The Cheapest Mansion in GTA Online A Safehouse in the Hills — Is It Worth Your Money?
GTA Online’s A Safehouse in the Hills is live, unlocking three buyable mansions across Los Santos: Tongva Estate, the Vinewood Residence, and Richman Villa. Each offers distinct perks and pitfalls—but which one gets you into luxury living for the least GTA$?
Rockstar just flipped the switch on GTA Online's new A Safehouse in the Hills DLC, and yes, it comes with three mansions you can actually buy. If you just want the cheapest ticket into the good life without turning your bank account into a crater, here’s the one to look at and what you’re signing up for.
The quick answer: Tongva Estate is the budget buy
- Base price: $11,500,000 (or $9,500,000 if you finished the New Listings mission by December 7)
- Upgrades: Same options and prices as the other mansions; fully loaded total lands at $18,360,000, or $16,360,000 with that New Listings discount
- Comparison: The other two spots — Vinewood Residence and Richman Villa — still push the total purchase over $19 million
- Where it is: Tongva Hills, on the northwest side of the map, just south of Fort Zancudo, perched up high
- Fun context: This is Devin Weston’s pad from GTA 5, and it ties into the final mission path known as Deathwish
Why Tongva Estate makes sense
The biggest win is simple math. Since all three mansions share the exact same set of optional upgrades at the exact same prices, buying the cheapest base property means your tricked-out total will still undercut the others. If you snagged the New Listings discount by December 7, that gap gets even nicer.
Location-wise, it’s quiet. Tongva Hills is out of the downtown mess, so you get fewer random drive-bys, a killer view over the city, and that feeling that you actually escaped Los Santos for once. If you like to log in and not immediately be a PvP magnet, this place helps with that. And if you enjoy a good lore nod, living in the former house of GTA 5’s favorite corporate villain is a neat little deep cut.
Where it bites back
The catch is distance. Most activity in GTA Online still funnels you into Los Santos, and the Tongva Estate is... not in Los Santos. Expect more travel time, more back-and-forth, and the occasional sketchy hill drive if you insist on whipping supercars up there. This is exactly where Vinewood Residence and Richman Villa earn their higher price tags: both sit closer to the city and offer cleaner, faster routes in and out.
Bottom line
If you want the cheapest mansion without sacrificing upgrade options, Tongva Estate is the sensible pick. You get the view, the quiet, and the GTA 5 connection, all for less GTA$ than the other two. Just know you’re trading convenience for cost — if commuting to jobs makes your eye twitch, Vinewood or Richman will make you happier, even if they make your wallet cry.
For the record
Game: GTA Online. Developer: Rockstar Games. Release date: October 1, 2013. Platforms: PS3, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.