Fairfax Real Estate
Fairfax Real Estate
This guide to Fairfax real estate covers the Fairfax District, a neighborhood in the City of Los Angeles that Wikipedia places in the Central region of Los Angeles. Wikipedia says Beverly–Fairfax, sometimes called Fairfax, is a 3.2-square-mile neighborhood bordered by Willoughby Avenue on the north, Wilshire Boulevard on the south, La Brea Avenue on the east and La Cienega Boulevard on the west.
Using the Mapping L.A. boundaries, which put West Third Street on the south and Fairfax Avenue on the west, the article says the district is flanked by West Hollywood, Hollywood, Hancock Park, Mid-Wilshire and Beverly Grove. Read on for the neighborhood’s history, the Original Farmers Market, Television City, getting around, parks, shopping and schools. Current prices, rents, schools and weather follow, each with its source and date. Fairfax is one of the communities in the Central Los Angeles section of this site.
Fairfax Real Estate By The Numbers
Fairfax
Compared with 45 other Los Angeles-area communities
Why The Score Is 46
Fairfax ranks above the middle on Price Growth, and below the middle on Rent Growth and Rental Demand. The score is the average of the three.
It is not a rating of Fairfax, 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
Select a range to see what it means
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 Fairfax
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Each bar shows how Fairfax 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.
Fairfax ranks above the middle on Home Values and below the middle on 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 Fairfax
Wikipedia’s article on the market says its origins begin in 1880, when Arthur Fremont Gilmore and his partner bought two dairy farms in the Los Angeles area. It says Gilmore bought the land that is now the market’s site, while his partner bought the land that is now the site of The Grove. Ten years after their purchases, it says, the partners split their holdings, with Gilmore taking control of the 256-acre ranch and its dairy herd. The article adds that the market first opened in 1934.
Wikipedia’s Fairfax District article says CBS Television City was built in 1952 on the former site of Gilmore Stadium and that The Grove opened in 2002 next to the Farmers Market. It also mentions the Beverly Fairfax Historic District, east of Fairfax Avenue and north of Beverly Boulevard. The National Park Service’s NPGallery page lists it, and Wikipedia’s list of National Register of Historic Places listings in Los Angeles gives its listing date as October 4, 2018.
The Original Farmers Market
Wikipedia describes the Original Farmers Market as an area of food stalls, sit-down eateries, prepared food vendors and produce markets. It says the market was designated Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 543 in 1991. City Planning’s list of Historic-Cultural Monuments shows No. 543, Farmers Market, at West 3rd Street / Fairfax Avenue and Gilmore Lane.
Television City
Wikipedia’s article on Television City says the facilities are located at 7800 Beverly Boulevard, at the corner of Fairfax Avenue, and that Television City was designed by architect William Pereira and Charles Luckman. City Planning’s TVC 2050 Project page gives the project location as 7716-7860 West Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90036. The same page refers to the designated Historic-Cultural Monument (HCM No. 1167) located on-site.
Getting Around Fairfax
Wikipedia’s Fairfax Avenue article calls Fairfax Avenue a street in the north central area of the city of Los Angeles and says it runs from La Cienega Boulevard in Culver City at its southern end to Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood on its northern end. Wikipedia’s Beverly Boulevard article calls Beverly Boulevard one of the main east–west thoroughfares in Los Angeles, and its 3rd Street article calls 3rd Street a major east–west thoroughfare.
Metro’s D Line Subway Extension page says Section 1 opened May 8, 2026, with underground stations at Wilshire/La Brea, Wilshire/Fairfax and Wilshire/La Cienega. Metro’s line schedules page lists Line 14 as running via Beverly Bl, Line 16 via West 3rd St and Line 217 via Broadway, Los Feliz Bl, Hollywood Bl and Fairfax Av. The timetables it links are effective December 14, 2025 (Line 14), June 22, 2025 (Line 16) and June 7, 2026 (Line 217). The numbers section shows the closest rail station and its distance.
Parks And Open Space
The City’s Pan Pacific Park page gives the address as 7600 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036, and lists barbecue pits, a lighted baseball diamond, lighted outdoor basketball courts, a play area, picnic tables, restrooms, a jogging path and a multipurpose sports field. Wikipedia’s Fairfax District article describes Pan-Pacific Park as built on the site of the former Pan-Pacific Auditorium. The numbers section also counts the parks, grocery stores, restaurants and coffee shops within one mile, using OpenStreetMap.
Shopping And Dining
Wikipedia’s Fairfax District article describes The Grove as a shopping center that features a large center park with an animated fountain.
Wikipedia’s article on The Grove lists its address as 189 The Grove Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90036. Wikipedia’s 3rd Street article says 3rd Street between La Cienega Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue is known for its shops and eateries, and that the street passes along the south side of The Grove and “The Original” Farmers Market at Fairfax Avenue.
Library, Schools And Colleges
The Los Angeles Public Library’s Fairfax Branch Library is at 161 S. Gardner Street, Los Angeles, CA 90036, with a parking lot, a bike rack, public computers, Wi-Fi and wireless printing. The Los Angeles Unified School District says the district includes most of the city of Los Angeles, and its website links to school search, school directory and enrollment pages. Wikipedia’s Fairfax District article lists campuses of that district among the schools within Fairfax. 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 Fairfax Address
Free public tools let anyone check an address’s zoning and assessment details. 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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