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Fairfax vs Los Feliz
Fairfax and Los Feliz are two official neighborhoods in Los Angeles. Los Feliz is the calmer Part I map (71 vs 5). Walk is a wash (8 vs 9). Los Feliz has the lower ACS median ($2,142).
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 | Los Feliz |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 5 | 71 |
| Schools | 43 | 67 |
| Walk | 8 | 9 |
| Cost fit | 86 | 100 |
| Vibe | 15 | 14 |
| Median rent | $2,896 | $2,142 |
| Median home | $1,838,776 | $1,655,482 |
| Population | 15,570 | 32,674 |
| Commute to Downtown | 28 min | 42 min |
| Commute to Westside | 19 min | 20 min |
| Commute to Hollywood | 14 min | 14 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Fairfax | Los Feliz |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 75% | 76% |
| Median age | 38.2 | 38.2 |
| Median income | $119K | $113K |
| Part I per 1k | 46.1 | 16.5 |
| Groceries / 800m | 8 | 7 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 52 | 65 |
| Parks / 800m | 5 | 1 |
| 311 last 14 days | 282 | 724 |
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. Los Feliz is 11% 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 shorter ride to Downtown is the point. 28 vs 42 minutes to Downtown. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Los Feliz if the quieter map matters more than the scene and the rent gap is the point. Safety is 71 vs 5. ACS median rent is $2,142 vs $2,896. Schools score 67 vs 43. 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
Los Feliz
Griffith Park at the north edge, Hillhurst cafes, and a village that still walks after dark. Eastside default for people who want hills and a grocery.
$2,142 median rent · safety 71 · walk 9
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Fairfax or Los Feliz?
Los Feliz is the lower ACS median: $2,896 vs $2,142. About 76% rent in Los Feliz vs 75% in Fairfax. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Fairfax more walkable than Los Feliz?
Walk is basically a tie (8 vs 9). Count groceries if you care: 8 in Fairfax vs 7 in Los Feliz, inside 800 meters.
Which is safer on this map, Fairfax or Los Feliz?
Los Feliz is the calmer Part I read (71 vs 5). Combined rate 16.5 vs 46.1 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Fairfax or Los Feliz?
Los Feliz leads the school axis (67 vs 43). Nearby rating is 7.4 / 10 vs 6.4 / 10. Median age 38.2 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, 42 from Los Feliz. Fairfax is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Fairfax or Los Feliz: 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.