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Fairfax vs Palms
Fairfax and Palms are official neighborhoods in Los Angeles. Palms leads safety (86 vs 5). Palms leads walk. Palms has the lower ACS median rent ($2,316).
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · LAPD Oct 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
| Axis | Fairfax | Palms |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 5 | 86 |
| Schools | 43 | 67 |
| Walk | 8 | 22 |
| Cost fit | 86 | 100 |
| Vibe | 15 | 17 |
| Median rent | $2,896 | $2,316 |
| Median home | $1,838,776 | $1,208,580 |
| Population | 15,570 | 43,219 |
| Commute to Downtown | 28 min | 36 min |
| Commute to Westside | 19 min | 15 min |
| Commute to Hollywood | 14 min | 20 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
Palms
Rentals, the Expo Line, and a westside zip that still has a grocery you can walk to. The practical neighbor of Mar Vista.
$2,316 median rent · safety 86 · walk 22
Scores are relative among official Los Angeles neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.