Best PlacesLos Feliz, Los Angeles, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Los Feliz, 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.
Los Feliz, Los Angeles ranks 1,797th 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 Los Feliz, 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.
Los Feliz, Los Angeles' strengths and weaknesses
Where Los Feliz, Los Angeles ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 305 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Household income$123,158 median, better than 82% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
Where Los Feliz, Los Angeles ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Short commute31.3 minutes each way, better than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Los Feliz, Los Angeles
A household needs to earn about $409,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Los Feliz, Los Angeles home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $123,158, 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 Los Feliz, Los Angeles' effective rate of 0.65%, 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 Los Feliz, Los Angeles
Los Feliz, Los Angeles's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Los Feliz, Los Angeles.
Who works in Los Feliz, Los Angeles, and how
Work in Los Feliz, Los Angeles centers on professional & technical and information. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 50%
- Work from home 41%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Los Feliz, Los Angeles
Los Feliz, Los Angeles has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 15 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Los Feliz, Los Angeles and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Los Feliz, Los Angeles, month by month
Los Feliz, Los Angeles sees roughly 305 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 Los Feliz, Los Angeles
Bob Hope sits about 8 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 Los Feliz, Los Angeles
Schools across Los Feliz, Los Angeles average a B, better than 67% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- William Mckinley ElementaryC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- John Marshall Senior HighA · 69% proficient
- Burroughs HighA− · 62% proficient
- Early College Academy-la Trade Tech CollegeB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Los Feliz, Los Angeles school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Los Feliz, 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 Los Feliz, Los Angeles against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Los Feliz, Los Angeles suits
Retirees
The weather beats 97% of neighborhoods and health care access beats 72%.
Common questions about living in Los Feliz, Los Angeles
Is Los Feliz, Los Angeles a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Los Feliz, Los Angeles ranks 1,797th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on the weather, big-city access, and population health, 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 Los Feliz, Los Angeles expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,599,781. The overall cost of living runs about 70% above the national average. Set against a $123,158 median income, cost of living beats 46% of neighborhoods.
Is Los Feliz, Los Angeles safe?
Los Feliz, Los Angeles is safer than 29% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $628 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Los Feliz, Los Angeles?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 70 with lows near 48. That works out to about 305 pleasant days a year, more than 97% of neighborhoods.
Is Los Feliz, Los Angeles good for families?
Schools beat 67% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 29%, and childcare runs $1,130 a month.
Compare Los Feliz, Los Angeles with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Los Feliz, Los Angeles. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Los Feliz, 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.
Los Feliz, Los Angeles detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Los Feliz, Los Angeles: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Los Feliz, Los Angeles: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Los Feliz, Los Angeles: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Los Feliz, Los Angeles: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Los Feliz, 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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