RENT FORECAST

Will rent go up in Los Angeles in 2027?

Typical rent in Los Angeles, CA, its recent trend, and what it projects to.

Typical asking rent in Los Angeles is $2,505 a month. Median rents in these ZIP codes have moved -6.6% a year since mid-2024. If that holds, rent would fall to about $2,340 by 2027.

Los Angeles rent by year

Los Angeles, CA: typical asking rent, current and projected at -6.6% a year
YearTypical rent
2026 (now)$2,505/mo
2027 (projected)$2,340/mo
2028 (projected)$2,185/mo
2031 (projected)$1,785/mo

Rent by bedroom count

Los Angeles, CA: typical asking rent by bedrooms, with 2027 projection
BedroomsNow2027 (projected)Listings
Studio$1,575/mo$1,470/mo489
1 bedroom$1,970/mo$1,840/mo1,145
2 bedrooms$2,715/mo$2,535/mo1,031
3 bedrooms$3,885/mo$3,630/mo625
4 bedrooms$4,545/mo$4,245/mo234

Rent trend by ZIP code

Los Angeles, CA: RentCast median rent and annual trend for each sampled ZIP
ZIPMedian rentListingsAnnual trend
90011$2,450/mo164-10.0%
91331$2,800/mo62-8.0%
90044$2,150/mo270-0.4%
91335$2,650/mo265-10.0%
90003$2,500/mo175-5.2%
90037$2,200/mo170-3.3%
91402$2,395/mo117-2.4%
90026$2,775/mo347-9.3%
90731$2,395/mo204-3.3%
91343$2,619/mo137-10.0%
90019$2,786/mo415-9.3%
90004$2,100/mo356-10.0%
90042$2,695/mo175-4.4%
90006$1,915/mo262-8.8%
90034$2,845/mo507-2.7%

What could change this

The projection extends the recent trend in a straight line. New apartment supply, local job growth, and interest rates all move rents, and a trend measured over about two years can turn. Treat the 2027 figure as a direction, and the five-year figure as a rough guide.

Source: RentCast market data for 15 of Los Angeles's 98 ZIP codes (the most populous, home to 28% of residents in the city's ZIP codes, per the Census Bureau's ACS 2023). A ZIP counts only with at least 20 active listings. Retrieved October 14, 2026. Figures are listing-weighted averages of ZIP medians, not an appraisal. How Predictye calculates this.

Frequently asked questions

Will rent go up in Los Angeles, CA in 2027?

On the current trend, rent would fall: typical rent of $2,505 a month becomes about $2,340 in 2027, a change of -6.6% a year.

What is typical rent in Los Angeles, CA right now?

$2,505 a month across 3,626 active rental listings in 15 ZIP codes.

Where does the Los Angeles rent trend come from?

From RentCast's monthly median asking rents for each sampled ZIP code since mid-2024, comparing the latest three months with the earliest three and weighting each ZIP by its listings.

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