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LA is a hundred little cities wearing one name. These guides cover the homes, the prices and the feel of each neighborhood, so you can decide where you want to look before you ever book a flight.
Pick a corner of LA
51 neighborhood guides, each covering the homes, the feel of the place, its anchor, what's new nearby, getting around, and what's good to know before you buy.
Eastside
Hillside streets, older bungalows and Spanish homes, reservoirs and canyon parks.
Storybook and Spanish bungalows on flat streets, a lively strip along Glendale Boulevard, and the LA River with Griffith Park just across it.
Craftsman bungalows, hillside mid-century homes, and a main street full of restaurants, tucked against the hills near Pasadena.
1920s Spanish and Tudor homes on foothill streets, a busy downtown along Brand Boulevard, and the Verdugo Mountains right behind it all.
Craftsman bungalows and Victorians in the Arroyo Seco, with two of the Eastside's best restaurant streets and a Metro rail stop in the middle.
Griffith Park as your backyard, 1920s estates in the hills, and two great shopping streets in the flats.
Hillside homes by famous architects, a reservoir at the center, and Sunset Boulevard's best stretch of cafes.
Central
Grand 1920s streets, hillside view homes, the Sunset Strip and a quick hop to almost everywhere.
Glass houses above the Sunset Strip, with the whole city spread out below.
Grand 1920s homes on wide lawns, a classic village shopping street, and a central spot between everywhere.
Spanish courtyard buildings, sleek new condos and the Sunset Strip, packed into under two square miles.
Downtown
Historic towers turned lofts, high-rise condos, and LA's museums, arenas and food halls.
Brick warehouses turned lofts, murals on every wall, and some of the best restaurants in the city.
Bank buildings turned lofts, glass towers over the arena, and a concert hall that looks like folded steel.
South LA & Inglewood
Victorian and Craftsman landmarks, stadiums and arenas, and the newest rail lines.
1920s Spanish homes and mid-century streets next door to SoFi Stadium, Intuit Dome and the Kia Forum.
One of LA's oldest neighborhoods, with Victorian and Craftsman houses on tree-lined streets and a lively restaurant row on Adams and Jefferson.
Beverly Hills
Its own city, with four very different parts: the Flats, Trousdale, the south side and the canyons.
Its own small city, with palm-lined estate streets, a famous shopping district and hillside views over the whole basin.
Canyon homes, ridge-top modern builds and gated estates in the hills above Beverly Hills, with a 90210 address and City of LA rules.
Spanish-style homes, classic duplexes and a lively stretch of Beverly Drive, all on Beverly Hills' easygoing south side.
Grand estates on wide, flat streets, each block lined with its own kind of tree, between Sunset and Santa Monica Boulevards.
Low, glassy mid-century homes on level hillside pads, with views that run from Downtown to the Pacific.
Westside
Ocean air, bike paths, canyon estates, beach cottages and modern rebuilds.
Gated 1920s estates, canyon roads and big modern houses in the hills above Sunset and UCLA.
Big trees, big lots and a coral tree median, with canyons above and the Getty on the ridge.
A 1960s city within a city on an old studio backlot, now all glass towers, a garden mall and a subway on the way.
Curving, tree-lined hillside streets of 1920s to 1940s homes, wrapped around a golf course and one of the Westside's best parks.
A studio town with its own city hall, Spanish bungalows on leafy streets, and a downtown built around the movies.
Westside living a couple of miles from the beach, with mid-century landmarks and a Sunday farmers market.
Bluffs over the Pacific, canyons behind, and a community rebuilding after the 2025 fire.
A planned community of newer homes and parks next to the Ballona Wetlands, built on the old Hughes Aircraft site.
Tree-lined streets, big flat lots, Montana Avenue's shops, and the ocean bluff at the end of the road.
A mile of doorman towers on Wilshire, with golf course greens on one side and city lights on the other.
Canals, beach cottages and bold modern houses, a few blocks from the sand and Abbot Kinney.
Movie palace towers, a Spanish Revival village and a campus full of gardens, between Bel Air and Wilshire.
The Coast
Beachfront, bluffs and canyons along Pacific Coast Highway.
South Bay & Long Beach
Beach cities, harbor towns and ocean-view hills, each one its own city.
A small city with a classic Main Street, bungalows and ranch houses on a tidy grid, and the beach a short drive west.
A small beach city of compact lots and beach cottages, volleyball nets on the sand, and a lively plaza running down to the pier.
Canal homes in Naples, Craftsman and Spanish bungalows in Belmont Shore, and a working waterfront city on the bay.
Wide sand, a pier with a little round aquarium at the end, and rebuilt beach houses climbing the hill for the view.
A 1920s Olmsted-planned hillside of Mediterranean homes, ocean bluffs and coves at the north end of the Palos Verdes Peninsula.
Terraced hillside homes, open-space preserves and miles of coastline facing Catalina.
A working harbor, a horseshoe pier, bluff-top views and a village of shops at the foot of the Palos Verdes hills.
Ranch homes, a planned 1910s downtown, and a beach at the foot of the Palos Verdes bluffs.
The Valley
Flatter lots, more square footage, pools, and the studios next door.
A studio town with its own city hall and utility, tree-lined bungalow streets, horse properties and hiking in the Verdugo foothills.
Big lots and gated estates in the hills, ranch homes in the flats, and a giant park with a lake at the edge of town.
Small theaters, a rail hub and old Valley bungalows, all within a few blocks of Lankershim Boulevard.
A busy stretch of Ventura Boulevard, pool-yard houses in the flats, view homes up toward Mulholland, and the quickest hop over the hill to the Westside.
Pools, ranch houses and hillside views, Ventura Boulevard's restaurant row, and the studios down the street.
Classic 1930s homes on leafy streets, a private lake, a village-style main street, and the big studios minutes away.
Ranch homes and hillside views at the west end of the Valley, with Warner Center's shopping and a big new Rams campus taking shape next door.
Pasadena & San Marino
Craftsman landmarks, grand 1920s estates, the Rose Bowl and The Huntington, its own pocket of LA history.
Craftsman bungalows, Arroyo estates and a real downtown at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains.
A small city of 1920s estates and wide lawns, built around Henry Huntington's ranch and gardens.
Out West
Gated estates, horse properties and lake homes where the 101 heads toward Ventura County.
Gated hillside estates, an old stagecoach town and the Santa Monica Mountains at the back door, all off the 101.
A small, fully gated city of ranch estates, white rail fences and bridle trails between Calabasas and Woodland Hills.
A 1960s planned town built around a private lake, straddling the LA and Ventura county line at the edge of the Santa Monica Mountains.
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