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Fairfax vs Hollywood
Fairfax and Hollywood are two official neighborhoods in Los Angeles. Hollywood is the calmer Part I map (10 vs 5). 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 | Fairfax | Hollywood |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 5 | 10 |
| Schools | 43 | 10 |
| Walk | 8 | 55 |
| Cost fit | 86 | 100 |
| Vibe | 15 | 47 |
| Median rent | $2,896 | $1,961 |
| Median home | $1,838,776 | $1,257,688 |
| Population | 15,570 | 78,077 |
| Commute to Downtown | 28 min | 34 min |
| Commute to Westside | 19 min | 16 min |
| Commute to Hollywood | 14 min | 6 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Fairfax | Hollywood |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 75% | 91% |
| Median age | 38.2 | 35.7 |
| Median income | $119K | $70K |
| Part I per 1k | 46.1 | 43.2 |
| Groceries / 800m | 8 | 37 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 52 | 203 |
| Parks / 800m | 5 | 24 |
| 311 last 14 days | 282 | 1,365 |
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. 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 Fairfax if the school rating nearby is the point and the shorter ride to Downtown is the point. Schools score 43 vs 10. 28 vs 34 minutes to Downtown. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Hollywood if you want the errands on foot and the rent gap is the point. Walk is 55 vs 8. ACS median rent is $1,961 vs $2,896. Vibe is 47 vs 15. 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
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, Fairfax or Hollywood?
Hollywood is the lower ACS median: $2,896 vs $1,961. About 91% rent in Hollywood vs 75% in Fairfax. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Fairfax more walkable than Hollywood?
Hollywood wins the errand count (walk 8 vs 55). Groceries inside 800 meters: 8 vs 37. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Fairfax or Hollywood?
Hollywood is the calmer Part I read (10 vs 5). Combined rate 43.2 vs 46.1 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Fairfax or Hollywood?
Fairfax leads the school axis (43 vs 10). Nearby rating is 6.4 / 10 vs 5.0 / 10. Median age 38.2 vs 35.7. Hollywood has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
28 minutes from Fairfax to Downtown, 34 from Hollywood. Fairfax is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Fairfax or Hollywood: Hancock Park. Windsor Square houses, Larchmont Village, and a median that prices like the westside. Central, quiet, and not trying to be a scene.
Scores are relative among official Los Angeles neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.