Westside Neighborhood Pecking Order

Their is an old saying "Always buy the cheapest house in the best neighborhood you can afford". This will be true, once the Westside market stabilizes. In order to compare neighborhoods, lets look at an original 2br or 3br + 1ba house, on a standard sized lot. The difference in neighborhoods is more about the the land value, than the house. For matters of comparison, the less improvements the better.

The Westside Neighborhood Pecking Order is as follows:

1) Malibu
2) Beverly Hills
3) Brentwood
4) Pacific Palisades
5) Bel Air
6) Sunset Strip
7) Westwood
8) Cheviot Hills
9) West Hollywood
10) Hollywood Hills
11) Marina del Rey
12) Santa Monica
13) Venice
14) Beverlywood
15) West LA
16) Culver City
17) Miracle Mile
18) Mar Vista
19) Westchester
20) Ladera Heights
21) Palms


Keep in mind, we are only looking only at starter houses. If anyone has recent sales information on starter house sales for these areas, please post the details.