Koreatown vs. Hollywood Condos: Close Medians, Far-Apart Rents

As of November 12, 2026, Koreatown condos for sale on LA Condo HQ asked a median $674,500, about $572 a square foot across 130 listings, and Hollywood condos asked $693,100, about $582 a foot across 72, per /market-reports/koreatown and /market-reports/hollywood. The headline gap is only $18,600, but Koreatown asks less in every layout and Hollywood rents run far higher.

Every figure here is an asking price or asking rent on CRMLS condo listings published on LA Condo HQ, read on November 12, 2026 from the two neighborhood reports and the citywide report at /market-stats. None is a closed sale. The Hollywood report stamps its data November 11, 2026, the date of the latest listing update in its set, and the citywide table showed the same Hollywood counts and median on November 12. Differences and percentages not printed on the pages are our own arithmetic. LA Condo HQ is published by Eltherion, LLC, a research publisher, not a brokerage.

Two medians $18,600 apart

The headline medians sit within 3% of each other, and the per-foot medians within $10. Both are below the citywide figures: /market-stats showed 1,927 published for-sale condo listings across Los Angeles as of November 12, 2026, at a median asking price of $775K and $673 a square foot.

The typical unit differs more than the price. Hollywood's median listing measured 1,335 square feet against 1,215 in Koreatown, about 120 square feet larger, which is why Hollywood's higher median price comes with only a slightly higher price per foot.

Since September 27, 2026, Koreatown's daily recorded median has ranged from $665K to $697K and Hollywood's from $667K to $720K.

Where each report draws its map

Both neighborhoods are in the City of Los Angeles, so neither report can count listings by municipality. Each counts them by postal code. Our neighborhood data assigns Koreatown ZIPs 90004, 90005, 90006, 90010 and 90020, and Hollywood ZIPs 90028, 90038 and 90068.

Those codes stretch both maps. In Koreatown's, 90004 reaches north of Wilshire Boulevard to addresses on North Rossmore and North Bronson Avenues, and three buildings with listings in the report, at 2121 James M. Wood Boulevard, 2939 Leeward Avenue and 436 South Virgil Avenue, are ones our building profiles file under Westlake. In Hollywood's, 90068 runs into the Cahuenga Pass, where 3480 Barham Boulevard and 2700 Cahuenga Boulevard East sit. Filter by address when the exact location matters.

Layout by layout, Koreatown asks less

The near-equal headline hides a consistent gap. As of November 12, 2026, Koreatown's 29 one-bedroom listings asked a median $445,000 against $522,000 for Hollywood's 16, about 17% more in Hollywood. Two-bedrooms, the largest group in both, asked $729,500 across 62 Koreatown listings and $762,500 across 50 in Hollywood, a $33,000 difference. Three-bedrooms asked $837,500 across 28 in Koreatown and $929,900 across just five in Hollywood, too few to lean on.

The mix explains how both can be true. Two-bedrooms made up 69% of Hollywood's for-sale listings but 48% of Koreatown's, where 22% were three-bedrooms and 7% studios. Koreatown had nine studios at a median $260,000; Hollywood's report showed no studio row at all. Neither report had enough four-bedroom listings, two in Koreatown and one in Hollywood, to publish a median.

Per foot, the pattern flips by size. Koreatown's one-bedrooms asked about $606 a foot against $585 in Hollywood, while its three-bedrooms asked about $538 against $581. Two-bedrooms were nearly level, $579 and $581.

Entry-level supply sits in Koreatown

Koreatown had 130 condos for sale against Hollywood's 72 as of November 12, 2026, about 1.8 to one. The difference is sharpest at the bottom. Thirty-five Koreatown listings, 27%, asked under $500,000, against eight in Hollywood, 11%. Koreatown's asks started at $195,000; Hollywood's at $398,000.

Above $1 million the counts were close, 12 in Koreatown and 11 in Hollywood, and both tops sat under $2 million: $1,850,000 in Koreatown and $1,925,000 in Hollywood. Listings had been active a median of 70 days in Koreatown and 58 in Hollywood, which measures how long current listings have waited, not how fast homes sold. Listings are at /condos-for-sale.

Rents split far wider than prices

Renters see a different comparison. As of November 12, 2026, Koreatown had 178 condos for rent at a median $2,593 a month and Hollywood had 113 at $4,033, a $1,440 gap. Part of that is size: Hollywood's rentals had a median 1,200 square feet against 979, and 40% of them had three or more bedrooms, against 21% in Koreatown.

Layout by layout, Hollywood still asked more in every row. Studios asked $1,895 against $1,720, one-bedrooms $2,900 against $2,150, two-bedrooms $3,498 against $2,875 and three-bedrooms $4,998 against $3,940. Current rentals are at /condos-for-rent.

For a would-be landlord, a year of median two-bedroom asking rent divided by the median two-bedroom asking price comes to about 4.7% in Koreatown and 5.5% in Hollywood, before dues, property tax and vacancy. It is a rough ratio on asking figures, not a return.

Profiled buildings behind the counts

Each report attributes listings, sale and rental together, to profiled buildings it can match by exact address. As of November 12, 2026, Koreatown's report named 14 buildings, led by /buildings/3810-wilshire-boulevard with 14 listings, then 2121 James M. Wood Boulevard, /buildings/525-south-ardmore-avenue and 620 South Gramercy Place with nine each. Hollywood's named seven, led by /buildings/6250-hollywood-boulevard with 13, the Broadway Hollywood Building at 1645 Vine Street with 10 and 6735 Yucca Street with six.

The Los Angeles County Assessor's 2025 roll, as recorded on our profiles, lists 238 condominium parcels at 3810 Wilshire with 1962 in the year-built field, 175 at 525 South Ardmore with 1973, and 143 at 6250 Hollywood Boulevard with 2009. A tax-record year can differ from the construction date, so confirm history, reserves and any special assessments in the association documents described at /condo-associations.

Same city, same rules, one rail line between them

Both neighborhoods are in the City of Los Angeles, so the same city rules apply. The Los Angeles Housing Department says the Rent Stabilization Ordinance generally applies to rental properties first built on or before October 1, 1978, and lists condominiums, noting the rent amount is not regulated for tenancies that began after December 31, 1995. Older stock such as 3810 Wilshire and 525 South Ardmore has year-built fields before that cutoff; confirm any unit's status with the department.

The deed costs the same to record in either. The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder lists $0.55 for each $500 of value for the county and, effective July 1, 2026, $2.25 for each $500 for the City of Los Angeles, plus 4% or 5.5% of the total value on sales above $5,400,000. No listing in either report comes near that tier. Run your own price through /research/closing-cost-calculator.

The Metro B Line links the two directly, stopping at Wilshire/Vermont in Koreatown and at Hollywood/Western, Hollywood/Vine and Hollywood/Highland, per our guides at /neighborhoods/koreatown and /neighborhoods/hollywood. Koreatown adds the D Line under Wilshire.

Questions buyers ask about Koreatown vs. Hollywood condos

Choosing between the two

Start in Koreatown if you want more listings, an entry point under $500,000, studios, or a three-bedroom near the mid-$800,000s. Start in Hollywood if you plan to rent the unit out and want higher asking rents, or want 2000s-era buildings such as 6250 Hollywood Boulevard. For older background, see /blog/koreatown-condo-guide and /blog/hollywood-condo-guide. Both reports refresh hourly, so reopen them before you act. LA Condo HQ does not list on the MLS, represent buyers or close transactions.