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East Hollywood vs Hollywood

East Hollywood and Hollywood are two official neighborhoods in Los Angeles. East Hollywood is the calmer Part I map (43 vs 10). Hollywood wins the errand count. East Hollywood has the lower ACS median ($1,696).

Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · LAPD Oct 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026

Scores

Fit axes among official Los Angeles neighborhoods.

AxisEast HollywoodHollywood
Safety4310
Schools1410
Walk4255
Cost fit100100
Vibe2647
Median rent$1,696$1,961
Median home$1,056,591$1,257,688
Population61,79478,077
Commute to Downtown29 min34 min
Commute to Westside27 min16 min
Commute to Hollywood16 min6 min

Living numbers

Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.

FactEast HollywoodHollywood
Renters93%91%
Median age37.635.7
Median income$58K$70K
Part I per 1k25.743.2
Groceries / 800m3537
Transit stops / 800m157203
Parks / 800m3124
311 last 14 days1,4011,365

Rent

Rent since 2014

ACS 5-year median gross rent for Los Angeles city. Up 62% since 2014. E Hwood is 12% below the 2024 city median. Hwood is 1% above the 2024 city median.

$1.1kE Hwood $1,696Hwood $1,961201420162018202020222024

Overlapping 5-year ACS windows (B25064), not asking rent. Census does not publish a rent series for each official neighborhood, so the line is the city place. Dashed marks are each area’s ACS 2024 median.

Which to pick

The same numbers as the table, in sentences. Nobody wins the city.

Pick East Hollywood if the quieter map matters more than the scene and the rent gap is the point. Safety is 43 vs 10. ACS median rent is $1,696 vs $1,961. Read both pages before you decide.

Pick Hollywood if you want the cafes and the night and you want the errands on foot. Vibe is 47 vs 26. Walk is 55 vs 42. Read both pages before you decide.

East Hollywood

Thai Town, Little Armenia, and the Red Line. Density without the Hollywood Boulevard circus.

$1,696 median rent · safety 43 · walk 42

Hollywood

The Boulevard, the clubs, and a lot of visitors in the crime file. Nightlife is the product; the residential streets are quieter than the postcard.

$1,961 median rent · safety 10 · walk 55

Common questions

Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.

Which is cheaper, East Hollywood or Hollywood?

East Hollywood is the lower ACS median: $1,696 vs $1,961. About 93% rent in East Hollywood vs 91% in Hollywood. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.

Is East Hollywood more walkable than Hollywood?

Hollywood wins the errand count (walk 42 vs 55). Groceries inside 800 meters: 35 vs 37. Not a Walk Score license.

Which is safer on this map, East Hollywood or Hollywood?

East Hollywood is the calmer Part I read (43 vs 10). Combined rate 25.7 vs 43.2 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.

Which scores higher for families, East Hollywood or Hollywood?

East Hollywood leads the school axis (14 vs 10). Nearby rating is 5.2 / 10 vs 5.0 / 10. Median age 37.6 vs 35.7. Hollywood has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.

Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?

29 minutes from East Hollywood to Downtown, 34 from Hollywood. East Hollywood is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.

If you drop both

Closest official neighborhood that is not East Hollywood or Hollywood: Atwater Village. A small commercial strip, the river on the east, and Glendale in walking distance. Quiet eastside that stayed a village.

East Hollywood vs Atwater VillageHollywood vs Atwater Village

Scores are relative among official Los Angeles neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.