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Los Feliz vs Westwood
Los Feliz and Westwood are two official neighborhoods in Los Angeles. Westwood is the calmer Part I map (100 vs 71). Westwood wins the errand count. 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 | Los Feliz | Westwood |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 71 | 100 |
| Schools | 67 | 86 |
| Walk | 9 | 36 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 91 |
| Vibe | 14 | 43 |
| Median rent | $2,142 | $2,746 |
| Median home | $1,655,482 | $1,627,095 |
| Population | 32,674 | 55,668 |
| Commute to Downtown | 42 min | 42 min |
| Commute to Westside | 20 min | 6 min |
| Commute to Hollywood | 14 min | 16 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Los Feliz | Westwood |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 76% | 67% |
| Median age | 38.2 | 32.6 |
| Median income | $113K | $94K |
| Part I per 1k | 16.5 | 9.5 |
| Groceries / 800m | 7 | 20 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 65 | 118 |
| Parks / 800m | 1 | 46 |
| 311 last 14 days | 724 | 629 |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Los Angeles city. Up 62% since 2014. Los Feliz is 11% 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 Los Feliz if the rent gap is the point. ACS median rent is $2,142 vs $2,746. 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 71. Vibe is 43 vs 14. Walk is 36 vs 9. Read both pages before you decide.
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
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, Los Feliz or Westwood?
Los Feliz is the lower ACS median: $2,142 vs $2,746. About 76% rent in Los Feliz vs 67% in Westwood. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Los Feliz more walkable than Westwood?
Westwood wins the errand count (walk 9 vs 36). Groceries inside 800 meters: 7 vs 20. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Los Feliz or Westwood?
Westwood is the calmer Part I read (100 vs 71). Combined rate 9.5 vs 16.5 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Los Feliz or Westwood?
Westwood leads the school axis (86 vs 67). Nearby rating is 8.2 / 10 vs 7.4 / 10. Median age 32.6 vs 38.2. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
42 minutes from Los Feliz to Downtown, 42 from Westwood. A wash on this estimate. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Los Feliz or Westwood: 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.