Glendale Real Estate
Glendale Real Estate
This guide to Glendale real estate covers the City of Glendale, a city in Los Angeles County that Wikipedia describes as located primarily in the Verdugo Mountains region, with a small portion in the San Fernando Valley, about 10 miles north of downtown Los Angeles. Wikipedia gives its total area as 30.6 square miles and says it is bordered by La Cañada Flintridge, La Crescenta and Tujunga on the north, Atwater Village and Glassell Park on the south, Pasadena and Eagle Rock on the east, and Griffith Park and Burbank on the west.
The City’s park and library pages give Glendale addresses in ZIP codes 91201 to 91206 and 91208. Read on for the city’s history, the Brand Library, the Verdugo Mountains, parks, shopping and schools. Current prices, rents, schools and weather follow, each with its source and date. Glendale is one of the communities in the San Fernando Valley section of this site.
Glendale Real Estate By The Numbers
Glendale
Compared with 45 other Los Angeles-area communities
Why The Score Is 47
Glendale ranks above the middle on Price Growth and Rental Demand, and among the lowest on Rent Growth. The score is the average of the three.
It is not a rating of Glendale, 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 Glendale
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Each bar shows how Glendale 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.
Glendale ranks below 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 Glendale
According to Wikipedia, José María Verdugo, a corporal in the Spanish army, received Rancho San Rafael in 1784, which was confirmed in 1798. On March 11, 1887, Erskine Mayo Ross, Cameron E. Thom and others filed the first plat for Glendale, Wikipedia says. The City says six individuals contributed land for the original 150-acre town site, which was named Glendale, that Glendale was incorporated in 1906, and that it became a chartered city on March 29, 1921.
Wikipedia says 31 structures in Glendale suffered major damage and had to be demolished in the 1971 San Fernando earthquake, and that numerous chimneys collapsed. The numbers section links to official fire and earthquake hazard maps.
The Brand Library And Art Center
Wikipedia describes Brand Park as a public park in the El Miradero district of Glendale and gives the modern park as 31 acres. The City’s historic facilities page says the Brand Library is housed in El Miradero, a mansion Leslie Brand built in 1904, and that by 1956 the mansion had been converted into the library. Wikipedia says the mansion was designed by architect Nathaniel Dryden, Brand’s brother-in-law. The City lists the park and the library at 1601 West Mountain Street. Wikipedia says a $10 million renovation of the library was completed in 2014.
The Verdugo Mountains And San Rafael Hills
Wikipedia calls the Verdugo Mountains a small, rugged mountain range and says they lie within the corporate boundaries of the cities of Glendale, Burbank and Los Angeles. It gives the range as approximately 8 miles long by 3.25 miles wide, with the informally named Verdugo Peak the highest summit at 3,126 feet.
At the southeastern end of the range, Wikipedia says, the Verdugo Wash separates the Verdugo Mountains from the San Rafael Hills. It says the San Rafael Hills contain areas east of the Glendale Freeway, including Rancho San Rafael and Chevy Chase Canyon in Glendale.
Getting Around Glendale
Wikipedia says Glendale is served by four freeways: State Route 2 (Glendale Freeway), State Route 134 (Ventura Freeway), Interstate 210 (Foothill Freeway) and Interstate 5 (Golden State Freeway). The Glendale Transportation Center at 400 West Cerritos Avenue is an Amtrak and Metrolink rail station, according to the City, and Wikipedia lists Metrolink’s Antelope Valley Line and Ventura County Line and Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner as stopping there.
The City says it operates its own local bus service, the Beeline. Wikipedia says the closest airport that serves Glendale is Hollywood Burbank Airport, which it describes as three miles northwest of downtown Burbank and owned by the Burbank–Glendale–Pasadena Airport Authority. The numbers section shows the closest rail station and its distance.
Parks And Open Space
Wikipedia says the city has nearly 50 public parks, from Deukmejian Wilderness Park in the north to Cerritos Park in the south. The City describes Verdugo Park as a 38.68 acre park that contains a large grove of mature sycamore trees and numerous oaks. Wikipedia says the Verdugo Mountains Open Space Preserve is jointly operated by the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy and the City of Glendale.
The City says the Glendale Narrows Riverwalk runs along the north bank of the Los Angeles River opposite Griffith Park, from Bette Davis Park past DreamWorks Studios to the 134 Freeway, and that it initially opened to the public in 2012. The numbers section also counts the parks, grocery stores, restaurants and coffee shops within one mile, using OpenStreetMap.
Shopping And Dining
Wikipedia describes the Glendale Galleria, at 100 W. Broadway, as a large three-story regional shopping center and office complex in downtown Glendale. Wikipedia says it officially opened on October 14, 1976, with 1,600,000 square feet of retail space.
The Americana at Brand, at 889 Americana Way, is described by Wikipedia as a lifestyle center. Wikipedia says it opened on May 2, 2008, and was named for Leslie Coombs Brand, a real estate developer who developed Glendale. Wikipedia also names Brand Boulevard among the city’s major surface streets.
Library, Schools And Colleges
The City of Glendale’s library open hours and contact page lists eight locations: Central Library at 222 E. Harvard St., Brand Library & Art Center at 1601 W. Mountain St., Casa Verdugo Library at 1151 N. Brand Blvd., Chevy Chase Library at 3301 E. Chevy Chase Dr., Grandview Library at 1535 Fifth St., Library Connection @ Adams Square at 1100 E. Chevy Chase Dr., Montrose Library at 2465 Honolulu Ave. and Pacific Park Library at 501 S. Pacific Ave.
According to Wikipedia, the Glendale Unified School District operates the public schools in Glendale, and its district page lists its schools. Wikipedia describes Glendale Community College as a public community college in Glendale, and the college’s history page says it was founded in 1927 as Glendale Junior College. 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 Glendale Address
Free public tools let anyone check an address’s zoning and assessment details. The City of Glendale’s Find Zoning Information for a Property page describes its Interactive Zoning Map as an online tool offering address-specific zoning information, including land use and development standards. The County Office of the Assessor also has a public portal for property assessment information.
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