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Hollywood vs Mar Vista
Hollywood and Mar Vista are two official neighborhoods in Los Angeles. Mar Vista is the calmer Part I map (90 vs 10). Hollywood wins the errand count. Hollywood has the lower ACS median ($1,961).
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 | Hollywood | Mar Vista |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 10 | 90 |
| Schools | 10 | 81 |
| Walk | 55 | 11 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 47 | 12 |
| Median rent | $1,961 | $2,303 |
| Median home | $1,257,688 | $1,794,442 |
| Population | 78,077 | 36,713 |
| Commute to Downtown | 34 min | 44 min |
| Commute to Westside | 16 min | 18 min |
| Commute to Hollywood | 6 min | 27 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Hollywood | Mar Vista |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 91% | 61% |
| Median age | 35.7 | 39.1 |
| Median income | $70K | $119K |
| Part I per 1k | 43.2 | 13.0 |
| Groceries / 800m | 37 | 13 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 203 | 48 |
| Parks / 800m | 24 | 18 |
| 311 last 14 days | 1,365 | 661 |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Los Angeles city. Up 62% since 2014. Hwood is 1% above the 2024 city median. Mar V is 19% 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 Hollywood if you want the errands on foot and you want the cafes and the night. Walk is 55 vs 11. Vibe is 47 vs 12. ACS median rent is $1,961 vs $2,303. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Mar Vista if the quieter map matters more than the scene and the school rating nearby is the point. Safety is 90 vs 10. Schools score 81 vs 10. Mar Vista is tagged family on this map; Hollywood is not. Read both pages before you decide.
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
Mar Vista
Bungalows, a farmers’ market, and the beach ten minutes south. Family westside that is not trying to be Santa Monica.
$2,303 median rent · safety 90 · walk 11
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Hollywood or Mar Vista?
Hollywood is the lower ACS median: $1,961 vs $2,303. About 91% rent in Hollywood vs 61% in Mar Vista. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Hollywood more walkable than Mar Vista?
Hollywood wins the errand count (walk 55 vs 11). Groceries inside 800 meters: 37 vs 13. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Hollywood or Mar Vista?
Mar Vista is the calmer Part I read (90 vs 10). Combined rate 13.0 vs 43.2 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Hollywood or Mar Vista?
Mar Vista leads the school axis (81 vs 10). Nearby rating is 8.0 / 10 vs 5.0 / 10. Median age 39.1 vs 35.7. Hollywood has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
34 minutes from Hollywood to Downtown, 44 from Mar Vista. Hollywood is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Hollywood or Mar Vista: 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.