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
Northeast San Fernando Valley
Five City of Los Angeles neighborhoods along the northeast edge of the San Fernando Valley, from Sylmar to Tujunga. This hub lists 5 communities: Lake View Terrace, Shadow Hills, Sunland, Sylmar, Tujunga. Each row of the table states which area the figure describes.
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
Sylmar
City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
- Median home value $674,056
- Median rent $1,999/mo
- Owner-occupied 66.8%
Source: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024.
Photo: TKirby, CC BY 3.0
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 Northeast San Fernando Valley compare?
| Measure | Lake View Terrace | Shadow Hills | Sunland | Sylmar | Tujunga |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land area in square miles | 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) | 12.5 Sylmar 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 | $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) | $674,056 Sylmar neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate) | $861,099 Tujunga neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate) |
| Median gross rent per month | $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) | $1,999 Sylmar neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate) | $2,056 Tujunga neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate) |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied homes in percent | 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) | 66.8 Sylmar neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate) | 54.2 Tujunga neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate) |
| Median year homes were built | 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) | 1977 Sylmar neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate) | 1964 Tujunga neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate) |
| Median sampled ground elevation in feet | 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) | 1,372 Sylmar neighborhood boundary (Los Angeles Times Mapping L.A., 2016) | 1,926 Tujunga neighborhood boundary (Los Angeles Times Mapping L.A., 2016) |
| Public school locations | 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) | 19 Sylmar 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 | 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) | 10 Sylmar 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: Los Angeles Times Mapping L.A. neighborhood boundaries (LA GeoHub); U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year; USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service; NCES EDGE public school locations; OpenStreetMap. Data as of 2026-10-22.
Which communities border each other?
- Compare Lake View Terrace and Shadow Hills (touches)
- Compare Lake View Terrace and Sunland (touches)
- Compare Lake View Terrace and Sylmar (within_500m)
- Compare Shadow Hills and Sunland (touches)
- Compare Shadow Hills and Tujunga (touches)
- Compare Sunland and Tujunga (touches)
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