Los Angeles
Highland Park
Historic northeast LA Craftsman neighborhood with a fast-evolving York and Figueroa corridor.
On the map
Boundary is approximate — refined per neighborhood over time.
Pacific Relocation's take
Northeast LA's most-watched corridor — great Craftsman housing, real change underway.
Highland Park gives clients the best detached-home value on the creative eastside: streets of 1910s Craftsman bungalows that would cost double in Silver Lake or Los Feliz. York Boulevard and Figueroa have become genuine walkable destinations, and the Metro A (Gold) Line connects to downtown and Pasadena without a car. We place younger families and creative professionals here who want a house and a yard but can't justify west-side prices. The honest caveats are schools — public options remain weak above elementary — and the active gentrification dynamic, which we discuss plainly with clients. Of all our eastside neighborhoods, this is the one where buying or leasing a real house at a reasonable number is still possible.
Lifestyle figures
Best of Highland Park for you
Walkable / key streets
- high street
high street
York Boulevard0.4 kmThe neighborhood's signature strip — galleries, cafes, bars, and vintage shops for blocks.
Directions ↗Pinned on map - high street
high street
Figueroa Street corridor0.5 km4.5(2)Walkable mix of longtime Latino businesses and newer restaurants along the Gold Line.
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Cafés
- cafe
cafe
Civil Coffee0.4 km4.4(586)·$$Polished Figueroa coffee bar with house roasts, a daily anchor for the neighborhood.
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cafe
Kindness & Mischief Coffee0.5 km4.6(334)·$$Bright, friendly York Boulevard cafe that helped define the corridor's third-wave scene.
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Cultural / arts
- community
community
Highland Park Bowl0.6 km4.5(1,334)·$$Restored 1927 bowling alley and bar, LA's oldest, now a beloved neighborhood night out.
Directions ↗Pinned on map - Southwest Museum of the American Indian1.3 km5.0(1)
Historic hilltop museum (Autry-operated) with one of the country's major Native American collections.
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community
York Boulevard galleries0.4 km4.9(34)Cluster of independent art galleries that anchor northeast LA's contemporary art scene.
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To buy (USD)
| Type | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 BR | 540,000 | 660,000 | 845,000 |
| 2 BR | 755,000 | 920,000 | 1,180,000 |
| 3 BR | 1,040,000 | 1,270,000 | 1,630,000 |
Estimated from local rents — placeholder, pending verified sale data.
Rent ranges (USD)
| Type | Low | Median | High | Δ 12mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 BR | 1,950 | 2,300 | 2,750 | ↑ 5.3% |
| 2 BR | 2,600 | 3,200 | 4,000 | ↑ 5.0% |
| 3 BR | 3,500 | 4,400 | 5,800 | ↑ 4.6% |
Source: Rentals.ca + Zumper Q1 2026, refreshed weekly via our rent worker.
Our advice
Before you sign a lease
- Many charming Craftsman rentals predate modern updates — verify foundation bolting, electrical, and the absence of knob-and-tube wiring
- RSO rent control covers much of the apartment stock; confirm a unit's status and any recent rent resets
- Hillside blocks near the Arroyo carry brush-fire exposure — verify defensible space and insurance availability
Pacific Relocation
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Last reviewed 2026-06-11.