West Los Angeles College, 2009
Ladera Heights’s story
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Census counts: 6,079 in 1970, 6,654 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2009 and 4 maps from 1896 on.
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Ladera HeightsCA
The town has 7,334 residents and lies in California.
3 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Jengod · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
7,334
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$1.71M
+3.3% in a year
Household income
$167K
median
Median age
39.7
years
Jobs based here
3,566
Balanced
TownGrade
C
#354 of 841 in CA
What should you know before moving to Ladera Heights?
Ladera Heights’s weakest subject is cost of living (D−): the typical home is worth about $1.7 million, 17.8 years of the Los Angeles metro’s $96K median household income. With a C overall, Ladera Heights is better than nearly a third of U.S. towns and ranks 354th of 841 in California. Where it does best is incomes: the median household earns $167K. Health is another plus — CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 77% of the country. Hazard risk is weaker too — FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 85% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top. The biggest place to walk is Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area, 212 acres with 6.3 miles of trail. Ladera Heights’ midpoint rent is $2,875 a month, above both California’s towns ($1,895 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Ladera Heights’ trail network density is 2.6 miles per square mile, against 1.0 in California’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenStreetMap.
How Ladera Heights grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Ladera Heights is from typical.
Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesD−Open →Hazard riskEarthquakes top the listDOpen →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work beat most townsA−Open →HealthCedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital 4.2 miles awayA−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 14.2 of 20; 5.5% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitB−Open →SchoolsBeat 50% of California districts on tests and graduationB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
ClimateMild winters, 81° summer afternoons–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 39.7; 58% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 269 attractions →SoFi Stadium and 234 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ladera Heights. Close and well known come first.
Big draw4 mi Stadium & arenaSoFi Stadium
Big draw7 mi LandmarkHollywood Walk of Fame10.0M visitors a year
Big draw5 mi MuseumLucas Museum of Narrative Art
Big draw5 mi Stadium & arenaLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Big draw5 mi MuseumLa Brea Tar Pits
Big draw7 mi Stadium & arenaCrypto.com ArenaSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
SoFi Stadium: Thank You (21 Millions+) views, CC BY 2.0 · Hollywood Walk of Fame: BenSherman, Public domain · Lucas Museum of Narrative Art: Kriddl, CC0 · Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum: CanonStarGal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · La Brea Tar Pits: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Crypto.com Arena: Troutfarm27, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Getting set up
Moving to Ladera Heights: who provides what
Ladera Heights is unincorporated, so Los Angeles County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerSouthern California Edison31.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterLos Angeles-City, Dept. of Water & PowerNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesLos Angeles CountyLos Angeles County provides services here
SchoolsInglewood Unified School DistrictCulver City Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified School District3 districts serve Ladera Heights; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn California you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereLos Angeles Registrar-Recorder County ClerkLos Angeles County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP codes90056, 9023090056 96% · 90230 4%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Ladera Heights.
Ladera Heights has less no health insurance than most of California and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of California.
HousingCost of living grade D−
For cost of living, Ladera Heights earns a D−
At 17.8 years of the Los Angeles metro’s $96K median household income, the typical home (about $1.71M) costs more against local pay than in 95% of California towns; that ratio is one input to that grade. Its typical home is the priciest on its borders; Culver City is next at $1.27M.
A typical home in Ladera Heights is worth about $1,707,000, up 3.3% in a year, more than twice the California typical home. In Ladera Heights, 63% of households live in a home they own.
$1.71MZillow home value
| Ladera Heights | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,875 a month | $1,895 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 63% | 64% | 73% |
Typical home value
Ladera Heights$1.71M
California$762K
+3.3%
value change, 1 year
4
homes sold in September
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
OutdoorsA
Protected land: 15.9% of Ladera Heights
In 2 parks and preserves, walkers have 7.9 miles of trail.
#107for trails in CA
15.9%
conserved · 300 of 1,890 acres
7.9 mi
of trails · 2.6 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area | 6.3 mi | 212 |
| 2. Yvonne Burke Sports Complex | 1 mi | 23 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D
Ladera Heights faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by earthquakes
Paid flood insurance claims in Ladera Heights since 1995: one. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 67% come from earthquakes and 33% from inland flooding.
85risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
EarthquakesInland flooding
1
paid flood claims since 1995
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
HealthA−
Ladera Heights stands out in California and nationally: a larger share of its adults had a checkup this year
Its widest gap with California is no health insurance: 4.2% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 10.6% statewide. Against the 1,800 U.S. towns with household incomes like Ladera Heights’s, it is less healthy than 87%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Ladera Heights does better than the California average on 17 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 7. Among adults 18 to 64 in the town, 4.2% have no health insurance.
77%healthier than U.S. townsA−Health Grade
| Ladera Heights | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 22% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 72% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 31% | 35% |
32 measures vs. California
17 better8 too close to call7 worse
| What stands out | Ladera Heights | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.2% | 10.6% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.5% | 10.6% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.4% | 3.1% |
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital
4.2 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
66th
percentile among CA towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Climate
In Ladera Heights, expect mild winters and pleasant summers
January nights average 48.2°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 79.2°.
The January low for Ladera Heights comes to 48°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
81°summer high
| Ladera Heights | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 48°F | 40°F | 22°F |
| July high | 79°F | 89°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
Winter48–67°
Spring53–71°
Summer62–78°
Fall57–77°
+2.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
81°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−
About half of Ladera Heights’ working residents commute to Los Angeles
Jobs based here fell from 5,869 in 2013 to 3,566. 30.4% of workers work from home, against 17.2% across California.
Commuting out is the norm in Ladera Heights: 2% of working residents work locally. Jobs based in the town fell to 3,566 in 2023, 2,303 fewer than in 2013. For workers in the town, the share who do their job from home is 30%. Half commute less than 8 miles.
2%work in town
| Ladera Heights | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 30% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $167,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 6.6% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Ladera Heights2%
Los Angeles49%
Burbank4%
Culver City4%
Santa Monica3%
8 mi
median commute distance
3,566
jobs based in Ladera Heights
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
B−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 54% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Ladera Heights
18pages on Ladera Heights
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
58 within 15 miles of the center of Ladera Heights
Antioch University-Los AngelesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Culver City1 miLos Angeles Southwest CollegeCommunity college · Public · Los Angeles6 mi$1,238 in-state tuitionUniversity of California-Los AngelesUniversity or college · Public · Los Angeles6.6 mi$15,203 in-state tuition
About 6 of every 100 Ladera Heights residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
About Ladera Heights
Census-designated place in California, United States
Ladera Heights is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 6,634 at the 2020 census. Culver City lies to its west, the Baldwin Hills neighborhood to its north, the View Park–Windsor Hills community to its east, the Westchester neighborhood to its south and southwest and the city of Inglewood to its southeast. With an average household income of $132,824, Ladera Heights ranks third amongst the ten wealthiest majority-Black communities in the United States.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 3.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 305 ft
- Area code
- 310
Ladera Heights’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Ladera Heights.
Culver CityView Park-Windsor HillsInglewoodLadera Heights
How the neighbors grade
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladera Heights | #354 | C | D− | — | B− | A− |
| Culver City | #272 | C+ | D− | D− | A− | A+ |
| View Park-Windsor Hills | #349 | C | D− | — | B− | A− |
| Inglewood | #758 | D− | D− | D | C | C |
Ladera Heights and View Park-Windsor Hills report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Ladera Heights with a neighbor →
Questions about Ladera Heights
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ladera Heights, CA a good place to live?
Ladera Heights grades C overall, better than 32% of U.S. towns and #354 of 841 in California. It grades A− for health and B− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.