[touchofevil]

I can attest to the fact that LA rents have gone insane in the last maybe 5 years. A run-down 1 bedroom apartment in a working-class neighborhood of LA (Palms) without central air and no dishwasher will rent for $1700/month at the minimum. I'm currently apartment hunting in LA and it's brutal.

[JBlue42]

I'm with you. I'm luckily 'stuck' in my studio ($1221/mo) but at least it's a nice area, near a subway, and central to a lot of job opportunities. Even though I'm looking for jobs, I really can't consider any that are going to have me moving and paying more for rent without a significant step-up in salary. We have very high rents here (high demand due to lack of housing) and very low wages (due to amount of people, I guess?).

I don't know if I would consider Palms 'working class' but it definitely is advantageous in being cheaper than other places since the whole town of Palms is essentially all apartment buildings and located near job centers in Culver City, Venice, and Santa Monica up the road / Expo line.