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Los Angeles CA
Covers Los Angeles, Long Beach and Anaheim.
Current market read
Balanced market
ConditionBalanced
Balanced on the yearly data, and steady on the recent monthly signals.
From public data. The situation now, not a forecast.
Renter Google searchabout 60,500 searches in July 2026 · HousesSee read →
Renter Google Search InterestGoogle · monthly
About 60,500 searches in July 2026, for Los Angeles on its own
What renters Google mostHousesSee all →Attention, not a verdict. Google searches for apartments to rent.
Momentum · which way it's movingRENT + JOBS · UPDATED MONTHLY
Stable
Holding steady this month, no signal is pulling hard either way.
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
Share of rentals sitting empty. Yearly Census backdrop, not what sets the condition.
Asking rentZILLOW · MONTHLY
+0.9%
▲ Year over year
SEP ’24AUG ’26
Census 2024: +6.1% · US avg +5.2%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$2,114/mo
Typical rent, 2024 yearly count
In the news · Los AngelesNEWS · DAILY
Latest local coverage, 2 days ago.● softer● neutral● firmer
Decron Properties Buys 163-Unit Property in L.A.’s Miracle Mile for $114ML.A. Mayor Karen Bass Defends Her Housing Record as City Scores Worst for AffordabilityWest LA VA Must Move Ahead With Thousands Of Veteran Housing Units, Court SaysView all 8 Los Angeles news →Demand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Weak demand
DEMAND
Jobs+0.6%
Migration 2025-10.19/1k
SUPPLY
Permits 2025-5.6%
Vacancy 20243.8%
Rent vs buyFREDDIE MAC · WEEKLY
+$4,577/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
rent $2,114 · own $6,691
$2,114RENT
$6,691OWN
Net migrationCENSUS · 2025
−10.19/1k
▼ Net outflow of residents
OUTFLOWINFLOW
Census · BLS · FRED · Zillow · news
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