Venice, Marina Del Rey, Culver city areas are all not bad. Santa Monica is one of the most expensive areas in the country, though, so just be aware of that. Ven

Venice, Marina Del Rey, Culver city areas are all not bad. Santa Monica is one of the most expensive areas in the country, though, so just be aware of that. Venice cheaper, but since it's LA, that's still gonna be up there in terms of rent/housing. I can't give any more info, since I personally stick to downtown, hollywood, silver lake, and north hollywood (in other words, far away from the west side).