Roommates and rooms for rent in Silver Lake

Shared room rent in Silver Lake runs about $1,200 – $1,800 per month. Vibe: Creatives, walkable, indie.

About Silver Lake

Silver Lake sits on the hills between Sunset Junction and the reservoir, and it's one of the few genuinely walkable neighborhoods in Los Angeles. Housing is 1920s Spanish duplexes and hillside houses, often two- or three-bedroom, with a smaller number of newer buildings along Sunset.

Getting to work from Silver Lake

There's no rail stop in the neighborhood itself — the Red Line at Vermont/Santa Monica is the nearest, and the 2 and 4 run Sunset and Santa Monica Blvd. Most residents drive: downtown is 15 minutes, Burbank studios 20, the Westside 30-45 depending on the 10.

Who shares apartments here

Writers, editors, and post-production crew, designers, musicians, and remote tech workers. Long-tenure renters are common, so rooms open up irregularly rather than seasonally.

The trade-off

Hillside streets mean stairs and almost no parking, and rents have climbed well past Echo Park's. If you want the same scene for less, Echo Park and Highland Park are the alternatives.

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