Lake View Terrace, CA: local guide
Lake View Terrace lies in Los Angeles County, California; its housing figures are Census block-group estimates. Owner-reported home value sits at $710,120 at the median.
Data source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year, data for 2020-2024.
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Local guide by Aubree Chavarriga, REALTOR(R), Trevino Properties, Inc., CalDRE #02232602. Data as of 2026-10-22.
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Lake View Terrace at a glance
- Median home value
- $710,120
- Median rent
- $2,046/mo
- Homes
- 3,675
- Owner-occupied
- 75.8%
- Median year built
- 1975
- Median elevation
- 1,265 ft
- In Very High fire zone
- 69.4%
- Public schools
- 4
Sources and dates are listed under All facts and sources below.
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What is the housing, zoning and jurisdiction in Lake View Terrace?
Figures in this section cover the Lake View Terrace neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate) in Los Angeles County, California. Method: 13 Census block groups, weighted by area inside the zone; medians are approximate. 75.8 percent of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 24.2 percent are renter-occupied, so rentals are the smaller share of occupied homes. The median gross rent is $2,046 per month. The median value of owner-occupied homes is $710,120, an owner-reported estimate and not a sale price. The median year homes were built is 1975. Any build or accessory dwelling unit plan needs verification with the city or county planning department.
Data source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year, data for 2020-2024.
What are the hazards and insurance considerations in Lake View Terrace?
The hazard shares below describe the Lake View Terrace neighborhood boundary in Los Angeles County, California and come from a grid sample of the mapped layers, not forecasts. 69.4 percent of the sampled area is in a CAL FIRE Very High zone, and 0.0 percent is in each of the High and Moderate zones. FEMA maps 4.4 percent of the sampled area as a Special Flood Hazard Area.
Data sources: CAL FIRE Fire Hazard Severity Zones, maps adopted SRA 2007, LRA 2011; FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, data for NFHL data retrieved 2026-10-21.
| Inside a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone | 69.4% (as of 2026-10-21, CAL FIRE Fire Hazard Severity Zones) |
|---|---|
| Inside a High Fire Hazard Severity Zone | 0.0% (as of 2026-10-21, CAL FIRE Fire Hazard Severity Zones) |
| Inside a Moderate Fire Hazard Severity Zone | 0.0% (as of 2026-10-21, CAL FIRE Fire Hazard Severity Zones) |
| Inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area | 4.4% (as of 2026-10-21, FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer) |
Which schools serve Lake View Terrace?
Lake View Terrace public school locations are those NCES lists inside the Lake View Terrace neighborhood boundary in Los Angeles County, California. NCES counts 4 public school locations there. Examples are Brainard Elementary. They map to 4 school district identifiers. The list shows where schools are located, not which school serves an address; verify attendance boundaries with the school district.
Data source: NCES EDGE public school locations; reference period school year 2024-2025.
How do you get around from Lake View Terrace?
Lake View Terrace transit counts place each LA Metro stop against the Lake View Terrace neighborhood boundary in Los Angeles County, California. LA Metro lists 30 bus stops inside the boundary with scheduled service on 2 routes. Including stops within 0.5 mile of the boundary, LA Metro lists 43 bus stops on 2 routes. Counts show stop locations only, not service frequency or travel times, and cover LA Metro alone.
Data source: LA Metro GTFS schedule data; reference period 2026-10-22.
What parks and places are in Lake View Terrace?
OpenStreetMap lists 2 named parks inside the Lake View Terrace neighborhood boundary in Los Angeles County, California: Kagel Canyon Park, Lopez Canyon Park. OpenStreetMap maps 7 named parks outside the Lake View Terrace neighborhood boundary but nearby, including Lopez Canyon Trailhead Park, The Bluffs at Hansen Dam. OpenStreetMap lists 25 named trails inside or near the Lake View Terrace neighborhood boundary, including Ebey Cyn Trail, Little Tujunga Trail, Rattlesnake Trail, Freeway Trail. This list shows names only, not a ranking or a review.
Data source: snapshot 2026-10-21 data from OpenStreetMap.
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All facts and sources for Lake View Terrace
| Land area | 4.1 sq mi (as of 2016-10-07, Los Angeles Times Mapping L.A. neighborhood boundaries (LA GeoHub)) |
|---|---|
| Area type used for these statistics | Neighborhood outline from the Los Angeles Times Mapping L.A. project (2016) (as of 2026-10-21, Los Angeles Times Mapping L.A. neighborhood boundaries (LA GeoHub)) |
| County | Los Angeles County (as of 2026-10-21, Los Angeles Times Mapping L.A. neighborhood boundaries (LA GeoHub)) |
| City | City of Los Angeles (as of 2026-10-21, Los Angeles Times Mapping L.A. neighborhood boundaries (LA GeoHub)) |
| Share inside city limits | 99.4% (as of 2026-10-21, Los Angeles Times Mapping L.A. neighborhood boundaries (LA GeoHub)) |
| Share in unincorporated county area | 0.6% (as of 2026-10-21, Los Angeles Times Mapping L.A. neighborhood boundaries (LA GeoHub)) |
| How the American Community Survey figures for Lake View Terrace were computed from Census block groups (99.8 percent of the zone's sample points fall inside a block group). 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates at Census block-group level for the 13 block groups that overlap the zone. Counts are each block group's count times the share of that block group's area inside the zone (area shares from an 80 by 80 point grid); medians are the average of block-group medians weighted by the zone's share of owner-occupied units (value), renter-occupied units (rent) or all housing units (year built), so they are approximate and carry no margin of error. | Counts come from the 13 Census block groups that overlap the zone, each weighted by its share of area inside the zone; medians are weighted averages and approximate. (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Population estimate (ACS) | 12,877 (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Housing units (ACS estimate) | 3,675 (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Occupied housing units | 3,541 (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Owner-occupied housing units | 2,684 (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Renter-occupied housing units | 857 (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied homes | 75.8% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied homes | 24.2% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Median year homes were built | 1975 (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Median home value (owner-reported) | $710,120 (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Median gross rent | $2,046/mo (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Workers aged 16 and over | 5,024 (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Commute under 20 minutes | 23.1% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Commute 20 to 44 minutes | 48.0% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Commute 45 minutes or more | 28.9% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Drive alone to work | 70.4% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Carpool to work | 11.4% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Take public transit to work | 0.6% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Walk to work | 2.4% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Work from home | 13.9% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Lowest sampled elevation | 1,107 ft (as of 2026-10-21, USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service) |
| Highest sampled elevation | 1,877 ft (as of 2026-10-21, USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service) |
| Median sampled elevation | 1,265 ft (as of 2026-10-21, USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service) |
| Elevation range sampled | 770 ft (as of 2026-10-21, USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service) |
- SRA and LRA
- State Responsibility Area and Local Responsibility Area describe who is responsible for wildland fire protection on a parcel.
- FHSZ
- Fire Hazard Severity Zone, a state map of fire exposure classes.
- ADU
- Accessory dwelling unit, a second small home on a residential lot.
How do you reach the agent for Lake View Terrace?
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Aubree Chavarriga, REALTOR(R), Trevino Properties, Inc., CalDRE #02232602.
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Where do these facts come from?
Facts on this page come from the sources below. Each figure shows its source and date, with a sample size (n) where one applies. Statistics are shown only when the sample is large enough.
- Los Angeles Times Mapping L.A. neighborhood boundaries (LA GeoHub) (latimes_neighborhoods; CC BY 4.0; credit Los Angeles Times Mapping L.A. via City of Los Angeles GeoHub; as of 2026-10-21)
- OpenStreetMap (osm_overpass; ODbL 1.0; credit (c) OpenStreetMap contributors; as of 2026-10-21)
- Los Angeles Times Mapping L.A. neighborhood boundaries (LA GeoHub) (tigerweb_place; US Government work (public domain, 17 U.S.C. 105); credit U.S. Census Bureau; as of 2026-10-21)
- tigerweb_blockgroup (tigerweb_blockgroup; US Government work (public domain, 17 U.S.C. 105); credit U.S. Census Bureau; as of 2026-10-21)
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year (census_acs5; US Government work (public domain); Census Bureau Data API terms: attribution notice required; as of 2026-10-21)
- CAL FIRE Fire Hazard Severity Zones (calfire_fhsz; No restrictions on distribution; cite California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection as the original source; as of 2026-10-21)
- FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer (fema_nfhl; US Government work (17 U.S.C. 105); FEMA.gov reuse statement; as of 2026-10-21)
- NCES EDGE public school locations (nces_edge; US Government work, public domain (IES permission-to-replicate statement); as of 2026-10-21)
- USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service (usgs_epqs; US Government work, U.S. Public Domain; as of 2026-10-21)
- LA Metro GTFS schedule data (lametro_gtfs; LA Metro Open Data Terms and Conditions; credit LA Metro; as of 2026-10-22)
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