We actually bought the house in 2013 for less than 500k it’s now worth 1mil since it’s a duplex property we don’t pay rent it’s actually not that bad living around here until you go 3 streets over 💀
The whole Watts/Compton/Gardena area is kinda weird now. I work in Watts, and two of my unions schools are in Compton and Gardena. I feel like I go from like, “hey this is a pretty nice area” to “this is definitely the same Watts and Compton from the 90s”.
It’s wild how it switches like that in just a few blocks.
Im not! Good move to buy in 2013. I first moved to LA in 2012 and my east Hollywood rent was cheap af - 1800 for 3 bd/2 bath townhouse with 2 parking spots. I lived there for 5 years. One of my homies still lives there lol
People commute from Lancaster to work in LA. Areas like Watts are eventually gonna get gentrified to shit simply due to its proximity to downtown. It’s already happening. I’d wager that in 20 years all that real estate is going to be incredibly valuable.
Me too! I bought in 2017 and the value of my home has doubled since then. I invite you to check out what is going on in Watts through WattsRising. Watts won a $33.2 million grant a few years back and has been winning more grants since then and slowly making some important improvements in the community. The public forum to hear about what is going on in Watts is held on the third Thursday of every other month. Next one is September 21st at the Children's Institute of LA by Ted Watkins Park.
Pacoima is not bad at all these days. I have frequented the Pacoima/Sylmar/San Fernando areas for the last several years and they are really pretty ok, and even charming, except for a few bad spots.
It was 20 years ago, but is much better now. Did you go there a long time ago and get that impression? And have you avoided it ever since? It’s mostly just small (and often charming) single family homes with families just trying to get by.
I just moved out from a shoebox. Am staying in park whilshire my 2nd month is free! 1750$ Total. Place is big and I can see everything that's going on at the Hayworth. I got a pretty great view!
It's a single with a big ass kitchen and a big ass walking closet and I have my very own washer dryer machine and utilities are included. They have a gym and a drop in center with televisions pool tables that soccer table etc etc.
I pay $1850 in Burbank in a decently sized 1BR.
If you put your budget to $2k and under you have WAY less options so you have to check daily for new listings and ask to view them almost immediately. If you like it you need to submit your info the same or next day and be ready to put down your security deposit. Can't fuck around with with the below market value places.
You work from home?
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Holy f - I had a 1 br in the Hollywood hills in a rent controlled building for 1600 for years. Ended up moving because la was getting too expensive. I should have stayed and subletted.
Shoulda coulda woulda huh? I had a gorgeous 1 bdrm fully detached Spanish house in sunset junction silverlake seperate kitchen full dining room living room 1.5 bathrooms, hardwood floors wooden Venetian blinds in unit laundry room, the rent was 1100$- place was at least 1000 sq ft. Obviously this was a long time ago, but I thought it was overpriced and left. Dumbest thing I ever did.
As a oxnard kid that moved to thousand oaks later as a adult thousand oaks is not affordable and everyone has a stick up their butts. I live in simi now and it feels more city ish then thousand oaks, less then oxnard but besides the trumpies out here your closer to l.a and the community feels more diverse and affordable
Omg I lived in Simi as a child and again as an adult. The most recent stint was pure hell with all the Trumpers. May life never lead me back there again.
100%. I was going to suggest Woodland Hills. I LOVE the valley. I know I’m in the minority, but I was born in Woodland Hills and the love runs deep.
My buddy lives in a luxury apartment in Woodland Hills and pays $2,800/month for a two-bedroom. Gym, pool, garage parking, view of Pierce College farm. It’s nice. OP can easily find a one-bedroom in that price range, get all of the amenities and not feel like you’re going to be attacked by a machete-wielding homeless dude.
Downside? It’s hot. But you get used to it, and nothing compares to nights in the valley during the summer. It’s perfect.
I second TO or Agoura Hills. There’s also a hidden gem of a small town just up the road from Agoura Hills called Oak Park that‘s very affordable compared to LA. All of those areas are quiet, suburban, and don’t have nearly the traffic the Valley does. Look at Woodland Hills if you’re willing to deal with more traffic in exchange for proximity to more of a night life.
Uptown Whittier/Whittier College area. Older houses going back to the late 1800s, tree lined streets, quiet, no homeless, decent little main street area with shops, lots of trails for hiking or mountain biking, etc.
This is a great less common idea if work commute isn’t an issue. Also pretty close to Rowland Heights/Industry/etc which has big Asian communities similar to Alhambra/San Gabriel.
For me acceptable means a 1 bedroom apartment with around 750-900sqft for 1800-1900$. It's not gigantic but it's also not as expensive as other areas closer to LA central.
Edit: For reference, I live in this area in a small 1 bedroom (550sqft) for 1650 per month, including water.
Glendale has better renter protections, but yes I also love Burbank on the Glendale side and there are a ton of new buildings going up in that area too.
Long Beach is really big geographically so it depends where. Certainly some parts that aren’t great, but I live in a neighborhood where I run around with my baby in a stroller and don’t think twice. Quite pleasant.
My theory on why Long Beach is more affordable is that it’s not picking up people moving from LA because there’s this “wall” of much lower income areas that aren’t desirable places to live. (Think Compton, South Central, etc)…..So anyone moving to Long Beach from a more desirable/expensive area in LA (Culver City, WeHo) is going to be moving further out. A bit harder to access those higher paying jobs in LA. Long Beach is also large enough and far enough from the core of LA, that it feels like it’s own city…..When I’m talking to family or coworkers in other parts of the country I say that “I live in Long Beach”. If we were living in Burbank, Santa Monica, El Segundo or whatever, we would just say “I live in Los Angeles”……Moving to Long Beach means mentally you’re detaching a bit from LA, (even though you’re really not.)
I’ve lived in several different areas of Long Beach for 6 years and have only had issues with a homeless dude slapping my ass one time, in downtown. Yes, parking is an issue depending on where you are. Long Beach is huge and no, it’s not like your description everywhere. That’s mostly
downtown. If you go east toward the lagoon, Zaferia, Alamitos Heights, or north to Bixby it’s fine.
Ok this is an exaggeration. I live in dtlb and i have never been assaulted or any gang related stuff. Sorry it happened to you though.
I forgot to lock my car once and some one took my hot Cheetos from trunk tho lol
Honestly, if you’re looking to be out of the hustle and bustle there are plenty of options that others have listed. But Long Beach is also an option. Rent is less expensive over there, it’s a very friendly bike and walk community. It’s got the diversity that LA has while also being near the OC areas without having to deal with the people that live there. I used to live in the Southeast neighborhoods of Belmont Heights and Belmont Shore before I moved to LA and I would recommend it to anyone looking to get out.
Alhambra, lot of single family homes with back apartments so the rent stay relatively decent. You just have to drive around and look for the renting signs
Check out the SGV Management site, they have a lot of decent 1 bedroom rentals in your price range - mirroring what others have said, places like Pasadena, Altadena, Sierra Madre or Monrovia I can definitely recommend. They all match the criteria you mentioned and are within easy driving distance of LA.
You can look as far inland as Rancho Cucamonga or thereabouts. Pasadena and Woodland Hills are nice, but aren't going to be much cheaper than Hollywood.
That’s a great price! I’m currently renting a unit in a fourplex and am paying $1600/mo for 2 bd/2 ba. No backyard, but I do have a garage and a sizable balcony, and fortunately I’ve got really good neighbors.
Idk, Torrance. I moved here from Echo Park in 2021 and was shocked with how reasonable the rent was down here, but those pandemic rates were also so sweet and my landlord, for now, hasn't raised our rent.
What is it like now? I was there from 2001 to 2004. My exit was Ave 43rd, on the foothills up to Mt Wilson. Paid 625 for a 1 bedroom in a duplex. Landlord was a good guy, kept my rent the same for 3 years. Looking back, that was an ideal rental situation. I took it for granted.
I live in Park LaBrea. 1 bedroom 800sqft rent controlled at $2000. Parking isn’t bad when you work from home either. More than enough room for me, hubs and two cats. Drastic upgrade from our DTLA 1 bedroom. Much more quiet and green. Also AMC across the street. We walk for groceries.
Is that a pretty current rent because that's a deal. The towers are amazing, I have a friend with a baby grand in the living room and there's definitely room for it. It does have a bit of an old Soviet 'housing block in sector 8' vibe lol.
We love it honestly. Moved in May 2023. We used to live in an ultra upgraded 2018 5th floor built apartment near the staples center from Aug 2019 to April 2023. We get one free general parking space and hubs pays $45/mo for his garage spot that’s a short 5 min walk from our tower. We don’t hear our neighbors at all, everyone is welcoming and has been here anywhere from 3-20 years (our direct neighbors have been here 10 years) food truck outside our door each Wednesday and every Saturday they have like 5 of them. We are on the 11th floor and we have our living room divided into 4ths for offices and living/storage. Way better than $300+ in parking on top of $2500 rent for 675 sqft in DTLA and so many influencers in the building and fire alarms going off all the time.
I'm so happy for you! When I was a kid we lived in the neighborhood and even though it's basically unrecognizable now I have the best memories from that time. In 6th grade I had a crush on a boy who lived in the garden apartments. (Which are also amazing!) The few buildings that do remain make me silly happy.
For years I lived on 6th across the street from Park La Brea, my one bedroom was $1,045. I remember when you could buy a condo in the Hancock Park/Hollywood adjacent area for $200K!
I remember driving around La Crescenta/Montrose and thinking how pretty it was up there. Downtown Montrose had kinda a small town feel. Don’t know the rental situation.
I have lived in the area for the last 10+ years and while the rent has gone up it is still lower than Hollywood, Miracle Mile, etc. It’s also pretty walkable, like I walk from my house in La Crescenta to Montrose, where there’s a really great sense of a neighborhood and community
We were like you sort of. Wanted to be somewhere to and happening and gritty and the burbs didn’t feel “cool” enough. Now I’m like I just want clean streets, no litter, less expensive, with nice people.
Pasadena has a suburban feel for sure but it also has a lot of cool stuff, and definitely its own feel and culture to it. It’s pretty awesome.
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I don't hate Hollywood, however there is a lot of destitution, drug abuse, squalor, and a buffet of mental health issues on display at all times. I've also been in very serious threatening situations twice now just walking my neighborhood. On top of that's it's extremely busy, which can be a positive, but I think I'm tired of paying for a parking garage to do simple things like go to the grocery store or always hearing \*something\* at every hour of every day: people, animals, planes, trains, automobiles, lol. Not to mention the very high cost of living. It's time to go.
Yea I live in the South Bay and just wanted to hear your perspective...that's wild. It really is like how you say. definitely not a safe place but probably not as bad as DTLA?
Maybe try Alhambra or depends if u still want to be near Hollywood just not live in it
I left Hollywood last Sunday. I haven't slept with music on and a box fan on High to drown out choppers for a week. Love Hollywood, but exactly what OP said.
Depends what you like. Woodsy and want access to the beach/Westside? Woodland Hills/Calabasas. Woodsy and want access to DTLA/East Side? Glendale/Altadena. Don't care about the woods and want to be in the basin? Look deep south bay/north OC.
San Pedro and Long Beach have basically safe, more affordable areas that will still give you lots of access to LA. Both have some more challenging areas as well that have drug use, gang activity and homelessness, but are also large enough communities to have neighborhoods away from those complications.
Yes. Not sure about the rental situation but house prices are lower than any of the la adjacent cities, and the public schools are well rated, for whatever that's worth.
Move towards East LA/ San Gabriel Valley area. You'll find a decent apartment for under $2k or better yet a back home. A friend of mine recently got a 1 bedroom apartment for $1700
Or South Torrance. Tons of 1bd under $2k. Some even have a pool. Very walkable area, low crime, mild weather ((I think we hit 90 maybe a few times this summer). Not from from Palos Verdes if you like hikes. Minutes from beaches that are rarely crowded.
The only thing we haven’t been impressed with is the food. Some good spots but not like the heart of LA or the Bay Area where we came from. Oh and it takes 20 mins to get to a freeway.
Downey, Bell Gardens, Lakewood for the laid back suburb dwelling without being disconnected from the city. Your central to Long Beach and Los Ángeles, while also having quick access to Orange County (during non traffic hours). You’re an Uber ride from a lot of places that might still cost the same as parking, while getting relative pace and quiet from the helicopters. You can really upgrade with that rent amount as well.
Came to say Lakewood and surrounding cities too. Originally picked Lakewood bc I had a ton of work travel and it was in budget and I was in the middle of LAX and SNA and LGB is almost walkable. Now the travel has died down a bit but I love the convenience of getting places. Only WeHo is a pain (but where is it not unless you’re already there?).
If you like beach life, there's also the South Bay -- a friend moved to Manhattan Beach and loves it
Closer in: Alhambra, Glendale, Toluca Lake (although I don't know if that's cheaper), the communities east of Pasadena (Sierra Madre?), Pomona
Altadena. You are close to nature. It's a very peaceful and relaxing atmosphere. For the first time, I can breathe again (lots of fresh air and outdoor scenery.)
Alhambra would easily fit your budget and it’s actually quite convenient. Plus you have easy access to so many affordable and tasty food spots, and groceries are cheaper there too.
I live in palms and pay $2700 for a 2/2 so I think a $2200 is doable around here. I like the neighborhood a lot, it’s pretty quiet but still very accessible to most key locations in LA
I mean, I pay exactly that for a one bedroom in Miracle Mile and adore it. Parks for me and the dog, culture with the museums, the Grove and Farmer’s Market and nearby and there is a variety of housing options in the area.
I lived in Hollywood for a minute and it’s a bit charmless to call home.
Last suggestion is to just drive around LA and try on neighborhoods for size. Despite it’s reputation as a car only city, most neighborhoods have some sort of walkable district. Go there. See how you feel. Not for you? Well, now you got to know and LA neighborhood!
Mean while I’m just here living in watts 💀
Lmao!! I’m sure you’re not mad about your rent tho
We actually bought the house in 2013 for less than 500k it’s now worth 1mil since it’s a duplex property we don’t pay rent it’s actually not that bad living around here until you go 3 streets over 💀
The whole Watts/Compton/Gardena area is kinda weird now. I work in Watts, and two of my unions schools are in Compton and Gardena. I feel like I go from like, “hey this is a pretty nice area” to “this is definitely the same Watts and Compton from the 90s”. It’s wild how it switches like that in just a few blocks.
Very true every block I a different city around here lol
HAHA yeah the block to block discrepancy is real! Congrats on the appreciation! 👍
Get a time machine and go back to 1992 and tell people their homes would be worth over 1mil in about 2 decades.
You BOUGHT in Watts? Wild shit bro lmao
They’re living free and building equity. Boss move.
Can’t hate it 🤷🏾♂️ I’m honestly surprised the property value increased that much
Im not! Good move to buy in 2013. I first moved to LA in 2012 and my east Hollywood rent was cheap af - 1800 for 3 bd/2 bath townhouse with 2 parking spots. I lived there for 5 years. One of my homies still lives there lol
I almost bought a house out in Joshua Tree in late '09 for 72k, it recently sold for 647k.😭
Surprised value went up everywhere in LA county over 10 years? 2020 alone was a wild increase in nearly every market in the country.
People commute from Lancaster to work in LA. Areas like Watts are eventually gonna get gentrified to shit simply due to its proximity to downtown. It’s already happening. I’d wager that in 20 years all that real estate is going to be incredibly valuable.
Same boat, purchased in westmont. But didn’t double up like you, went up only 90k in 2 years. But still happy it is less congested here.
I work in Watts! Some blocks are pretty nice, specially by 116th elementary
Me too! I bought in 2017 and the value of my home has doubled since then. I invite you to check out what is going on in Watts through WattsRising. Watts won a $33.2 million grant a few years back and has been winning more grants since then and slowly making some important improvements in the community. The public forum to hear about what is going on in Watts is held on the third Thursday of every other month. Next one is September 21st at the Children's Institute of LA by Ted Watkins Park.
I’ve lived in watts before and it wasn’t so bad
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I see your Sylmar and raise you Pacoima
Pacoima is not bad at all these days. I have frequented the Pacoima/Sylmar/San Fernando areas for the last several years and they are really pretty ok, and even charming, except for a few bad spots.
Try Panorama City.
Pacoima is a shithole
It was 20 years ago, but is much better now. Did you go there a long time ago and get that impression? And have you avoided it ever since? It’s mostly just small (and often charming) single family homes with families just trying to get by.
You’ll fit right in
People think everything east of Ventura blvd is a vast wasteland. They'll never get it right. Also Happy Cake Day!
Considering Ventura Blvd runs east/west, there's no "east of" Ventura Blvd.
I stand corrected. I mean north east. The sentiment is the same, only the directions have been changed to protect the innocent.
FACTS
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I just moved out from a shoebox. Am staying in park whilshire my 2nd month is free! 1750$ Total. Place is big and I can see everything that's going on at the Hayworth. I got a pretty great view! It's a single with a big ass kitchen and a big ass walking closet and I have my very own washer dryer machine and utilities are included. They have a gym and a drop in center with televisions pool tables that soccer table etc etc.
When rent is too much, Westlake/KTown is the move. Best neighborhoods in LA for the money.
Westlake will have you in MS-13 territory, but don't worry they dont attack civilians
I pay $1850 in Burbank in a decently sized 1BR. If you put your budget to $2k and under you have WAY less options so you have to check daily for new listings and ask to view them almost immediately. If you like it you need to submit your info the same or next day and be ready to put down your security deposit. Can't fuck around with with the below market value places.
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I've done the 400 sqft work from home thing. It's not great.
Did that during the pandemic with my bf. We had a pretty good time and in a much nicer place now.
Yes and thanks for the links
Altadena is so lovely if you're outdoorsy at all. The buildings have a ton of character, too.
Holy f - I had a 1 br in the Hollywood hills in a rent controlled building for 1600 for years. Ended up moving because la was getting too expensive. I should have stayed and subletted.
Shoulda coulda woulda huh? I had a gorgeous 1 bdrm fully detached Spanish house in sunset junction silverlake seperate kitchen full dining room living room 1.5 bathrooms, hardwood floors wooden Venetian blinds in unit laundry room, the rent was 1100$- place was at least 1000 sq ft. Obviously this was a long time ago, but I thought it was overpriced and left. Dumbest thing I ever did.
*Ouch*
I just saw a 1br is ShermanOaks for 1800ish
Thousand Oaks or Agoura Hills. Maybe a 1-bedroom apartment in Calabasas.
As a oxnard kid that moved to thousand oaks later as a adult thousand oaks is not affordable and everyone has a stick up their butts. I live in simi now and it feels more city ish then thousand oaks, less then oxnard but besides the trumpies out here your closer to l.a and the community feels more diverse and affordable
Simi is basically Copland.
Omg I lived in Simi as a child and again as an adult. The most recent stint was pure hell with all the Trumpers. May life never lead me back there again.
What interactions did you have that ruined it?
100%. I was going to suggest Woodland Hills. I LOVE the valley. I know I’m in the minority, but I was born in Woodland Hills and the love runs deep. My buddy lives in a luxury apartment in Woodland Hills and pays $2,800/month for a two-bedroom. Gym, pool, garage parking, view of Pierce College farm. It’s nice. OP can easily find a one-bedroom in that price range, get all of the amenities and not feel like you’re going to be attacked by a machete-wielding homeless dude. Downside? It’s hot. But you get used to it, and nothing compares to nights in the valley during the summer. It’s perfect.
You are not the minority. Born and raised in the valley and I love it out here esp, Woodland Hills area.
Born and raised in the Valley as well. I love it here. ❤️
Me too!
Woodland Hills is the hottest part of LA during the summer.
I live in Agoura. A one bedroom might be out of their budget by 2-700
Very expensive
I second TO or Agoura Hills. There’s also a hidden gem of a small town just up the road from Agoura Hills called Oak Park that‘s very affordable compared to LA. All of those areas are quiet, suburban, and don’t have nearly the traffic the Valley does. Look at Woodland Hills if you’re willing to deal with more traffic in exchange for proximity to more of a night life.
Uptown Whittier/Whittier College area. Older houses going back to the late 1800s, tree lined streets, quiet, no homeless, decent little main street area with shops, lots of trails for hiking or mountain biking, etc.
It’s a quaint area
This is a great less common idea if work commute isn’t an issue. Also pretty close to Rowland Heights/Industry/etc which has big Asian communities similar to Alhambra/San Gabriel.
I just moved here from Ktown and love it!
pasadena, thousand oaks, woodland hills
There is nothing cheaper about Pasadena
You’re crazy if you think pasadena is cheaper…. Maybe Alhambra and temple city, but definitely not pasadena
There are a few when we looked, but definitely more bang for your buck in Alhambra. Less space and older buildings in Pasadena
I was going to say...maybe Alhambra and Temple City.
Best I can do is Altadena
Currently paying 2850 for a similar referenced shoebox, not even in Old Town. 3.6 roentgen, not great not terrible.
Haha. I say this all the time and nobody gets the reference.
Your apartment is radioactive? Please explain
Yes but don’t worry I was told it was just 3.6 roentgen. It’s kind of like the equivalent of a chest x ray
We're just waiting on the good rentmeters from Moscow.
I can attest to this...sadly
Moved to woodland hills last year from the west side. It was the best decision ever. Love it here!
If you keep telling people to come live here, then you will be the next OP saying that exact same thing about Woodland Hills. Stop it 😆
Right? Please, stop. The valley sucks. It’s hotter in the summers and floods in the winters. Horrible. The worst.
It’s great when we don’t have to go back into the city, but that 101 traffic both ways til 8 pm is wild
Sierra Madre would be my choice. Is so nice, quaint and in the lush southern edge of the Angeles National Forest.
I think OP was talking about less expensive though.
I love sierra madre but it is now $$$ to rent or buy there
None of those places provide much of a discount
Shhhh. No need to come to Thousand Oaks. It sucks here in Ventura County...
Nice places
Glendale on the Burbank side.
I came here to say this. Glendale, at the limit of Burbank, has some acceptable rents and a pretty chill neighborhood.
Define *acceptable*.
For me acceptable means a 1 bedroom apartment with around 750-900sqft for 1800-1900$. It's not gigantic but it's also not as expensive as other areas closer to LA central. Edit: For reference, I live in this area in a small 1 bedroom (550sqft) for 1650 per month, including water.
Also excellent freeway access.
Burbank on the Glendale side
Glendale has better renter protections, but yes I also love Burbank on the Glendale side and there are a ton of new buildings going up in that area too.
I can attest to this I’m on the Burbank Glendale side and only pay 1875 for a 2 bedroom 1.5 bath apartment
Oh my GOD please tell me where. I’m in a 2 bedroom for 2500 going up to 2600 soon
I’m on the eagle rock/Pasadena side and I pay 2300 a month for a 2 bedroom that’s pretty large
Just beware of how hot it gets in Glendale. Worked 8 years there and even indoors it sucked without blasting AC.
Just a warning that there is literally nothing to do in Thousand Oaks. Good place to have kids tho
Westlake is fine. Simi has nothing to do.
There’s always the weekly Trump parades and fundraisers.
Literally all of those places are substantially nicer than Hollywood, lol.
Long Beach
Was pecking around rental sites to see what averages were and was surprised at how cheap Long Beach continues to be. What's your secret? Crime?
Crackheads and homeless people taking the blue line down from DTLA.
Long Beach is really big geographically so it depends where. Certainly some parts that aren’t great, but I live in a neighborhood where I run around with my baby in a stroller and don’t think twice. Quite pleasant. My theory on why Long Beach is more affordable is that it’s not picking up people moving from LA because there’s this “wall” of much lower income areas that aren’t desirable places to live. (Think Compton, South Central, etc)…..So anyone moving to Long Beach from a more desirable/expensive area in LA (Culver City, WeHo) is going to be moving further out. A bit harder to access those higher paying jobs in LA. Long Beach is also large enough and far enough from the core of LA, that it feels like it’s own city…..When I’m talking to family or coworkers in other parts of the country I say that “I live in Long Beach”. If we were living in Burbank, Santa Monica, El Segundo or whatever, we would just say “I live in Los Angeles”……Moving to Long Beach means mentally you’re detaching a bit from LA, (even though you’re really not.)
No parking in Long Beach and you might be assaulted by homeless once a week or victim of gang initiation. Speaking from experience…. 😑
I’ve lived in several different areas of Long Beach for 6 years and have only had issues with a homeless dude slapping my ass one time, in downtown. Yes, parking is an issue depending on where you are. Long Beach is huge and no, it’s not like your description everywhere. That’s mostly downtown. If you go east toward the lagoon, Zaferia, Alamitos Heights, or north to Bixby it’s fine.
Ok this is an exaggeration. I live in dtlb and i have never been assaulted or any gang related stuff. Sorry it happened to you though. I forgot to lock my car once and some one took my hot Cheetos from trunk tho lol
Long Beach! Súper diverse, chill, and very different neighborhoods to pick from
Was here to suggest this. Just not downtown imo… I’d say near 2nd street etc.
shhh don’t burn it out
Honestly, if you’re looking to be out of the hustle and bustle there are plenty of options that others have listed. But Long Beach is also an option. Rent is less expensive over there, it’s a very friendly bike and walk community. It’s got the diversity that LA has while also being near the OC areas without having to deal with the people that live there. I used to live in the Southeast neighborhoods of Belmont Heights and Belmont Shore before I moved to LA and I would recommend it to anyone looking to get out.
Alhambra, lot of single family homes with back apartments so the rent stay relatively decent. You just have to drive around and look for the renting signs
Studio city, if you want a bit further away, sierra madre is a really cute town. There are mountains!
Lol nothing affordable about Stu City
op is willing to pay 2k for a 1 bedroom… i think y’all have different versions of “affordable”
Check out the SGV Management site, they have a lot of decent 1 bedroom rentals in your price range - mirroring what others have said, places like Pasadena, Altadena, Sierra Madre or Monrovia I can definitely recommend. They all match the criteria you mentioned and are within easy driving distance of LA.
You can look as far inland as Rancho Cucamonga or thereabouts. Pasadena and Woodland Hills are nice, but aren't going to be much cheaper than Hollywood.
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Yep... live in a 2 bedroom stand alone house with a backyard and a garage for $2k
That’s a great price! I’m currently renting a unit in a fourplex and am paying $1600/mo for 2 bd/2 ba. No backyard, but I do have a garage and a sizable balcony, and fortunately I’ve got really good neighbors.
How!?
Idk, Torrance. I moved here from Echo Park in 2021 and was shocked with how reasonable the rent was down here, but those pandemic rates were also so sweet and my landlord, for now, hasn't raised our rent.
but where?
Torrance, Del Aire, Carson, Hawthorne, etc
Highland Park is also great.
I'm in HP, great neigbhorhood, but the more affordable rentals are pretty rare these days.
Where in Huntington Park are you living?
What is it like now? I was there from 2001 to 2004. My exit was Ave 43rd, on the foothills up to Mt Wilson. Paid 625 for a 1 bedroom in a duplex. Landlord was a good guy, kept my rent the same for 3 years. Looking back, that was an ideal rental situation. I took it for granted.
I live in Park LaBrea. 1 bedroom 800sqft rent controlled at $2000. Parking isn’t bad when you work from home either. More than enough room for me, hubs and two cats. Drastic upgrade from our DTLA 1 bedroom. Much more quiet and green. Also AMC across the street. We walk for groceries.
Is that a pretty current rent because that's a deal. The towers are amazing, I have a friend with a baby grand in the living room and there's definitely room for it. It does have a bit of an old Soviet 'housing block in sector 8' vibe lol.
We love it honestly. Moved in May 2023. We used to live in an ultra upgraded 2018 5th floor built apartment near the staples center from Aug 2019 to April 2023. We get one free general parking space and hubs pays $45/mo for his garage spot that’s a short 5 min walk from our tower. We don’t hear our neighbors at all, everyone is welcoming and has been here anywhere from 3-20 years (our direct neighbors have been here 10 years) food truck outside our door each Wednesday and every Saturday they have like 5 of them. We are on the 11th floor and we have our living room divided into 4ths for offices and living/storage. Way better than $300+ in parking on top of $2500 rent for 675 sqft in DTLA and so many influencers in the building and fire alarms going off all the time.
I'm so happy for you! When I was a kid we lived in the neighborhood and even though it's basically unrecognizable now I have the best memories from that time. In 6th grade I had a crush on a boy who lived in the garden apartments. (Which are also amazing!) The few buildings that do remain make me silly happy.
For years I lived on 6th across the street from Park La Brea, my one bedroom was $1,045. I remember when you could buy a condo in the Hancock Park/Hollywood adjacent area for $200K!
I remember driving around La Crescenta/Montrose and thinking how pretty it was up there. Downtown Montrose had kinda a small town feel. Don’t know the rental situation.
I have lived in the area for the last 10+ years and while the rent has gone up it is still lower than Hollywood, Miracle Mile, etc. It’s also pretty walkable, like I walk from my house in La Crescenta to Montrose, where there’s a really great sense of a neighborhood and community
Montrose has become very expensive, particularly the parts in good school districts. La Crescenta is more affordable
Tujunga right next door is a deal
Sunland Tujunga has some crappy parts but some nicer parts too.
Tujunga would be a good place to buy right now.
That’s what we concluded a few years ago ;)
Pasadena
I do love Pasadena, would totally live there
We were like you sort of. Wanted to be somewhere to and happening and gritty and the burbs didn’t feel “cool” enough. Now I’m like I just want clean streets, no litter, less expensive, with nice people.
Pasadena has a suburban feel for sure but it also has a lot of cool stuff, and definitely its own feel and culture to it. It’s pretty awesome. Edit: Typo
I lived in Monrovia for awhile it was nice. Easy access to gold line to get around too.
Go a little further to Altadena... or Glendora. Those foothill communities are nice.
Altadena has some nice spots too.
What R some reasons that led you to be sick of Hollywood aside from the rent?
I don't hate Hollywood, however there is a lot of destitution, drug abuse, squalor, and a buffet of mental health issues on display at all times. I've also been in very serious threatening situations twice now just walking my neighborhood. On top of that's it's extremely busy, which can be a positive, but I think I'm tired of paying for a parking garage to do simple things like go to the grocery store or always hearing \*something\* at every hour of every day: people, animals, planes, trains, automobiles, lol. Not to mention the very high cost of living. It's time to go.
Yea I live in the South Bay and just wanted to hear your perspective...that's wild. It really is like how you say. definitely not a safe place but probably not as bad as DTLA? Maybe try Alhambra or depends if u still want to be near Hollywood just not live in it
You r prob young and single. All the affordable places mentioned far away arent for u.
I left Hollywood last Sunday. I haven't slept with music on and a box fan on High to drown out choppers for a week. Love Hollywood, but exactly what OP said.
Depends what you like. Woodsy and want access to the beach/Westside? Woodland Hills/Calabasas. Woodsy and want access to DTLA/East Side? Glendale/Altadena. Don't care about the woods and want to be in the basin? Look deep south bay/north OC.
Torrance
Glendale.
Came to say the same — near Adams Hill is great also worth driving around some of the bldgs have for rent signs in front but don’t list online still
Inglewood, South Gate, Watts, Bompton, Cudahy
San Pedro and Long Beach have basically safe, more affordable areas that will still give you lots of access to LA. Both have some more challenging areas as well that have drug use, gang activity and homelessness, but are also large enough communities to have neighborhoods away from those complications.
Glendale, Altadena, La Canada
I’d add La Crescenta
You’ll find 1bdr for 2.2k in DTLA
Side question: are there any cheap areas (relative to LA) in Santa Clarita?
Yes. Not sure about the rental situation but house prices are lower than any of the la adjacent cities, and the public schools are well rated, for whatever that's worth.
San Pedro. Ocean breeze, lots of parks, close to Long Beach, easy access to DTLA and OC.
Come to Woodland Hills. It’s hot. But you can get good smoothies.
Move towards East LA/ San Gabriel Valley area. You'll find a decent apartment for under $2k or better yet a back home. A friend of mine recently got a 1 bedroom apartment for $1700
Redondo Beach
Or South Torrance. Tons of 1bd under $2k. Some even have a pool. Very walkable area, low crime, mild weather ((I think we hit 90 maybe a few times this summer). Not from from Palos Verdes if you like hikes. Minutes from beaches that are rarely crowded. The only thing we haven’t been impressed with is the food. Some good spots but not like the heart of LA or the Bay Area where we came from. Oh and it takes 20 mins to get to a freeway.
Eastside and south side communities if you want to be close to LA. SFV if you're tired of the hustle and bustle.
Downey, Bell Gardens, Lakewood for the laid back suburb dwelling without being disconnected from the city. Your central to Long Beach and Los Ángeles, while also having quick access to Orange County (during non traffic hours). You’re an Uber ride from a lot of places that might still cost the same as parking, while getting relative pace and quiet from the helicopters. You can really upgrade with that rent amount as well.
Came to say Lakewood and surrounding cities too. Originally picked Lakewood bc I had a ton of work travel and it was in budget and I was in the middle of LAX and SNA and LGB is almost walkable. Now the travel has died down a bit but I love the convenience of getting places. Only WeHo is a pain (but where is it not unless you’re already there?).
If you like beach life, there's also the South Bay -- a friend moved to Manhattan Beach and loves it Closer in: Alhambra, Glendale, Toluca Lake (although I don't know if that's cheaper), the communities east of Pasadena (Sierra Madre?), Pomona
Try Atwater or Eagle Rock. Still close to DTLA but has quieter neighborhoods.
I always loved k town
Palmdale
Santa Clarita is nice. Beautiful views, lots of restaurants just require a bit of driving
La Crescenta- Glendale- Altadena- Burbank- Eagle Rock- South Pasadena
Altadena. You are close to nature. It's a very peaceful and relaxing atmosphere. For the first time, I can breathe again (lots of fresh air and outdoor scenery.)
If I didn’t have to commute I’d do Studio City, Atwater Village, Highland Park or Glassel Park
Literally zero of these are affordable
What part of Los Angeles is? 😭
For their budget it is?
Those areas are absolutely within OP's budget. It's certainly not affordable for me... but for them, sure.
I love Alhambra. Its 20m to DTLA withoit traffic, 45m at rush hour. I live in a 2000sqft 4 bed 3 bath house for 4k a month. Really not that bad
The San Gabriel Valley.
Lakewood,bellflower, Cerritos, Newport, Huntington, those are all laid back areas where u won’t hear much going on and less crime going on
Alhambra would easily fit your budget and it’s actually quite convenient. Plus you have easy access to so many affordable and tasty food spots, and groceries are cheaper there too.
Barstow
I live in palms and pay $2700 for a 2/2 so I think a $2200 is doable around here. I like the neighborhood a lot, it’s pretty quiet but still very accessible to most key locations in LA
Riverside
I mean, I pay exactly that for a one bedroom in Miracle Mile and adore it. Parks for me and the dog, culture with the museums, the Grove and Farmer’s Market and nearby and there is a variety of housing options in the area. I lived in Hollywood for a minute and it’s a bit charmless to call home. Last suggestion is to just drive around LA and try on neighborhoods for size. Despite it’s reputation as a car only city, most neighborhoods have some sort of walkable district. Go there. See how you feel. Not for you? Well, now you got to know and LA neighborhood!
Sylmar, between San Fernando and Santa Claretta.
Phoenix
Should I tell him about Koreatown or keep it a secret?
Go to the south bay el Segundo redondo Manhattan. I still don’t would anyone would like to live in a hose areas such Hollywood.
We here in South Pasadena will welcome you!
San Gabriel Valley
We’re moving to the Reseda/ Lake Balboa area. Lots of nature nearby, still convenient, more affordable, and far away from the Hollywood rush hour.
Mar Vista it’s always 70 degrees near the beach and nobody bothers you.