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Fairfax vs Hollywood
Fairfax and Hollywood are official neighborhoods in Los Angeles. Hollywood leads safety (10 vs 5). Hollywood leads walk. Hollywood has the lower ACS median rent ($1,961).
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · LAPD Oct 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
| 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 |
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
Scores are relative among official Los Angeles neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.