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Living in Los Angeles

A better Los Angeles is emerging from a city that was built for cars. Investments in light rail, express bus lines, and redeveloped neighborhoods are paying off. The LA Metro is a mix of transit with express lines serving downtown and LAX. And there’s gorgeous art deco Union Station, a hub for rail travel.

Downtown is the center for most of the city’s transit, but Westwood, Hollywood, and Koreatown have the urban density that make for walkable living. It’s still LA, so your best bet is to live close to work, but even if you commute, your home can be in a walking friendly neighborhood.

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69 Walk Score of Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles is Somewhat Walkable

Some errands can be accomplished on foot.

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Glen Alla Park

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Dudley street

Los Angeles is the 12th most walkable large city in the US with 3,792,621 residents.

Los Angeles has good public transportation and is somewhat bikeable.

Find apartments in Los Angeles's most walkable neighborhoods: Central Hollywood, Macarthur Park and Wilshire Center-Koreatown.

Los Angeles Apartments for Rent

Los Angeles Neighborhoods

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Population

1 Central Hollywood 95 67 73 16,763
2 Macarthur Park 94 82 67 28,660
3 Wilshire Center-Koreatown 93 76 64 95,278
4 Westlake 91 87 64 47,630
5 Mid-City West 90 61 67 58,382
6 East Hollywood 90 70 71 46,432
7 Pico Union 90 74 74 39,969
8 Rampart Village 90 75 65 24,534
9 Palms 90 58 81 27,362
10 Hollywood Studio District 88 64 68 29,216
11 Olympic Park 86 65 64 18,822
12 Pico 85 59 72 21,591
13 Greater Wilshire 84 66 65 49,906
14 South Robertson 84 53 63 41,896
15 Venice 83 52 88 37,064
16 Boyle Heights 83 67 56 83,990
17 Central San Pedro 82 49 77 30,173
18 Greater Echo Park Elysian 82 62 50 47,371
19 South Central LA 81 69 87 43,113
20 Silver Lake 81 54 51 27,788
21 Congress North 80 67 79 74,785
22 Historic Cultural 80 91 52 28,347
23 Greater Griffith Park 78 60 55 33,358
24 Mid-Town North Hollywood 78 53 65 68,438
25 Unnc 78 57 62 52,561
26 Lincoln Heights 78 60 56 30,545
27 Mid City 78 59 61 28,982
28 Highland Park 77 50 53 53,329
29 Valley Village 77 46 69 24,337
30 Voices of 90037 77 65 70 45,939
31 West Adams 76 61 68 26,724
32 Westside 75 60 64 31,108
33 Mar Vista 75 50 76 50,154
34 Atwater Village 73 51 71 14,129
35 Greater Toluca Lake 72 44 63 11,813
36 Central Alameda 72 60 65 30,580
37 Hollywood Hills 72 54 39 39,355
38 Wilmington 72 43 73 53,685
39 Van Nuys 71 52 61 81,741
40 Park Mesa Heights 70 55 53 35,711
41 Eagle Rock 70 47 46 31,061
42 Canoga Park 69 49 70 51,622
43 Westwood 69 66 55 51,628
44 Panorama City 69 49 61 67,474
45 Valley Glen 69 46 65 47,341
46 Congress Southwest 68 53 57 28,232
47 Congress Central 68 58 56 42,856
48 North Hollywood 67 47 65 33,639
49 North Hollywood Northeast 67 47 65 33,639
50 Glassell Park 66 46 40 22,966
51 Studio City 65 44 50 34,070
52 Reseda 65 45 58 67,617
53 Harbor City 65 42 56 22,736
54 Watts 64 57 56 41,973
55 North Hills East 63 47 55 38,779
56 Sherman Oaks 62 44 52 64,022
57 Lake Balboa 62 44 57 45,125
58 Pacoima 61 47 57 74,403
59 Coastal San Pedro 61 37 52 26,348
60 Westchester-Playa Del Rey 61 43 58 55,910
61 Harbor Gateway North 61 57 59 34,620
62 North Hollywood West 60 40 53 20,298
63 Winnetka 59 43 57 47,887
64 La-32 59 47 39 45,060
65 Congress West 59 54 51 36,740
66 Sun Valley 57 42 52 48,165
67 Sunland-Tujunga 56 30 33 43,783
68 Northwest San Pedro 56 35 43 21,271
69 Tarzana 54 39 53 35,757
70 Brentwood 52 42 42 31,715
71 Arleta 51 40 59 35,422
72 Northridge 51 39 57 72,879
73 North Hills West 50 37 52 20,973
74 North Hills 50 37 52 20,973
75 Mission Hills 50 41 54 22,594
76 Chatsworth 47 38 51 33,446
77 Encino 45 35 40 44,100
78 Elysian Valley Riverside 45 51 63 6,888
79 Sylmar 44 41 41 78,941
80 Granada Hills 44 29 41 53,133
81 West Hills 43 36 46 38,643
82 Pacific Palisades 36 27 25 25,279
83 Foothill Trails 23 33 25 20,762
84 Porter Ranch 17 0 17 20,738
85 Bel Air-Beverly Crest 14 19 8 27,181
86 Terminal Island 12 22 58 1,045

Average Home Features

According to HomeAdvisor Data, these characteristics make up the average home in Los Angeles

Average square footage 1800
Homeowners have 3 bedrooms
Homeowners have 2.1 bathrooms
Age of home 47 years
Average time living in home 14 years

Check out HomeAdvisor’s Los Angeles Home Happiness Survey.

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Diana
on Glen Alla Park

53 Transit Score of Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles has Good Transit

Many nearby public transportation options. Find Los Angeles apartments for rent on Redfin.

Public Transit Routes

Los Angeles has good public transportation and about 197 bus, 6 rail, 2 subway and 4 light rail lines.

Transit Time

The map above shows how far you can travel in 30 minutes from Los Angeles on public transit.

Neighborhood Guides

Thinking of renting an apartment or buying in Los Angeles? Ask our neighborhood guides a question.

Matthew Gaskill

Real estate professional with Sotheby's and amateur short story writer. Flâneur. | CalBRE# 01934613

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Big Daddy's

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Venice Beach

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Danny's Venice

Chelsea Robinson

A full service concierge real estate agent and local resident, I enjoy the local restaurants, parks, markets and stores, just like you. I'm here to help people, no matter what the next chapter of life may bring.

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Jamba

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The Stand

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Salsa & Beer

59 Bike Score of Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles is Bikeable

Some bike infrastructure.

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Venice Beach

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Venice boardwalk

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Venice Public Graffiti Art Walls

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Woodbridge Park

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Tommy Trojan

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Echo Park Lake

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Matt L
on Dudley street

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Echo Park Lake

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Pierce Brothers Westwood Memorial Park

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Brentwood Farmers Market Los Angeles

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L.A. Arts District Little Tokyo Farmers Market

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Matt L
on Venice Beach

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The Bob Baker Marionette Theater

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Venice Beach

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Culver Slauson Park

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Matt L
on Venice boardwalk

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