Long Beach, CA Rental Market Trends

Highlights

The average rent for an apartment in Long Beach is $2,113, a 6% increase compared to the previous year.

Average Rent in Long Beach, CA

Last updated October 2019

Average Rent	Y-o-Y Change	Average Apartment Size
$2,113	6%	799 sq. ft.

The average size for a Long Beach, CA apartment is 799 square feet, but this number varies greatly depending on apartment type. Studio apartments are the smallest and most affordable, 1-bedroom apartments are closer to the average, while 2-bedroom apartments and 3-bedroom apartments offer a more generous square footage.

Long Beach, CA Apartment Rent Ranges

$701-$1,0002%
$1,001-$1,50018%
$1,501-$2,00030%
> $2,00051%

Long Beach, CA Occupied Housing Units

Renter-occupied Households39%
Owner-occupied Households60%

65,540 or 39% of the households in Long Beach, CA are renter-occupied while 99,461 or 60% are owner-occupied.

Long Beach, CA Rent Trends

Average Rent	Nov / 2016	Mar / 2017	Jul / 2017	Nov / 2017	Mar / 2018	Jul / 2018	Nov / 2018	Mar / 2019	Jul / 2019	Oct / 2019
Long Beach, CA	$1,827	$1,810	$1,849	$1,877	$1,877	$1,933	$1,990	$2,007	$2,077	$2,113
National	$1,353	$1,349	$1,381	$1,383	$1,386	$1,421	$1,430	$1,434	$1,470	$1,476

Average Rent in Long Beach, CA By Neighborhood

Neighborhood	Average Rent
Sutter	$1,580
Ramona Park	$1,580
Longwood	$1,580
Lindberg	$1,580
Jordan	$1,580
Hamilton	$1,580
Freeway Circle	$1,580
DeForest Park	$1,580
Dairy	$1,580
Coolidge Triangle	$1,580
College Square	$1,580
Cherry Manor	$1,580
Addams	$1,580
Los Cerritos	$1,597
Carmelitos	$1,597
Wrigley Heights	$1,625
Memorial Heights	$1,625
California Heights	$1,625
Bixby Knolls	$1,625
Lakewood Village	$1,673
Willmore City	$1,783
Westside Long Beach	$1,783
Washington School	$1,783
Saint Mary's	$1,783
Hellman	$1,783
Central Area	$1,783
Signal Hill	$1,860
South of Conant	$1,911
Old Lakewood City	$1,911
Imperial Estates	$1,911
Carson Park	$1,911
Zaferia	$2,019
Rose Park	$2,019
Recreation Park	$2,019
Carroll Park	$2,106
Bluff Heights	$2,106
Belmont Heights	$2,106
Almitos Heights	$2,106
Traffic Circle	$2,232
Park Estates	$2,232
University Park Long Beach	$2,242
Peninsula	$2,242
Naples	$2,242
Bluff Park	$2,242
Belmont Shore	$2,242
Belmont Park	$2,242
Rancho Estates	$2,297
Plaza	$2,297
El Dorado Park	$2,297
Stearns Park	$2,348
Los Altos	$2,348
El Dorado South	$2,348
Bixby Hill	$2,348
West End Long Beach	$2,499
Terminal Island	$2,499
Queensway - Harbor	$2,499
East Village	$2,499
Alamitos Beach	$2,499

The most affordable neighborhoods in Long Beach are Addams, where the average rent goes for $1,580/month, Cherry Manor, where renters pay $1,580/mo on average, and College Square, where the average rent goes for $1,580/mo. If you’re looking for other great deals, check out the listings from Coolidge Triangle ($1,580), Dairy ($1,580), and DeForest Park ($1,580), where the asking prices are below the average Long Beach rent of $2,113/mo.

The most expensive neighborhoods in Long Beach are Queensway - Harbor ($2,499), Terminal Island ($2,499) and West End Long Beach ($2,499).

Long Beach | Rent Comparison by Neighborhood

Rent in Addams is 37% lower than in Alamitos Beach

$1,580

Addams rent is 25% lower than Long Beach average

Average Rent	$1,580

$2,499

Alamitos Beach rent is 18% higher than Long Beach average

Average Rent	$2,499

How Does Long Beach Compare to Nearby Cities

	Average Rent	Y-o-Y Change
Los Angeles	$2,530	3%
Long Beach	$2,113	6%
Santa Monica	$3,851	4%
West Hollywood	$2,737	2%
Glendale	$2,544	2%
Inglewood	$1,871	6%
Pasadena	$2,588	2%
Burbank	$2,456	9%
Hawthorne	$1,489	5%
Lancaster	$1,344	5%

For more information about the Long Beach rental trends, check out our monthly rent report

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The rental statistics on this page were compiled using data provided by our sister company, Yardi Matrix, an apartment market intelligence solution which offers comprehensive information on all Long Beach apartment buildings 50 units or larger. Yardi Matrix covers ~90% of the U.S. metro area population, including ~17 million apartments across more than 130 U.S. markets.