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Fairfax vs Koreatown
Fairfax and Koreatown are two official neighborhoods in Los Angeles. Koreatown is the calmer Part I map (33 vs 5). Koreatown wins the errand count. Koreatown has the lower ACS median ($1,762).
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 | Koreatown |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 5 | 33 |
| Schools | 43 | 19 |
| Walk | 8 | 55 |
| Cost fit | 86 | 100 |
| Vibe | 15 | 51 |
| Median rent | $2,896 | $1,762 |
| Median home | $1,838,776 | $816,791 |
| Population | 15,570 | 101,602 |
| Commute to Downtown | 28 min | 15 min |
| Commute to Westside | 19 min | 32 min |
| Commute to Hollywood | 14 min | 25 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Fairfax | Koreatown |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 75% | 93% |
| Median age | 38.2 | 36.2 |
| Median income | $119K | $56K |
| Part I per 1k | 46.1 | 26.2 |
| Groceries / 800m | 8 | 35 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 52 | 199 |
| Parks / 800m | 5 | 25 |
| 311 last 14 days | 282 | 1,720 |
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. K-Town is 9% 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 Fairfax if the school rating nearby is the point. Schools score 43 vs 19. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Koreatown if you want the errands on foot and the rent gap is the point. Walk is 55 vs 8. ACS median rent is $1,762 vs $2,896. Vibe is 51 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
Koreatown
24-hour food, the Purple Line, and the densest rentals in the subset. Walkable central LA that still has a nightlife clock.
$1,762 median rent · safety 33 · walk 55
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Fairfax or Koreatown?
Koreatown is the lower ACS median: $2,896 vs $1,762. About 93% rent in Koreatown vs 75% in Fairfax. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Fairfax more walkable than Koreatown?
Koreatown wins the errand count (walk 8 vs 55). Groceries inside 800 meters: 8 vs 35. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Fairfax or Koreatown?
Koreatown is the calmer Part I read (33 vs 5). Combined rate 26.2 vs 46.1 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Fairfax or Koreatown?
Fairfax leads the school axis (43 vs 19). Nearby rating is 6.4 / 10 vs 5.4 / 10. Median age 38.2 vs 36.2. Koreatown has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
28 minutes from Fairfax to Downtown, 15 from Koreatown. Koreatown is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Fairfax or Koreatown: 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.