Sunland, CA: local guide
Sunland, in City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, is a foothill community. The statistics on this page cover the area below: about 6,680 homes, a median home value of $802,370, a median gross rent of $1,842 a month (Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024; home value is owner-reported). 61.9 percent of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
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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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Sunland at a glance
- Median home value
- $802,370
- Median rent
- $1,842/mo
- Homes
- 6,680
- Owner-occupied
- 61.9%
- Median year built
- 1960
- Median elevation
- 1,402 ft
- In Very High fire zone
- 64.3%
- Public schools
- 3
Sources and dates are listed under All facts and sources below.
Homes and rentals in Sunland
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What is the housing, zoning and jurisdiction in Sunland?
The housing figures below describe the Sunland neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate) in Los Angeles County, California. Method: 19 Census block groups, weighted by area inside the zone; medians are approximate. Of the occupied housing units, 61.9 percent are owner-occupied and 38.1 percent are renter-occupied, which means rentals are the smaller share of occupied homes. Renters pay a median gross rent of $1,842 per month. Owners report a median home value of $802,370, an estimate and not a sale price. The median home was built in 1960. Any build or accessory dwelling unit plan needs verification with the city or county planning department.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year; reference period 2020-2024.
What are the hazards and insurance considerations in Sunland?
The hazard shares below describe the Sunland neighborhood boundary in Los Angeles County, California and come from a grid sample of the mapped layers, not forecasts. 64.3 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. In FEMA flood mapping, 19.2 percent of the sampled area is a Special Flood Hazard Area.
Sources: maps adopted SRA 2007, LRA 2011 data from CAL FIRE Fire Hazard Severity Zones; FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, NFHL data retrieved 2026-10-21.
| Inside a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone | 64.3% (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 | 19.2% (as of 2026-10-21, FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer) |
Which schools serve Sunland?
The public schools below are the locations NCES places inside the Sunland neighborhood boundary in Los Angeles County, California. The list has 3 public school locations. Examples are Apperson Street Elementary. NCES assigns 1 school district identifier to them. Outside the boundary, 3 public school locations are within one mile, including Mt. Lukens Continuation, per NCES. The list shows where schools are located, not which school serves an address; verify attendance boundaries with the school district.
Source: NCES EDGE public school locations, school year 2024-2025.
How do you get around from Sunland?
LA Metro stop counts for Sunland use stop coordinates measured against the Sunland neighborhood boundary in Los Angeles County, California. LA Metro lists 24 bus stops inside the boundary with scheduled service on 2 routes. Counting stops within 0.5 mile of the boundary too, the totals are 41 bus stops on 2 routes. Counts show stop locations only, not service frequency or travel times, and cover LA Metro alone.
Source: LA Metro GTFS schedule data, 2026-10-22.
What parks and places are in Sunland?
OpenStreetMap maps 1 named park inside the Sunland neighborhood boundary in Los Angeles County, California: Oro Vista Park. OpenStreetMap lists 3 named parks outside the Sunland neighborhood boundary but nearby: Howard Finn Park, Pasko Park, McGroarty Park. OpenStreetMap lists 5 named trails inside or near the Sunland neighborhood boundary, including Graveyard Truck Trail, Green Verdugo Fire Road, Ebey Cyn Trail, Akens Truck Trail. This list shows names only, not a ranking or a review.
Source: OpenStreetMap, data for snapshot 2026-10-21.
What do people ask about Sunland?
What is the median value of owner-occupied homes in Sunland?
In the Sunland neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate), the median value of owner-occupied homes is $802,370. Owners reported this value in a survey, so it is an estimate and not a sale price or a listing price for any single home. The figure covers every owner-occupied home in that area. Sunland is in Los Angeles County.
What share of Sunland lies in a CAL FIRE Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone?
In the Sunland neighborhood boundary, 64.3 percent of the sampled area is in a CAL FIRE Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone. The share comes from a grid sample of the boundary. It is a mapped share, not a forecast.
Which public schools are near Sunland?
NCES lists 3 public school locations outside the Sunland neighborhood boundary but within one mile of it. Nearest are Mt. Lukens Continuation, Plainview Academic Charter Academy and Verdugo Hills Senior High. Verify attendance boundaries with the school district.
Which public schools are located in Sunland?
NCES lists 3 public school locations in the Sunland neighborhood boundary. Examples are Apperson Street Elementary, Mt. Gleason Middle and Sunland Elementary. The list shows where schools are located, not which school serves an address. Verify attendance boundaries with the school district.
How old are the homes in Sunland?
In the Sunland neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate), the median home was built in 1960. A median means half of the homes were built earlier and half later. The figure covers all housing structures in that area.
What is the median gross rent in Sunland?
In the Sunland neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate), the median gross rent is $1,842 per month. The figure is a survey estimate for all rental homes in the area and not an asking price for any single rental. The figure covers every rental home in that area.
What share of occupied homes in Sunland are rented?
In the Sunland neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate), 38.1 percent of occupied homes are renter-occupied, an estimated 2,336 homes. Both figures are survey estimates, so they are approximate and not exact counts. The figures cover every occupied home in that area.
How do workers in Sunland get to work?
In the Sunland neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate), 68.8 percent of workers drive alone to work, 1.0 percent use public transportation and 17.6 percent work from home. These are survey estimates, so they are approximate and not exact counts. The figures cover every commuting worker in that area.
Sources
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year; reference period 2020-2024.
Sources
Source: maps adopted SRA 2007, LRA 2011 data from CAL FIRE Fire Hazard Severity Zones.
Sources
Source: NCES EDGE public school locations, school year 2024-2025.
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All facts and sources for Sunland
| Land area | 4.0 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 | 100.0% (as of 2026-10-21, Los Angeles Times Mapping L.A. neighborhood boundaries (LA GeoHub)) |
| Share in unincorporated county area | 0.0% (as of 2026-10-21, Los Angeles Times Mapping L.A. neighborhood boundaries (LA GeoHub)) |
| How the American Community Survey figures for Sunland were computed from Census block groups (99.3 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 19 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 19 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) | 16,619 (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Housing units (ACS estimate) | 6,680 (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Occupied housing units | 6,133 (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Owner-occupied housing units | 3,797 (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Renter-occupied housing units | 2,336 (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied homes | 61.9% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied homes | 38.1% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Median year homes were built | 1960 (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Median home value (owner-reported) | $802,370 (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Median gross rent | $1,842/mo (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Workers aged 16 and over | 6,461 (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Commute under 20 minutes | 26.4% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Commute 20 to 44 minutes | 47.4% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Commute 45 minutes or more | 26.3% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Drive alone to work | 68.8% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Carpool to work | 10.4% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Take public transit to work | 1.0% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Walk to work | 1.4% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Work from home | 17.6% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Lowest sampled elevation | 1,199 ft (as of 2026-10-21, USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service) |
| Highest sampled elevation | 2,224 ft (as of 2026-10-21, USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service) |
| Median sampled elevation | 1,402 ft (as of 2026-10-21, USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service) |
| Elevation range sampled | 1,025 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.
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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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