Los Angeles Rent Prices by Neighborhood in 2026

Los Angeles's citywide median rent is $2,753 a month, but that number flattens out a market where a one-bedroom in Koreatown runs $2,250 and the same unit in Brentwood runs $3,130. The neighborhood you pick in LA isn't a lifestyle preference on top of a housing decision. It is the housing decision. A renter who spends an afternoon comparing ZIPs before signing a lease can save $800 to $1,200 a month against someone who just takes the first available unit in a name-brand neighborhood.

All figures below are from RentDataNow neighborhood and ZIP-level data and reflect March and April 2026 medians.

The Eastside: Relative Value With Real Tradeoffs

Boyle Heights is the most affordable neighborhood in the RentDataNow dataset at $2,346 a month, up 3.03% year over year. It sits directly east of Downtown across the LA River and has historically been one of the city's most working-class communities. Rents have been creeping up as spillover from Highland Park and Echo Park pushes east, but the base is still meaningfully below most of the rest of the city.

Highland Park runs $2,700 a month, up just 0.63% year over year, one of the slower-appreciating neighborhoods in this dataset. ZIP 90042 puts one-bedrooms at $2,080, reflecting older rent-stabilized stock mixed in with newer inventory. Highland Park has completed most of its gentrification arc at this point and the rent growth has settled accordingly.

Eagle Rock is the fastest-appreciating neighborhood in the dataset at plus 10.33% year over year, now at $3,001 a month. It has moved out of the relative value category it occupied two years ago. Renters looking for that same Eastside character at lower prices are increasingly looking at Boyle Heights or Mount Washington instead.

Koreatown, Hollywood, and the Central Belt

Koreatown's neighborhood median is $2,548 a month, up 4.51% year over year. ZIP 90005 puts the one-bedroom average at $2,250 for the denser central part of the neighborhood. Koreatown remains one of the most transit-accessible and walkable neighborhoods in the city at its price point. The trade is density: it's one of the highest-population-per-square-mile neighborhoods in LA, and the apartment stock reflects that.

Hollywood runs $2,682 a month, down 1.32% year over year, one of the few central neighborhoods where rents are softening. ZIP 90028 one-bedrooms average $2,200. For renters who need proximity to entertainment industry jobs, the declining trend makes Hollywood a more negotiable market than it has been in several years.

Mid-City sits at $3,065 a month, up 1.02% year over year. ZIP 90035 shows a $2,810 one-bedroom average. Mid-City's position between the Westside job corridors and the central city makes it a practical choice for renters who commute in multiple directions.

West Adams is at $2,757 a month, nearly flat year over year at plus 0.15% after several years of sharper appreciation. It absorbed significant spillover from Culver City and Leimert Park pricing, and the growth has plateaued at least temporarily.

Los Feliz, Atwater Village, and the Northeast

Los Feliz (90027) runs $2,512 a month median with one-bedrooms at $2,470, up 1.9% year over year. It's the most consistent performer in the mid-tier central neighborhoods, walkable to Griffith Park with a commercial strip that holds its own against more expensive adjacent areas.

Atwater Village (90039) sits at $3,077 a month median with one-bedrooms at $2,250, up 2.2% year over year. The gap between the median and the one-bedroom average signals a rental stock that includes larger units and single-family rentals pulling up the overall figure.

Mount Washington (90065) runs $2,656 a month with one-bedrooms at $1,990, one of the more affordable one-bedroom averages among established neighborhoods in this part of the city.

The Westside: Premium Tier

Venice sits at $3,721 a month, up 2.59% year over year. ZIP 90291 one-bedrooms average $3,130. For renters who aren't in industries with salaries to match, Venice has largely priced itself out of reach for the renter profile that historically defined it.

Brentwood (90049) is $3,952 a month, down 4.4% year over year despite the high base. Westwood and the UCLA area (90024) sits at $3,631 with the largest year-over-year decline in the dataset at minus 10%, likely reflecting new supply near campus. Santa Monica (90401) runs $3,798 with one-bedrooms at $2,980. Rancho Park (90064) grew 4.6% to $3,570 and Hollywood Hills (90068) grew 6.5% to $3,338, both among the stronger performers on the Westside this year.

The Valley

North Hollywood (91601) runs $2,687 a month with one-bedrooms at $2,470. The 91606 ZIP in North Hollywood is cheaper at a $2,040 one-bedroom average, down 3.1% year over year, one of the steeper declines in the metro. Studio City (91604) sits at $3,201 with one-bedrooms at $2,810, carrying its school district and walkable Ventura Boulevard premium. Toluca Lake (91602) is $2,820, up 4.9% year over year.

The Valley generally offers more space per dollar than equivalent Westside ZIPs but requires accepting longer commutes to the major employment concentrations in Santa Monica, Culver City, and Century City. For remote workers the calculus shifts considerably.

Finding the Right Neighborhood for Your Budget

The spread across LA neighborhoods runs from $2,346 in Boyle Heights to $3,952 in Brentwood for neighborhood medians, and wider when individual ZIP codes are included. The right neighborhood depends on where you work, what transit access you need, and how much of your budget you're willing to allocate to location versus unit size.

The LA affordability calculator lets you run your specific salary against the city's current rent levels to find what the 30% threshold looks like in the ZIPs you're considering. The compare tool lets you put any two LA neighborhoods or nearby cities side by side.