What $2,500 rents in LA right now

Welcome to Curbed Comparisons, where we explore what you can rent or buy for a certain dollar amount in various LA ’hoods. We’ve found five rentals within $100 of today’s price, $2,500. Vote for your favorite below!

Via Morgan CRE Group

Silver Lake

Right behind the Whole Foods 365 market, this well-located ground-floor apartment offers two bedrooms, one bathroom, hardwood floors, and parking (for an added fee). The garden-style complex is also walking distance to shops and the Los Angeles River bike path. It rents for $2,550.

Via Blackstone Realty & Mangement, Inc.

Mid-City

This remodeled two-bedroom near Venice and Crenshaw boulevards has new wood floors, shiny stainless kitchen appliances, parking, and a formal dining room. It rents for $2,495.

Via JNM Realty

Downtown

This one-bedroom unit is right next to Pershing Square, making access to multiple transit lines (including the Red and Purple lines) a cinch. The 800-square-foot unit has large, industrial-style windows, an updated kitchen, hardwood floors, in-unit laundry, and central air conditioning and heat. It rents for $2,495.

Via RST & Associates

West LA

Situated just south of Santa Monica and Sepulveda, this one-bedroom, ground-level apartment has just been remodeled. It holds laminate wood floors, fancy Caesarstone counters, and a dishwasher. Laundry machines and a pool are on-site. The rent, which includes a parking space, is $2,495.

Via Zillow

Pasadena

This one-bedroom unit is a little different from the rest in that it’s the entire ground floor of a triplex in a sweet Craftsman home. The unit is outfitted with a new kitchen, a bathroom with marble accents, hardwood floors, handsome built-ins, central air conditioning, and laundry machines (on the back porch). The unit comes with parking and rents for $2,500.