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Los Angeles, CA

3,857,263Residents
$81,939Median household income
$1,933/moMedian gross rent
$921,200Median home value
37.2Median age
39%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
36%Homes lived in by their owners
11.2×Home value to household income

Median rent takes about 28% of the median household income in Los Angeles.

What pay do you need to rent here?

To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $77,000 a year. In California that leaves roughly $4,801 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $75,000.

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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.