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Atwater Village vs Highland Park
Atwater Village and Highland Park are two official neighborhoods in Los Angeles. Highland Park is the calmer Part I map (76 vs 62). Highland Park wins the errand count. Highland Park has the lower ACS median ($1,851).
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · LAPD Oct 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
Scores
Fit axes among official Los Angeles neighborhoods.
| Axis | Atwater Village | Highland Park |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 62 | 76 |
| Schools | 52 | 38 |
| Walk | 3 | 25 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 8 | 19 |
| Median rent | $2,311 | $1,851 |
| Median home | $1,206,508 | $1,003,228 |
| Population | 10,265 | 48,167 |
| Commute to Downtown | 38 min | 29 min |
| Commute to Westside | 29 min | 41 min |
| Commute to Hollywood | 19 min | 30 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Atwater Village | Highland Park |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 65% | 61% |
| Median age | 41.3 | 38.5 |
| Median income | $102K | $91K |
| Part I per 1k | 21.3 | 14.5 |
| Groceries / 800m | 7 | 20 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 33 | 100 |
| Parks / 800m | 8 | 22 |
| 311 last 14 days | 262 | 918 |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Los Angeles city. Up 62% since 2014. Atwater is 20% above the 2024 city median. Highland is 4% below the 2024 city median.
Overlapping 5-year ACS windows (B25064), not asking rent. Census does not publish a rent series for each official neighborhood, so the line is the city place. Dashed marks are each area’s ACS 2024 median.
Which to pick
The same numbers as the table, in sentences. Nobody wins the city.
Pick Atwater Village if the school rating nearby is the point. Schools score 52 vs 38. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Highland Park if you want the errands on foot and the rent gap is the point. Walk is 25 vs 3. ACS median rent is $1,851 vs $2,311. Safety is 76 vs 62. Read both pages before you decide.
Atwater Village
A small commercial strip, the river on the east, and Glendale in walking distance. Quiet eastside that stayed a village.
$2,311 median rent · safety 62 · walk 3
Highland Park
York Boulevard, craftsman houses, and a Gold Line stop. Northeast that gentrified without becoming a postcard.
$1,851 median rent · safety 76 · walk 25
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Atwater Village or Highland Park?
Highland Park is the lower ACS median: $2,311 vs $1,851. About 61% rent in Highland Park vs 65% in Atwater Village. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Atwater Village more walkable than Highland Park?
Highland Park wins the errand count (walk 3 vs 25). Groceries inside 800 meters: 7 vs 20. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Atwater Village or Highland Park?
Highland Park is the calmer Part I read (76 vs 62). Combined rate 14.5 vs 21.3 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Atwater Village or Highland Park?
Atwater Village leads the school axis (52 vs 38). Nearby rating is 6.8 / 10 vs 6.2 / 10. Median age 41.3 vs 38.5. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
38 minutes from Atwater Village to Downtown, 29 from Highland Park. Highland Park is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Atwater Village or Highland Park: East Hollywood. Thai Town, Little Armenia, and the Red Line. Density without the Hollywood Boulevard circus.
Atwater Village vs East HollywoodHighland Park vs East Hollywood
Scores are relative among official Los Angeles neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.