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Palms vs Westwood
Palms and Westwood are official neighborhoods in Los Angeles. Westwood leads safety (100 vs 86). Westwood leads walk. Palms has the lower ACS median rent ($2,316).
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · LAPD Oct 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
| Axis | Palms | Westwood |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 86 | 100 |
| Schools | 67 | 86 |
| Walk | 22 | 36 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 91 |
| Vibe | 17 | 43 |
| Median rent | $2,316 | $2,746 |
| Median home | $1,208,580 | $1,627,095 |
| Population | 43,219 | 55,668 |
| Commute to Downtown | 36 min | 42 min |
| Commute to Westside | 15 min | 6 min |
| Commute to Hollywood | 20 min | 16 min |
Palms
Rentals, the Expo Line, and a westside zip that still has a grocery you can walk to. The practical neighbor of Mar Vista.
$2,316 median rent · safety 86 · walk 22
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
Scores are relative among official Los Angeles neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.