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Hollywood
$2K median rent
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.
NightlifeWalk 55Safety 10
Los Angeles/Westwood
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Westwood
Official neighborhood: Westwood
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · LAPD Oct 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
UCLA at the north edge, a village that still walks, and rentals that outnumber the houses. The westside that still has a bus.
westwood villageucla
Best in Los Angeles for familiesWalkable Los AngelesUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
100
48 violent · 481 property · 9.5 per 1k (Oct 2025 – Aug 2026)+50 vs city set
Schools
86
Rating 8.2 / 10 nearby+34 vs city set
Walk
36
OSM: 20 groceries · 46 cafes · 118 transit · 46 parks+10 vs city set
Cost
80
$2,746 ACS median vs your rent budget-12 vs city set
Vibe
43
OSM: 46 cafes · 129 restaurants · 2 bars · 46 parks+18 vs city set
Commute to work
From Westwood, a typical weekday is 42 min to Downtown, 6 min to Westside, 16 min to Hollywood. Not live traffic.
Westside is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
Downtown
42 min
DTLA, Arts District · +5 min vs the city-set median
Westside
6 min
Westwood, Century City · -22 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
Hollywood
16 min
Studios, the Boulevard · -9 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 $2,746 — every occupied rental mixed together, not the 1-bed in the window.
That is 35% of median household income — over the 30% HUD line. A household at this area’s median income ($94K) could “afford” about $2,359 a month at 30% of pay.
67% of households rent. Median home value is $1,627,095.
ACS median rent
$2,746
30% income budget
$2,359
Rent / income
35%
Median home
$1,627,095
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Los Angeles city. Up 62% since 2014. Westwood 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. 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: 20 groceries, 46 cafes, 46 parks, and 118 transit stops.
Daily errands and coffee are realistic on foot. Parks are close — 46 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (118 stops or stations).
46 cafes and 129 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 15 of the other 21 areas in this city.
Population
55,668
Median age
32.6
Median income
$94K
Renters
67%
Bachelor+
74%
Violent / 1k
0.9
Property / 1k
8.6
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 18 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.
UCLA at the north edge, a village that still walks, and rentals that outnumber the houses. The westside that still has a bus. Students, hospital staff, and people who wanted Brentwood’s location without Brentwood’s lot size.
The Village is the errand. The hill toward Bel Air is not. Weight walk and cost relative to Brentwood. Nightlife is limited, which campus housing solves in its own way. Expo/Purple Line access is the quiet revolution.
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.
629 reports
- Item Pickups259
- Illegal Dumping Item Pickup169
- Street Pavement Issues31
- Streetlight Repair Services25
- Illegal Dumping Item Pickup
- Program Research
- Item Pickups
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: food.
- Where to Microwave food in Westwood?
r/LosAngeles · Aug 29 · 50 comments
- Aahs in Westwood Village closing down
r/LosAngeles · Sep 1 · 1 upvote
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 Westwood safe?
Westwood sits on the quieter side of this Los Angeles map (safety 100 vs city 50). LAPD logged 0.9 violent and 8.6 property incidents per 1,000 residents — 9.5 combined. Visitors count in those numbers. This is not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Westwood?
ACS median rent is $2,746 — studios through large apartments mixed together. About 67% of households rent. Median home value is $1,627,095. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Westwood walkable?
Walk is 36 here vs 26 for the Los Angeles set — you will likely drive or ride for a weekly shop. Inside 800 meters: 20 groceries, 46 cafes, 118 transit stops, 46 parks. Not a Walk Score license.
Is Westwood good for families?
The scores lean family relative to this city set. Nearby school rating is 8.2 / 10. Median age is 32.6. That rating is not your assigned campus.
How long is the commute from Westwood?
42 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 Westwood?
About 55,668 people. Median income $94K. 74% have a bachelor's or higher.
What neighborhoods are next to Westwood?
Sawtelle, Palms, Brentwood sit closest on this map. If you are choosing between two official neighborhoods, start with Westwood vs Sawtelle.
Next door
Adjacent on the map, ranked with your weights.
Westwood vs SawtelleWestwood vs PalmsWestwood vs Brentwood
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Brentwood
$3K median rent
San Vicente, school runs, and a median home that assumes you already made it. Quiet westside, on purpose.
Family streetsWalk 17Safety 95
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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
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Sawtelle
$2K median rent
Little Osaka, Sawtelle Boulevard, and the 405 in earshot. Westside food without Brentwood prices.
Walk 32Safety 38
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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