Hollywood Hills Real Estate
Hollywood Hills Real Estate
This guide to Hollywood Hills real estate covers a hillside neighborhood in the City of Los Angeles, north of Hollywood. Wikipedia describes the Hollywood Hills as a residential neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles that straddles the Cahuenga Pass within the Santa Monica Mountains. It says the neighborhood borders Studio City, Universal City and Burbank on the north, Griffith Park on the north and east, Los Feliz on the southeast, Hollywood on the south and Hollywood Hills West on the west.
Hollywood Hills West has its own Wikipedia article and is described below, and the numbers section is measured from one point in the Hollywood Hills. Hollywood, which borders the Hollywood Hills on the south, is a separate community. Read on for the history, the neighborhoods, the Hollywood Sign, the Hollywood Bowl, getting around, parks, shopping, the library and schools, and free address lookups. Current prices, rents, schools and weather follow, each with its source and date. Hollywood Hills is one of the communities in the Central Los Angeles section of this site.
Hollywood Hills Real Estate By The Numbers
Hollywood Hills
Compared with 45 other Los Angeles-area communities
Why The Score Is 51
Hollywood Hills ranks below the middle on Price Growth and Rental Demand, and above the middle on Rent Growth. The score is the average of the three.
It is not a rating of Hollywood Hills, its people or its schools, and it does not measure affordability. A higher or lower number only shows how these three housing-market numbers compare with other communities.
What The Number Means
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Generally, price growth and rent growth are among the slowest of the communities, and more rentals sit empty than in most other communities.
- If you are a buyer
- Home price growth is generally among the slowest of the communities.
- If you are a seller
- Over the last 12 months, typical home values here generally rose less, or fell more, than in most other communities.
- If you are a tenant
- A larger share of rentals sit empty than in most other communities, and rent growth is generally among the slowest.
- If you are a landlord
- Rent growth is generally among the slowest, and the share of empty rentals is higher than in most other communities.
- If you are looking to invest
- Price growth, rent growth and rental demand generally rank among the lowest of the communities.
Generally, price growth and rent growth are slower, and more rentals sit empty, than in the typical community.
- If you are a buyer
- Home price growth is generally behind the typical community.
- If you are a seller
- Over the last 12 months, typical home values here generally rose less, or fell more, than in the typical community.
- If you are a tenant
- A larger share of rentals sit empty than in the typical community, and rent growth is generally slower.
- If you are a landlord
- Rent growth is generally slower than in the typical community, and the share of empty rentals is higher.
- If you are looking to invest
- Price growth, rent growth and rental demand generally rank below the middle of the communities.
Generally, price growth and rent growth are faster, and fewer rentals sit empty, than in the typical community.
- If you are a buyer
- Home price growth is generally ahead of the typical community.
- If you are a seller
- Over the last 12 months, typical home values here generally rose more, or fell less, than in the typical community.
- If you are a tenant
- A smaller share of rentals sit empty than in the typical community, and rent growth is generally faster.
- If you are a landlord
- Rent growth is generally faster than in the typical community, and the share of empty rentals is lower.
- If you are looking to invest
- Price growth, rent growth and rental demand generally rank above the middle of the communities.
Generally, price growth and rent growth are among the fastest of the communities, and fewer rentals sit empty than in most other communities.
- If you are a buyer
- Home price growth is generally among the fastest of the communities.
- If you are a seller
- Over the last 12 months, typical home values here generally rose more, or fell less, than in most other communities.
- If you are a tenant
- A smaller share of rentals sit empty than in most other communities, and rent growth is generally among the fastest.
- If you are a landlord
- Rent growth is generally among the fastest, and the share of empty rentals is lower than in most other communities.
- If you are looking to invest
- Price growth, rent growth and rental demand generally rank among the highest of the communities.
Based on the last 12 months of Zillow data and the Census Bureau’s rental vacancy survey, which covers several years. This compares housing-market numbers across communities. It says nothing about what a property costs or earns, and it is not a forecast, advice, or a rating of any area.
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Schools Near Hollywood Hills
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Each bar shows how Hollywood Hills ranks among the communities with figures for that measure. A fuller bar means a higher rank, not a better or worse area. The gold tick marks the middle.
Change in the typical home value over the last 12 months (Zillow). Useful to buyers, sellers and owners.
Change in the typical rent over the last 12 months (Zillow). Useful to tenants, landlords and developers.
Share of rental homes that sit empty (Census Bureau survey, 2020 to 2024, so it can run behind today’s market). Fewer empty rentals ranks higher. Useful to tenants, landlords and developers.
See how this score is calculated
The Housing Market Score compares this community with the other Los Angeles-area communities this site covers (the San Fernando Valley, the Westside, central Los Angeles and the Santa Clarita Valley). It is a resource for anyone comparing areas: buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants, investors and developers. A community with more than one ZIP code uses all of them: each ZIP code’s home values and rents count in proportion to its number of homes (the Census Bureau’s home counts), and the empty rentals and rental homes of all of them are added together. Each measure is turned into a rank from 0 to 100, then the ranks are averaged. A rank of 89 means the area is ahead of about 89 out of every 100 others on that measure. The bar below the score splits the 0 to 100 scale into four ranges (0–25, 26–49, 50–79 and 80–100). Selecting a range shows what it looks like for a buyer, seller, tenant, landlord or someone looking to invest, and the same four names label each measure bar. Price Growth is the change in Zillow’s typical home value over the last 12 months. Rent Growth is the change in Zillow’s typical rent over the last 12 months. Rental Demand is how few rental homes sit empty, from the Census Bureau’s rental vacancy rate (fewer empty rentals ranks higher). If a measure has too little data for an area, it is left out and the score says how many measures it used. The score describes housing-market numbers only. It is not a rating of the people or the neighborhood, and it is not investment advice.
Price Level
Price Level compares how high typical home values and rents are with the other communities. It is separate from the Housing Market Score and does not change it. A fuller bar means a higher rank, not a better or worse area. The gold tick marks the middle.
Hollywood Hills ranks above the middle on Home Values and Rents.
The typical home value (Zillow), with all of this community’s ZIP codes combined. Useful to buyers, sellers and owners.
The typical monthly rent (Zillow), with all of this community’s ZIP codes combined. Useful to tenants, landlords and developers.
It is not part of the Housing Market Score, and it does not measure affordability or the cost of living. It compares typical home values and rents across communities. Dollar figures are in the Market Snapshot tab.
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A Short History Of Hollywood Hills
Wikipedia’s Hollywood article says the municipality of Hollywood was consolidated with the City of Los Angeles on February 7, 1910, and that a large sign reading HOLLYWOODLAND was erected in the Hollywood Hills in 1923.
Wikipedia says an amphitheatre was built in 1920 at today’s Ford Amphitheatre site, that the Hollywood Bowl officially opened on July 11, 1922, and that the Mulholland Dam, built in 1924, created the Hollywood Reservoir.
Neighborhoods Of The Hollywood Hills
Wikipedia’s Hollywood Hills article says the neighborhood comprises Laurel Canyon (including Mount Olympus), Beachwood Canyon, the Bird Streets, Cahuenga Pass, Franklin Village, Hollywood Dell, Hollywood Heights, Hollywoodland, Outpost Estates and Whitley Heights.
Its article on Hollywood Hills West says that area includes Crescent Heights, Laurel Canyon, Lookout Mountain, Mount Olympus, Sunset Plaza and Nichols Canyon, and stops at Mulholland Drive on the north.
The Hollywood Sign
Wikipedia’s Hollywood Sign article says the sign is on Mount Lee, above Beachwood Canyon in the Santa Monica Mountains, and that the City of Los Angeles owns the landmark. Its infobox lists a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument designated February 7, 1973.
The Hollywood Bowl And The Ford
Wikipedia describes the Hollywood Bowl as an amphitheatre and public park in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles, gives its location as 2301 North Highland Avenue and says the County of Los Angeles owns it.
The John Anson Ford Amphitheatre is listed at 2580 Cahuenga Blvd E, with the County as owner, and Wikipedia calls it a music venue in the Hollywood Hills.
Getting Around Hollywood Hills
Wikipedia’s Hollywood Hills article says U.S. Route 101 bisects the neighborhood from southeast to northwest. Wikipedia says Mulholland Drive loosely follows the ridgeline of the eastern Santa Monica Mountains and the Hollywood Hills and is 21 miles long.
Metro’s Line Schedules and Maps page lists Line 218 as Beverly Hills – Studio City via Laurel Canyon Bl and Line 222 as Hollywood – Sun Valley via Hollywood Wy, Cahuenga Bl. The Line 218 timetable is effective December 14, 2025 and the Line 222 timetable June 7, 2026. Metro’s B Line timetable, effective June 7, 2026, lists the Hollywood/Highland, Hollywood/Vine and Universal City/Studio City stations. The numbers section shows the closest rail station and its distance.
Parks And Open Space
Wikipedia’s Hollywood Hills article says the neighborhood includes a portion of Griffith Park, including Hollywoodland Camp. The City’s Griffith Observatory site says the observatory is on the south slope of Mount Hollywood in Griffith Park, which borders the neighborhood on the north and east.
The City’s recreation and parks website lists Runyon Canyon Park at 2000 N. Fuller Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90046, with a hiking trail. Wikipedia’s Hollywood Hills West article names it among three City recreation facilities in that neighborhood.
The City’s page for Lake Hollywood Park lists 3160 Canyon Lake Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068, with a play area and picnic tables. The numbers section also counts the parks, grocery stores, restaurants and coffee shops within one mile, using OpenStreetMap.
Shopping And Dining
In adjacent Hollywood, Wikipedia describes Ovation Hollywood, formerly Hollywood & Highland, as a shopping center and entertainment complex at the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue.
Library, Schools And Colleges
In adjacent Hollywood, the Los Angeles Public Library lists its Frances Howard Goldwyn – Hollywood Regional Branch Library at 1623 Ivar Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90028, with street parking, a bike rack, public computers, Wi-Fi and wireless printing.
Wikipedia’s Hollywood Hills article lists Los Angeles Unified School District schools within the neighborhood, and the district’s website links to School Search, School Directory and enrollment pages. The same article gives the address of the American Film Institute as 2021 North Western Avenue. The numbers section lists nearby K-12 and adult schools, colleges and trade schools by distance, with links to their official pages. School attendance areas are set by the school district, so confirm them with the district for any address you are considering.
Look Up A Hollywood Hills Address
Free public tools let anyone check an address’s zoning and assessment details. City Planning’s Hollywood Community Plan page lists various hillside communities among the plan area’s neighborhoods and, among its overlays, the Hillside Construction Regulation Supplemental Use District and the Hollywoodland Specific Plan. ZIMAS is a web-based mapping tool from City Planning that provides zoning information for properties located in Los Angeles. The County Office of the Assessor also has a public portal for property assessment information.
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