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Area Guide

Civic Center Los Angeles, CA

Welcome to the administrative core of Los Angeles

Industry Urban Great Location

Known as the administrative core of the city of Los Angeles, Civic Center is home to an array of city, state, and federal government offices, buildings, and courthouses. You’ll find residents and visitors alike enjoying the California sunshine at Grand Park, a gathering place for LA locals featuring a live area for performances, a memorial fountain, playgrounds, and a wading pool. Open green spaces and skyline views are another benefit to this sprawling city park. Historic theatres, longstanding cathedrals, and famous concert halls sit within Civic Center, including the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Residents have easy access to mass transit in this neighborhood, as well as proximity to U.S. Highway 101 and State Route 110. Because of Civic Center’s central location in Downtown Los Angeles, locals have access to everything this bustling city has to offer.

Rent Trends

As of May 2026, the average apartment rent in Civic Center is $2,064 for a studio, $2,249 for one bedroom, $2,733 for two bedrooms, and $3,869 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Civic Center has decreased by -0.9% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 498 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,064/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 715 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,249/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 1,024 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,733/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,277 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $3,869/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Very Walkable

Walkability

80 / 100

Exceptional Public Transit

Transit

100 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

100 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

50 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 5 Minute Walk

Groceries

90 / 100

Exceptional Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

90 / 100

Great Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

80 / 100

Exceptional Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

100 / 100

Recreation

Very Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

80 / 100

Good Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

70 / 100

Local Vibe

Vibrant Atmosphere

Vibrancy

60 / 100

Exceptional Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

90 / 100

Moderately Noisy

Quiet Score

40 / 100

Points of Interest

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.