Silver Lake
Silver Lake is the eastside neighborhood that turned a reservoir walk into a personality. Indie venues like the Echo and Echoplex still book the bands your Spotify Discover thinks you found first, and natural-wine bars on Sunset have collectively decided pet-nat is a love language. The honest tradeoff: rent reflects the cachet, parking is a contact sport, and everyone within a six-block radius of Silverlake Pour Co. is in a band, between bands, or quietly producing one. Bring opinions about coffee, sourdough, and analog synths. Date-night verdict: walkable enough to bail gracefully, scenic enough to stay.
Silver Lake by the numbers
Silver Lake is close to balanced, about 51% men to 49% women.
Median individual income in Silver Lake is about $45,300.
California registers voters by party, and where Silver Lake sits the largest bloc is Democratic: about 51% Democratic, 23% no-party-preference, and just 19% Republican.
The median renter in Silver Lake pays about $1,930 a month.
A market-rate one-bedroom in Silver Lake asks about $2,320 a month.
About 23,600 Silver Lake residents ages 22 to 50 are single.
Local date spots
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Family Arcade LA/ Family Amusement Corporation
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The Black Cat
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Edendale Restaurant and Bar
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Michelangelo Ristorante
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Botanica Restaurant and Market
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The Semi-Tropic
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4100 Bar
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Cha Cha Lounge
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Lyric Hyperion Theater & Cafe
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Bar Flores
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The Thirsty Crow
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Barbrix Wine Shop and Restaurant
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The Silverlake Lounge
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Bacetti Trattoria