |
| 90011 | $774,999 |
| 90044 | $739,900 |
| 90001 | $720,000 |
| 90003 | $698,000 |
| 90012 | $550,000 |
| Unit Size | Fair Market Rent |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,960/mo |
| 1 Bedroom | $2,190/mo |
| 2 Bedroom | $2,730/mo |
| 3 Bedroom | $3,460/mo |
| 4 Bedroom | $3,850/mo |
HUD publishes Fair Market Rents once a year for the Los Angeles metro area. Local housing authorities use them to set Section 8 voucher payment standards, usually 90% to 110% of the FMR.
The median asking rent across Los Angeles, CA sits at $2,893/month, pulled from active rental listings in 22 zip codes. That's down 6.4% from a year ago.
Rents aren't uniform across the city. ZIP 90049 tops the list at $3,995/month. ZIP 90028 comes in lowest at $2,100/month. That's a 90% spread between the top and bottom zip codes, which is wide. City-wide averages won't tell you much about a specific property here.
A 2-bedroom rents for $2,987/month at the median. 1-bedrooms run about $2,245. 3-bedrooms come in around $4,250.
Listings take longer here. The average is 84 days on market, which gives renters more room to negotiate and means landlords should price carefully.
Rent-to-price math is tight in Los Angeles. The gross figure sits at about 2.5% ($2,893/month against $1,404,500 median price). Most investors here are betting on appreciation, not monthly cash flow.
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom in the Los Angeles metro is $2,730/month. Asking rents track close to the federal benchmark, within 6%.
LA is one of the biggest rental markets in the world. Demand spans entertainment, tech, healthcare, and international business. Santa Monica, West Hollywood, and Silver Lake are premium. South LA, the Valley, and East LA are cheaper and where most investors focus for cash flow. The regulatory environment is heavy. LA has local rent stabilization stacked on top of California's statewide rent control, plus additional tenant protections. Knowing comp rents isn't enough. You need to know if your building is subject to RSO (Rent Stabilization Ordinance) and what your legal maximum rent increase is. Successful LA landlords know the law as well as they know the market.
These numbers are city-wide averages. If you're pricing a specific property in Los Angeles, pull comps from the same zip code. The spread is usually bigger than people expect.
City-wide medians are the headline. The comps that actually price a property come from the block it's on. Search any Los Angeles address to see them.
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