Cheap Apartments for Rent in the East Hollywood Neighborhood of Los Angeles, CA from $500 (339 Rentals)

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Cheapest Available East Hollywood Apartments for Rent

 

The cheapest available apartment rental in the East Hollywood area of Los Angeles, CA is a Studio unit found at 1811 Tamarind Apartments priced from $799. Oxford Avenue Apartments has the second lowest priced unit, which is a Studio apartment currently listed from $1,195. Here are the most affordable East Hollywood apartments for rent in Los Angeles, CA:

Apartment ListingModel NameBed/BathPriced From
1811 Tamarind Apartments0BR/0.5BAStudio,$799
Oxford Avenue ApartmentsStudioStudio,1BA$1,195
St. Moritz Apartments LLCBachelor w CountertopStudio,1BA$1,195
Langdon Park at Hollywood StudiosSTUDIO MAStudio,1BA$1,203
The Gramercy ApartmentsStudioStudio,1BA$1,250
Hildalgo ElcaStudio, 1 bathStudio,1BA$1,250
Chateau Los FelizBachelorStudio,1BA$1,275
The GershwinBachelor with KitchenetteStudio,1BA$1,295
5501 Sierra Vista Ave0x1Studio,1BA$1,295

Best Value Apartments for Rent in East Hollywood, CA

As of August 17, 2025 the best value apartment in the East Hollywood area is the $0.78 price per square foot Private Room in Shared 6 Bed 5 Bath (B) Model at Beverly by Category in the in the Wilshire Center neighborhood starting from $1,445. The second greatest value East Hollywood apartment is the 2 Bed 1 Bath Model at 4116 Los Feliz Blvd starting at $2,995 with a $1.87 price per square foot in the Northeast Los Angeles neighborhood. Here is today’s list of the best values for East Hollywood apartments based on price per square foot:

Apartment ListingModel NameBed/BathPrice Per Sq.Ft.
Beverly by CategoryPrivate Room in Shared 6 Bed 5 Bath (B)1BR,1BA$0.78
4116 Los Feliz Blvd2 Bed 1 Bath2BR,1BA$1.87
335 N Mariposa Ave, Unit #4335 N Mariposa Ave2BR,2BA$1.93
Rodeo ApartmentsTwo Bedroom Two Bath2BR,2BA$1.72
970 N. Serrano Ave.2 bed 1 bath2BR,1BA$1.95
608 N St Andrews Pl, Unit 8608 N St Andrews Pl1BR,1BA$2.00
5432 Harold Way1 Bedroom+Den1BR,1BA$2.05
1843 North Cherokee1 Bedroom, 1 Bath1BR,1BA$2.09
4749 ElmwoodUnit 1033BR,2BA$1.27
616 N HobartStudioStudio ,1BA$1.16

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Lifestyle Ratings

This website compiles millions of data points to bring you Lifestyle Ratings of neighborhoods, cities, and rental properties across California and customized analysis for East Central Los Angeles. Our Lifestyle Ratings help you zero-in on the perfect place to call home. This takes in many factors including filtering automatically for convenient access to the outdoors, luxury housing options, pet-friendly features, places to raise kids, proximity to transit, walking, and biking. These search options are in the site filters at the top of this page.

Frequently Asked Questions about Cheap East Hollywood Apartments

What is a cheap apartment in East Hollywood?

A cheap apartment is any apartment up to the 30% percentile of cost for the area, which in East Hollywood is under $1,295.

What is the price of a cheap apartment in East Hollywood?

The cheapest apartment in East Hollywood is The Monroe at Virgil Village which is listed at $1,499, while the average apartment in East Hollywood costs $5,394.

What types of apartments are the cheapest in East Hollywood?

Student, low-income, and by-the-bed apartments are typically the cheapest rentals in most cities, though they require qualifying criteria to rent. There are 95 regular apartments in East Hollywood that we think qualify as ‘cheap apartments’ that do not have special requirements to apply to rent.

How do the prices of cheap apartments compare to the average apartment in East Hollywood?

Cheap apartments in East Hollywood have an average cost of $785 which is $4,609 cheaper than the average rent for all rentals in East Hollywood.

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