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Highland Park vs Hollywood
Highland Park and Hollywood are two official neighborhoods in Los Angeles. Highland Park is the calmer Part I map (76 vs 10). Hollywood wins the errand count. Highland Park has the lower ACS median ($1,851).
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 | Highland Park | Hollywood |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 76 | 10 |
| Schools | 38 | 10 |
| Walk | 25 | 55 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 19 | 47 |
| Median rent | $1,851 | $1,961 |
| Median home | $1,003,228 | $1,257,688 |
| Population | 48,167 | 78,077 |
| Commute to Downtown | 29 min | 34 min |
| Commute to Westside | 41 min | 16 min |
| Commute to Hollywood | 30 min | 6 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Highland Park | Hollywood |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 61% | 91% |
| Median age | 38.5 | 35.7 |
| Median income | $91K | $70K |
| Part I per 1k | 14.5 | 43.2 |
| Groceries / 800m | 20 | 37 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 100 | 203 |
| Parks / 800m | 22 | 24 |
| 311 last 14 days | 918 | 1,365 |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Los Angeles city. Up 62% since 2014. Highland is 4% below the 2024 city median. Hwood is 1% 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 Highland Park if the quieter map matters more than the scene and the school rating nearby is the point. Safety is 76 vs 10. Schools score 38 vs 10. ACS median rent is $1,851 vs $1,961. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Hollywood if you want the errands on foot and you want the cafes and the night. Walk is 55 vs 25. Vibe is 47 vs 19. Read both pages before you decide.
Highland Park
York Boulevard, craftsman houses, and a Gold Line stop. Northeast that gentrified without becoming a postcard.
$1,851 median rent · safety 76 · walk 25
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
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Highland Park or Hollywood?
Highland Park is the lower ACS median: $1,851 vs $1,961. About 61% rent in Highland Park vs 91% in Hollywood. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Highland Park more walkable than Hollywood?
Hollywood wins the errand count (walk 25 vs 55). Groceries inside 800 meters: 20 vs 37. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Highland Park or Hollywood?
Highland Park is the calmer Part I read (76 vs 10). Combined rate 14.5 vs 43.2 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Highland Park or Hollywood?
Highland Park leads the school axis (38 vs 10). Nearby rating is 6.2 / 10 vs 5.0 / 10. Median age 38.5 vs 35.7. Hollywood has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
29 minutes from Highland Park to Downtown, 34 from Hollywood. Highland Park is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Highland Park or Hollywood: East Hollywood. Thai Town, Little Armenia, and the Red Line. Density without the Hollywood Boulevard circus.
Scores are relative among official Los Angeles neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.