Best PlacesWestlake Village Area-Los Angeles, Westlake Village, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Westlake Village Area-Los Angeles, Westlake Village, 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.
Westlake Village Area-Los Angeles, Westlake Village ranks 1,253rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Westlake Village Area-Los Angeles, Westlake Village
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.
Westlake Village Area-Los Angeles, Westlake Village's strengths and weaknesses
Where Westlake Village Area-Los Angeles, Westlake Village ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 240 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of neighborhoods
- Household income$138,040 median, better than 88% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
Where Westlake Village Area-Los Angeles, Westlake Village ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,592 a month, better than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 23% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Westlake Village Area-Los Angeles, Westlake Village
A household needs to earn about $358,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Westlake Village Area-Los Angeles, Westlake Village home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $138,040, 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 Westlake Village Area-Los Angeles, Westlake Village's effective rate of 0.66%, 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 Westlake Village Area-Los Angeles, Westlake Village
Westlake Village Area-Los Angeles, Westlake Village runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Westlake Village Area-Los Angeles, Westlake Village.
Who works in Westlake Village Area-Los Angeles, Westlake Village, and how
Work in Westlake Village Area-Los Angeles, Westlake Village centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Westlake Village Area-Los Angeles, Westlake Village
Westlake Village Area-Los Angeles, Westlake Village has more restaurants and bars per resident than 80% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 14 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Westlake Village Area-Los Angeles, Westlake Village and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Westlake Village Area-Los Angeles, Westlake Village, month by month
Westlake Village Area-Los Angeles, Westlake Village sees roughly 240 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 80 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 44. Every month averages in that range.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 56° | 44° |
| April | 73° | 60° | 49° |
| July | 80° | 69° | 61° |
| October | 80° | 66° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Westlake Village Area-Los Angeles, Westlake Village
Bob Hope sits about 28 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 Westlake Village Area-Los Angeles, Westlake Village
Schools across Westlake Village Area-Los Angeles, Westlake Village average a B, better than 76% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- White Oak ElementaryA · 68% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lindero Canyon MiddleA− · 55% proficient
- Colina MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Agoura HighA · 68% proficient
- Westlake HighA · 67% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Westlake Village Area-Los Angeles, Westlake Village school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Westlake Village Area-Los Angeles, Westlake Village 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 Westlake Village Area-Los Angeles, Westlake Village against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Westlake Village Area-Los Angeles, Westlake Village
Is Westlake Village Area-Los Angeles, Westlake Village a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Westlake Village Area-Los Angeles, Westlake Village ranks 1,253rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on health care access, the weather, and high incomes, and lowest on cell coverage and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Westlake Village Area-Los Angeles, Westlake Village expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,394,853. The overall cost of living runs about 58% above the national average. Set against a $138,040 median income, cost of living beats 65% of neighborhoods.
Is Westlake Village Area-Los Angeles, Westlake Village safe?
Yes, Westlake Village Area-Los Angeles, Westlake Village is safer than 69% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $393 per resident a year.
Compare Westlake Village Area-Los Angeles, Westlake Village with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Westlake Village Area-Los Angeles, Westlake Village. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Westlake Village Area-Los Angeles, Westlake Village 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.
Westlake Village Area-Los Angeles, Westlake Village detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Westlake Village Area-Los Angeles, Westlake Village: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Westlake Village Area-Los Angeles, Westlake Village: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Westlake Village Area-Los Angeles, Westlake Village: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Westlake Village Area-Los Angeles, Westlake Village: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Westlake Village Area-Los Angeles, Westlake Village 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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