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Brentwood vs Westwood
Brentwood and Westwood are two official neighborhoods in Los Angeles. Westwood is the calmer Part I map (100 vs 95). Westwood wins the errand count. Westwood has the lower ACS median ($2,746).
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 | Westwood |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 95 | 100 |
| Schools | 100 | 86 |
| Walk | 17 | 36 |
| Cost fit | 85 | 91 |
| Vibe | 27 | 43 |
| Median rent | $2,944 | $2,746 |
| Median home | $1,827,541 | $1,627,095 |
| Population | 33,549 | 55,668 |
| Commute to Downtown | 51 min | 42 min |
| Commute to Westside | 15 min | 6 min |
| Commute to Hollywood | 23 min | 16 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Brentwood | Westwood |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 48% | 67% |
| Median age | 41.6 | 32.6 |
| Median income | $179K | $94K |
| Part I per 1k | 10.5 | 9.5 |
| Groceries / 800m | 5 | 20 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 68 | 118 |
| Parks / 800m | 63 | 46 |
| 311 last 14 days | 495 | 629 |
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. Wwood is 42% 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. Schools score 100 vs 86. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Westwood if you want the errands on foot and you want the cafes and the night. Walk is 36 vs 17. Vibe is 43 vs 27. 42 vs 51 minutes to Downtown. 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
Westwood
UCLA at the north edge, a village that still walks, and rentals that outnumber the houses. The westside that still has a bus.
$2,746 median rent · safety 100 · walk 36
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Brentwood or Westwood?
Westwood is the lower ACS median: $2,944 vs $2,746. About 67% rent in Westwood vs 48% in Brentwood. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Brentwood more walkable than Westwood?
Westwood wins the errand count (walk 17 vs 36). Groceries inside 800 meters: 5 vs 20. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Brentwood or Westwood?
Westwood is the calmer Part I read (100 vs 95). Combined rate 9.5 vs 10.5 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Brentwood or Westwood?
Brentwood leads the school axis (100 vs 86). Nearby rating is 8.8 / 10 vs 8.2 / 10. Median age 41.6 vs 32.6. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
51 minutes from Brentwood to Downtown, 42 from Westwood. Westwood is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Brentwood or Westwood: Sawtelle. Little Osaka, Sawtelle Boulevard, and the 405 in earshot. Westside food without Brentwood prices.
Scores are relative among official Los Angeles neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.