In 2021, through the peak of the pandemic housing market that noticed L.A. residence costs skyrocket, The Occasions compiled a listing of the most recent neighborhoods to hitch the proverbial “million-dollar membership,” the place the everyday single-family residence worth is above $1 million.
5 years later, a lot extra have made the minimize.
Whereas the earlier group featured fashionable L.A. neighborhoods (Echo Park, Highland Park), South L.A. enclaves (Crenshaw, Leimert Park) and slices of the San Fernando Valley (Porter Ranch, Woodland Hills), the newest batch is a little more outlying.
Now, million-dollar houses are flung farther north into the Valley, farther south into the South Bay, and farther east into the foothills of the Verdugo and San Gabriel mountains.
Residence values throughout the area haven’t spiked in the identical manner they did through the pandemic. As a substitute, they steadily rose month after month, turning once-semi-affordable communities into seven-figure spots, in response to Zillow’s Residence Worth Index.
The info recommend single-family houses throughout the outskirts of L.A. County are extra priceless than you would possibly assume.
Listed here are 12 of the most recent million-dollar neighborhoods round L.A., in alphabetical order.
Adams Hill (Glendale)
2021 worth: $983,515
2025 worth: $1.12 million
As soon as tied to the now-defunct metropolis of Tropico, Adams Hill was annexed to Glendale in 1918. The hilly neighborhood is tucked on the southeast tip of town close to Glassell Park and Atwater Village and encompasses a vibrant mixture of Twenties bungalows and Spanish Colonial-style retreats. Smaller houses may be discovered within the $800,000 vary, however something with a view fetches effectively over $1 million. There are additionally loads of buildable heaps, in the event you’re feeling formidable.
Chatsworth
2021 worth: $925,501
2025 worth: $1.02 million
As soon as a scorching spot for western movie units, Chatsworth now serves as a suburban retreat for these looking for house, with comparatively low inhabitants density in contrast with different San Fernando Valley neighborhoods. There’s quite a lot of worth factors right here: new building on the west facet sells for tens of millions, however manufactured houses on leased heaps are listed for lower than $200,000. The plethora of tract homes constructed from the ‘50s to the ‘70s go for round $1 million.
El Dorado South / El Dorado Park / Los Altos
2021 worth: $906,912
2025 worth: $1.04 million
The million-dollar typical residence has made its solution to the working and center class flats of east Lengthy Seashore, the place a trio of neighborhoods eclipsed the mark in 2023 and 2024. The three enclaves circle El Dorado Regional Park, town’s largest park, and have traditional California ranches that sometimes promote for $800,000 to $1.2 million.
Granada Hills
2021 worth: $894,428
2025 worth: $1.02 million
One other suburban staple of the San Fernando Valley, Granada Hills turned a million-dollar neighborhood in 2024. The offers are discovered on the south facet, the place four-and five-bedroom houses nonetheless listing within the $900,000 vary. The posh properties are tucked on the north finish, together with the historic Balboa Highlands tract — a pristine assortment of 108 Midcentury gems designed by Joseph Eichler. These sometimes promote for $1.7 million or extra.
Historic Quarter (Agoura Hills)
2021 worth: $974,384
2025 worth: $1.1 million
Million-dollar houses are nothing new for Agoura Hills, the slow-growth bed room group between L.A. and Thousand Oaks, however the metropolis’s Historic Quarter part hit the mark in 2022. It’s been powerful to discover a residence for lower than $1 million ever since. The neighborhood, a small sliver on the metropolis’s southeast nook, options sizable Nineteen Eighties homes that fetch wherever from $1 million to $2 million.
Mid-Central (Pasadena)
2021 worth: $993,704
2025 worth: $1.11 million
Seven-figure typical residence values are slowly creeping east in Pasadena, and the Mid-Central neighborhood hit the million mark in 2022. Houses right here don’t fairly command the costs of neighborhoods to the west, equivalent to Oak Knoll or Madison Heights, however smaller bungalows sometimes begin at $700,000, whereas bidding wars for century-old Craftsmans or well-preserved Tudors drive costs to $1.5 million or extra.
Montrose-Verdugo Metropolis
2021 worth: $990,002
2025 worth: $1.09 million
Technically in Glendale, Montrose-Verdugo Metropolis sits simply south of La-Crescenta Montrose, the scenic group set beneath the Angeles Nationwide Forest. There’s a small-town really feel right here, with a walkable district and charming houses wanting up on the mountains. Fixer-uppers promote within the $900,000 vary, however most houses nowadays go for $1.1 million or extra.
Northeast Torrance / Outdated Torrance
2021 worth: $906,287
2025 worth: $1.01 million
A pair of east Torrance neighborhoods joined their western counterparts within the million-dollar membership lately: Outdated Torrance in 2022 and Northeast Torrance in 2024. There’s loads of selection right here: Small mission properties nonetheless promote within the $600,000 vary, whereas bigger remodels or well-kept Craftsmans can go for as a lot as $1.7 million.
Northridge
2021 worth: $970,785
2025 worth: $1.1 million
This San Fernando Valley neighborhood homes Cal State Northridge, so leases make up nearly all of the market right here, however there’s at all times a wholesome mixture of houses up on the market, too. The bigger 4,000-square-foot homes on the north finish of Northridge sometimes command a minimum of $1.4 million, whereas the smaller two- and three-bedroom houses scattered all through the remainder of the realm fall within the $800,000 to $900,000 vary.
Riverside Rancho (Glendale)
2021 worth: $951,705
2025 worth: $1.08 million
A hidden equestrian haven subsequent to Griffith Park, Riverside Rancho has houses surrounded by using trails and different horse facilities. Small ranches can sometimes be discovered for lower than $1 million, however the handful of equestrian properties full with stables and barns go for $2 million or extra.
Valley Glen
2021 worth: $952,921
2025 worth: $1.03 million
The Valley Glen neighborhood broke off from Van Nuys and North Hollywood in 1998, and since then, its residence values have outpaced each. Whereas values linger within the $800,000 vary in Van Nuys to the west and North Hollywood to the east, Valley Glen turned a million-dollar neighborhood in 2023. Lately, nearly all of its single-family houses promote for over $1 million, however smaller ranches may be discovered for cheaper.
West Hills
2021 worth: $951,441
2025 worth: $1.04 million
One other million-dollar suburb of the San Fernando Valley, West Hills is pricier than japanese neighbors like Canoga Park and Winnetka, however less expensive than the prosperous communities to the south equivalent to Hidden Hills and Calabasas. You received’t discover many condos or house buildings right here; the single-family houses vary from $700,000 as much as $1.5 million or so, whereas the Simi Hills and El Escorpion Peak provide a pure escape from the suburban sprawl.
