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Between Zillow and Trulia, I'm seeing ~60 units in that price range in LA on ~8,000 listings (assuming no duplication). Hitting Craigslist, where I'd expect mo
by parrellel 8y ago
Between Zillow and Trulia, I'm seeing ~60 units in that price range in LA on ~8,000 listings (assuming no duplication). Hitting Craigslist, where I'd expect most of them are, I'm seeing ~100 within 8 miles of central LA. Most of them look like spare rooms.
The census tells me there are ~800,000 people in LA at or around the poverty line. The LA times tells me there are ~50,000 homeless people wondering around.
Now, I don't live anywhere near LA, but the base numbers here make me think that when people say there's a major housing problem, they're telling the truth.
Again, this is just to my satisfaction, but I have looked a little more than just relying on anecdotes.
- seanmcdirmid 8y agoCalifornia is more than LA, and the poverty rate in LA is not as bad as the more rural areas of California. A lot of California’s poverty comes from migrants.
- gamblor956 8y agoThe type of units that cater to people on very low budgets don't usually get posted to the web. You find them by walking the neighborhoods and seeing "For Rent" signs. On my last run, I saw a few dozen for-rent signs in one lower-income neighborhood near downtown, with rents ranging from $250 to $650. Almost none of them are solo units--you'd have roommates--but you'd have decent housing, close to transportation and work.