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Fairfax vs Hancock Park
Fairfax and Hancock Park are two official neighborhoods in Los Angeles. Hancock Park is the calmer Part I map (52 vs 5). Fairfax wins the errand count. Hancock Park has the lower ACS median ($2,880).
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 | Fairfax | Hancock Park |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 5 | 52 |
| Schools | 43 | 95 |
| Walk | 8 | 0 |
| Cost fit | 86 | 87 |
| Vibe | 15 | 0 |
| Median rent | $2,896 | $2,880 |
| Median home | $1,838,776 | $1,955,191 |
| Population | 15,570 | 11,798 |
| Commute to Downtown | 28 min | 24 min |
| Commute to Westside | 19 min | 24 min |
| Commute to Hollywood | 14 min | 22 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Fairfax | Hancock Park |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 75% | 60% |
| Median age | 38.2 | 41.4 |
| Median income | $119K | $155K |
| Part I per 1k | 46.1 | 23.7 |
| Groceries / 800m | 8 | 2 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 52 | 46 |
| Parks / 800m | 5 | 0 |
| 311 last 14 days | 282 | 186 |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Los Angeles city. Up 62% since 2014. Fairfax is 50% above the 2024 city median. Hancock is 49% 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 Fairfax if you want the cafes and the night and you want the errands on foot. Vibe is 15 vs 0. Walk is 8 vs 0. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Hancock Park if the school rating nearby is the point and the quieter map matters more than the scene. Schools score 95 vs 43. Safety is 52 vs 5. Hancock Park is tagged family on this map; Fairfax is not. Read both pages before you decide.
Fairfax
Melrose, Canter’s, and a district that still has a nightlife strip. Compact, central, and not cheap.
$2,896 median rent · safety 5 · walk 8
Hancock Park
Windsor Square houses, Larchmont Village, and a median that prices like the westside. Central, quiet, and not trying to be a scene.
$2,880 median rent · safety 52 · walk 0
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Fairfax or Hancock Park?
Hancock Park is the lower ACS median: $2,896 vs $2,880. About 60% rent in Hancock Park vs 75% in Fairfax. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Fairfax more walkable than Hancock Park?
Fairfax wins the errand count (walk 8 vs 0). Groceries inside 800 meters: 8 vs 2. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Fairfax or Hancock Park?
Hancock Park is the calmer Part I read (52 vs 5). Combined rate 23.7 vs 46.1 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Fairfax or Hancock Park?
Hancock Park leads the school axis (95 vs 43). Nearby rating is 8.6 / 10 vs 6.4 / 10. Median age 41.4 vs 38.2. Fairfax has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
28 minutes from Fairfax to Downtown, 24 from Hancock Park. Hancock Park is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Fairfax or Hancock Park: 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.
Scores are relative among official Los Angeles neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.