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East Hollywood vs Highland Park
East Hollywood and Highland Park are two official neighborhoods in Los Angeles. Highland Park is the calmer Part I map (76 vs 43). East Hollywood wins the errand count. East Hollywood has the lower ACS median ($1,696).
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 | East Hollywood | Highland Park |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 43 | 76 |
| Schools | 14 | 38 |
| Walk | 42 | 25 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 26 | 19 |
| Median rent | $1,696 | $1,851 |
| Median home | $1,056,591 | $1,003,228 |
| Population | 61,794 | 48,167 |
| Commute to Downtown | 29 min | 29 min |
| Commute to Westside | 27 min | 41 min |
| Commute to Hollywood | 16 min | 30 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | East Hollywood | Highland Park |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 93% | 61% |
| Median age | 37.6 | 38.5 |
| Median income | $58K | $91K |
| Part I per 1k | 25.7 | 14.5 |
| Groceries / 800m | 35 | 20 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 157 | 100 |
| Parks / 800m | 31 | 22 |
| 311 last 14 days | 1,401 | 918 |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Los Angeles city. Up 62% since 2014. E Hwood is 12% below 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 East Hollywood if you want the errands on foot and the rent gap is the point. Walk is 42 vs 25. ACS median rent is $1,696 vs $1,851. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Highland Park if the quieter map matters more than the scene and the school rating nearby is the point. Safety is 76 vs 43. Schools score 38 vs 14. Read both pages before you decide.
East Hollywood
Thai Town, Little Armenia, and the Red Line. Density without the Hollywood Boulevard circus.
$1,696 median rent · safety 43 · walk 42
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, East Hollywood or Highland Park?
East Hollywood is the lower ACS median: $1,696 vs $1,851. About 93% rent in East Hollywood vs 61% in Highland Park. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is East Hollywood more walkable than Highland Park?
East Hollywood wins the errand count (walk 42 vs 25). Groceries inside 800 meters: 35 vs 20. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, East Hollywood or Highland Park?
Highland Park is the calmer Part I read (76 vs 43). Combined rate 14.5 vs 25.7 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, East Hollywood or Highland Park?
Highland Park leads the school axis (38 vs 14). Nearby rating is 6.2 / 10 vs 5.2 / 10. Median age 38.5 vs 37.6. East Hollywood has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
29 minutes from East Hollywood to Downtown, 29 from Highland Park. A wash on this estimate. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not East Hollywood or Highland Park: Atwater Village. A small commercial strip, the river on the east, and Glendale in walking distance. Quiet eastside that stayed a village.
East Hollywood vs Atwater VillageHighland Park vs Atwater Village
Scores are relative among official Los Angeles neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.