Monthly Rent Report

Santa Monica Rent Report — August 2021

Asking rents in ZIP 90404, Los Angeles, from 103 listings.

Median 1BR rent in Santa Monica was $2,388 in August 2021, down 4.5% (−$112) from July 2021 and up 17.2% year-over-year. The middle half of 1BR listings asked between $2,124 and $3,360. That puts Santa Monica $525 above the Los Angeles citywide 1BR median of $1,863. The month's figures are based on 103 listings across 9 bedroom categories.

Median Rent by Bedroom Count

BedroomsMedianVs. July 2021Vs. August 2020P25–P75 RangeListings
Studio$1,950+$200 (+11.4%)$1,900 – $3,1499
Studio$1,900+$150 (+8.6%)$1,900 – $3,1495
1BR$2,388−$112 (-4.5%)+$351 (+17.2%)$2,124 – $3,36032
1BR$1,925−$575 (-23.0%)−$112 (-5.5%)$1,925 – $1,9251
2BR$2,900−$622 (-17.7%)−$225 (-7.2%)$2,795 – $3,1007
2BR$3,550+$28 (+0.8%)+$425 (+13.6%)$2,975 – $4,86831
3BR$4,950−$1,050 (-17.5%)−$2,850 (-36.5%)$4,850 – $4,9757
3BR$5,120−$880 (-14.7%)−$2,680 (-34.4%)$4,656 – $5,4358
4BR$4,700−$795 (-14.5%)−$795 (-14.5%)$4,540 – $5,0253

Median, P25, and P75 are asking rents from listings posted in August 2021. Changes compare against the nearest prior month with data.

Santa Monica vs. Los AngelesAugust 2021

BedroomsSanta Monica MedianLos Angeles Citywide MedianDifference
Studio$1,950$1,549+$402 (+25.9%)
Studio$1,900$1,549+$352 (+22.7%)
1BR$2,388$1,863+$525 (+28.2%)
1BR$1,925$1,863+$63 (+3.4%)
2BR$2,900$2,680+$220 (+8.2%)
2BR$3,550$2,680+$870 (+32.5%)
3BR$4,950$3,595+$1,355 (+37.7%)
3BR$5,120$3,595+$1,525 (+42.4%)
4BR$4,700$4,350+$350 (+8.0%)

Citywide figure is the median of zip-level medians across 125 Los Angeles zip codes with listings in August 2021.

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