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Comparing Malibu vs Los Altos Hills vs Del Mar

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Headline numbers

Malibu

CA

$16,598

YoY change
-3.4%
Vacancy
13.3%
2-BR rent
Cap rate
Renter share
24.6%

Los Altos Hills

CA

$15,798

YoY change
Vacancy
0.0%
2-BR rent
Cap rate
Renter share
6.6%

Del Mar

CA

$11,022

YoY change
+21.1%
Vacancy
4.8%
2-BR rent
Cap rate
Renter share
46.8%

All values from the NGP-Rental-Data warehouse. Updated March 2026. See methodology.

Rent index — overlaid, last 5 years

ZORI rent index — Malibu vs Los Altos Hills vs Del Mar

Monthly Zillow ZORI rent index. Data updates monthly. Source: methodology.

Demographics & income

Metric MalibuLos Altos HillsDel Mar
Median household income $194,421$250,001$199,152
Median age 53.953.655.5
Renter household share 24.6%6.6%46.8%
YoY rent change -3.4%+21.1%
Cap rate (overall)
$/unit (MFR)

Demographics: Census ACS5 2019-2024. Rent & cap rate: NGP-Rental-Data warehouse (see methodology). Cells marked "—" mean the metric isn't available for that geography in any free public source we ingest.