Altadena
Los Angeles County
- Median home value $1,120,000
- Median rent $2,355/mo
- Owner-occupied 76.9%
Source: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024.
Photo: AmeteurAngeleno, CC0
Foothills communities
The foothills communities covered by this site, grouped the way the agent describes her service area on her own website ("the foothills"), from Sylmar and Lake View Terrace east to Altadena. This hub lists 7 communities: Altadena, La Canada Flintridge, La Crescenta-Montrose, Lake View Terrace, Shadow Hills, Sunland, Tujunga. Each row of the table states which area the figure describes.
La Canada Flintridge
City of La Canada Flintridge, Los Angeles County
- Median home value $2,000,001
- Median rent $2,873/mo
- Owner-occupied 86.9%
Source: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024.
Photo: Doc Searls, CC BY 2.0
La Crescenta-Montrose
Los Angeles County
- Median home value $1,207,100
- Median rent $2,281/mo
- Owner-occupied 59.2%
Source: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024.
Photo: Doc Searls, CC BY 2.0
Lake View Terrace
City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
- Median home value $710,120
- Median rent $2,046/mo
- Owner-occupied 75.8%
Source: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024.
Photo: Joseph Sheppard, CC BY-SA 3.0
Shadow Hills
City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
- Median home value $1,018,981
- Median rent $2,574/mo
- Owner-occupied 72.8%
Source: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024.
Photo: Boundary: LA County eGIS Community Boundaries
Sunland
City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
- Median home value $802,370
- Median rent $1,842/mo
- Owner-occupied 61.9%
Source: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024.
Photo: Aubree Chavarriga
Tujunga
City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
- Median home value $861,099
- Median rent $2,056/mo
- Owner-occupied 54.2%
Source: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024.
Photo: MajaTrochimczyk, CC BY 3.0 US
How do the communities in Foothills communities compare?
| Measure | Altadena | La Canada Flintridge | La Crescenta-Montrose | Lake View Terrace | Shadow Hills | Sunland | Tujunga |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land area in square miles | 8.5 Altadena Census place boundary | 8.6 La Canada Flintridge Census place boundary | 3.4 La Crescenta-Montrose Census place boundary | 4.1 Lake View Terrace neighborhood boundary (Los Angeles Times Mapping L.A., 2016) | 13.1 Shadow Hills neighborhood boundary (Los Angeles Times Mapping L.A., 2016) | 4.0 Sunland neighborhood boundary (Los Angeles Times Mapping L.A., 2016) | 9.9 Tujunga neighborhood boundary (Los Angeles Times Mapping L.A., 2016) |
| Median value of owner-occupied homes | $1,120,000 Altadena Census place | $2,000,001 La Canada Flintridge Census place | $1,207,100 La Crescenta-Montrose Census place | $710,120 Lake View Terrace neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate) | $1,018,981 Shadow Hills neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate) | $802,370 Sunland neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate) | $861,099 Tujunga neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate) |
| Median gross rent per month | $2,355 Altadena Census place | $2,873 La Canada Flintridge Census place | $2,281 La Crescenta-Montrose Census place | $2,046 Lake View Terrace neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate) | $2,574 Shadow Hills neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate) | $1,842 Sunland neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate) | $2,056 Tujunga neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate) |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied homes in percent | 76.9 Altadena Census place | 86.9 La Canada Flintridge Census place | 59.2 La Crescenta-Montrose Census place | 75.8 Lake View Terrace neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate) | 72.8 Shadow Hills neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate) | 61.9 Sunland neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate) | 54.2 Tujunga neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate) |
| Median year homes were built | 1946 Altadena Census place | 1957 La Canada Flintridge Census place | 1958 La Crescenta-Montrose Census place | 1975 Lake View Terrace neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate) | 1964 Shadow Hills neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate) | 1960 Sunland neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate) | 1964 Tujunga neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate) |
| Median sampled ground elevation in feet | 1,273 Altadena Census place boundary | 1,456 La Canada Flintridge Census place boundary | 1,847 La Crescenta-Montrose Census place boundary | 1,265 Lake View Terrace neighborhood boundary (Los Angeles Times Mapping L.A., 2016) | 1,162 Shadow Hills neighborhood boundary (Los Angeles Times Mapping L.A., 2016) | 1,402 Sunland neighborhood boundary (Los Angeles Times Mapping L.A., 2016) | 1,926 Tujunga neighborhood boundary (Los Angeles Times Mapping L.A., 2016) |
| Public school locations | 5 Altadena Census place boundary | 4 La Canada Flintridge Census place boundary | 6 La Crescenta-Montrose Census place boundary | 4 Lake View Terrace neighborhood boundary (Los Angeles Times Mapping L.A., 2016) | 4 Shadow Hills neighborhood boundary (Los Angeles Times Mapping L.A., 2016) | 3 Sunland neighborhood boundary (Los Angeles Times Mapping L.A., 2016) | 5 Tujunga neighborhood boundary (Los Angeles Times Mapping L.A., 2016) |
| Named parks mapped in OpenStreetMap | 4 Altadena Census place boundary | 5 La Canada Flintridge Census place boundary | 3 La Crescenta-Montrose Census place boundary | 2 Lake View Terrace neighborhood boundary (Los Angeles Times Mapping L.A., 2016) | 2 Shadow Hills neighborhood boundary (Los Angeles Times Mapping L.A., 2016) | 1 Sunland neighborhood boundary (Los Angeles Times Mapping L.A., 2016) | 5 Tujunga neighborhood boundary (Los Angeles Times Mapping L.A., 2016) |
Each cell names the area its figure describes. Census survey figures describe the ZIP area shown, which can differ from the neighborhood boundary. Sources: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb; U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year; USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service; NCES EDGE public school locations; OpenStreetMap; Los Angeles Times Mapping L.A. neighborhood boundaries (LA GeoHub). Data as of 2026-10-22.
Which communities border each other?
- Compare Altadena and La Canada Flintridge (within_500m)
- Compare La Canada Flintridge and La Crescenta-Montrose (touches)
- Compare Lake View Terrace and Shadow Hills (touches)
- Compare Lake View Terrace and Sunland (touches)
- Compare Shadow Hills and Sunland (touches)
- Compare Shadow Hills and Tujunga (touches)
- Compare Sunland and Tujunga (touches)
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