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Brentwood vs Hollywood
Brentwood and Hollywood are two official neighborhoods in Los Angeles. Brentwood is the calmer Part I map (95 vs 10). Hollywood wins the errand count. Hollywood has the lower ACS median ($1,961).
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 | Brentwood | Hollywood |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 95 | 10 |
| Schools | 100 | 10 |
| Walk | 17 | 55 |
| Cost fit | 85 | 100 |
| Vibe | 27 | 47 |
| Median rent | $2,944 | $1,961 |
| Median home | $1,827,541 | $1,257,688 |
| Population | 33,549 | 78,077 |
| Commute to Downtown | 51 min | 34 min |
| Commute to Westside | 15 min | 16 min |
| Commute to Hollywood | 23 min | 6 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Brentwood | Hollywood |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 48% | 91% |
| Median age | 41.6 | 35.7 |
| Median income | $179K | $70K |
| Part I per 1k | 10.5 | 43.2 |
| Groceries / 800m | 5 | 37 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 68 | 203 |
| Parks / 800m | 63 | 24 |
| 311 last 14 days | 495 | 1,365 |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Los Angeles city. Up 62% since 2014. Brent is 52% above the 2024 city median. Hwood is 1% above 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 Brentwood if the school rating nearby is the point and the quieter map matters more than the scene. Schools score 100 vs 10. Safety is 95 vs 10. Brentwood is tagged family on this map; Hollywood is not. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Hollywood if the rent gap is the point and you want the errands on foot. ACS median rent is $1,961 vs $2,944. Walk is 55 vs 17. Vibe is 47 vs 27. Read both pages before you decide.
Brentwood
San Vicente, school runs, and a median home that assumes you already made it. Quiet westside, on purpose.
$2,944 median rent · safety 95 · walk 17
Hollywood
The Boulevard, the clubs, and a lot of visitors in the crime file. Nightlife is the product; the residential streets are quieter than the postcard.
$1,961 median rent · safety 10 · walk 55
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Brentwood or Hollywood?
Hollywood is the lower ACS median: $2,944 vs $1,961. About 91% rent in Hollywood vs 48% in Brentwood. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Brentwood more walkable than Hollywood?
Hollywood wins the errand count (walk 17 vs 55). Groceries inside 800 meters: 5 vs 37. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Brentwood or Hollywood?
Brentwood is the calmer Part I read (95 vs 10). Combined rate 10.5 vs 43.2 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Brentwood or Hollywood?
Brentwood leads the school axis (100 vs 10). Nearby rating is 8.8 / 10 vs 5.0 / 10. Median age 41.6 vs 35.7. Hollywood has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
51 minutes from Brentwood to Downtown, 34 from Hollywood. Hollywood is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Brentwood or Hollywood: Westwood. UCLA at the north edge, a village that still walks, and rentals that outnumber the houses. The westside that still has a bus.
Scores are relative among official Los Angeles neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.