Northridge Real Estate
Northridge Real Estate
This guide to Northridge real estate covers a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles. The City’s Council District 12 page gives its area as 9.47 square miles. Wikipedia lists its ZIP codes as 91324, 91325 and 91327 through 91330, and says Northridge touches Porter Ranch and Granada Hills on the north, North Hills on the east, Van Nuys on the southeast, Lake Balboa and Reseda on the south, and Winnetka and Chatsworth on the west.
Read on for the neighborhood’s history, California State University, Northridge, Devonshire Downs, the Metrolink station, the Northridge Fashion Center, and the parks and library. Current prices, rents, schools and weather follow, each with its source and date. Northridge is one of the communities in the San Fernando Valley section of this site.
Northridge Real Estate By The Numbers
Northridge
Compared with 45 other Los Angeles-area communities
Why The Score Is 24
Northridge ranks below the middle on Price Growth, and among the lowest on Rent Growth and Rental Demand. The score is the average of the three.
It is not a rating of Northridge, 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 Northridge
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Each bar shows how Northridge 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.
Northridge ranks among the lowest 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 Northridge
Wikipedia says the Tongva first inhabited the Northridge area over 2,000 years ago, and that the village of Totonga was located here. According to the same article, the Southern Pacific Railroad laid tracks through the Hawk Ranch property in 1908, and the ranch was sold for subdivision and renamed Zelzah in 1910. It says the Zelzah depot was built on the site that is now the northwest corner of Parthenia Avenue and Reseda Boulevard, and that a post office had been established in Zelzah by the beginning of 1912. It adds that a 1929 vote chose the name North Los Angeles for the community, and that in 1938 the name was changed to Northridge Village.
According to Wikipedia, the magnitude 6.7 earthquake of January 17, 1994 was named for Northridge based on early estimates of its epicenter, which further refinements placed in neighboring Reseda. The numbers section links to official fire and earthquake hazard maps.
California State University, Northridge
California State University, Northridge, known as CSUN, is a public university, according to Wikipedia. CSUN’s About page says it is sited on a 356-acre campus and lists its address as 18111 Nordhoff Street. The CSUN library’s founding story says ceremonial groundbreaking in Northridge was January 4, 1956, that the San Fernando Valley campus of Los Angeles State College became an independent college on July 1, 1958, and that in 1972 San Fernando Valley State College was officially renamed California State University, Northridge.
Main Streets And Devonshire Downs
The Council District 12 page lists Roscoe Boulevard, Devonshire Street, Nordhoff Street, Corbin Avenue, Tampa Avenue and Reseda Boulevard as major streets in the area. Wikipedia calls Reseda Boulevard the main thoroughfare of the community and says it was paved in 1930.
Devonshire Street is an east-west arterial road that runs 10 miles across the northwest San Fernando Valley, passing through Chatsworth, Northridge, Granada Hills, Mission Hills and Pacoima, according to Wikipedia. Wikipedia describes Devonshire Downs as a horse racing track and multipurpose event facility that stood at the southwest corner of Devonshire Street and Zelzah Avenue and hosted the Newport Pop Festival in June 1969. It says the site is now owned by CSUN, which renamed it North Campus.
Getting Around Northridge
The Ronald Reagan Freeway (State Route 118) runs along the northern edge of Northridge, according to the Council District 12 page. Wikipedia’s exit list for State Route 118 includes Tampa Avenue and Reseda Boulevard. Wikipedia says Interstate 405 passes east of California State University, Northridge, and its exit list for that freeway includes Nordhoff Street.
Metrolink’s Ventura County Line stops at the Northridge station, 8775 Wilbur Avenue. Metrolink’s station page lists connections to Metro buses, LADOT DASH, a CSUN shuttle and Metro Micro, and Wikipedia names the DASH route as Northridge. Wikipedia gives July 10, 2000 as the opening date of the permanent station. The numbers section shows the closest rail station and its distance.
Parks And Open Space
The City’s recreation and parks website lists the Northridge Recreation Center at 18300 Lemarsh St. It has a lighted baseball diamond, lighted tennis, basketball and volleyball courts, a multipurpose sports field, a play area, picnic tables and a community room. Dearborn Park is at 17141 Nordhoff St., with lighted outdoor basketball courts, lighted tennis courts, a play area and picnic tables.
Wikipedia says Barbara Stanwyck and Marion Marx started Marwyck Ranch as a horse breeding farm, and that its original house and a small portion of the ranch are managed by the city as Oakridge Estate Park. The numbers section also counts the parks, grocery stores, restaurants and coffee shops within one mile, using OpenStreetMap.
Shopping And Dining
Wikipedia describes the Northridge Fashion Center as a large shopping mall in Northridge that opened in 1971, with a Bullock’s department store as the first store to open, in September of that year. The County of Los Angeles services locator gives its address as 9301 Tampa Avenue.
Library, Schools And Colleges
The Los Angeles Public Library’s Northridge Branch is at 9051 Darby Avenue (91325), with a parking lot, a bike rack, public computers, Wi-Fi and wireless printing. The Los Angeles Unified School District says its area includes most of the city of Los Angeles, and its website links to school search, school directory and enrollment pages. According to Wikipedia, California State University, Northridge, described above, is a public university in the neighborhood.
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 Northridge 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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