Los Angeles Neighborhoods Ranked by Crime, Schools, and Value

Among the Los Angeles ZIPs we analyze, Beverly Hills (90210) leads at 92/100, well ahead of Hollywood (90028) at 41 and South Central / Florence-Graham (90001) at 37. NeighborScore's overall score blends safety (53%) and schools (47%); home value is shown separately as an affordability signal and does not change the overall. Safety is FBI Part I violent crime per resident vs the ZIP's county; schools blend grade coverage with NCES math/reading proficiency.

Beverly Hills (90210): 92

90210 tops both counted dimensions — safety 95 and schools 88 (about 82% math proficiency) — for the highest overall in the LA set. The catch is price: a Zillow value around $6.4M makes it one of the least affordable ZIPs anywhere (affordability 12, shown as context).

Hollywood (90028): 41

Hollywood scores 41: safety 25 (violent crime per resident runs high for a dense entertainment district) and schools 58 (about 36% math). At a ~$860K median it is far more accessible than Beverly Hills, but the safety and school data are middling.

South Central / Florence-Graham (90001): 37

90001 scores 37: safety 25 and schools 51 (about 25% math). Its affordability score (55) is the highest of the three — a ~$650K median — but affordability is shown separately and does not lift the overall.

Los Angeles at a glance

Beverly Hills 90210 — 92 | safety 95 | schools 88. Hollywood 90028 — 41 | safety 25 | schools 58. South Central / Florence-Graham 90001 — 37 | safety 25 | schools 51. Sources: LA open data (FBI Part I violent crime), NCES, Zillow.