North Hollywood vs Studio City

Median prices: Redfin Data Center, zip codes 91601 and 91604, March to May 2026. Zip codes don't match neighborhood borders exactly.

The homes

North Hollywood is flat, gridded and older than most of the Valley. Side streets off Magnolia, Burbank and Chandler are lined with 1920s to 1950s houses: Spanish bungalows with arched windows, small Craftsman and Minimal Traditional cottages and postwar ranch homes on lots that often run 5,000 to 7,000 square feet, many with detached garages and now ADUs. Around the Metro station and along Lankershim, mid-rise condo and apartment buildings mostly date from the last 20 years.

Studio City flats, north of Ventura Boulevard, are full of 1940s and 1950s ranch homes, traditional and Spanish houses and newer modern farmhouse builds, many with backyard pools, and pockets like the Silver Triangle and Colfax Meadows are known for tree-lined streets. South of Ventura, the hills climb toward Mulholland with mid-century post-and-beam and contemporary homes looking across the Valley. Condos and townhomes line the main boulevards in both.

Prices

The price figures on this page use 91601 for North Hollywood and 91604 for Studio City. North Hollywood spans 91601, 91602, 91605 and 91606, and 91601 includes the NoHo Arts District with its newer condos. The 91604 zip covers most of Studio City, from the flats to the hills. In both, compare houses to houses and condos to condos, and in Studio City, flat-lot pool homes and hillside view homes sit at different levels.

The feel

North Hollywood's center is the NoHo Arts District, one of the densest clusters of small stage theaters in Los Angeles, mostly along Lankershim and Magnolia, with galleries, dance studios and music rooms around them. The Television Academy's headquarters sits at Lankershim and Magnolia, and North Hollywood Park has sports fields, a pool and a branch library.

Studio City's main street is Ventura Boulevard, with a long stretch of restaurants including the famous sushi row, plus coffee shops and gyms, and Tujunga Village is a smaller block of cafes and boutiques. Radford Studio Center sits on the lot Mack Sennett built in the 1920s, which gave the neighborhood its name, and Fryman Canyon and Wilacre Park add trails and green space in the hills.

Getting around

North Hollywood is one of the few parts of LA built around rail. Its station is the end of the Metro B Line, about 30 minutes to Downtown through Hollywood, and the start of the G Line busway west across the Valley. The 170, 101 and 134 meet nearby, Hollywood is often 15 to 20 minutes off-peak, and the Westside usually 30 to 45. Studio City has the Universal City/Studio City station on the B Line, the 101 and the 170, and Laurel and Coldwater canyons lead over the hill to West Hollywood and Beverly Hills. Burbank's airport is often 15 to 20 minutes from Studio City. The North Hollywood to Pasadena bus rapid transit line broke ground in April 2026, with service targeted before the 2028 Games.

City and rules

Both are in the City of Los Angeles, with City of LA permits, rent stabilization on many pre-1978 multi-unit buildings and the City's transfer tax rules on higher-priced sales; verify current thresholds with the City. Studio City's hillside homes south of Ventura fall under hillside building limits and often sit in fire hazard severity zones, so check the address on CAL FIRE maps and get insurance quotes early. Near the North Hollywood station, check City planning records for projects on surrounding blocks, including Metro's phased District NoHo development. For older houses in either, add a sewer line scope and check permits on past additions.

Weather

The weather is the same: Valley heat. Summers run hot and dry, often into the 90s and 15 degrees or more warmer than the coast, with mild winters. Look at the age of the AC, the insulation and the roof on any home, and a pool gets a lot of use in either.