Best PlacesWest Hollywood, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Hollywood, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Distance to the water drives a lot of the difference between one part and the next. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
West Hollywood ranks 870th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in West Hollywood
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.
The best areas in West Hollywood
The parts of West Hollywood, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first.
Central Hollywood
Hollywood Hills
Mid City West
Scores across West Hollywood run from about the 30th to the 94th percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
West Hollywood's strengths and weaknesses
Where West Hollywood ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 99% of cities
- TransitBetter than 99% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 319 pleasant days a year, better than 98% of cities
- BikingBetter than 98% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than 96% of cities
Where West Hollywood ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of cities
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of cities
- QuietBetter than only 3% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than only 11% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in West Hollywood
A household needs to earn about $311,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Hollywood home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $112,069, 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 West Hollywood's effective rate of 0.78%, 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 West Hollywood
West Hollywood'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 West Hollywood.
Who works in West Hollywood, and how
Work in West Hollywood centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 56%
- Work from home 32%
- Transit, walk, or bike 13%
Life in West Hollywood
West Hollywood has more restaurants and bars per resident than 94% of cities and more late-night spots per resident than 96% of cities. The coast is about 10 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of West Hollywood and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in West Hollywood, month by month
West Hollywood sees roughly 319 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 76 degrees. January highs sit near 68, with lows near 47. Every month averages in that range.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68° | 57° | 47° |
| April | 69° | 60° | 53° |
| July | 76° | 68° | 63° |
| October | 78° | 67° | 58° |
Flying in and out of West Hollywood
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 West Hollywood
Schools across West Hollywood average a C+, better than 38% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Hawthorne ElementaryA− · 61% proficient
Top middle schools
- Beverly Vista MiddleA · 59% proficient
- John Burroughs MiddleB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Beverly Hills HighB+ · 56% 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 West Hollywood school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Hollywood 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 West Hollywood against the other 2,097 cities.
Who West Hollywood suits
Common questions about living in West Hollywood
Is West Hollywood a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Hollywood ranks 870th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on walkability, transit, and the weather, and lowest on crime and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is West Hollywood expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,193,708. The overall cost of living runs about 69% above the national average. Set against a $112,069 median income, cost of living beats 21% of cities.
Is West Hollywood safe?
West Hollywood is safer than 1% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $755 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in West Hollywood?
July highs average about 76 degrees, and January highs near 68 with lows near 47. That works out to about 319 pleasant days a year, more than 98% of cities.
What are the best neighborhoods in West Hollywood?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Central Hollywood, Hollywood Hills, and Mid City West. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Compare West Hollywood with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Hollywood. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Hollywood 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.
West Hollywood detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Hollywood: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Hollywood: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Hollywood: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Hollywood: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Hollywood 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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