How Is the Greater Los Angeles Metro Rental Market Doing in 2026? July Data & Landlord Insights

Your monthly guide to rental conditions in Greater Los Angeles. This is our August 2026 report, covering July 2026 rental data: what rents looked like last month, what's driving the market, and what it means if you own a rental home.

Greater Los Angeles Rental Market Snapshot — July 2026

Here's where Greater Los Angeles rents landed in July 2026, across all property types — apartments, condos, townhomes, and single-family homes.

Greater Los Angeles median rent slipped to $2,883 in July 2026, down 1.77% from a year ago, as homes sat on the market for an average of 62 days. Rents are drifting lower even as fire displacement, high mortgage rates, and short-term rental conversions keep demand propped up, pointing to a renter pool under pressure.

Source: Doorstead market data, aggregated from public records and online rental listings, all rental property types, July 2026.

What's Driving Greater Los Angeles Rental Market Conditions Right Now

Greater Los Angeles Rental Supply and New Construction

The biggest construction push is concentrated in a handful of corridors: Downtown Los Angeles, Mid-Wilshire, Palms/Mar Vista, and the South Bay are all seeing rising starts activity, meaning new supply in these submarkets is growing, not tapering. Los Angeles County permitted 15,735 multifamily units in the year ending March 2026, more than double the prior year's pace, but the city is still on track to deliver only about 6,200 units in all of 2026, the lowest annual total since 2015. That gap between permits and actual deliveries gives landlords outside the active corridors some breathing room, while owners in Downtown, Mid-Wilshire, and the South Bay should expect more direct competition from new product through late 2026 and into 2027.

Why People Rent in Greater Los Angeles

Greater Los Angeles holds renters in the market on both ends of the income spectrum, and mortgage rates at 6.66% are keeping a large chunk of would-be buyers locked out of ownership and renewing leases instead. The 51.3% renter-occupied share reflects a city structurally oriented toward renting, anchored by transit-connected corridors like Koreatown and the Wilshire Center, where the D Line extension keeps young professionals and transit-dependent households priced off the Westside, and by family-driven demand in Culver City and Highland Park. Inglewood is worth watching separately: the Hollywood Park district around SoFi Stadium and the Intuit Dome has shifted from event-driven short-term demand into something closer to steady household formation.

What This Means for Greater Los Angeles Landlords

The median rent was $2,882.88 in July, down 1.77% year-over-year, and homes averaged 62 days on market, so price your vacancy competitively right now because the summer leasing window closes fast and August is your last reliable month to capture peak-season applicants before activity cools in September. If your property sits in Downtown, Mid-Wilshire, or the South Bay, price sharper than the metro median to compete with incoming new inventory; elsewhere, hold your line and screen carefully rather than cutting rent to fill quickly.

Greater Los Angeles Rent by City — July 2026

Santa Clarita leads the table at 45 days on market, with Torrance and Alhambra close behind at 50 days each, making the San Gabriel Valley and Santa Clarita corridor the fastest-leasing stretch in Greater Los Angeles right now. At the other end, Los Angeles itself came in slowest at 78 days, and Santa Monica and Long Beach weren't far behind at 73 and 76 days respectively, with both cities posting modest month-over-month rent increases despite sluggish leasing pace. Across the metro, most cities landed in the 45–68 day range, so while no market is moving quickly by historical standards, the gap between the fastest and slowest cities stretched more than 30 days.

• Los Angeles, CA: The median rent hit $2,997 in July, up a modest 0.5% from June, though still 2.7% below a year ago. At 78 days on market, homes here are leasing slower than most cities in this report, so price your vacancy competitively from day one rather than testing the ceiling.

• Long Beach, CA: At $2,026, Long Beach posted the lowest median rent in this table and held nearly flat month-over-month (+0.1%), with a 0.9% year-over-year dip that is small enough to call essentially stable. The 76-day DOM suggests patient leasing conditions, so budget a longer vacancy window into your cash flow planning.

• Santa Monica, CA: Rents slipped 4.4% year-over-year to $3,510, the sharpest annual decline on the Westside and a signal that this premium market has given back meaningful ground over the past twelve months. The 73-day DOM reinforces that tenants here have options, so a well-priced unit will stand out more than in a tight submarket.

• West Hollywood, CA: The median rent came in at $3,245 in July, down 0.3% from June and 2.3% from a year prior, a slow but consistent softening trend. At 71 days DOM, homes are moving at roughly the same pace as coastal neighbors, so pricing at or just below comparable listings is the cleaner path to a signed lease.

• Culver City, CA: Families chasing the Culver City Unified School District and Metro E (Expo) Line access keep demand here anchored, but the data showed a 2.0% month-over-month rent drop in July to $3,526. The 51-day DOM is noticeably tighter than most of the metro, so leasing velocity is holding up even as the rent figure pulled back.

• Downey, CA: Downey was one of the few bright spots in this table, with rents up 3.8% year-over-year to $2,262, the strongest annual gain among the inland cities here. The 66-day DOM is reasonable, and the upward rent trend suggests demand in this more affordable corridor has been outpacing supply over the past year.

• Pomona, CA: At $2,427, Pomona posted a 0.4% year-over-year gain, a small but positive move that puts it in the minority of cities in this report showing annual rent growth. The 54-day DOM is meaningfully faster than the Westside markets, pointing to a more active leasing pace at this price point.

• Pasadena, CA: The median rent slipped 1.1% month-over-month to $2,823, but the year-over-year figure is only up 0.7%, meaning the annual picture is close to flat despite the July pullback. A 65-day DOM puts Pasadena in the mid-range for leasing speed, so condition and pricing still drive which units move first.

• Glendale, CA: The 9.4% year-over-year rent decline is the steepest drop in this entire table, pulling the median to $2,718 despite a flat month-over-month reading. The 68-day DOM adds to the picture of a market where supply has outrun demand, and owners should expect to compete on price to avoid extended vacancies.

• Burbank, CA: Rents were flat month-over-month at $2,746, but the 5.4% year-over-year decline reflects broader pressure on the media corridor, consistent with the significant contraction in entertainment-related employment across the metro. At 59 days DOM, homes are moving faster than several nearby cities, which is a relative positive given the softening rent environment.

• Torrance, CA: Torrance stood out with an 8.6% year-over-year rent increase to $2,847, the strongest annual gain in this report. Paired with a 50-day DOM (tied for fastest in the table), this submarket is tightening while much of the metro is softening, so owners here have more room to hold firm on asking rents.

• Arcadia, CA: The median rent held flat month-over-month and year-over-year at $3,388, down only 0.7% annually, making Arcadia one of the more stable markets in this table. The 62-day DOM is moderate, suggesting a balanced supply-demand picture rather than the supply overhang visible in markets like Glendale.

• Alhambra, CA: Rents dropped 7.1% year-over-year to $2,434, one of the larger annual declines in this report, though the month-over-month figure was nearly flat at +0.1%. The 50-day DOM is among the quickest in the table, so units are leasing fast once listed, but owners should anchor expectations to the lower rent level the market has settled into over the past year.

• Santa Clarita, CA: At $3,412 with a 45-day DOM, the fastest leasing pace in this entire report, Santa Clarita units are moving quickly despite a 5.3% year-over-year rent decline. The speed suggests healthy demand at this price point, and owners who price at current market levels rather than last year's peak should see strong activity.

Greater Los Angeles Rent by Bedroom Count and Property Type — July 2026

Rent by Bedroom Count in Greater Los Angeles

Rents across Greater Los Angeles scaled steadily from studios at $1,853 to 4-bedroom rentals at $5,281, a spread of $3,428 across the full range. The steepest jump by far came between 2-bedroom and 3-bedroom rentals, where the median rose $1,369 from $3,080 to $4,449. By contrast, the step from 3-bedroom to 4-bedroom added only $832, meaning the gap between those two larger sizes was narrower than the gap between 1-bedroom and 2-bedroom units ($859). Renters stretching from a 1-bedroom to a 2-bedroom paid $859 more per month, but those moving from a 2-bedroom to a 3-bedroom absorbed 60% more cost again at $1,369.

Rent by Property Type in Greater Los Angeles

Single-family homes led the Greater Los Angeles market in July 2026, with a median rent of $3,651, that's $768 (26.6%) above the blended metro median of $2,883, and they leased in just 46 days. Townhouses weren't far behind at $3,535, a $652 (22.6%) premium, and they moved even faster at 38 days on market, the quickest of any property type. Condos landed close to the blended median at $3,040, only $158 (5.5%) above it, with a DOM of 62 days matching the metro average exactly. Apartments sat well below the pack at $2,357, a $526 (18.2%) discount to the blended median, and took the longest to lease at 93 days, roughly double the townhouse pace.

Data Sources & Methodology

• Rental market data: Median rents, days on market, listing counts, and rent change figures. Sourced from county public records, deed and tax assessor data, and rental listings on publicly accessible platforms.
• Doorstead Platform Data: Internal leasing outcomes from Doorstead-managed rental homes across all property types — days to lease, pricing tier benchmarks. Trailing 12 months.

Data refreshed monthly. Doorstead benchmarks reflect managed properties only and may not be representative of the broader Los Angeles Metro rental market.

City-Level Rental Market Reports

For zip-code level data and city-specific analysis:

• Los Angeles City Rental Market Report
• Long Beach Rental Market Report