Sylmar, CA: local guide
Sylmar lies in Los Angeles County, California; its housing figures are Census block-group estimates. 19 public school locations sit within the Sylmar neighborhood boundary per NCES. Owner-reported home value sits at $674,056 at the median.
Sources: school year 2024-2025 data from NCES EDGE public school locations; U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year; reference period 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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Sylmar at a glance
- Median home value
- $674,056
- Median rent
- $1,999/mo
- Homes
- 22,345
- Owner-occupied
- 66.8%
- Median year built
- 1977
- Median elevation
- 1,372 ft
- In Very High fire zone
- 33.3%
- Public schools
- 19
Sources and dates are listed under All facts and sources below.
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What is the housing, zoning and jurisdiction in Sylmar?
Figures in this section cover the Sylmar neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate) in Los Angeles County, California. Method: 52 Census block groups, weighted by area inside the zone; medians are approximate. The tenure split is 66.8 percent owner-occupied and 33.2 percent renter-occupied, so rentals are the smaller share of occupied homes. Median gross rent runs $1,999 per month. Owners report a median home value of $674,056, an estimate and not a sale price. The median home was built in 1977. 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 Sylmar?
Sylmar hazard figures cover the neighborhood boundary in Los Angeles County, California and are grid-sample shares of the mapped layers, not forecasts. In the sampled area, 33.3 percent falls in a CAL FIRE Very High zone, and 0.0 percent is in each of the High and Moderate zones. 2.2 percent of the sampled area is in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area.
Sources: maps adopted SRA 2007, LRA 2011 data from CAL FIRE Fire Hazard Severity Zones; FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, data for NFHL data retrieved 2026-10-21.
| Inside a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone | 33.3% (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 | 2.2% (as of 2026-10-21, FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer) |
Which schools serve Sylmar?
Sylmar public school locations are those NCES lists inside the Sylmar neighborhood boundary in Los Angeles County, California. 19 public school locations are listed. Examples are Discovery Charter Preparatory #2. NCES assigns 6 school district identifiers to them. Outside the boundary, 15 public school locations are within one mile, including San Fernando Elementary, per NCES. The list shows where schools are located, not which school serves an address; verify attendance boundaries with the school district.
Source: school year 2024-2025 data from NCES EDGE public school locations.
How do you get around from Sylmar?
Sylmar transit counts place each LA Metro stop against the Sylmar neighborhood boundary in Los Angeles County, California. 117 LA Metro bus stops inside the boundary have scheduled service on 8 routes. Counting stops within 0.5 mile of the boundary too, the totals are 164 bus stops on 9 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 Sylmar?
The Sylmar neighborhood boundary in Los Angeles County, California has 10 named parks in OpenStreetMap, including Carey Ranch Park, El Cariso Park, Las Palmas Park. OpenStreetMap maps 1 named library inside the Sylmar neighborhood boundary: Sylmar Branch Los Angeles Public Library. OpenStreetMap lists 9 named parks outside the Sylmar neighborhood boundary but nearby, including Rudy Ortega Memorial Park, Veterans Memorial Park, Las Palmas Park, Layne Park. OpenStreetMap lists 5 named trails inside or near the Sylmar neighborhood boundary, including Los Pinetos Trail, Marge Feinberg Rim of the Valley Trail- Saddletree. This list shows names only, not a ranking or a review.
Source: snapshot 2026-10-21 data from OpenStreetMap.
What do people ask about Sylmar?
What is the median value of owner-occupied homes in Sylmar?
In the Sylmar neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate), the median value of owner-occupied homes is $674,056. 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. Sylmar is in Los Angeles County.
What share of Sylmar lies in a CAL FIRE Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone?
In the Sylmar neighborhood boundary, 33.3 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 Sylmar?
NCES lists 15 public school locations outside the Sylmar neighborhood boundary but within one mile of it. Nearest are San Fernando Elementary, Hillery T. Broadous Elementary and Cesar E. Chavez Lrng Acads-Arts/Theatre/Entertain Mag. Verify attendance boundaries with the school district.
Which public schools are located in Sylmar?
NCES lists 19 public school locations in the Sylmar neighborhood boundary. Examples are Discovery Charter Preparatory #2, Dyer Street Elementary and El Dorado Avenue 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 Sylmar?
In the Sylmar neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate), the median home was built in 1977. 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 Sylmar?
In the Sylmar neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate), the median gross rent is $1,999 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 Sylmar are rented?
In the Sylmar neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate), 33.2 percent of occupied homes are renter-occupied, an estimated 7,149 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 Sylmar get to work?
In the Sylmar neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate), 72.4 percent of workers drive alone to work, 1.3 percent use public transportation and 10.0 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: school year 2024-2025 data from NCES EDGE public school locations.
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All facts and sources for Sylmar
| Land area | 12.5 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 | 99.9% (as of 2026-10-21, Los Angeles Times Mapping L.A. neighborhood boundaries (LA GeoHub)) |
| Share in unincorporated county area | 0.1% (as of 2026-10-21, Los Angeles Times Mapping L.A. neighborhood boundaries (LA GeoHub)) |
| How the American Community Survey figures for Sylmar were computed from Census block groups (99.5 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 52 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 52 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) | 79,306 (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Housing units (ACS estimate) | 22,345 (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Occupied housing units | 21,538 (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Owner-occupied housing units | 14,388 (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Renter-occupied housing units | 7,149 (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied homes | 66.8% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied homes | 33.2% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Median year homes were built | 1977 (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Median home value (owner-reported) | $674,056 (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Median gross rent | $1,999/mo (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Workers aged 16 and over | 33,411 (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Commute under 20 minutes | 29.9% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Commute 20 to 44 minutes | 48.4% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Commute 45 minutes or more | 21.7% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Drive alone to work | 72.4% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Carpool to work | 13.5% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Take public transit to work | 1.3% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Walk to work | 1.1% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Work from home | 10.0% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Lowest sampled elevation | 1,106 ft (as of 2026-10-21, USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service) |
| Highest sampled elevation | 1,644 ft (as of 2026-10-21, USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service) |
| Median sampled elevation | 1,372 ft (as of 2026-10-21, USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service) |
| Elevation range sampled | 538 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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