Housing in North Valley at a glance
- Population
- about 697,989
- Housing units
- about 222,068
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $804,000Los Angeles: $921,200 (-13%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,950 a monthLos Angeles: $1,933 (+1%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 57%Los Angeles: 36%
- Homes built before 1980
- 69.5%
- Median year built
- 1968
What sets North Valley apart is ownership: 57% of its households own, the highest share among the seven Los Angeles sectors and 21 points above the city. Being north-west of the centre, it has 120,879 owner households, ahead of 91,017 renting ones. Values are lower than citywide, $804,000 against $921,200, which puts it fifth of seven. South Valley next door records $948,000, and farther up the scale Central reaches $1,384,000 and West Los Angeles $1,776,000. Rents are nearer the middle: $1,950, third of seven, versus $2,090 in South Valley, and within 1% of the Los Angeles figure. About 69.5% of homes date from before 1980, fourth-highest, and the age midpoint of its housing falls in 1968. The sector has 697,989 residents spread across 222,068 homes, and Central, in contrast, has only 14.3% owners.
Questions about North Valley
What is the median home value in North Valley, Los Angeles?
$804,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $921,200 for Los Angeles as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in North Valley?
$1,950 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $1,933 in Los Angeles (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in North Valley own or rent?
Most own: 57% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 36% in Los Angeles (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 190 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city. Boundaries used: City of Los Angeles GIS (NavigateLA), Area Planning Commissions (consulted 2026-11-02).
Sector boundaries: Area Planning Commissions (7), Area Planning Commissions layer, NavigateLA (City of Los Angeles).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for Los Angeles as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
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Payotte lists one professional per trade in North Valley. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
- Mortgage loan officerOpen spot
- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
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