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Hollywood vs Laurelhurst
Hollywood and Laurelhurst are two official neighborhood associations in Portland. Laurelhurst is the calmer Part I map (95 vs 42). Hollywood wins the errand count. Laurelhurst has the lower ACS median ($1,385).
Data period. ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · PPB May 2025 – Apr 2026 · OSM Sep 2026. ACS and PPB retrieved 2026-09-23; OSM retrieved 2026-09-23. Editorial copy last revised Sep 2026.
Scores
Fit axes among official Portland neighborhood associations.
| Axis | Hollywood | Laurelhurst |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 42 | 95 |
| Schools | 50 | 50 |
| Walk | 10 | 4 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 4 | 0 |
| Median rent | $1,444 | $1,385 |
| Median home | $699,600 | $913,500 |
| Population | 3,525 | 4,929 |
| Commute to Downtown | 18 min | 16 min |
| Commute to OHSU | 22 min | 18 min |
| Commute to Lloyd | 12 min | 12 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Hollywood | Laurelhurst |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 70% | 13% |
| Median age | 47 | 46.1 |
| Median income | $84K | $199K |
| Part I per 1k | 65.8 | 20.1 |
| Groceries / 800m | 7 | 2 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 49 | 51 |
| Parks / 800m | 2 | 7 |
| 311 last 14 days | — | — |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Portland city. Up 75% since 2014. Hollywood is 13% below the 2024 city median. Laurelhurst is 16% below 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. Dashed marks are each area’s ACS 2024 median.
Which to pick
The same numbers as the table, in sentences. Nobody wins the city.
Pick Hollywood if you already want this pocket more than the table. Laurelhurst leads the numbered axes on this page.
Pick Laurelhurst if the quieter map matters more than the scene and you want the quieter, family-leaning read. Safety is 95 vs 42. Laurelhurst is tagged family on this map; Hollywood is not. Read both pages before you decide.
Hollywood
The theater and Sandy Boulevard. More errand than scene. The ACS rent is one of the lower reads here — a survey median, not this week’s listing. Irvington is west. Laurelhurst is south.
$1,444 median rent · safety 42 · walk 10
Laurelhurst
The park and the houses. ACS median rent looks low because most households own, so it is not the cheap neighborhood the rent number suggests. The home value is the tell. Sunnyside is Hawthorne, west of here.
$1,385 median rent · safety 95 · walk 4
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Hollywood or Laurelhurst?
Laurelhurst is the lower ACS median: $1,444 vs $1,385. About 13% rent in Laurelhurst vs 70% in Hollywood. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Hollywood more walkable than Laurelhurst?
Hollywood wins the errand count (walk 10 vs 4). Groceries inside 800 meters: 7 vs 2. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Hollywood or Laurelhurst?
Laurelhurst is the calmer Part I read (95 vs 42). Combined rate 20.1 vs 65.8 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Hollywood or Laurelhurst?
Hollywood leads the school axis (50 vs 50). Nearby rating is thin vs thin. Median age 47 vs 46.1. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
18 minutes from Hollywood to Downtown, 16 from Laurelhurst. Laurelhurst is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood association that is not Hollywood or Laurelhurst: Irvington. The boulevard and the big houses. Highest ACS home value in this set, and the only median rent here over $2,500. School ratings are not in this Portland snapshot — the houses are the tell, not a campus assignment.
Scores are relative among official Portland neighborhood associations with the same editorial weights. Read the method.