Best PlacesWestlake Village, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Westlake Village, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Westlake Village ranks 2,172nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 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's strengths and weaknesses
Where Westlake Village ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 239 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of towns
- BikingBetter than 99% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 98% of towns
- Household income$156,196 median, better than 98% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 97% of towns
Where Westlake Village ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,426 a month, better than only 5% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 14% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Westlake Village
A household needs to earn about $371,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Westlake Village home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $156,196, 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's effective rate of 0.67%, 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
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.
Who works in Westlake Village, and how
Work in Westlake Village centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Westlake Village
Westlake Village has more restaurants and bars per resident than 90% of towns and more parkland per resident than 89% of towns. The coast is about 15 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Westlake Village and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Westlake Village, month by month
Westlake Village sees roughly 239 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
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
Schools across Westlake Village average a B+, better than 77% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- White Oak ElementaryA · 68% proficient
- Yerba Buena ElementaryA · 63% proficient
- Sumac ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lindero Canyon MiddleA− · 55% proficient
- Colina MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Newbury Park HighA · 68% proficient
- 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 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
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 against the other 50,332 towns.
Who Westlake Village suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 81% of towns, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 26% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 100% of towns and health care access beats 92%.
Common questions about living in Westlake Village
Is Westlake Village a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Westlake Village ranks 2,172nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, biking, and big-city access, and lowest on childcare costs and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Westlake Village expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,447,408. The overall cost of living runs about 58% above the national average. Set against a $156,196 median income, cost of living beats 81% of towns.
Is Westlake Village safe?
Westlake Village is safer than 36% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $382 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Westlake Village?
July highs average about 80 degrees, and January highs near 69 with lows near 44. That works out to about 239 pleasant days a year, more than 100% of towns.
Is Westlake Village good for families?
Schools beat 77% of towns, crime safety beats 36%, and childcare runs $1,426 a month.
Compare Westlake Village with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Westlake Village. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 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 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Westlake Village: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Westlake Village: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Westlake Village: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Westlake Village: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
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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