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
Los Angeles/Silver Lake
36fit
Silver Lake
Official neighborhood: Silver Lake
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · LAPD Oct 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
The reservoir, Sunset Junction, and hills that make every errand a climb. Eastside that still feels like a neighborhood, not a brand.
silverlakesunset junction
Best in Los Angeles for familiesWalkable Los AngelesUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
19
67 violent · 820 property · 30.6 per 1k (Oct 2025 – Aug 2026)-31 vs city set
Schools
57
Rating 7.0 / 10 nearby+5 vs city set
Walk
11
OSM: 10 groceries · 19 cafes · 50 transit · 15 parks-15 vs city set
Cost
100
$2,105 ACS median vs your rent budget+8 vs city set
Vibe
18
OSM: 19 cafes · 65 restaurants · 12 bars · 15 parks-7 vs city set
Commute to work
From Silver Lake, a typical weekday is 21 min to Downtown, 29 min to Westside, 19 min to Hollywood. Not live traffic.
Hollywood is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
Downtown
21 min
DTLA, Arts District · -16 min vs the city-set median
Westside
29 min
Westwood, Century City · +1 min vs the city-set median
Hollywood
19 min
Studios, the Boulevard · -6 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
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 $2,105 across all occupied rental units — studios through large apartments mixed together, not a live 1-bed or 2-bed quote.
That is 21% of median household income — under the 30% HUD cost-burden line. A household at this area’s median income ($123K) could “afford” about $3,080 a month at 30% of gross pay.
60% of households rent. Median home value is $1,544,631.
ACS median rent
$2,105
30% income budget
$3,080
Rent / income
21%
Median home
$1,544,631
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Los Angeles city. Up 62% since 2014. Silver Lake is 9% 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 10 groceries, 19 cafes, 15 parks, and 50 transit stops.
Daily errands and coffee are realistic on foot. Parks are close — 15 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (50 stops or stations).
19 cafes and 65 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 7 of 21 other areas in this city set.
Population
28,946
Median age
40.8
Median income
$123K
Renters
60%
Bachelor+
65%
Violent / 1k
2.3
Property / 1k
28.3
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 9 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 reservoir, Sunset Junction, and hills that make every errand a climb. Eastside guides call it design-forward: 1920s bungalows to modern hillside houses, indie cafes, parking quirks, smaller yards. Resident write-ups of daily life keep returning to the loop around the reservoir as the actual park.
Sunset Junction is the night; the hills are the morning. Weight vibe and walk (with stairs). Echo Park is denser and closer to downtown. Los Feliz is the park-and-village alternative. You will still own a car, and you will still walk to coffee if you picked the right side of the hill.
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 Silver Lake safe?
On this map Silver Lake has a higher Part I rate than most Los Angeles neighborhoods in the set (safety 19 vs city 50). LAPD logged 2.3 violent and 28.3 property incidents per 1,000 ACS residents — 30.6 combined. Rates mix residents and visitors. They are not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Silver Lake?
ACS median rent is $2,105. Median home value is $1,544,631. About 60% of households rent. These are survey medians, not this week's listings.
Is Silver Lake walkable?
Walk scores 11 here vs 26 for the Los Angeles set — you will likely drive or ride for daily errands. OpenStreetMap counts within 800 meters: 10 groceries, 19 cafes, 50 transit stops, 15 parks.
Is Silver Lake good for families?
Nightlife and visitor traffic show up in the amenity mix — not the quietest family default. Nearby school rating is 7.0 / 10. Median age is 40.8.
How long is the commute from Silver Lake?
Typical weekday minutes to Downtown: 21. Not live traffic. Open the neighborhood page for the other job centers in Los Angeles.
How many people live in Silver Lake?
About 28,946 residents, median income $123K, 65% with a bachelor's or higher. ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · LAPD Oct 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM.
What neighborhoods are next to Silver Lake?
Closest on this map: Koreatown, East Hollywood, Fairfax. Compare Silver Lake vs Koreatown if you are deciding between two official neighborhoods.
Next door
Adjacent on the neighborhood map, ranked with your weights.
Silver Lake vs KoreatownSilver Lake vs East HollywoodSilver Lake vs Fairfax
52fit
Hollywood
$2K median rent
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.
NightlifeWalk 55Safety 10
49fit
East Hollywood
$2K median rent
Thai Town, Little Armenia, and the Red Line. Density without the Hollywood Boulevard circus.
NightlifeWalk 42Safety 43
36fit
Echo Park
$2K median rent
The lake, Sunset, and a hillside that looks at downtown. Nightlife that still has rentals.
NightlifeWalk 18Safety 24
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