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Silver Lake, Los Angeles
Silver Lake sells at a median of $1,559,247 (Redfin, August 2026). Buyers pay for the reservoir, the architecture, and a century of film and civil rights history, four miles from Downtown.
The story runs from a reservoir rising in the hills in 1903 to the Meadow opening in 2011, with a Disney studio, modernist landmarks, and a protest that made history along the way. Plus what homes cost and rent for, an honest pros and cons list, houses on the market now, and three nearby alternatives: Echo Park, Los Feliz, and Atwater Village.
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The neighborhoods so far, newest first.
Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York City
Park Slope sells at a median of $1,939,064 (Redfin, August 2026). Buyers pay for 526 acres of Olmsted and Vaux parkland, the largest landmarked row house district in New York City, and subway rides of 20 minutes to Lower Manhattan and 31 minutes to Midtown.
Photo: Jeffrey O. Gustafson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Astoria, Queens, New York City
Astoria sells at a median of $790,000 (Redfin data, rolling three months through August 2026). Buyers pay for a 17 minute subway ride to Midtown, a 59 acre park, and the deepest bench of restaurants in Queens.
Photo: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Silver Lake, Los Angeles
Silver Lake sells at a median of $1,559,247 (Redfin, August 2026). Buyers pay for the reservoir, the architecture, and a century of film and civil rights history, four miles from Downtown.
Photo: Junkyardsparkle, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
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Or browse by kind of place: the famous names, the quiet bargains, the right fit for a particular life, and the occasional surprise.
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The neighborhoods that define their cities, and what it actually costs to live in them.
Hidden Gems
Under the radar places with a lot going for them and prices that have not caught up.
Best for a Specific Need
Families, first time buyers, car free living, retirees, remote workers, historic homes.
Wildcard
Comebacks, fastest changing blocks, the affordable pocket inside an expensive metro.