What is the median rent in South Pasadena, CA?

Name: Median rent in South Pasadena, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in South Pasadena, CA is $2,284 (±$52) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 5,602 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In South Pasadena, the median gross rent went from $1,802 in 2015–2019 to $2,284 in 2020–2024 (+26.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $2,284 (±$52)
Rented homes: 5,602 (±495)
$2,000 or more: 71.3%
Since 2015–2019: +26.7%

How much rent costs in South Pasadena

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	South Pasadena	Los Angeles County	California	United States
Less than $500	0.1% (±0.2 points)	3.7%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	1.2% (±0.8 points)	6.1%	7.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	6.9% (±2.9 points)	17.4%	16.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	20.5% (±4.1 points)	25.0%	21.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	37.4% (±6.0 points)	20.4%	19.8%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	14.6% (±4.2 points)	11.4%	12.5%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	19.3% (±3.1 points)	15.9%	19.1%	6.8%

The most common range is $2,000 to $2,499, paid by 37.4% of renting households.

71.3% of rented homes in South Pasadena cost $2,000 or more a month.

South Pasadena against Los Angeles County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	South Pasadena	Los Angeles County	California	United States
Median gross rent	$2,284 (±$52)	$1,954 (±$6)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	5,602 (±495)	1,798,001 (±6,873)	5,783,331 (±22,650)	42,849,984

In South Pasadena, median gross rent is higher than in Los Angeles County ($1,954).

It is also higher than in California ($2,036).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

In Los Angeles County, South Pasadena ranks 38 of 137 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 282 of 1,010.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in South Pasadena has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$1,802 (±$51)	$2,284 (±$52)	+26.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	52.6% (±2.5 points)	56.0% (±3.6 points)	+3.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	5.1% (±2.7 points)	2.8% (±2.2 points)	−2.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near South Pasadena

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with South Pasadena
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
South Pasadena	—	$2,284 (±$52)	—
Alhambra	2.1 mi	$1,939 (±$39)	Lower
San Marino	2.7 mi	$3,500 or more	—
San Gabriel	3.5 mi	$1,915 (±$53)	Lower
Pasadena	3.7 mi	$2,265 (±$38)	Not measurably different
San Pasqual	3.7 mi	$2,180 (±$250)	Not measurably different
Monterey Park	4.4 mi	$1,888 (±$46)	Lower
East San Gabriel	4.4 mi	$1,976 (±$86)	Lower
East Pasadena	4.9 mi	$2,229 (±$339)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Alhambra, CA ($1,939), San Gabriel, CA ($1,915), Monterey Park, CA ($1,888).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Los Angeles County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
32	Altadena	$2,355 (±$174)
33	Lakewood	$2,347 (±$99)
34	Citrus	$2,344 (±$172)
35	West Puente Valley	$2,342 (±$358)
36	La Verne	$2,315 (±$105)
37	Hacienda Heights	$2,300 (±$127)
38	South Pasadena	$2,284 (±$52)
39	La Crescenta-Montrose	$2,281 (±$278)
40	Torrance	$2,280 (±$52)
41	San Dimas	$2,278 (±$99)
42	Pasadena	$2,265 (±$38)
43	Glendora	$2,254 (±$64)
44	West Covina	$2,245 (±$61)

Showing 13 of 137 places in Los Angeles County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about South Pasadena

What is the average rent in South Pasadena, CA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in South Pasadena is $2,284 (±$52) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in South Pasadena?

In South Pasadena, the median gross rent went from $1,802 in 2015–2019 to $2,284 in 2020–2024 (+26.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in South Pasadena cost more than $2,000 a month?

71.3% of rented homes in South Pasadena have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.1% cost less than $500.

Is rent in South Pasadena higher than in Los Angeles County?

In South Pasadena, median gross rent is higher than in Los Angeles County ($1,954).

It is also higher than in California ($2,036).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for South Pasadena city, California (place:73220, in state:06).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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