60fit
Westwood
$3K median rent
UCLA at the north edge, a village that still walks, and rentals that outnumber the houses. The westside that still has a bus.
Family streetsWalk 36Safety 100
Los Angeles/Palms
50fit
Palms
Official neighborhood: Palms
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · LAPD Oct 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
Rentals, the Expo Line, and a westside zip that still has a grocery you can walk to. The practical neighbor of Mar Vista.
palms village
Best in Los Angeles for familiesWalkable Los AngelesUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
86
68 violent · 538 property · 14.0 per 1k (Oct 2025 – Aug 2026)+36 vs city set
Schools
67
Rating 7.4 / 10 nearby+15 vs city set
Walk
22
OSM: 23 groceries · 14 cafes · 93 transit · 9 parks-4 vs city set
Cost
95
$2,316 ACS median vs your rent budget+3 vs city set
Vibe
17
OSM: 14 cafes · 92 restaurants · 7 bars · 9 parks-8 vs city set
Commute to work
From Palms, a typical weekday is 36 min to Downtown, 15 min to Westside, 20 min to Hollywood. Not live traffic.
Westside is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
Downtown
36 min
DTLA, Arts District · -1 min vs the city-set median
Westside
15 min
Westwood, Century City · -13 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
Hollywood
20 min
Studios, the Boulevard · -5 min vs the city-set median
Minutes are baked from neighborhood geography to three job centers — not Google, not this hour’s traffic.
Cost of living
The ACS median rent is $2,316 — every occupied rental mixed together, not the 1-bed in the window.
That is 27% of median household income — under the 30% HUD line. A household at this area’s median income ($105K) could “afford” about $2,616 a month at 30% of pay.
87% of households rent. Median home value is $1,208,580.
ACS median rent
$2,316
30% income budget
$2,616
Rent / income
27%
Median home
$1,208,580
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Los Angeles city. Up 62% since 2014. Palms is 20% 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. The dashed mark is this area’s ACS 2024 median.
HUD treats 30% of income as the cost-burden line. We do not split ACS rent into 1-bed vs 2-bed. Method.
Within a walk
Within a short walk of this official neighborhood: 23 groceries, 14 cafes, 9 parks, and 93 transit stops.
Daily errands and coffee are realistic on foot. Parks are close — 9 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (93 stops or stations).
14 cafes and 92 restaurants make this one of the busier food pockets in the Los Angeles set.
OpenStreetMap, 800 meters. Not a Walk Score license. More groceries than 16 of the other 21 areas in this city.
Population
43,219
Median age
34
Median income
$105K
Renters
87%
Bachelor+
70%
Violent / 1k
1.6
Property / 1k
12.4
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 15 census tracts · LAPD Oct 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM 2026-09-01
Family streets
Crime is LAPD Part I reports per 1,000 ACS residents — not a judgment of who lives here. Home and rent figures are ACS medians, not live MLS. Read the method.
On the ground
What it is like to live here, beyond the scores.
Rentals, the Expo Line, and a westside zip that still has a grocery you can walk to. The practical neighbor of Mar Vista — denser, younger, more apartments, a train to downtown and Santa Monica. Westside roundups underplay it because it is not a postcard.
That is the advantage. Weight cost, walk, and transit. Nightlife is elsewhere, which the Expo Line solves. Mar Vista is the house version; Culver City is the adjacent job center. Parking is the resident sport.
Compiled from Zillow neighborhood guides, 5280 Magazine, Chicago and San Francisco resident guides, Mpls With Love, Eastside LA reporting, Seattle Times coverage, and local writing, 2025–2026. Editorial — not part of the fit score.
Reported here lately
City 311 service requests in this official unit, last 14 days. This is what neighbors filed with the city — not a chat thread, and not part of the fit score.
854 reports
- Illegal Dumping Item Pickup349
- Item Pickups236
- Homeless Encampment103
- Graffiti Removal30
- Illegal Dumping Item Pickup
- Item Pickups
- Illegal Dumping Item Pickup
- Illegal Dumping Item Pickup
MyLA311 2026 cases, last 14 days, mapped to Los Angeles Times neighborhoods. Method.
On Reddit
Public posts from r/LosAngeles that mention this neighborhood. Not Nextdoor, not people on this block, and not part of the fit score.
In r/LosAngeles lately: the police and traffic.
- Palms power outage?
r/LosAngeles · Jul 14 · 11 upvotes · 16 comments
- [Our Website] Zoning Changes Came To The Palms Neighborhood
r/LosAngeles · Jun 3 · 11 comments
- Canyon Endurace Allroad stolen in Palms
r/LosAngeles · Jul 14 · 2 upvotes
The line above is a reading of the titles, not a verdict. Up to 3 links, last 90 days, snapshot 2026-09-01. Method.
Common questions
Straight answers from the numbers on this page.
Is Palms safe?
Palms sits on the quieter side of this Los Angeles map (safety 86 vs city 50). LAPD logged 1.6 violent and 12.4 property incidents per 1,000 residents — 14.0 combined. Visitors count in those numbers. This is not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Palms?
ACS median rent is $2,316 — studios through large apartments mixed together. About 87% of households rent. Median home value is $1,208,580. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Palms walkable?
Walk is 22 here vs 26 for the Los Angeles set — you will likely drive or ride for a weekly shop. Inside 800 meters: 23 groceries, 14 cafes, 93 transit stops, 9 parks. Not a Walk Score license.
Is Palms good for families?
The scores lean family relative to this city set. Nearby school rating is 7.4 / 10. Median age is 34. That rating is not your assigned campus.
How long is the commute from Palms?
36 typical weekday minutes to Downtown. Not the app on your phone this hour. Other job centers are further down this page.
How many people live in Palms?
About 43,219 people. Median income $105K. 70% have a bachelor's or higher.
What neighborhoods are next to Palms?
Mar Vista, Westwood, Fairfax sit closest on this map. If you are choosing between two official neighborhoods, start with Palms vs Mar Vista.
Next door
Adjacent on the map, ranked with your weights.
Palms vs Mar VistaPalms vs WestwoodPalms vs Fairfax
47fit
Mar Vista
$2K median rent
Bungalows, a farmers’ market, and the beach ten minutes south. Family westside that is not trying to be Santa Monica.
Family streetsWalk 11Safety 90
35fit
Venice
$3K median rent
Abbot Kinney, the boardwalk, and canals that still photograph. The ocean is the amenity; the visitors are the tax.
WaterfrontNightlifeWalk 21Safety 14
33fit
Hancock Park
$3K median rent
Windsor Square houses, Larchmont Village, and a median that prices like the westside. Central, quiet, and not trying to be a scene.
Family streetsWalk 0Safety 52
26fit
Fairfax
$3K median rent
Melrose, Canter’s, and a district that still has a nightlife strip. Compact, central, and not cheap.
NightlifeWalk 8Safety 5