74fit
Downtown
$2K median rent
Towers, the Arts District, and a crime file inflated by visitors. New-urban living with a nightlife tax — same pattern as the Loop or FiDi.
NightlifePlannedWalk 100Safety 0
Los Angeles/Echo Park
36fit
Echo Park
Official neighborhood: Echo Park
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · LAPD Oct 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
The lake, Sunset, and a hillside that looks at downtown. Nightlife that still has rentals.
echo park lakesunset boulevard
Best in Los Angeles for familiesWalkable Los AngelesUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
24
137 violent · 783 property · 27.8 per 1k (Oct 2025 – Aug 2026)-26 vs city set
Schools
29
Rating 5.8 / 10 nearby-23 vs city set
Walk
18
OSM: 11 groceries · 13 cafes · 97 transit · 16 parks-8 vs city set
Cost
100
$2,008 ACS median vs your rent budget+8 vs city set
Vibe
15
OSM: 13 cafes · 45 restaurants · 13 bars · 16 parks-10 vs city set
Commute to work
From Echo Park, a typical weekday is 19 min to Downtown, 40 min to Westside, 30 min to Hollywood. Not live traffic.
Downtown is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
Downtown
19 min
DTLA, Arts District · -18 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
Westside
40 min
Westwood, Century City · +12 min vs the city-set median
Hollywood
30 min
Studios, the Boulevard · +5 min vs the city-set median
Minutes are baked from neighborhood geography to three job centers — not Google, not this hour’s traffic.
Cost of living
ACS median gross rent is $2,008 across all occupied rental units — studios through large apartments mixed together, not a live 1-bed or 2-bed quote.
That is 27% of median household income — under the 30% HUD cost-burden line. A household at this area’s median income ($88K) could “afford” about $2,193 a month at 30% of gross pay.
77% of households rent. Median home value is $1,136,210.
ACS median rent
$2,008
30% income budget
$2,193
Rent / income
27%
Median home
$1,136,210
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Los Angeles city. Up 62% since 2014. Echo Park is 4% above the 2024 city median.
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. The dashed mark is this area’s ACS 2024 median.
HUD treats 30% of gross household income as the cost-burden line. We do not split ACS median rent into 1-bed vs 2-bed — that table is all occupied rental units. Method.
Within a walk
Inside the official neighborhood or within 800 meters of its centroid, OpenStreetMap maps 11 groceries, 13 cafes, 16 parks, and 97 transit stops.
Daily errands and coffee are realistic on foot. Parks are close — 16 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (97 stops or stations).
13 cafes and 45 restaurants make this one of the busier food pockets in the Los Angeles set.
Counts from OpenStreetMap, 800 m. Not a Walk Score license. Groceries here beat 8 of 21 other areas in this city set.
Population
33,030
Median age
36.9
Median income
$88K
Renters
77%
Bachelor+
52%
Violent / 1k
4.1
Property / 1k
23.7
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 10 census tracts · LAPD Oct 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM 2026-09-01
Nightlife
Crime is LAPD Part I reports per 1,000 ACS residents — not a judgment of who lives here. Home and rent figures are ACS medians, not live MLS. Read the method.
On the ground
What it is like to live here, beyond the scores.
The lake, Sunset, and a hillside that looks at downtown. Local listing copy is unusually honest: chaotic, layered, loud, political, not sanded down. Extra Space’s 2026 table put rents under Silver Lake with a weaker safety percentile. Gentrification here stacked new money on top of what did not leave.
Nightlife on Sunset is less self-conscious than Silver Lake’s and less polished than WeHo. Weight vibe and cost. The lake is the commons. Downtown is actually close. Tour the hill streets and the commercial streets as different bets.
Compiled from Zillow neighborhood guides, 5280 Magazine, Chicago and San Francisco resident guides, Mpls With Love, Eastside LA reporting, and local coverage, 2025–2026. Editorial — not part of the fit score.
Common questions
Answers from the same ACS, crime, and OSM figures on this page.
Is Echo Park safe?
On this map Echo Park has a higher Part I rate than most Los Angeles neighborhoods in the set (safety 24 vs city 50). LAPD logged 4.1 violent and 23.7 property incidents per 1,000 ACS residents — 27.8 combined. Rates mix residents and visitors. They are not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Echo Park?
ACS median rent is $2,008. Median home value is $1,136,210. About 77% of households rent. These are survey medians, not this week's listings.
Is Echo Park walkable?
Walk scores 18 here vs 26 for the Los Angeles set — you will likely drive or ride for daily errands. OpenStreetMap counts within 800 meters: 11 groceries, 13 cafes, 97 transit stops, 16 parks.
Is Echo Park good for families?
Nightlife and visitor traffic show up in the amenity mix — not the quietest family default. Nearby school rating is 5.8 / 10. Median age is 36.9.
How long is the commute from Echo Park?
Typical weekday minutes to Downtown: 19. Not live traffic. Open the neighborhood page for the other job centers in Los Angeles.
How many people live in Echo Park?
About 33,030 residents, median income $88K, 52% with a bachelor's or higher. ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · LAPD Oct 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM.
What neighborhoods are next to Echo Park?
Closest on this map: Highland Park, Silver Lake, Koreatown. Compare Echo Park vs Highland Park if you are deciding between two official neighborhoods.
Next door
Adjacent on the neighborhood map, ranked with your weights.
Echo Park vs Highland ParkEcho Park vs Silver LakeEcho Park vs Koreatown
57fit
Koreatown
$2K median rent
24-hour food, the Purple Line, and the densest rentals in the subset. Walkable central LA that still has a nightlife clock.
NightlifeWalk 55Safety 33
49fit
East Hollywood
$2K median rent
Thai Town, Little Armenia, and the Red Line. Density without the Hollywood Boulevard circus.
NightlifeWalk 42Safety 43
48fit
Highland Park
$2K median rent
York Boulevard, craftsman houses, and a Gold Line stop. Northeast that gentrified without becoming a postcard.
Walk 25Safety 76
36fit
Silver Lake
$2K median rent
The reservoir, Sunset Junction, and hills that make every errand a climb. Eastside that still feels like a neighborhood, not a brand.
NightlifeWalk 11Safety 19