Downtown Los Angeles renters looking for the least expensive areas to rent should look for the areas towards the red end of the spectrum on the rent cost map. Those who don't mind paying for high-end and luxury apartments should seek out apartments in the purple and dark green areas.
Rental Price Key
Luxury
High-end
Mid-tier
Most affordable
On average, the cost of rent in Downtown Los Angeles is about $1,932 per month. This puts it in the 54th percentile compared to the city average cost of rent, which is $1,956. Households in Downtown Los Angeles have a median income of $3,987 per month so the average renter in Downtown Los Angeles is spending roughly 48% of their earnings on housing.
Nationally, and in Downtown Los Angeles, home values are the data point most closely correlated with the cost of rent. The median price of a home in Downtown Los Angeles is $790,563 right now, which is higher than neighborhoods nearby, meaning that rents in Downtown Los Angeles also tend to be higher versus these nearby neighborhoods.
Higher rent prices are common in the southern parts of Downtown Los Angeles while lower rent rates are often available in western areas.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA: more expensive rent prices
- Civic Center Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA: more expensive rent prices
- Wholesale District-Skid Row, Los Angeles, CA: less expensive rent prices
- South Park, Los Angeles, CA: less expensive rent prices
- Westlake, Los Angeles, CA: less expensive rent prices
- Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA: more expensive rent prices
- Central City East, Los Angeles, CA: less expensive rent prices
- Central City, Los Angeles, CA: less expensive rent prices
- Echo Park, Los Angeles, CA: less expensive rent prices
- Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, CA: less expensive rent prices
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Union-Miles Park, Cleveland, OH: less expensive rent prices
- Guajome, Oceanside, CA: more expensive rent prices
- Water Catchment Area, West Palm Beach, FL: less expensive rent prices
- West Meade, Nashville, TN: less expensive rent prices
- Carondelet, St. Louis, MO: less expensive rent prices
- Chollas View, San Diego, CA: less expensive rent prices
- Old Everett, Lansing, MI: less expensive rent prices
- Gateway West, Sacramento, CA: less expensive rent prices
- Upper B Street, Hayward, CA: less expensive rent prices
- Southsuide Estates, Jacksonville, FL: less expensive rent prices
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