Apartments for Rent in Beverly Hills, CA

What is it really like to rent in Beverly Hills?

Updated June 2026

Beverly Hills is a separate city entirely — not a neighborhood of Los Angeles, though it sits surrounded by it. That distinction matters practically: it has its own police department, its own public schools (Beverly Hills Unified), its own municipal services, and critically, its own Rent Stabilization Ordinance that operates independently of the LA RSO. For a renter, that means you are dealing with a different regulatory framework, different lease requirements, and a different set of landlord obligations than you would encounter in Koreatown or Hollywood.

The rental market here splits into two very different experiences. The flats — the streets south of Sunset and north of Olympic, laid out in a grid between Beverly and Doheny — contain most of the city’s apartment buildings. These include pre-war courtyard buildings on streets like Reeves Drive and Maple Drive alongside newer mid-rise developments. Walk Score in this part of the city reaches into the high 70s to mid-80s, with grocery stores, cafes, and Rodeo Drive shops within reach on foot. The Beverly Hills Triangle (Rodeo, Wilshire, Santa Monica Blvd) is genuinely walkable from most addresses in the flats. The hillside streets north of Sunset are almost exclusively single-family homes.

Rent is noticeably higher than most of LA, and the range is genuinely wide. Studios at the lower end of the market run around $2,000–$2,200 per month. A one-bedroom in a well-maintained older building typically costs $3,200–$4,500. Two-bedrooms in luxury buildings — and Beverly Hills has many — commonly run $6,000–$10,000 and above. The market data from early 2026 shows a median one-bedroom around $3,500 and median two-bedroom around $6,000, with high-end units pushing well past those numbers. If a listing you find elsewhere shows a Beverly Hills studio at $1,500, verify it carefully — that price does not reflect this market.

Beverly Hills rent stabilization is worth understanding before you sign. The city’s RSO covers most rental units in buildings with a certificate of occupancy issued before February 1, 1995. Two categories apply: buildings constructed before September 20, 1978 (with original rents of $600 or less) are regulated under an older, more restrictive chapter; all other covered units allow annual increases of the greater of 3% or local CPI, with the 2025–2026 maximum set at 3%. Just cause eviction protections also apply to covered units. Beverly Hills’ tenant protections have historically been stronger in practice than the City of LA’s RSO for buildings that fall under them.

The ZIP codes you will encounter most when searching Beverly Hills apartments are 90210 (the hillside addresses and parts of the flats north of Santa Monica Blvd, the city’s most recognized ZIP), 90211 (the central residential flats, roughly between Santa Monica Blvd and Olympic), and 90212 (the southern flats and the commercial stretch near Wilshire). Most apartment buildings are concentrated in 90211 and 90212. A 90210 address that shows up on a rental listing is frequently a hillside property or a building on the northern residential grid — confirm the walkability characteristics before assuming the same street-level convenience as the Triangle area.

Commuting from Beverly Hills is straightforward by car — Century City is a five-minute drive, West Hollywood a ten-minute drive, and DTLA about 25–35 minutes on the 10 freeway. By transit, the Metro E Line (Expo Line) runs east-west along Exposition Blvd south of Beverly Hills and the Big Blue Bus routes connect parts of the flats to the Westside. Realistically, most Beverly Hills renters drive. The Beverly Hills Unified School District covers the city’s public schools — Beverly Hills High School (grades 9–12, on Moreno Drive) and El Rodeo (K–5), Hawthorne (K–5), and Beverly Vista (K–5) as the elementary schools. For renters with school-age children this is frequently a primary factor in their search, since Beverly Hills USD consistently outperforms the LA Unified district.

Parking in Beverly Hills apartments varies significantly by building. Older courtyard buildings on the flats often include one assigned space in a carport or detached garage; newer mid-rise buildings typically have structured parking with assigned spaces included at or near the rent price. Street parking in the flats is residential-permit and generally available overnight for residents. Beverly Hills does not have the same acute parking shortage that Koreatown has — but if you have multiple vehicles, verify the building’s situation before signing. Large luxury buildings often offer valet parking services for residents, which is not something you will find at most price points in the rest of LA.

For renters comparing Beverly Hills to adjacent areas: West Hollywood (to the east) offers lower rents for comparable unit sizes, a denser nightlife and restaurant scene, and a similar level of walkability, but without the same school district quality or the same prestige address. Century City (technically within the City of LA, immediately south) is a hub for office workers and has newer high-rise residential buildings at similar or slightly lower price points. Culver City, further south, offers significantly lower rents and its own arts scene. The decision to rent in Beverly Hills versus these adjacent areas usually comes down to schools, the specific lifestyle of the Beverly Hills flats, or a specific building that does not have an equivalent elsewhere.