Best PlacesLakeview Terrace, Sylmar, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lakeview Terrace, Sylmar, 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.
Lakeview Terrace, Sylmar ranks 4,498th 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 Lakeview Terrace, Sylmar
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.
Lakeview Terrace, Sylmar's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lakeview Terrace, Sylmar ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 273 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 74% of neighborhoods
Where Lakeview Terrace, Sylmar ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Short commute33.8 minutes each way, better than only 8% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Lakeview Terrace, Sylmar
A household needs to earn about $201,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lakeview Terrace, Sylmar home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $89,800, 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 Lakeview Terrace, Sylmar's effective rate of 0.57%, 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 Lakeview Terrace, Sylmar
Lakeview Terrace, Sylmar's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Lakeview Terrace, Sylmar.
Who works in Lakeview Terrace, Sylmar, and how
Work in Lakeview Terrace, Sylmar centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Lakeview Terrace, Sylmar
Lakeview Terrace, Sylmar has more parkland per resident than 76% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 23 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Lakeview Terrace, Sylmar and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Lakeview Terrace, Sylmar, month by month
Lakeview Terrace, Sylmar sees roughly 273 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 66, with lows near 51. The comfortable stretch runs October through June.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66° | 60° | 51° |
| April | 74° | 67° | 57° |
| July | 90° | 82° | 69° |
| October | 82° | 74° | 62° |
Flying in and out of Lakeview Terrace, Sylmar
Bob Hope sits about 5 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 3.1 million passengers in 2025, with 54 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Lakeview Terrace, Sylmar
Schools across Lakeview Terrace, Sylmar average a D+, better than 27% of neighborhoods.
Top middle schools
- Puc Lakeview Charter AcademyD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Early College Academy-la Trade Tech CollegeB · 50% proficient
- Valley Academy Of Arts And SciencesC+ · 35% proficient
- Puc Comm Charter Mid And Puc Comm Charter Early College HighC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lakeview Terrace, Sylmar school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lakeview Terrace, Sylmar 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 Lakeview Terrace, Sylmar against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Lakeview Terrace, Sylmar
Is Lakeview Terrace, Sylmar a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lakeview Terrace, Sylmar ranks 4,498th 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 Lakeview Terrace, Sylmar expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $792,434. The overall cost of living runs about 38% above the national average. Set against a $89,800 median income, cost of living beats 26% of neighborhoods.
Is Lakeview Terrace, Sylmar safe?
Yes, Lakeview Terrace, Sylmar is safer than 68% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $380 per resident a year.
Compare Lakeview Terrace, Sylmar with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lakeview Terrace, Sylmar. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lakeview Terrace, Sylmar 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.
Lakeview Terrace, Sylmar detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lakeview Terrace, Sylmar: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lakeview Terrace, Sylmar: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lakeview Terrace, Sylmar: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lakeview Terrace, Sylmar: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lakeview Terrace, Sylmar 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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