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Moving to Los Angeles: What Housing Costs

Housing is the part of a move you can price before you arrive. The median tracked ZIP in Los Angeles has a typical home value of $929,126 and typical rent of $2,710 per month. Across tracked ZIPs the typical home value runs from $529,156 in 90014 to $3,113,951 in 90077 — a factor of 5.9. The metro income-needed indicator changed -0.43% year over year.

Key stats

  • The median tracked ZIP in Los Angeles has a typical home value of $929,126 and typical rent of $2,710 per month.
  • Across tracked ZIPs the typical home value runs from $529,156 in 90014 to $3,113,951 in 90077 — a factor of 5.9.
  • The metro income-needed indicator changed -0.43% year over year.
  • The median tracked ZIP has a home-value-to-annual-rent ratio of 28.6.
  • 24 of 95 tracked ZIPs (25%) show the current cooling flag.
Tracked ZIP markets
95
Median ZIP home value
$929,126
Median ZIP rent
$2,710
housing cost spread
Across tracked ZIPs the typical home value runs from $529,156 in 90014 to $3,113,951 in 90077 — a factor of 5.9.
income needed change
The metro income-needed indicator changed -0.43% year over year.
metro price to rent
The median tracked ZIP has a home-value-to-annual-rent ratio of 28.6.

What housing costs in Los Angeles today

The median tracked ZIP in Los Angeles has a typical home value of $929,126 and typical rent of $2,710 per month. Across tracked ZIPs the typical home value runs from $529,156 in 90014 to $3,113,951 in 90077 — a factor of 5.9. A mover picks one of those ZIPs rather than their average, so the metro median is the wrong number to plan against.

The home-value-to-annual-rent ratio is 28.6, which is the measure that decides whether renting first is the cheaper way to arrive.

What income the move needs

The metro income-needed indicator stands at $242,640.

It changed -0.43% year over year, so the salary that worked for a mover last year is not the salary that works now.

This page measures housing only. Groceries, transport, taxes, and insurance are not included and can move the total in either direction.

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