50fit
Palms
$2K median rent
Rentals, the Expo Line, and a westside zip that still has a grocery you can walk to. The practical neighbor of Mar Vista.
Family streetsWalk 22Safety 86
Los Angeles/Venice
35fit
Venice
Official neighborhood: Venice
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · LAPD Oct 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
Abbot Kinney, the boardwalk, and canals that still photograph. The ocean is the amenity; the visitors are the tax.
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Best in Los Angeles for familiesWalkable Los AngelesUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
14
223 violent · 903 property · 36.4 per 1k (Oct 2025 – Aug 2026)-36 vs city set
Schools
48
Rating 6.6 / 10 nearby-4 vs city set
Walk
21
OSM: 15 groceries · 24 cafes · 79 transit · 32 parks-5 vs city set
Cost
78
$2,830 ACS median vs your rent budget-14 vs city set
Vibe
29
OSM: 24 cafes · 96 restaurants · 10 bars · 32 parks+4 vs city set
Commute to work
From Venice, a typical weekday is 38 min to Downtown, 26 min to Westside, 31 min to Hollywood. Not live traffic.
Westside is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
Downtown
38 min
DTLA, Arts District · +1 min vs the city-set median
Westside
26 min
Westwood, Century City · -2 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
Hollywood
31 min
Studios, the Boulevard · +6 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 $2,830 — every occupied rental mixed together, not the 1-bed in the window.
That is 26% of median household income — under the 30% HUD line. A household at this area’s median income ($131K) could “afford” about $3,267 a month at 30% of pay.
66% of households rent. Median home value is $1,852,525.
ACS median rent
$2,830
30% income budget
$3,267
Rent / income
26%
Median home
$1,852,525
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Los Angeles city. Up 62% since 2014. Venice is 46% 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: 15 groceries, 24 cafes, 32 parks, and 79 transit stops.
Daily errands and coffee are realistic on foot. Parks are close — 32 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (79 stops or stations).
24 cafes and 96 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 11 of the other 21 areas in this city.
Population
30,934
Median age
40.7
Median income
$131K
Renters
66%
Bachelor+
71%
Violent / 1k
7.2
Property / 1k
29.2
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 11 census tracts · LAPD Oct 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM 2026-09-01
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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.
Abbot Kinney, the boardwalk, and canals that still photograph. Extra Space’s 2026 young-professional table put Venice among the priciest westside options with a safety percentile that should not surprise anyone who has walked the boardwalk at night. The ocean is the amenity; the visitors are the tax.
Residential streets a few blocks off the boardwalk are a different city. Tour at 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Weight walk and vibe. Crime files are visitor files plus the rest. Mar Vista is the calmer inland landing. Santa Monica is the adjacent civic version of the beach.
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.
1,110 reports
- Dockless Mobility Enforcement310
- Item Pickups228
- Illegal Dumping Item Pickup204
- Service Not Complete79
- 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 beach and the police.
- A LAPD officer summoned me to their Venice office to accuse me of a hit-n-run he had no evidence of nor knew anything about!
r/LosAngeles · Aug 19 · 283 upvotes · 167 comments
- Venice Sunset
r/LosAngeles · Aug 21 · 230 upvotes · 3 comments
- Venice Beach Skatepark
r/LosAngeles · Aug 24 · 196 upvotes · 6 comments
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 Venice safe?
Venice shows more Part I than most of this Los Angeles set (safety 14 vs city 50). LAPD logged 7.2 violent and 29.2 property incidents per 1,000 residents — 36.4 combined. Visitors count in those numbers. This is not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Venice?
ACS median rent is $2,830 — studios through large apartments mixed together. About 66% of households rent. Median home value is $1,852,525. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Venice walkable?
Walk is 21 here vs 26 for the Los Angeles set — you will likely drive or ride for a weekly shop. Inside 800 meters: 15 groceries, 24 cafes, 79 transit stops, 32 parks. Not a Walk Score license.
Is Venice good for families?
There is more night and visitor traffic in the mix — not the quietest family default. Nearby school rating is 6.6 / 10. Median age is 40.7. That rating is not your assigned campus.
How long is the commute from Venice?
38 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 Venice?
About 30,934 people. Median income $131K. 71% have a bachelor's or higher.
What neighborhoods are next to Venice?
Palms, Mar Vista, Hancock Park sit closest on this map. If you are choosing between two official neighborhoods, start with Venice vs Palms.
Next door
Adjacent on the map, ranked with your weights.
Venice vs PalmsVenice vs Mar VistaVenice vs Hancock Park
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
41fit
Mid-Wilshire
$2K median rent
Miracle Mile museums, Park La Brea towers, and Wilshire buses. Central without downtown’s visitor count.
Walk 19Safety 57
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