Century City vs. Brentwood Condos: Twice the Ask, Nearly Triple the Rent

As of October 23, 2026, Century City condos asked a median $2,372,500, about $1,215 a square foot, against $1,160,000 and about $753 in Brentwood, per /market-reports/century-city and /market-reports/brentwood. That is about twice the asking price and 61% more per foot, and Century City condo rentals asked nearly three times Brentwood's.

Every figure is an asking price or rent on CRMLS condo listings published on LA Condo HQ, read October 24, 2026 from the two reports (data as of October 23, 2026) and /market-stats. None is a closed sale. Differences, ratios and tax amounts are our own arithmetic. LA Condo HQ is published by Eltherion, LLC, a research publisher, not a brokerage.

Twice the asking price, 61% more per foot

Size explains little of the gap. As of October 23, 2026, the median Century City listing measured 1,818 square feet and Brentwood's 1,599, so Century City's was about 14% larger. On a 1,000-square-foot unit the per-foot medians work out to roughly $1,215,000 and $753,000, before adjusting for building or floor.

Citywide, /market-stats showed 1,989 for-sale condo listings with inventory refreshed October 23, 2026, at a median $784K and $674 a square foot. Brentwood's per-foot median was about 12% above that and Century City's about 80% above.

Each report also records a daily median. From September 27 to October 23, 2026, Century City's ranged from $2.11M to $2.37M, ending at its high, while Brentwood's stayed between $1.09M and $1.18M. A 50-listing pool moves when a few costly units come or go.

The gap is narrowest at one bedroom

One-bedrooms are where the two come closest. As of October 23, 2026, eight Century City one-bedrooms asked a median $767,000, about $911 a square foot, against ten in Brentwood at $659,000 and about $764. That is a $108,000 gap and about 19% more per foot.

Two-bedrooms, the most common layout in both, are another matter. Century City's 32 two-bedrooms, 64% of its for-sale listings, asked a median $2,472,500 and about $1,236 a foot. Brentwood's 37, 53% of its listings, asked $1,120,000 and about $696. The per-foot gap widens to about 78%, and the median gap to $1,352,500.

Above that the markets barely overlap. Century City's six three-bedrooms asked a median $7,035,000, about $2,086 a foot, and its three listings with four or more bedrooms asked $12,975,000. Brentwood's 19 three-bedrooms asked $1,674,000, about $785 a foot, and its four larger units $2,422,500. Brentwood had 23 listings with three or more bedrooms, against nine in Century City.

Brentwood fills the middle, Century City the top

As of October 23, 2026, 29 of Brentwood's 70 for-sale listings asked under $1 million and 28 more asked between $1 million and $2 million. Only three asked $3 million or more, and the highest ask was $3,995,000.

Century City's 50 listings spread more evenly from bottom to top: 12 under $1 million, nine from $1 million to $2 million, ten from $2 million to $3 million, eight from $3 million to $5 million and 11 at $5 million and up, with asks running from $419,000 to $13,500,000. On a budget under $2 million, Brentwood had 57 listings to choose from and Century City 21.

Active listings had waited a median of 57 days in Century City and 66 in Brentwood, a measure of current listings, not of how fast sales closed. Both pools are at /condos-for-sale.

Renting costs nearly three times as much

As of October 23, 2026, Century City had 20 condos for rent at a median asking rent of $14,250 a month, about $8 a square foot, and Brentwood had 31 at $4,950, about $4. Thirteen Century City rentals, 65%, asked $10,000 or more; two Brentwood rentals did.

By layout, Century City one-bedrooms asked a median $12,250 and two-bedrooms $14,000. Brentwood one-bedrooms asked $3,673, two-bedrooms $4,775 and three-bedrooms $9,750, the last on five listings. Century City's one-bedroom median rests on four listings, so one new listing can move it.

Rents and prices do not scale together. At the two-bedroom medians, a year of Century City asking rent equals about one-fifteenth of the asking price, against about one-twentieth in Brentwood. Those are asking figures on different units, before dues, taxes and vacancy, so run your own numbers in /research/rent-vs-buy-calculator rather than reading them as a yield. Current rentals are at /condos-for-rent.

One city, one base tax, different ULA exposure

These two sit inside one city. Century City and Brentwood are both neighborhoods of the City of Los Angeles, and the assessor's 2025 roll, as recorded on our profiles, gives Los Angeles as the city at each address whose roll record we cite below.

The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder charges $0.55 for each $500 of value and lists Los Angeles among five cities with special rates. For the City of Los Angeles, effective July 1, 2026, that is $2.25 for each $500, plus 4% of the total on sales above $5,400,000 but less than $10,900,000, or 5.5% at or above $10,900,000. The city's Office of Finance calls the $2.25 the base rate and the 4% and 5.5% Measure ULA rates, with these thresholds for transactions closing after June 30, 2026.

At each neighborhood's median asking price, the county and city base taxes total $6,496 in Brentwood and $13,286 in Century City. No Brentwood listing came near the ULA thresholds. Century City is different: its 11 listings at $5 million and up straddle the $5,400,000 line, and its three-bedroom median of $7,035,000 would add $281,400 in ULA tax at 4%. The contract sets who pays; run your price through /research/closing-cost-calculator and confirm the city on the preliminary title report.

The associations behind the listings

Reports attribute a listing to a building only on an exact address match, counting sales and rentals together. As of October 23, 2026, Century City was led by Park Elm at Century Plaza II with 16 listings, then /buildings/2160-century-park-east with 12, 2025 Avenue of the Stars with six, 2220 Avenue of the Stars with five and 2222 Avenue of the Stars with three. Brentwood's were /buildings/12115-san-vicente-boulevard with five, /buildings/11645-montana-avenue with four and 11970 Montana Avenue with three.

The associations differ more in size than in age. The assessor's 2025 roll lists 242 condominium parcels at 2160 Century Park East, 240 of them with a 1966 year-built value, and 163 and 160 at 2222 and 2220 Avenue of the Stars, both 1964. In Brentwood, 11645 Montana Avenue carries 117 condo parcels and 12115 San Vicente Boulevard and 11970 Montana Avenue 51 each, dated 1964 to 1974. A tax-record year can differ from the construction date, and buildings this age put weight on the reserve study and assessment history. The documents to request are listed at /condo-associations.

Questions buyers ask about Century City vs. Brentwood condos

Choosing with the reports open

Brentwood's case is breadth below $2 million and more three-bedroom choice. Century City's is the deeper top end, 19 listings at $3 million and up against three, which brings the ULA tiers into play. At one bedroom, building, dues and floor may matter more than the neighborhood.

These figures are fixed to October 23, 2026 and the reports refresh hourly, so reopen them before acting. Background is at /neighborhoods/century-city and /neighborhoods/brentwood, and the towers are covered in /blog/century-city-condo-towers-guide. LA Condo HQ does not list on the MLS, represent buyers or close transactions.