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ZIP 90042 Los Angeles, CA Housing Market

City
Los Angeles
County
Los Angeles County
State
CA
Metro area
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

90042Los Angeles area

Price, Rent & Competition

$991,079

$2,740

71 index

130

Supply & Market Activity

32

30

23.61%

61 days

Area profile & market context

Population

56,835

Population density

4,856 / sq mi

Latest market movement

Home value (MoM)

-0.47%

Inventory (MoM)

-5.11%

Buyer competition (MoM)

-5.33%

New listings (MoM)

-11.11%

Homes Pending (MoM)

0.00%

Price cuts share (MoM)

-2.26%

Typical rent (YoY)

+0.13%

How quickly homes are selling

Selling slower

Homes appear to be going under contract more slowly in this ZIP.

This summary combines homes going pending and sale speed (days to pending). Supporting ZIP and metro context is shown separately.

Sale-speed figures and broader market activity are shown separately. Missing sale-speed values are not estimated.

Sale-speed measures for this ZIP

  • Homes going pending

    Value: 30 · MoM: 0.00% · YoY: 25.00%

  • Sale speed (days to pending)

    Value: 61 · MoM: 8.93% · YoY: -

Other local market activity

  • New listings

    Value: 32 · MoM: -11.11% · YoY: -11.11%

  • Homes for sale

    Value: 130 · MoM: -5.11% · YoY: 17.12%

  • Buyer competition

    Value: 71 · MoM: -5.33% · YoY: 4.41%

  • Price cuts share

    Value: 23.61% · MoM: -2.26% · YoY: 14.44%

  • Home sales activity (metro)

    Value: 7,098 · MoM: -1.32% · YoY: 1.53%

ZIP 90042 covers residential neighborhoods in Los Angeles, located within Los Angeles County, CA, part of the broader Los Angeles housing market. The typical home value in ZIP 90042 in the Los Angeles housing market is $991,079, with a typical rent of $2,740 per month. That puts the local home-value-to-annual-rent ratio at 30.1.

Key stats

  • ZIP 90042 is around the 59th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for home value.
  • ZIP 90042 is around the 90th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for buyer competition.
  • The market-level home-value-to-annual-rent ratio is 30.1.
  • 94 homes went pending for every 100 new listings in the current reading.
  • Supply and buyer competition did not produce a clear easing or tightening split.
Typical home value
$991,079
Typical rent
$2,740
Homes for sale
130
Buyer competition
71
New listings
32
Homes going pending
30
Listings with price cuts
23.6%
Typical home value — past 12 months
Sep 25Jul 26
Up 0.1% over 11 months
Typical home value up 0.1% over the last 11 months in ZIP 90042.
Typical rent — past 12 months
Sep 25Jul 26
Down 1.1% over 11 months
Typical rent down 1.1% over the last 11 months in ZIP 90042.
Homes for sale — past 12 months
Sep 25Jul 26
Up 5.7% over 11 months
Homes for sale up 5.7% over the last 11 months in ZIP 90042.
New listings — past 12 months
Sep 25Jul 26
Down 13.5% over 11 months
New listings down 13.5% over the last 11 months in ZIP 90042.
Homes going pending — past 12 months
Sep 25Jul 26
Up 7.1% over 11 months
Homes going pending up 7.1% over the last 11 months in ZIP 90042.
Buyer competition index — past 12 months
Sep 25Jul 26
Up 9.2% over 11 months
Buyer competition index up 9.2% over the last 11 months in ZIP 90042.
Listings with price cuts — past 12 months
Sep 25Jul 26
Up 9.8% over 11 months
Listings with price cuts up 9.8% over the last 11 months in ZIP 90042.

Price and rent in ZIP 90042

ZIP 90042 is around the 59th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for home value. ZIP 90042 is around the 53rd percentile of tracked local ZIPs for rent.

ZIP 90042 home value & rent trend (past 12 months)

Typical home value rose 0.1% over the last 11 months, from $990,389 to $991,079. It rose in 4 of 10 monthly readings. The largest monthly gain was +1.2% in November 2025.

Typical rent fell 1.1% over the last 11 months, from $2,772 to $2,740. It rose in 5 of 10 monthly readings. The largest monthly gain was +0.8% in March 2026.

How ZIP 90042 compares to Los Angeles

ZIP 90042's typical home value is 6.7% above the Los Angeles median of $929,126. ZIP 90042's typical rent is 1.1% above the Los Angeles median of $2,710. ZIP 90042's buyer competition is 18.3% above the Los Angeles median of 60.

How fast homes sell in ZIP 90042

Homes in ZIP 90042 typically go pending in about 61 days — about 20% slower than the metro median of 51 days.

Supply, pending activity, and competition

ZIP 90042 is around the 82nd percentile of tracked local ZIPs for for-sale inventory. ZIP 90042 is around the 90th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for buyer competition. 94 homes went pending for every 100 new listings in the current reading. Supply and buyer competition did not produce a clear easing or tightening split. Over the 11 readings on record, inventory moved between 111 and 137 — a 26-point spread across 94 comparable tracked ZIPs.

Nearby markets worth comparing

Relevant nearby ZIP pages include 90041, 90032, 90065, 90031.

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Sources and method

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