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Los Angeles Neighborhoods

The four Los Angeles regions are so different, and in some cases so far away from each other, it’s hard to believe they all come under the protective banner of one city. The largely industrial Harbor Region is the polar opposite of its closest neighbor, the Westside Region, where some of the most upscale neighborhoods in Los Angeles—and the country—can be found. And the older buildings in the Metro Region stand in sharp contrast to the post-World War II ranch houses and glimmering glass office buildings in the sprawling San Fernando Valley.

But the city’s neighborhoods aren’t as easy to pigeonhole as they may seem. Within each of the four regions, low-income neighborhoods butt up against upscale areas like squares in a patchwork quilt. Especially in the San Fernando Valley and Metro Regions, neighborhood boundaries change as the ebb and flow of the L.A. economy causes once-beautiful neighborhoods to fall into disrepair and other areas to transform from ghetto blight into urban chic. This creates constantly shifting views on what is considered good or bad areas and keeps residents, investors, and real estate professionals on their toes.

Los Angeles neighborhoods include:
Harbor Region
Harbor City | Harbor Gateway | San Pedro | Terminal Island | Wilmington

Metro Region
Atwater Village | Boyle Heights | Chinatown | Downtown Los Angeles | Eagle Rock | Echo Park | El Sereno | Elysian Park | Glassell Park | Hancock Park
Highland Park | Hollywood | Lincoln Heights | Los Feliz | Silver Lake | Watts

San Fernando Valley Region

Westside Region
Bel Air | Brentwood | Century City | Cheviot Hills | Holmby Hills | Marina del Rey
Mar Vista | Pacific Palisades | Playa del Rey | Rancho Park | Topanga Canyon
Venice | Westchester | West Los Angeles | Westwood