Tujunga, CA: local guide
Tujunga lies in Los Angeles County, California; its housing figures are Census block-group estimates. Median elevation across the sampled points is 1,926 feet. Owners report a median home value of $861,099.
Sources: elevation sampled 2026-10-21 data from USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service; U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year, 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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Tujunga at a glance
- Median home value
- $861,099
- Median rent
- $2,056/mo
- Homes
- 10,564
- Owner-occupied
- 54.2%
- Median year built
- 1964
- Median elevation
- 1,926 ft
- In Very High fire zone
- 53.0%
- Public schools
- 5
Sources and dates are listed under All facts and sources below.
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What is the housing, zoning and jurisdiction in Tujunga?
The housing figures below describe the Tujunga neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate) in Los Angeles County, California. Method: 24 Census block groups, weighted by area inside the zone; medians are approximate. 54.2 percent of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 45.8 percent are renter-occupied, so rentals are the smaller share of occupied homes. Renters pay a median gross rent of $2,056 per month. Owners report a median home value of $861,099, an estimate and not a sale price. Homes here have a median build year of 1964. 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, 2020-2024.
What are the hazards and insurance considerations in Tujunga?
Tujunga hazard shares are mapped shares over the neighborhood boundary in Los Angeles County, California, taken from a grid sample, and not forecasts. CAL FIRE maps put 53.0 percent of the sampled area in a Very High zone, and 0.0 percent is in each of the High and Moderate zones. FEMA maps 0.6 percent of the sampled area as a Special Flood Hazard Area.
Sources: CAL FIRE Fire Hazard Severity Zones, data for maps adopted SRA 2007, LRA 2011; FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, NFHL data retrieved 2026-10-21.
| Inside a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone | 53.0% (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 | 0.6% (as of 2026-10-21, FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer) |
Which schools serve Tujunga?
The public schools below are the locations NCES places inside the Tujunga neighborhood boundary in Los Angeles County, California. NCES counts 5 public school locations there. Examples are Mountain View Elementary. They map to 1 school district identifier. NCES also lists 7 public school locations outside the boundary but within one mile, including Mt. Gleason Middle. 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 Tujunga?
Tujunga transit counts place each LA Metro stop against the Tujunga 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 40 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, data for 2026-10-22.
What parks and places are in Tujunga?
The Tujunga neighborhood boundary in Los Angeles County, California has 5 named parks in OpenStreetMap, including Fehlhaberhouk Park, Howard Finn Park, Little Landers Park, McGroarty Park. OpenStreetMap maps 1 named library inside the Tujunga neighborhood boundary: Sunland-Tujunga Library. OpenStreetMap maps 1 named park outside the Tujunga neighborhood boundary but nearby: Deukmejian Wilderness Park. OpenStreetMap lists 16 named trails inside or near the Tujunga neighborhood boundary, including Fern Canyon Trail, Graveyard Truck Trail, Mahogany Trail, Old Mt Lukens Trail. This list shows names only, not a ranking or a review.
Source: snapshot 2026-10-21 data from OpenStreetMap.
What do people ask about Tujunga?
What is the median value of owner-occupied homes in Tujunga?
In the Tujunga neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate), the median value of owner-occupied homes is $861,099. 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. Tujunga is in Los Angeles County.
What share of Tujunga lies in a CAL FIRE Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone?
In the Tujunga neighborhood boundary, 53.0 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 Tujunga?
NCES lists 7 public school locations outside the Tujunga neighborhood boundary but within one mile of it. Nearest are Mt. Gleason Middle, Apperson Street Elementary and Dunsmore Elementary. Verify attendance boundaries with the school district.
Which public schools are located in Tujunga?
NCES lists 5 public school locations in the Tujunga neighborhood boundary. Examples are Mountain View Elementary, Mt. Lukens Continuation and Pinewood 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 Tujunga?
In the Tujunga neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate), the median home was built in 1964. 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 Tujunga?
In the Tujunga neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate), the median gross rent is $2,056 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 Tujunga are rented?
In the Tujunga neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate), 45.8 percent of occupied homes are renter-occupied, an estimated 4,563 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 Tujunga get to work?
In the Tujunga neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate), 68.6 percent of workers drive alone to work, 2.5 percent use public transportation and 14.2 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, 2020-2024.
Sources
Source: CAL FIRE Fire Hazard Severity Zones, data for maps adopted SRA 2007, LRA 2011.
Sources
Source: NCES EDGE public school locations, school year 2024-2025.
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All facts and sources for Tujunga
| Land area | 9.9 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 Tujunga were computed from Census block groups (99.7 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 24 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 24 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) | 26,805 (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Housing units (ACS estimate) | 10,564 (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Occupied housing units | 9,958 (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Owner-occupied housing units | 5,395 (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Renter-occupied housing units | 4,563 (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied homes | 54.2% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied homes | 45.8% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Median year homes were built | 1964 (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Median home value (owner-reported) | $861,099 (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Median gross rent | $2,056/mo (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Workers aged 16 and over | 10,947 (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Commute under 20 minutes | 24.9% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Commute 20 to 44 minutes | 51.2% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Commute 45 minutes or more | 24.0% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Drive alone to work | 68.6% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Carpool to work | 11.5% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Take public transit to work | 2.5% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Walk to work | 1.3% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Work from home | 14.2% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year) |
| Lowest sampled elevation | 1,440 ft (as of 2026-10-21, USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service) |
| Highest sampled elevation | 4,466 ft (as of 2026-10-21, USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service) |
| Median sampled elevation | 1,926 ft (as of 2026-10-21, USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service) |
| Elevation range sampled | 3,026 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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