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Hancock Park vs Westwood
Hancock Park and Westwood are two official neighborhoods in Los Angeles. Westwood is the calmer Part I map (100 vs 52). Westwood wins the errand count. Westwood has the lower ACS median ($2,746).
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 | Hancock Park | Westwood |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 52 | 100 |
| Schools | 95 | 86 |
| Walk | 0 | 36 |
| Cost fit | 87 | 91 |
| Vibe | 0 | 43 |
| Median rent | $2,880 | $2,746 |
| Median home | $1,955,191 | $1,627,095 |
| Population | 11,798 | 55,668 |
| Commute to Downtown | 24 min | 42 min |
| Commute to Westside | 24 min | 6 min |
| Commute to Hollywood | 22 min | 16 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Hancock Park | Westwood |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 60% | 67% |
| Median age | 41.4 | 32.6 |
| Median income | $155K | $94K |
| Part I per 1k | 23.7 | 9.5 |
| Groceries / 800m | 2 | 20 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 46 | 118 |
| Parks / 800m | 0 | 46 |
| 311 last 14 days | 186 | 629 |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Los Angeles city. Up 62% since 2014. Hancock is 49% above the 2024 city median. Wwood is 42% 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 Hancock Park if the shorter ride to Downtown is the point and the school rating nearby is the point. 24 vs 42 minutes to Downtown. Schools score 95 vs 86. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Westwood if the quieter map matters more than the scene and you want the cafes and the night. Safety is 100 vs 52. Vibe is 43 vs 0. Walk is 36 vs 0. Read both pages before you decide.
Hancock Park
Windsor Square houses, Larchmont Village, and a median that prices like the westside. Central, quiet, and not trying to be a scene.
$2,880 median rent · safety 52 · walk 0
Westwood
UCLA at the north edge, a village that still walks, and rentals that outnumber the houses. The westside that still has a bus.
$2,746 median rent · safety 100 · walk 36
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Hancock Park or Westwood?
Westwood is the lower ACS median: $2,880 vs $2,746. About 67% rent in Westwood vs 60% in Hancock Park. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Hancock Park more walkable than Westwood?
Westwood wins the errand count (walk 0 vs 36). Groceries inside 800 meters: 2 vs 20. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Hancock Park or Westwood?
Westwood is the calmer Part I read (100 vs 52). Combined rate 9.5 vs 23.7 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Hancock Park or Westwood?
Hancock Park leads the school axis (95 vs 86). Nearby rating is 8.6 / 10 vs 8.2 / 10. Median age 41.4 vs 32.6. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
24 minutes from Hancock Park to Downtown, 42 from Westwood. Hancock Park is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Hancock Park or Westwood: Fairfax. Melrose, Canter’s, and a district that still has a nightlife strip. Compact, central, and not cheap.
Scores are relative among official Los Angeles neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.