Best PlacesWestlake Village, Westlake Village, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Westlake Village, 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, Westlake Village ranks 2,169th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods 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, 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, Westlake Village's strengths and weaknesses
Where Westlake Village, Westlake Village ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 239 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
Where Westlake Village, Westlake Village ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,601 a month, better than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Westlake Village, Westlake Village
A household needs to earn about $355,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Westlake Village, Westlake Village home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $112,856, 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, 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, Westlake Village
Westlake Village, Westlake Village runs older than the country, 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 Westlake Village, Westlake Village.
Who works in Westlake Village, Westlake Village, and how
Work in Westlake Village, Westlake Village centers on professional & technical and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Westlake Village, Westlake Village
Westlake Village, Westlake Village has more restaurants and bars per resident than 80% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 17 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Westlake Village, Westlake Village and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Westlake Village, Westlake Village, month by month
Westlake Village, 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, Westlake Village
Bob Hope sits about 29 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, Westlake Village
Schools across Westlake Village, Westlake Village average a C+, better than 60% of neighborhoods.
Top middle schools
- Colina MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Newbury Park HighA · 68% proficient
- Westlake HighA · 67% proficient
- Thousand Oaks HighA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Westlake Village, Westlake Village school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Westlake Village, 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, Westlake Village against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Westlake Village, Westlake Village
Is Westlake Village, Westlake Village a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Westlake Village, Westlake Village ranks 2,169th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on the weather, fast internet, and health care access, and lowest on childcare costs and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Westlake Village, Westlake Village expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,383,581. The overall cost of living runs about 50% above the national average. Set against a $112,856 median income, cost of living beats 49% of neighborhoods.
Is Westlake Village, Westlake Village safe?
Yes, Westlake Village, Westlake Village is safer than 71% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $345 per resident a year.
Compare Westlake Village, Westlake Village with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Westlake Village, Westlake Village. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Westlake Village, 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, Westlake Village detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Westlake Village, Westlake Village: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Westlake Village, Westlake Village: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Westlake Village, Westlake Village: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Westlake Village, Westlake Village: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Westlake Village, 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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