Why Choose Sober Living Near Santa Monica?
A short move inland can bring a fresh perspective. Sober living near Santa Monica offers a steadier daily rhythm while keeping work, family, the coast, and outpatient care close by.
Transportation: The Metro E Line runs directly from Downtown Santa Monica to La Cienega/Jefferson, near Design for Recovery, with no transfers needed. Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus serves the city, and I-10 connects east toward our homes.
Typical drive from Santa Monica to Design for Recovery: About 12 minutes
Our Impact

Why Choose Design for Recovery?
Design for Recovery provides men with a structured environment where recovery, accountability, and independence are part of everyday life.
Our homes are built around consistent routines, peer support, mentorship, and practical responsibilities that help residents continue progressing after treatment.
Residents can receive support with employment, life skills, financial responsibility, family relationships, recovery participation, and medication monitoring. One-on-one mentorship and a recovery-focused community provide additional accountability along the way.
Our admissions team begins by understanding each resident's situation and helping them prepare for the transition into sober living. From move-in through the next stage of recovery, residents are encouraged to build the habits, confidence, and skills needed for greater independence.
Design for Recovery provides non-clinical sober living. If you are still experiencing withdrawal symptoms, appropriate supervision should come first.
Take a Look Inside Our Sober Living Homes
Life at Design for Recovery is built around consistency, but no two days look exactly the same. Residents are encouraged to create routines that support their recovery while continuing to move forward with work, education, outpatient treatment, and other personal goals.
Community Services That Support Recovery
Santa Monica-area residents have access to a range of community services that can support long-term recovery.
Community & Social Services
| Westside Food Bank | |
| 1710 22nd St, Santa Monica, CA 90404 | |
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Recovery Support Resources in Santa Monica
Note: If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 911. For a mental health or substance use crisis, call or text 988. For help finding treatment, SAMHSA's National Helpline is free and confidential, 24/7, at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).
Sober Living Cost Near Santa Monica
If you're considering sober living near Santa Monica, understanding the monthly cost can help you plan for the transition from treatment while maintaining work, family, and other responsibilities in the area.
At Design for Recovery, monthly rates range from $2,500 to $4,500, depending on the home and room arrangement.
Residents follow a standard monthly billing cycle, and the monthly rate includes utilities, Wi-Fi, laundry, parking, house and cleaning supplies, and furnishings. Residents also have access to a food pantry stocked with basic staples.
For current availability and pricing for homes near Santa Monica, contact our admissions team.
Recovery Looks Different for Everyone
Recovery doesn't follow a template. Some Santa Monica men come to us after residential treatment, others after detox, and others when they want more structure while working, attending outpatient care, or staying close to the people they love.
Whatever brought you to this point, the next stretch can be steadier. Recovery is built one day at a time, with a community that's in it with you.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Metro E Line runs straight from Downtown Santa Monica to La Cienega/Jefferson, near our homes, with no transfers.
About 15 to 20 minutes along I-10, so staying connected to work and life in Santa Monica is easy.
Yes. Many residents keep working while they live with us, and house routines are built to fit around real work schedules.
Often, yes. Availability shifts from house to house, so the fastest way to find out is to call our admissions team.
Monthly rates range from $2,500 to $4,500, depending on the home and room arrangement. The rate includes utilities, Wi-Fi, laundry, parking, house and cleaning supplies, furnishings, and access to a pantry of basic staples.
Yes. Residents learn practical money skills like budgeting and saving, building habits that hold up once they move on from sober living.
Explore Sober Living Near Santa Monica
If you're looking for sober living outside of Santa Monica, Design for Recovery also serves men in nearby communities. Exploring other locations can help you find a home that fits your work, family, treatment, and recovery needs.
- Calabasas (13.3 Miles Away)
- Camarillo (34.3 Miles Away)
- Carson (17.3 Miles Away)
- Cerritos (26.5 Miles Away)
- Chatsworth (18.0 Miles Away)
- Chino (45.9 Miles Away)
- Chino Hills (43.5 Miles Away)
- City of Industry (30.5 Miles Away)
- Claremont (44.6 Miles Away)
- Commerce (19.0 Miles Away)
- Compton (17.3 Miles Away)
- Costa Mesa (41.4 Miles Away)
- Covina (34.8 Miles Away)
- Cudahy (17.9 Miles Away)
- Culver City (5.5 Miles Away)
- Cypress (29.3 Miles Away)
- La Cañada Flintridge (21.4 Miles Away)
- La Habra (31.7 Miles Away)
- La Habra Heights (31.2 Miles Away)
- La Mirada (28.2 Miles Away)
- La Palma (28.0 Miles Away)
- La Puente (31.0 Miles Away)
- La Verne (41.9 Miles Away)
- Lakewood (23.4 Miles Away)
- Lawndale (11.7 Miles Away)
- Lomita (18.2 Miles Away)
- Long Beach (23.9 Miles Away)
- Los Alamitos (28.1 Miles Away)
- Lynwood (17.0 Miles Away)
- San Dimas (39.7 Miles Away)
- San Fernando (18.9 Miles Away)
- San Fernando Valley (12.2 Miles Away)
- San Gabriel (22.8 Miles Away)
- San Marino (23.3 Miles Away)
- San Pedro (22.2 Miles Away)
- Santa Ana (40.2 Miles Away)
- Santa Clarita (26.4 Miles Away)
- Santa Fe Springs (23.7 Miles Away)
- Seal Beach (29.0 Miles Away)
- Sherman Oaks (9.9 Miles Away)
- Sierra Madre (27.2 Miles Away)
- Signal Hill (23.5 Miles Away)
- Silver Lake (13.4 Miles Away)
- Simi Valley (24.3 Miles Away)
- South El Monte (25.6 Miles Away)
- South Gate (16.5 Miles Away)
- South Pasadena (20.8 Miles Away)
- Stanton (32.0 Miles Away)
- Studio City (10.6 Miles Away)
- Sylmar (20.0 Miles Away)





