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Sawtelle vs Westwood
Sawtelle and Westwood are official neighborhoods in Los Angeles. Westwood leads safety (100 vs 38). Westwood leads walk. Sawtelle has the lower ACS median rent ($2,444).
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · LAPD Oct 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
| Axis | Sawtelle | Westwood |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 38 | 100 |
| Schools | 57 | 86 |
| Walk | 32 | 36 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 91 |
| Vibe | 31 | 43 |
| Median rent | $2,444 | $2,746 |
| Median home | $1,185,629 | $1,627,095 |
| Population | 39,428 | 55,668 |
| Commute to Downtown | 49 min | 42 min |
| Commute to Westside | 14 min | 6 min |
| Commute to Hollywood | 25 min | 16 min |
Sawtelle
Little Osaka, Sawtelle Boulevard, and the 405 in earshot. Westside food without Brentwood prices.
$2,444 median rent · safety 38 · walk 32
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.