Beverly Hills vs. Brentwood Condos: Price, Size and the Transfer Tax

As of October 13, 2026, Beverly Hills condos asked a median of $1,995,000 on LA Condo HQ, about $929 per square foot across 63 listings, while Brentwood condos asked $1,145,000, about $744 per square foot across 76. The Beverly Hills median listing is about 40% larger and asks about 25% more per foot.

Every figure here is an asking price or asking rent on CRMLS listings published on LA Condo HQ, read from /market-reports/beverly-hills, /market-reports/brentwood and /market-stats on October 14, 2026, when all three showed data as of October 13. None is a closed sale. The percentages are our arithmetic on those published figures.

The two report pages, figure by figure

As of October 13, 2026, the Beverly Hills report showed 63 condos for sale at a median asking price of $1,995,000, about $929 per square foot. The median listing measured 2,087 square feet, asking prices ran from $679,000 to $35,000,000, and the median active listing had been on the market 58 days.

On the same date, the Brentwood report showed 76 condos for sale at a median asking price of $1,145,000, about $744 per square foot. The median listing measured 1,489 square feet, asking prices ran from $389,000 to $3,995,000, and the median active listing had been on the market 56 days. For scale, /market-stats showed 1,993 published for-sale condo listings across Los Angeles at a $789K median, refreshed the same day.

The two reports draw their boundaries differently. Beverly Hills is its own city, so its report counts listings by municipality. Brentwood is a neighborhood of the City of Los Angeles, so its report counts listings by postal code. A 90210 address outside the city of Beverly Hills is not in the Beverly Hills figures.

Size explains much of the gap

Comparing medians directly mixes price with size. As of October 13, 2026, Beverly Hills' 37 two-bedroom listings asked a median of $1,800,000, about $875 per square foot, against $1,037,000 and about $699 per square foot for Brentwood's 38 two-bedrooms. The per-foot premium is again about 25%.

Three-bedrooms follow the same pattern: 16 in Beverly Hills at a $2,345,000 median and about $1,047 per square foot, and 21 in Brentwood at $1,674,000 and about $849. One-bedrooms are where Brentwood is clearly the entry point, with 11 listings at a $669,000 median against five in Beverly Hills at $950,000.

The same floor area costs roughly a quarter more per foot in Beverly Hills, and a buyer willing to take fewer square feet there can close part of the median gap. Square footage in a listing is reported by the seller, so check it against the floor plan before relying on a price per foot.

Where each market's listings cluster by price

As of October 13, 2026, 32 of Brentwood's 76 listings asked under $1 million, three of them under $500,000. In Beverly Hills, six of 63 asked under $1 million, and none asked less than $679,000. The $1 million to $2 million band was the largest in both, with 30 listings in Brentwood and 27 in Beverly Hills.

The top end is where the markets separate. Brentwood's highest asking price was $3,995,000, and only three listings asked $3 million or more. Beverly Hills had 16 listings at $3 million and up, eight of them at $5 million or more, with a top ask of $35,000,000. The median ignores outliers like these, so it is the better guide to a typical listing.

Renting in Beverly Hills versus Brentwood

Renters will find nearly three times as many condo listings in Beverly Hills. As of October 13, 2026, Beverly Hills had 77 condos listed for rent at a median asking rent of $5,500 a month, and Brentwood had 27 at $4,650.

By layout, Beverly Hills one-bedrooms asked a median of $3,500 a month and two-bedrooms $5,400. Brentwood one-bedrooms asked $3,650 and two-bedrooms $4,845. Brentwood's three-bedroom median of $9,750 is higher than Beverly Hills' $8,500, but it rests on five listings, so one new listing can move it.

Current rentals in both markets are at /condos-for-rent. If you are buying to lease, ask for the association's leasing rules and minimum lease term, and check which city's rental rules cover the unit.

Buildings that carry the inventory

The reports attribute a listing to a profiled building only when its address matches exactly. As of October 13, 2026, /buildings/9200-wilshire-boulevard had nine listings, the most of any building in either report. The Los Angeles County Assessor's 2025 roll lists 55 condominium parcels at that address, with 2022 in its year-built field. /buildings/300-north-swall-drive had five listings, with 64 condo parcels and a 1981 year-built value, and /buildings/211-south-spalding-drive had three, with 84 condo parcels and 1975.

In Brentwood, /buildings/11645-montana-avenue and /buildings/12115-san-vicente-boulevard had four listings each, and /buildings/11970-montana-avenue had three. The assessor roll lists 117, 51 and 51 condo parcels at those addresses, with year-built values of 1973, 1974 and 1964.

Two of the six Beverly Hills buildings with listings, 9200 and 8600 Wilshire Boulevard, carry year-built values of 2022 and 2019; the three Brentwood buildings date from 1964 to 1974. Older is not worse, but it puts more weight on the reserve study, board minutes and special assessment history. The documents to request are listed at /condo-associations.

The transfer tax line on a closing statement

The deed recording differs too. According to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder, the county documentary transfer tax is $0.55 for each $500 of value, and special city rates apply in five cities: Culver City, Los Angeles, Pomona, Redondo Beach and Santa Monica. Beverly Hills is not on that list; Brentwood is in the City of Los Angeles, which from July 1, 2026 charges $2.25 for each $500, plus 4% of the total on sales above $5,400,000 and below $10,900,000, or 5.5% at or above $10,900,000.

On a hypothetical $1,500,000 sale, the county tax is $1,650 in either place, and the City of Los Angeles adds $6,750 in Brentwood. The 4% and 5.5% tiers would not reach any Brentwood listing as of October 13, 2026, since the highest asked $3,995,000. The purchase contract sets who pays. Run your own price through /research/closing-cost-calculator, and confirm the city on the preliminary title report, not the mailing address.

Choosing between the two

Start with Brentwood if your budget is under $1 million or you want the most two-bedroom choice per dollar; as of October 13, 2026 it had 32 listings under $1 million and two-bedrooms at a $1,037,000 median. Its profiled condo buildings sit on Montana Avenue and San Vicente Boulevard; see /neighborhoods/brentwood.

Start with Beverly Hills if you want a larger unit, newer construction among its profiled buildings, or a price above $3 million, where Brentwood had three listings and Beverly Hills had 16. See /neighborhoods/beverly-hills and the longer /blog/beverly-hills-condo-guide. Listings in both are at /condos-for-sale. Recheck both report pages before an offer; these medians move daily.

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