Best PlacesHyde Park, Los Angeles, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hyde Park, Los Angeles, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Hyde Park, Los Angeles ranks 4,652nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hyde Park, Los Angeles
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Hyde Park, Los Angeles' strengths and weaknesses
Where Hyde Park, Los Angeles ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 312 pleasant days a year, better than 98% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 71% of neighborhoods
Where Hyde Park, Los Angeles ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Short commute38.1 minutes each way, better than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Hyde Park, Los Angeles
A household needs to earn about $215,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hyde Park, Los Angeles home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $64,608, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Hyde Park, Los Angeles' effective rate of 0.56%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hyde Park, Los Angeles
Hyde Park, Los Angeles's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Hyde Park, Los Angeles.
Who works in Hyde Park, Los Angeles, and how
Work in Hyde Park, Los Angeles centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in Hyde Park, Los Angeles
The coast is about 9 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Hyde Park, Los Angeles, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Hyde Park, Los Angeles, month by month
Hyde Park, Los Angeles sees roughly 312 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 70, with lows near 48. Every month averages in that range.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 70° | 58° | 48° |
| April | 76° | 64° | 55° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 65° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 60° |
Flying in and out of Hyde Park, Los Angeles
The nearest airport, Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Los Angeles International, about 5 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hyde Park, Los Angeles
Schools across Hyde Park, Los Angeles average a C−, better than 36% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Today's Fresh Start-comptonD+ · 25% proficient
- Centinela Tk-8 ElementaryD+ · 22% proficient
- Frank D. Parent Tk-8D− · 14% proficient
Top middle schools
- Icef View Park Preparatory MiddleD− · 16% proficient
Top high schools
- Early College Academy-la Trade Tech CollegeB · 50% proficient
- Whitney Young ContinuationD+ · 25% proficient
- Icef View Park Preparatory HighD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hyde Park, Los Angeles school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hyde Park, Los Angeles measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Hyde Park, Los Angeles against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Hyde Park, Los Angeles suits
Retirees
The weather beats 98% of neighborhoods and it is quieter than 62%.
Common questions about living in Hyde Park, Los Angeles
Is Hyde Park, Los Angeles a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hyde Park, Los Angeles ranks 4,652nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on the weather, big-city access, and low property taxes, and lowest on air quality and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hyde Park, Los Angeles expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $851,815. The overall cost of living runs about 43% above the national average. Set against a $64,608 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Hyde Park, Los Angeles safe?
Hyde Park, Los Angeles is safer than 22% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $711 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Hyde Park, Los Angeles?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 70 with lows near 48. That works out to about 312 pleasant days a year, more than 98% of neighborhoods.
Is Hyde Park, Los Angeles good for families?
Schools beat 36% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 22%, and childcare runs $1,130 a month.
Compare Hyde Park, Los Angeles with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hyde Park, Los Angeles. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hyde Park, Los Angeles represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Hyde Park, Los Angeles detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hyde Park, Los Angeles: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hyde Park, Los Angeles: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hyde Park, Los Angeles: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hyde Park, Los Angeles: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hyde Park, Los Angeles detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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