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/Koreatown
57fit
Koreatown
Official neighborhood: Koreatown
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · LAPD Oct 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
24-hour food, the Purple Line, and the densest rentals in the subset. Walkable central LA that still has a nightlife clock.
ktownk-townwilshire center
Best in Los Angeles for familiesWalkable Los AngelesUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
33
591 violent · 2073 property · 26.2 per 1k (Oct 2025 – Aug 2026)-17 vs city set
Schools
19
Rating 5.4 / 10 nearby-33 vs city set
Walk
55
OSM: 35 groceries · 55 cafes · 199 transit · 25 parks+29 vs city set
Cost
100
$1,762 ACS median vs your rent budget+8 vs city set
Vibe
51
OSM: 55 cafes · 205 restaurants · 14 bars · 25 parks+26 vs city set
Commute to work
From Koreatown, a typical weekday is 15 min to Downtown, 32 min to Westside, 25 min to Hollywood. Not live traffic.
Downtown is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
Downtown
15 min
DTLA, Arts District · -22 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
Westside
32 min
Westwood, Century City · +4 min vs the city-set median
Hollywood
25 min
Studios, the Boulevard · at the city-set median
Minutes are baked from neighborhood geography to three job centers — not Google, not this hour’s traffic.
Cost of living
The ACS median rent is $1,762 — every occupied rental mixed together, not the 1-bed in the window.
That is 38% of median household income — over the 30% HUD line. A household at this area’s median income ($56K) could “afford” about $1,390 a month at 30% of pay.
93% of households rent. Median home value is $816,791.
ACS median rent
$1,762
30% income budget
$1,390
Rent / income
38%
Median home
$816,791
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Los Angeles city. Up 62% since 2014. Koreatown is 9% below 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 income as the cost-burden line. We do not split ACS rent into 1-bed vs 2-bed. Method.
Within a walk
Within a short walk of this official neighborhood: 35 groceries, 55 cafes, 25 parks, and 199 transit stops.
Daily errands and coffee are realistic on foot. Parks are close — 25 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (199 stops or stations).
55 cafes and 205 restaurants make this one of the busier food pockets in the Los Angeles set.
OpenStreetMap, 800 meters. Not a Walk Score license. More groceries than 20 of the other 21 areas in this city.
Population
101,602
Median age
36.2
Median income
$56K
Renters
93%
Bachelor+
41%
Violent / 1k
5.8
Property / 1k
20.4
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 32 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.
24-hour food, the Purple Line, and the densest rentals in this subset. Walkable central LA that still has a nightlife clock. Wilshire’s buses and the subway make this one of the few LA neighborhoods where not owning a car is a lifestyle rather than a dare.
Apartments, traffic, a food culture that does not need a guidebook. Weight walk, cost, and vibe. Safety is city-center. Hancock Park is the house alternative; East Hollywood is the slightly quieter north. Come for a Tuesday at 1 a.m. if you want to know whether you fit.
Compiled from Zillow neighborhood guides, 5280 Magazine, Chicago and San Francisco resident guides, Mpls With Love, Eastside LA reporting, Seattle Times coverage, Boston planning-neighborhood writing, and local writing, 2025–2026. Editorial — not part of the fit score.
Reported here lately
City 311 service requests in this official unit, last 14 days. This is what neighbors filed with the city — not a chat thread, and not part of the fit score.
1,720 reports
- Illegal Dumping Item Pickup710
- Item Pickups252
- Homeless Encampment170
- Graffiti Removal144
- Item Pickups
- Illegal Dumping Item Pickup
- Item Pickups
- Illegal Dumping Item Pickup
- Illegal Dumping Item Pickup
MyLA311 2026 cases, last 14 days, mapped to Los Angeles Times neighborhoods. Method.
On Reddit
Public posts from r/LosAngeles that mention this neighborhood. Not Nextdoor, not people on this block, and not part of the fit score.
In r/LosAngeles lately: the police.
- 1 dead after violent 2-car crash in Koreatown; driver of Mercedes Maybach SUV detained, police say
r/LosAngeles · Aug 28 · 421 upvotes · 124 comments
- Best koreatown/LA spot for this ?
r/LosAngeles · Aug 29 · 84 upvotes · 34 comments
- Hating LA/Ktown
r/LosAngeles · Aug 19 · 12 comments
The line above is a reading of the titles, not a verdict. Up to 3 links, last 90 days, snapshot 2026-09-01. Method.
Common questions
Straight answers from the numbers on this page.
Is Koreatown safe?
Koreatown shows more Part I than most of this Los Angeles set (safety 33 vs city 50). LAPD logged 5.8 violent and 20.4 property incidents per 1,000 residents — 26.2 combined. Visitors count in those numbers. This is not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Koreatown?
ACS median rent is $1,762 — studios through large apartments mixed together. About 93% of households rent. Median home value is $816,791. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Koreatown walkable?
Walk is 55 here vs 26 for the Los Angeles set — some errands work on foot; some still need a ride. Inside 800 meters: 35 groceries, 55 cafes, 199 transit stops, 25 parks. Not a Walk Score license.
Is Koreatown good for families?
There is more night and visitor traffic in the mix — not the quietest family default. Nearby school rating is 5.4 / 10. Median age is 36.2. That rating is not your assigned campus.
How long is the commute from Koreatown?
15 typical weekday minutes to Downtown. Not the app on your phone this hour. Other job centers are further down this page.
How many people live in Koreatown?
About 101,602 people. Median income $56K. 41% have a bachelor's or higher.
What neighborhoods are next to Koreatown?
Silver Lake, Downtown, Hancock Park sit closest on this map. If you are choosing between two official neighborhoods, start with Koreatown vs Silver Lake.
Next door
Adjacent on the map, ranked with your weights.
Koreatown vs Silver LakeKoreatown vs DowntownKoreatown vs Hancock Park
41fit
Mid-Wilshire
$2K median rent
Miracle Mile museums, Park La Brea towers, and Wilshire buses. Central without downtown’s visitor count.
Walk 19Safety 57
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
33fit
Hancock Park
$3K median rent
Windsor Square houses, Larchmont Village, and a median that prices like the westside. Central, quiet, and not trying to be a scene.
Family streetsWalk 0Safety 52
26fit
Fairfax
$3K median rent
Melrose, Canter’s, and a district that still has a nightlife strip. Compact, central, and not cheap.
NightlifeWalk 8Safety 5