Los Angeles, CA

Central City

Neighborhood Overview

Buy:
$500K - $14M
For Sale on Trulia:
64 homes
Rent:
$200 - $5.51K
For Rent on Trulia:
250 homes
To Downtown Los Angeles:
36 minutes
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What Locals Say about Central City

At least 233 Trulia users voted on each feature.

  • 89 % Say there are sidewalks

  • 76 % Say car is needed

  • 67 % Say it's walkable to grocery stores

  • 67 % Say yards are well-kept

  • 64 % Say it's dog friendly

  • 63 % Say there's holiday spirit

  • 57 % Say streets are well-lit

  • 56 % Say it's walkable to restaurants

  • 55 % Say kids play outside

  • 48 % Say they plan to stay for at least 5 years

  • 45 % Say neighbors are friendly

  • 36 % Say people would walk alone at night

  • 33 % Say it's quiet

  • 29 % Say parking is easy

  • 26 % Say there are community events

  • 23 % Say there's wildlife

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  • Grice475
    "Close to market.laundromat and bus stops to go walking or car also close to school kinder to high school"
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  • Trulia User
    "I lived here for 10 years. Not Very bad area, friendly different type of people. Buses running all day and cars and children and schools and stores to go to, even Donut store."
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  • Sandra M.
    "School, college, laundromats, stores , walking , neighbors, knowing where to go food places , and beaches, movies and parks the coliseum and shopping for clothes and our car washes shopping for furniture "
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  • Trulia User
    "City park after night events and after-school programs for kids available also shopping and market are closer to shop "
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  • Trulia User
    "do not walk at night . it is too dangerous , be inside by 9 . store owners a super friendly and parking isn’t easily found "
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  • Trulia User
    "fairs, after-school programs, parks, markets near, late night food and coffee. meeting areas to gather with friends, public transportation near by 24 hour availability. churches, biking, shopping with local shop keepers. 24 hour Laundromat, medical care close, bakeries, drug stores, ATM at most businesses "
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  • Trulia User
    "very culturally appreciated i felt so welcomed since i’ve been here, truly recommend this place , my #1 area"
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  • Trulia User
    "Dogs are usually well behaved or kept inside. Dogs are always welcome in this community. Sometimes people don’t pick after their dog"
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  • Trulia User
    "Very close to the alley and downtown staples center Santa Monica beaches and dodger stadium tacos are everywhere and raspados and elotes "
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  • Stephanie P.
    "getting dangerous. lots of mental illness issues spilled over from skid row. theft, random attacks. would not recommend. looking to leave asap!"
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  • Francisco T.
    "Ive lived in this neighborhood for about 11 years and it is a fairly good neighborhood that is near downtown , and transportation. There is however a bit of homeless , and graffiti . There also is sometimes robbery but this neighborhood is fairly good and its fun ! "
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  • Casey
    "Mainly warehouses so it’s not as loud. Close to USC campus so it’s becoming safer. There are a great deal of homeless however"
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  • Raneika K. B.
    "There is no grass for dogs to enjoy. People that walk their dogs clearly don’t care about the neighborhood because they don’t clean their dogs waste. "
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  • Prince_albert_5
    "My street it’s very traffic and noisy and my work street it’s very bad and unsafe and I hope I can move to some where very soon "
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  • Miss Kathy G.
    "all the neighborhood businesses maw and paw stores Food Market on Thursdays on South Central the festival every other year Jazz and Blues Festival"
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  • Erickh32376
    "Everything! It’s all a mess, streets here are not so safe when it’s dark. The rent is to high and I can barely afford any money to pay for my rent."
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  • Phillip R.
    "no problem no more the usual. near the bus and schools. an after school program near by. no break ins that i heard of. no vandalism. graffiti yes trash yes. i lived here 10 years."
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  • Rebelgiant
    "I own a car so I drive. But there are plenty of transportation systems like the buses metro and trains."
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  • Joel G.
    "The grocery store is very close by, the train station is very close by and a parking garage is right across the street."
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  • Anzavelascolol
    "Well the newbies get to get to know more about the neighbors and the neighbors are really caring. "
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