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Welcome to the Apartment List May 2025 Rent Report for Long Beach, CA. Currently, the overall median rent in the city stands at $1,759, after rising 0.7% last month. Prices remain down 1.2% year-over-year. Read on to learn more about what’s been happening in the Long Beach rental market and how it compares to trends throughout the broader Los Angeles metro area and the nation as a whole.
The median rent in Long Beach rose by 0.7% over the course of April, and has now decreased by a total of 1.2% over the past 12 months. Long Beach’s rent growth over the past year has has fallen behind the state average (1.8%) and is similar to the national average (-0.3%).
Four months into the year, rents in Long Beach have risen 1.6%. This is a similar rate of growth compared to what the city was experiencing at this point last year: from January to April 2024 rents had increased 1.7%.
Long Beach rents went up 0.7% in the past month, compared to the national rate of 0.5%. Among the nation's 100 largest cities, this ranks #30. Similar monthly rent growth took place in North Las Vegas, NV (0.7%) and Louisville, KY (0.6%).
Citywide, the median rent currently stands at $1,571 for a 1-bedroom apartment and $1,924 for a 2-bedroom. Across all bedroom sizes (ie, the entire rental market), the median rent is $1,759. That ranks #22 in the nation, among the country's 100 largest cities.
For comparison, the median rent across the nation as a whole is $1,223 for a 1-bedroom, $1,378 for a 2-bedroom, and $1,392 overall. The median rent in Long Beach is 26.3% higher than the national, and is similar to the prices you would find in Chicago, IL ($1,763) and Gilbert, AZ ($1,746).
If we expand our view to the wider Los Angeles metro area, the median rent is $2,211 meaning that the median price in Long Beach ($1,759) is 20.5% lower than the price across the metro as a whole. Metro-wide annual rent growth stands at 1.0%, above the rate of rent growth within just the city.
The table below shows the latest rent stats for 27 cities in the Los Angeles metro area that are included in our database. Among them, Calabasas is currently the most expensive, with a median rent of $3,452. Long Beach is the metro’s most affordable city, with a median rent of $1,759. The metro's fastest annual rent growth is occurring in Pomona (6.1%) while the slowest is in Laguna Niguel (-3.1%).
You can also use the map below to explore the latest rent trends in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
Apartment List is committed to the accuracy and transparency of our rent estimates. We begin with reliable median rent statistics from the Census Bureau, then extrapolate them forward to the current month using a growth rate calculated from our listing data. In doing so, we use a same-unit analysis similar to Case-Shiller’s approach, capturing apartment transactions over time to provide an accurate picture of rent growth in cities across the country. Our approach corrects for the sample bias inherent in other private sources, producing results that are much closer to statistics published by the Census Bureau and HUD. For more details, please see the Apartment List Rent Estimate Methodology.
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Welcome to the Apartment List May 2025 Rent Report for Long Beach, CA. Currently, the overall median rent in the city stands at $1,759, after rising 0.7% last month. Prices remain down 1.2% year-over-year. Read on to learn more about what’s been happening in the Long Beach rental market and how it compares to trends throughout the broader Los Angeles metro area and the nation as a whole.
Apartment List has released Long Beach’s results from the third annual Apartment List Renter Satisfaction Survey. This survey, which drew on responses from over 45,000 renters, provides insight on what states and cities must do to meet the needs of 111 million American renters nationwide.
"Long Beach renters expressed general satisfaction with the city overall," according to Apartment List. "However, ratings varied greatly across different categories, indicating that even though renters love Long Beach, some aspects can be better."
Key findings in Long Beach include the following:
Long Beach renters gave their city a C+ overall.
The highest-rated categories for Long Beach were public transit (A) and weather (A-).
The areas of concern to Long Beach renters are jobs and career opportunities and pet-friendliness, which both received D grades.
Millennial renters are moderately satisfied with their city, giving it an overall rating of B.
Long Beach earned similar scores to Los Angeles (C+) and San Jose (C), but earned lower marks than San Diego (A-) and San Francisco (B+).
Long Beach did relatively poorly compared to similar cities nationwide, including Austin, TX (A-), Denver, CO (B+) and Seattle, WA (B+)
The top rated cities nationwide for renter satisfaction include Scottsdale, AZ, Irvine, CA, Boulder, CO and Ann Arbor, MI. The lowest rated cities include Tallahassee, FL, Stockton, CA, Dayton, OH, Detroit, MI and Newark, NJ.
Renters say:
For more information on the survey methodology and findings or to speak to one of our researchers, please contact our team at rentonomics@apartmentlist.com.
"A walk in the sand on a golden beach / a gentle wind skims the ocean waves / another sunset, a southern exposure / cruising the coast, idyllic days / we call it Long Beach." (official song of Long Beach)
Long Beach is a coastal city in southern California, located twenty miles south of downtown Los Angeles, and west of Anaheim. The city is home to America’s second-largest LGBTQ community and is known for being very LGBTQ-friendly, so you can count on the fact that the city has a kickin’ arts scene, great food and some awesome clothing. On the flip side, Long Beach is also located near Compton. Luckily, we’ve done the research for you, sifting through the sand to help you find that perfect Long Beach apartment.
As we’ve already mentioned, location is very important in Long Beach
View Long Beach City Guide"A walk in the sand on a golden beach / a gentle wind skims the ocean waves / another sunset, a southern exposure / cruising the coast, idyllic days / we call it Long Beach." (official song of Long Beach)
Long Beach is a coastal city in southern California, located twenty miles south of downtown Los Angeles, and west of Anaheim. The city is home to America’s second-largest LGBTQ community and is known for being very LGBTQ-friendly, so you can count on the fact that the city has a kickin’ arts scene, great food and some awesome clothing. On the flip side, Long Beach is also located near Compton. Luckily, we’ve done the research for you, sifting through the sand to help you find that perfect Long Beach apartment.
As we’ve already mentioned, location is very important in Long Beach
The representation of ethnic minorities in Long Beach is higher than the national average. The eight main ethnic groups that make up the population of Long Beach are Hispanic Or Latino (42.3%), White (26.7%), Asian (14.7%), Black Or African American (11%), Two Or More (4.2%), Other (0.6%), American Indian Or Alaska Native (0.2%), and Native Hawaiian Or Other Pacific Islander (0.2%).
The representation of ethnic minorities in Long Beach is higher than the national average. The eight main ethnic groups that make up the population of Long Beach are Hispanic Or Latino (42.3%), White (26.7%), Asian (14.7%), Black Or African American (11%), Two Or More (4.2%), Other (0.6%), American Indian Or Alaska Native (0.2%), and Native Hawaiian Or Other Pacific Islander (0.2%).
Apartment List has released the results for Long Beach from the third annual Apartment List Renter Satisfaction Survey. This survey, which drew on responses from over 45,000 renters nationwide, provides insight on what states and cities must do to meet the needs of the country’s 111 million renters.
