Each question below is answered on the map type that fits it — Score, Amount, Fair share, Missing, Clusters or Variety — hex by hex. A hex is one hexagon on the map, about 350 m across (roughly 0.1 km²). Each answer leads with what the map found, lists its Standouts — the ranked groups of nearby hexes that come out on top — with the numbers behind them, and states what the data cannot tell you. The link at the end opens that exact map of Los Angeles on the same map type, so you can change the measure, the division or the comparison and get a different answer.
None of these is the only “right” way to ask. They are starting points chosen to show which measures exist for Los Angeles and how the map type you pick changes what you can honestly say.
Where should you open a new coffee shop in Los Angeles?
coffee shop demand-and-competition score — resident counts and walkable streets ranked against existing coffee shop presence
In Los Angeles, the highest-ranking Standouts are Central Almeda, Florence (east) and Vermont Square. Central Almeda leads with a score of 73.1/100 across 37 hexes, where the data shows ≈0 coffee shops nearby, ≈0 km of walkable streets and ≈44,942 residents (total). Each Standout is a group of high-scoring hexes within a 1,200 m radius. On the Missing map, Sylmar (Sylmar Neighborhood Council District) and North Hills (North Hills East Neighborhood Council District) are short of coffee shops for the people who live there within a 10-minute walk (about 1 and 1 short).
A shortlist by 3 factors, not a site recommendation.
How this answer was built
Three factors: how many people are around, how walkable the streets are, and how many of this business type are already mapped there. The last is scored inverted, so a hex ranks high when demand factors are strong and existing presence is thin.
Measure
Direction
Importance
Why it’s here
coffee shop competition
Less is better
45%
Count of mapped coffee shops already trading in the hex.
pedestrian length m
More is better
25%
Meters of walkable street — a proxy for how much passing footfall a frontage can see.
Total
More is better
30%
The 2020 Census resident count — the local demand base.
What this can’t tell you
This is a shortlist, not a site recommendation. It has no rent, no footfall, no unit availability, no licensing and no catchment modeling, and thin mapped presence is not proof that a hex lacks provision.
Try changing it
· Raise the importance of the competition factor to prioritize hexes with the least existing presence.
· Swap the demand factor for the age band or household type your customers actually fall into.
· Draw your own catchment on the map to score just that area.
All of these are adjustable on the Los Angeles map on the Free Tier.
The same question for other kinds of place
Same factors and importance, only the kind swapped. The Standouts are the Score map’s; the last column is where that kind is short for the people who live there, on the Missing map.
This answer ranks every hex in Los Angeles on coffee shop competition (less is better, importance 45%), pedestrian length m (more is better, importance 25%) and Total (more is better, importance 30%), then groups the top-scoring hexes into the Standouts below.
Central Almeda ranks #1 with a score of 73.1/100 across 37 hexes: ≈0 coffee shops nearby, ≈0 km of walkable streets and ≈44,942 residents (total). Florence (east) ranks #2 with a score of 72.1/100 across 37 hexes: ≈0 coffee shops nearby, ≈0 km of walkable streets and ≈39,030 residents (total). It spans Florence. Vermont Square ranks #3 with a score of 71.5/100 across 37 hexes: ≈0 coffee shops nearby, ≈0 km of walkable streets and ≈36,650 residents (total). Florence (south-east) ranks #4 with a score of 71.2/100 across 37 hexes: ≈0 coffee shops nearby, ≈0 km of walkable streets and ≈35,753 residents (total). It spans Florence. Exposition Park ranks #5 with a score of 70.4/100 across 37 hexes: ≈1 coffee shop nearby, ≈0 km of walkable streets and ≈36,174 residents (total).
Each Standout is a group of high-scoring hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Factors: coffee shop competition, pedestrian length m and Total (2020). 9,334 of 10,234 hexes in Los Angeles were eligible and ranked. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Which are the most walkable neighborhoods of Los Angeles?
Walkability score — pedestrian street length ranked with transit stop density
In Los Angeles, the highest-ranking Standouts are Historic Core, Koreatown and Downtown (Jewelry District). Historic Core leads with a score of 11.8/100 across 37 hexes, where the data shows ≈0 km of walkable streets and ≈32 transit stops. Each Standout is a group of high-scoring hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
A shortlist by 2 factors, not a site recommendation.
How this answer was built
Two network measures from the same universe: meters of pedestrian-friendly street, and how many transit stops are within reach. Together they describe how far you can get on foot and what you can reach from there.
Measure
Direction
Importance
Why it’s here
pedestrian length m
More is better
60%
Meters of pedestrian-friendly street in the hex.
transit stop count
More is better
40%
Count of transit stops reachable from the hex.
What this can’t tell you
It measures network form, not experience — nothing about crossing safety, pavement quality, gradient, lighting or traffic. It is a score over hexes, not a score anyone has walked.
Try changing it
· Add eat-and-drink places to weigh what is actually within walking distance.
· Raise the importance of the transit factor to lean the score toward public-transport access.
All of these are adjustable on the Los Angeles map on the Free Tier.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer ranks every hex in Los Angeles based on two factors: pedestrian length m (more is better, importance 60%) and transit stop count (more is better, importance 40%). The top-scoring hexes are then grouped into Standouts.
Historic Core ranks #1 with a score of 11.8/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈0 km of walkable streets and ≈32 transit stops. Koreatown ranks #2 with a score of 5.4/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈0 km of walkable streets and ≈7 transit stops. Downtown (Jewelry District) ranks #3 with a score of 4.3/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈0 km of walkable streets and ≈9 transit stops. Thai Town ranks #4 with a score of 4.3/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈0 km of walkable streets and ≈6 transit stops. Leimert Park ranks #5 with a score of 4.3/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈0 km of walkable streets and ≈5 transit stops.
Each Standout is a group of high-scoring hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Factors: pedestrian length m and transit stop count. 9,334 of 10,234 hexes in Los Angeles were eligible and ranked. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Mapped transit stops per km², with a Clusters map check — Overture Maps
Transit stops peak around Historic Core, with 7.4 per km² (32 transit stops across 4.3 km²), compared to 0.1 per km² across Los Angeles. Atwater Village and Watts follow, at 2.4 per km² and 2.1 per km². On the Clusters map, the transit stops around Downtown (east) (Jewelry District) and Wilshire Center form a cluster the test confirms.
A place record means it is mapped, not that it is open, licensed or of any size.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows transit stops in every hex of Los Angeles on the Amount map. It then groups the hexes with the most transit stops into the Standouts below.
Historic Core ranks #1, with 7.4 transit stops per km² across 37 hexes (32 transit stops across 4.3 km²). Atwater Village ranks #2, with 2.4 transit stops per km² across 21 hexes (6 transit stops across 2.5 km²). Watts ranks #3, with 2.1 transit stops per km² across 12 hexes (3 transit stops across 1.4 km²). Wilmington ranks #4, with 2.1 transit stops per km² across 4 hexes (1 transit stop across 0.5 km²). Downtown (Jewelry District) ranks #5, with 2.1 transit stops per km² across 37 hexes (9 transit stops across 4.3 km²).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as transit stops on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Residents per km² on the Amount map — US Census 2020 (NHGIS)
Residents peak around Koreatown (east): 18,118.9 per km² (78,838 residents across 4.3 km²), against a Los Angeles figure of 3,244 per km². Westlake and Panorama City follow at 15,344.2 per km² and 12,326.2 per km².
North Hills East Neighborhood Council District as a whole has 35,557 residents across 4.6 km², 7,774 per km², 2.4× Los Angeles's figure.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is US Census 2020 (NHGIS).
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows residents in every hex of Los Angeles on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Koreatown (east) ranks #1 with 18,118.9 residents per km² across 37 hexes (78,838 residents across 4.3 km²). Westlake ranks #2 with 15,344.2 residents per km² across 37 hexes (66,777 residents across 4.3 km²). Panorama City ranks #3 with 12,326.2 residents per km² across 37 hexes (53,492 residents across 4.3 km²). Palms ranks #4 with 11,291.8 residents per km² across 16 hexes (21,236 residents across 1.9 km²). Koreatown (north-east) ranks #5 with 10,973.7 residents per km² across 37 hexes (47,737 residents across 4.3 km²).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as residents (2020) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where are household income levels highest in Los Angeles?
Household income level on the Amount map — ACS 2018–2022, a five-year estimate averaged over block groups
Household income level peaks around Brentwood (Los Angeles County) with $250,001, against a Los Angeles figure of $86,186. Pacific Palisades and Encino (Encino Neighborhood Council District) follow at $246,513 and $243,705.
Encino Neighborhood Council District as a whole averages $130,484, 1.5× Los Angeles's figure.
Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council District as a whole averages $114,916, 1.3× Los Angeles's figure.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is US Census 2020 (NHGIS).
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows household income level in every hex of Los Angeles on the Amount map. It then groups the hexes with the highest household income level into the Standouts below.
Brentwood (Los Angeles County) ranks #1 with a household income level of $250,001 across 32 hexes. Pacific Palisades ranks #2 with $246,513 across 21 hexes. Encino (Encino Neighborhood Council District) ranks #3 with $243,705 across 21 hexes. Sherman Oaks (Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council District) ranks #4 with $243,407 across 36 hexes. Palisades Highlands (Los Angeles County) ranks #5 with $242,724 across 10 hexes.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as household income level (2022) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Gross rent level on the Amount map — ACS 2018–2022, a five-year estimate averaged over block groups
Gross rent level reaches $3,501 in Tarzana, Hollywood Hills West, and Palisades Highlands. This compares to a Los Angeles figure of $1,937. These Standouts show the highest gross rent level on the map.
Tarzana Neighborhood Council District as a whole averages $2,330, 1.2× Los Angeles's figure.
Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council District as a whole averages $2,267, 1.2× Los Angeles's figure.
Encino Neighborhood Council District as a whole averages $2,599, 1.3× Los Angeles's figure.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is US Census 2020 (NHGIS).
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows the gross rent level for every hex in Los Angeles on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the highest levels into the Standouts below.
Tarzana ranks #1 with a gross rent level of $3,501 across 21 hexes. Hollywood Hills West ranks #2 with $3,501 across 22 hexes. Palisades Highlands ranks #3 with $3,501 across 18 hexes. Sherman Oaks ranks #4 with $3,501 across 14 hexes. Encino Neighborhood Council District ranks #5 with $3,501 across 21 hexes.
Each Standout groups hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as gross rent level (2022) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Owner-estimated home value level on the Amount map — ACS 2018–2022, a five-year estimate averaged over block groups
Home value level peaks around Beverly Crest: $2,000,001 (2,000,001 home value level), against a Los Angeles figure of $878,436. Encino (Encino Neighborhood Council District) and Pacific Palisades follow at $2,000,001 and $2,000,001.
Encino Neighborhood Council District as a whole averages $1,243,805, 1.4× Los Angeles's figure.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is US Census 2020 (NHGIS).
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows home value level in every hex of Los Angeles on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Beverly Crest ranks #1 with a home value level of $2,000,001 across 21 hexes. Encino (Encino Neighborhood Council District) ranks #2 with $2,000,001 across 22 hexes. Pacific Palisades ranks #3 with $2,000,001 across 28 hexes. Brentwood (Los Angeles County) ranks #4 with $2,000,001 across 28 hexes. Bel Air (Los Angeles County) ranks #5 with $2,000,001 across 20 hexes.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as home value level (2022) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Which Los Angeles neighborhoods are the most mixed by race and Hispanic origin?
How evenly the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin groups are represented, on the Variety map — US Census 2020 (NHGIS)
The most varied mix of race and Hispanic-origin groups in Los Angeles is around Northridge (Northridge South Neighborhood Council District): very mixed, with no single race and Hispanic-origin group above 34%. Chatsworth (Chatsworth Neighborhood Council District) and Eagle Rock follow, with no single race and Hispanic-origin group above 35% and 35%.
Standout
Neighborhood
How mixed
Top kinds
Map
#1 Northridge
Northridge South Neighborhood Council District
very mixed
White residents, not Hispanic 34%, Hispanic or Latino residents 32%, Asian residents, not Hispanic 22%
Counts residents in each published class; it says nothing about how long they have lived here.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows how mixed the race and Hispanic-origin groups are in every hex of Los Angeles on the Variety map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Northridge (Northridge South Neighborhood Council District) ranks #1, showing a very mixed composition across 37 hexes (White residents, not Hispanic 34%, Hispanic or Latino residents 32%, Asian residents, not Hispanic 22%). Chatsworth (Chatsworth Neighborhood Council District) ranks #2, also very mixed across 37 hexes (White residents, not Hispanic 35%, Hispanic or Latino residents 33%, Asian residents, not Hispanic 21%). Eagle Rock ranks #3, very mixed across 37 hexes (Hispanic or Latino residents 35%, White residents, not Hispanic 30%, Asian residents, not Hispanic 28%). North Hills West Neighborhood Council District ranks #4, very mixed across 37 hexes (White residents, not Hispanic 40%, Hispanic or Latino residents 35%, Asian residents, not Hispanic 16%). West Hills (West Hills Neighborhood Council District) ranks #5, very mixed across 37 hexes (White residents, not Hispanic 46%, Hispanic or Latino residents 25%, Asian residents, not Hispanic 20%).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as race and Hispanic-origin groups (2020) on the Variety map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
How mixed the restaurant cuisines are, read within a 10-minute walk, on the Variety map — Overture Maps
Within a 10-minute walk, the most varied mix of cuisines in Los Angeles is around Koreatown: very mixed, with no single cuisine above 28%. Northridge and Hollywood follow, with no single cuisine above 23% and 34%.
One hex is too small to show a mix: where any are found, only one kind is there in 50 of every 100 hexes. Within a 10-minute walk 19 hexes are read together, so a mix has room to show. Counts mapped places of each kind; it says nothing about quality or price.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows how mixed the cuisines are in every hex of Los Angeles, read within a 10-minute walk, on the Variety map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Koreatown ranks #1: very mixed across 37 hexes (Japanese 28%, Italian 19%, Thai 17%). Northridge ranks #2: very mixed across 37 hexes (Japanese 23%, Mexican 21%, Italian 18%). Hollywood ranks #3: very mixed across 37 hexes (Italian 34%, Mexican 23%, Japanese 19%). Warner Center ranks #4: very mixed across 37 hexes (Italian 31%, Mexican 21%, Japanese 20%). Sherman Oaks ranks #5: very mixed across 37 hexes (Italian 33%, Mexican 21%, Japanese 17%).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as cuisines on the Variety map, read within a 10-minute walk; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where is nightlife concentrated in Los Angeles — and is it a real cluster?
Bars and nightlife places on the Clusters map — Overture Maps
Around Downtown Los Angeles and Hollywood, bars and nightlife places form a cluster the test confirms as genuinely busy; the pattern is not chance. 484 hexes across Los Angeles test as genuinely busy.
A two-sided test with a false-discovery cut; hexes at the edge of the data are not judged.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer tests every hex of Los Angeles for bars and nightlife places against chance on the Clusters map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Downtown Los Angeles ranks #1: genuinely busy across 37 hexes. Hollywood ranks #2: genuinely busy across 37 hexes. Downtown (Toy District) ranks #3: genuinely busy across 36 hexes. Fairfax ranks #4: genuinely busy across 33 hexes. Koreatown ranks #5: genuinely busy across 32 hexes.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as bars and nightlife places on the Clusters map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where are grocery stores missing for the people who live there in Los Angeles?
Mapped grocery stores within a 10-minute walk against the number Los Angeles's rate predicts for the residents there, on the Missing map — Overture Maps and US Census 2020 (NHGIS)
Within a 10-minute walk of North Hills (North Hills West Neighborhood Council District), grocery stores fall short of Los Angeles's rate by about 2. Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council District and Northridge (Northridge West Neighborhood Council District) are each short by about 2.
One hex is too small to show a shortfall: at the Los Angeles rate, less than half of one is expected in 96 of every 100 hexes. Within a 10-minute walk 19 hexes are read together, so a shortfall has room to show. Expected is modeled from the city rate. A zero means nothing mapped, never nothing there.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows how many grocery stores each hex of Los Angeles is short of at the city's rate, read within a 10-minute walk, on the Missing map. The Standouts below group hexes with the largest shortfalls.
North Hills (North Hills West Neighborhood Council District) ranks #1, short by about 2 across 37 hexes (1 mapped, 3 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council District ranks #2, short by about 2 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 2 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Northridge (Northridge West Neighborhood Council District) ranks #3, short by about 2 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 2 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). North Hollywood Neighborhood Council District ranks #4, short by about 2 across 37 hexes (2 mapped, 4 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Mount Washington ranks #5, short by about 1 across 37 hexes (1 mapped, 2 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as grocery stores on the Missing map, read within a 10-minute walk; the Standouts are the hexes with the least. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Renter-occupied homes as a share of all occupied homes on the Amount map — US Census 2020 (NHGIS)
Renter-occupied homes peak around Westchester, with 97.5% of homes being renter-occupied (78 of 80 homes). Westlake follows at 97.3% (27,352 of 28,114 homes), and Chinatown at 97.1% (4,966 of 5,113 homes). These are the top Standouts the Amount map draws in Los Angeles.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is US Census 2020 (NHGIS).
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows renter-occupied homes in every hex of Los Angeles on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Westchester ranks #1 with 97.5% across 13 hexes (78 renter-occupied homes of 80). Westlake ranks #2 with 97.3% across 37 hexes (27,352 renter-occupied homes of 28,114). Chinatown ranks #3 with 97.1% across 36 hexes (4,966 renter-occupied homes of 5,113). Boyle Heights ranks #4 with 97.1% across 20 hexes (834 renter-occupied homes of 860). University Park ranks #5 with 96.4% across 36 hexes (5,979 renter-occupied homes of 6,205).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as renter-occupied homes (2020) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Which lower-income parts of Los Angeles have the fewest grocery stores?
Coverage gap score — ACS 2018-2022 residents below the poverty level ranked against mapped grocery stores
In Los Angeles, the highest-ranking Standouts are Broadway Manchester, Winnetka Neighborhood Council District and Panorama City. Broadway Manchester leads with a score of 90.2/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈6 grocery stores nearby and ≈8,218 residents (income in the past 12 months below poverty level). Each Standout is a group of high-scoring hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
A shortlist by 2 factors, not a site recommendation.
How this answer was built
Residents below the poverty level ranked high against mapped grocery stores ranked low. It is the food-access question posed as a relative ranking rather than a claim that any hex has no food retail.
Measure
Direction
Importance
Why it’s here
grocery store competition
Less is better
45%
Count of mapped grocery stores, scored inverted so thinner presence ranks higher.
Income in the past 12 months below poverty level
More is better
55%
The "income below poverty level" cell of the ACS 2018-2022 poverty table.
What this can’t tell you
Mapped grocery presence is not food access: it carries no store size, no price level, no fresh-produce range and no opening hours, and a large supermarket just outside a hex serves it perfectly well. This ranks hexes; it does not identify anywhere as being without food.
Try changing it
· Add transit stops to weigh how easily residents can reach stores further out.
· Swap the poverty count for household income brackets to change the hardship measure.
All of these are adjustable on the Los Angeles map on the Free Tier.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer ranks every hex in Los Angeles based on grocery store competition and income data. Grocery store competition is a factor where less is better, with an importance of 45%. Income in the past 12 months below poverty level is a factor where more is better, with an importance of 55%. The top-scoring hexes are then grouped into Standouts.
Broadway Manchester ranks #1 with a score of 90.2/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈6 grocery stores nearby and ≈8,218 residents (income in the past 12 months below poverty level). Winnetka Neighborhood Council District ranks #2 with a score of 89.1/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈2 grocery stores nearby and ≈5,381 residents (income in the past 12 months below poverty level). Panorama City ranks #3 with a score of 88.2/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈13 grocery stores nearby and ≈14,474 residents (income in the past 12 months below poverty level). Jefferson ranks #4 with a score of 88.2/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈6 grocery stores nearby and ≈6,625 residents (income in the past 12 months below poverty level). Westlake ranks #5 with a score of 87.8/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈9 grocery stores nearby and ≈17,926 residents (income in the past 12 months below poverty level).
Each Standout is a group of high-scoring hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Factors: grocery store competition and Income in the past 12 months below poverty level (2022). 9,346 of 10,234 hexes in Los Angeles were eligible and ranked. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where is the share of households earning $200,000 or more far above the Los Angeles average?
Households earning $200,000 or more as a share of all households, against the Los Angeles average on the Fair share map — ACS 2018–2022
Around Brentwood, households earning $200,000 or more are at 1.7× the Los Angeles average, representing 26.8% of households in those hexes. Playa Vista and Westwood show similar patterns, at 2.6× and 1.9× the average, respectively.
Compared with the whole-city figure; a per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows households earning $200,000 or more in every hex of Los Angeles on the Fair share map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Brentwood ranks #1, with 1.7× the average across 31 hexes. Playa Vista ranks #2, with 2.6× the average across 36 hexes. Westwood ranks #3, with 1.9× the average across 38 hexes. Venice ranks #4, with 2.1× the average across 33 hexes. Los Feliz ranks #5, with 2.3× the average across 37 hexes.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as households earning $200,000 or more (2022) on the Fair share map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Which Los Angeles neighborhoods have more than their fair share of coffee shops?
Mapped coffee shops per resident against the Los Angeles average on the Fair share map — Overture Maps and US Census 2020 (NHGIS)
Around Downtown Los Angeles, coffee shops operate at 9.6× the Los Angeles average (106 coffee shops for 34,575 residents). Silver Lake and Koreatown show 6.7× and 6.9× the average, respectively.
Compared with the whole-city rate; a place record means it is mapped, not open or licensed.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer uses the Fair share map to compare coffee shops in every hex of Los Angeles with the city average. The Standouts below group the hexes with the most coffee shops.
Downtown Los Angeles ranks #1, with 9.6× the average across 28 hexes, totaling 106 coffee shops for 34,575 residents. Silver Lake is #2, showing 6.7× the average across 14 hexes, with 26 coffee shops for 12,161 residents. Koreatown ranks #3, with 6.9× the average across 7 hexes, totaling 24 coffee shops for 11,029 residents. Studio City is #4, with 23.9× the average across 8 hexes, having 20 coffee shops for 2,612 residents. Windsor Square ranks #5, with 14.4× the average across 8 hexes, with 20 coffee shops for 4,351 residents.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as coffee shops on the Fair share map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where do restaurants cluster in Los Angeles, and is it a real cluster?
Mapped restaurants on the Clusters map — Overture Maps
Around Pico-Union (Harvard Heights) and Downtown Los Angeles, restaurants form a cluster the test confirms as genuinely busy; the pattern is not chance. 771 hexes across Los Angeles test as genuinely busy.
A two-sided test with a false-discovery cut; hexes at the edge of the data are not judged.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer tests every hex of Los Angeles for restaurants against chance on the Clusters map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Pico-Union (Harvard Heights) ranks #1: genuinely busy across 37 hexes. Downtown Los Angeles ranks #2: genuinely busy across 37 hexes. Fairfax ranks #3: genuinely busy across 37 hexes. Hollywood ranks #4: genuinely busy across 36 hexes. East Hollywood ranks #5: genuinely busy across 35 hexes.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as restaurants on the Clusters map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where do residents aged 25 to 39 live in Los Angeles?
Residents aged 25–39 as a share of all residents on the Amount map — US Census 2020 (NHGIS), counted on April 1, 2020
Residents aged 25–39 peak around Downtown: 16.5% (17,250 residents aged 25–39 of 104,484). Palms and Griffith (Los Feliz Neighborhood Council District) follow at 16.3% and 15.6%.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is US Census 2020 (NHGIS).
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows residents aged 25–39 in every hex of Los Angeles on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Downtown ranks #1: 16.5% across 37 hexes (17,250 residents aged 25–39 of 104,484). Palms ranks #2: 16.3% across 16 hexes (10,408 residents aged 25–39 of 63,697). Griffith (Los Feliz Neighborhood Council District) ranks #3: 15.6% across 14 hexes (8 residents aged 25–39 of 52). Hollywood ranks #4: 15.4% across 31 hexes (14,042 residents aged 25–39 of 91,179). Brentwood ranks #5: 15.1% across 28 hexes (14,813 residents aged 25–39 of 97,840).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as residents aged 25–39 (2020) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where are pharmacies missing for the people who live there in Los Angeles?
Mapped pharmacies within a 10-minute walk against the number Los Angeles's rate predicts for the residents there, on the Missing map — Overture Maps and US Census 2020 (NHGIS)
This answer shows that within a 10-minute walk of Winnetka (Winnetka Neighborhood Council District), pharmacies fall short of Los Angeles's rate by about 1 (0 mapped, 2 expected). West Adams is short by about 1, and Echo Park is short by about 2, when compared to the city's rate.
One hex is too small to show a shortfall: at the Los Angeles rate, less than half of one is expected in 99 of every 100 hexes. Within a 10-minute walk 19 hexes are read together, so a shortfall has room to show. Expected is modeled from the city rate. A zero means nothing mapped, never nothing there.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows how many pharmacies each hex of Los Angeles is short of at the city's rate, read within a 10-minute walk, on the Missing map. The hexes with the least are grouped into the Standouts below.
Winnetka (Winnetka Neighborhood Council District) ranks #1: short by about 1 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 2 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). West Adams ranks #2: short by about 1 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Echo Park ranks #3: short by about 2 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 2 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Montecito Heights ranks #4: short by about 1 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Florence ranks #5: short by about 3 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 3 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as pharmacies on the Missing map, read within a 10-minute walk; the Standouts are the hexes with the least. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Householders living alone as a share of all residents on the Amount map — US Census 2020 (NHGIS)
On the Amount map, hexes with more people living alone are highlighted. Terminal Island shows the highest concentration at 14.4%, followed by Wilmington at 12.4%, and Downtown Los Angeles at 9%.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is US Census 2020 (NHGIS).
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows the measure of people living alone in every hex of Los Angeles on the Amount map. The map highlights hexes where this measure is higher. The Standouts below group the hexes with the most people living alone.
Terminal Island ranks #1, with 14.4% of its population living alone across 20 hexes (7 people living alone of 45). Wilmington ranks #2, with 12.4% across 16 hexes (40 people living alone of 322). Downtown Los Angeles ranks #3, with 9% across 37 hexes (12,116 people living alone of 134,472). Hollywood ranks #4, with 8.2% across 35 hexes (6,502 people living alone of 79,202). Beverly Grove ranks #5, with 8.2% across 6 hexes (2,046 people living alone of 25,009).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as people living alone (2020) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
How mixed the kinds of nightlife place are, read within a 10-minute walk, on the Variety map — Overture Maps
Within a 10-minute walk, the most varied mix of nightlife kinds in Los Angeles is around South Park: very mixed, with no single nightlife kind above 29%. Los Feliz and Little Tokyo (Pueblo de Los Ángeles) follow, with no single nightlife kind above 28% and 30%.
One hex is too small to show a mix: where any are found, only one kind is there in 78 of every 100 hexes. Within a 10-minute walk 19 hexes are read together, so a mix has room to show. Counts mapped places of each kind; it says nothing about quality or price.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows how mixed the nightlife kinds are in every hex of Los Angeles, read within a 10-minute walk, on the Variety map. It then groups the hexes with the most variety into the Standouts below.
South Park ranks #1: very mixed across 37 hexes (Cocktail Bar 29%, Dance Club 29%, Lounge 26%). Los Feliz ranks #2: very mixed across 37 hexes (Cocktail Bar 28%, Wine Bar 22%, Dance Club 17%). Little Tokyo (Pueblo de Los Ángeles) ranks #3: very mixed across 37 hexes (Dance Club 30%, Wine Bar 26%, Cocktail Bar 22%). Koreatown ranks #4: very mixed across 36 hexes (Dance Club 32%, Lounge 28%, Cocktail Bar 20%). Hollywood ranks #5: very mixed across 36 hexes (Dance Club 54%, Cocktail Bar 21%, Lounge 21%).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as nightlife kinds on the Variety map, read within a 10-minute walk; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Which Los Angeles neighborhoods have far more married couples with children than average?
Married-couple families with own children under 18 as a share of all families, against the Los Angeles average on the Fair share map — ACS 2018–2022
Around South Robertson, married couples with children are found at 1.5× the Los Angeles average, representing 10.1% of households here. Panorama City (North Hills East Neighborhood Council District) and Studio City Neighborhood Council District also show higher concentrations, at 1.2× and 1.4× the average, respectively.
Compared with the whole-city figure; a per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows where married couples with children are found across Los Angeles, comparing each hex to the city average on the Fair share map. The hexes with the most are grouped into the Standouts below.
South Robertson ranks #1, with 1.5× the average across 32 hexes. Panorama City (North Hills East Neighborhood Council District) ranks #2, showing 1.2× the average across 18 hexes. Studio City Neighborhood Council District ranks #3, with 1.4× the average across 36 hexes. Playa Vista ranks #4, with 1.4× the average across 25 hexes. Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council District ranks #5, with 1.5× the average across 28 hexes.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as married couples with children (2022) on the Fair share map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Children under five as a share of all residents on the Amount map — US Census 2020 (NHGIS), counted on April 1, 2020
The map shows where children under five are found across Los Angeles. The Port of Los Angeles Standout has the highest measure, with 4.3% of the total children under five (1 children under five of 29). Wilmington (south-east) and Westchester follow.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is US Census 2020 (NHGIS).
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows children under five in every hex of Los Angeles on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
The Port of Los Angeles Standout ranks #1, with 4.3% of the total children under five across 10 hexes (1 children under five of 29). Wilmington (south-east) ranks #2, with 4.3% of the total children under five across 10 hexes (1 children under five of 23). It spans Wilmington. Westchester ranks #3, with 3.3% of the total children under five across 11 hexes (13 children under five of 386). Wilmington (south-east 2) ranks #4, with 2.8% of the total children under five across 21 hexes (111 children under five of 4,012). It spans Wilmington. Watts ranks #5, with 2.7% of the total children under five across 21 hexes (1,507 children under five of 56,233).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as children under five (2020) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where do Los Angeles's shops cluster, and is it a real cluster?
Mapped shops of every kind on the Clusters map — Overture Maps
Around South Los Angeles and Beverly Grove, shops form a cluster the test confirms as genuinely busy; the pattern is not chance. 395 hexes across Los Angeles test as genuinely busy.
A two-sided test with a false-discovery cut; hexes at the edge of the data are not judged.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer tests every hex of Los Angeles for shops against chance on the Clusters map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below. South Los Angeles ranks #1: genuinely busy across 37 hexes. Beverly Grove ranks #2: genuinely busy across 37 hexes. Downtown (Gallery Row) ranks #3: genuinely busy across 31 hexes. Arlington Heights ranks #4: genuinely busy across 30 hexes. Central-Alameda ranks #5: genuinely busy across 28 hexes. Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as shops on the Clusters map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where are bank branches missing for the people who live there in Los Angeles?
Mapped bank and credit-union branches within a 10-minute walk against the number Los Angeles's rate predicts for the residents there, on the Missing map — Overture Maps and US Census 2020 (NHGIS)
Within a 10-minute walk of Sylmar (Sylmar Neighborhood Council District), bank branches are short of Los Angeles's rate by about 1 (0 mapped, 1 expected). Sun Valley (North Hollywood Northeast Neighborhood Council District) and Arleta Neighborhood Council District are also short, by about 1 and 2 respectively.
One hex is too small to show a shortfall: at the Los Angeles rate, less than half of one is expected in 95 of every 100 hexes. Within a 10-minute walk 19 hexes are read together, so a shortfall has room to show. Expected is modeled from the city rate. A zero means nothing mapped, never nothing there.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer uses the Missing map to show how many bank branches each hex of Los Angeles is short of, compared to the city's rate, within a 10-minute walk. Standouts group the hexes with the largest shortfalls.
Sylmar (Sylmar Neighborhood Council District) is #1, short by about 1 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Sun Valley (North Hollywood Northeast Neighborhood Council District) is #2, short by about 1 across 37 hexes (1 mapped, 2 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Arleta Neighborhood Council District is #3, short by about 2 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 2 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Pacoima (Pacoima Neighborhood Council) is #4, short by about 3 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 3 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Tarzana Neighborhood Council District is #5, short by about 2 across 37 hexes (1 mapped, 3 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as bank branches on the Missing map, read within a 10-minute walk; the Standouts are the hexes with the least. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where does rent take 30% or more of household income in Los Angeles?
Renter households paying 30% or more of income in rent, as a share of renter households, on the Amount map — ACS 2018–2022
The map shows renter households paying 30% or more of income in rent. Tujunga stands out with 94.3% (21 of 23 renter households), followed by Encino (Encino Neighborhood Council District) at 89.8% and Granada Hills North Neighborhood Council District at 89.5%.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is US Census 2020 (NHGIS).
Full breakdown & sources
This answer displays renter households paying 30% or more of income in rent for every hex in Los Angeles on the Amount map. The Standouts below highlight groups of hexes with the highest measures.
Tujunga ranks #1, showing 94.3% across 8 hexes, representing 21 renter households paying 30% or more of income in rent out of 23. Encino (Encino Neighborhood Council District) ranks #2 with 89.8% across 26 hexes, or 138 renter households paying 30% or more of income in rent out of 153. Granada Hills North Neighborhood Council District ranks #3 with 89.5% across 21 hexes, representing 47 renter households paying 30% or more of income in rent out of 52. Sylmar Neighborhood Council District ranks #4 with 87.2% across 19 hexes, or 37 renter households paying 30% or more of income in rent out of 43. Porter Ranch Neighborhood Council District ranks #5 with 86.3% across 24 hexes, representing 153 renter households paying 30% or more of income in rent out of 178.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as renter households paying 30% or more of income in rent (2022) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Which Los Angeles neighborhoods have more than their fair share of restaurants?
Mapped restaurants per resident against the Los Angeles average on the Fair share map — Overture Maps and US Census 2020 (NHGIS)
Around Jewelry District, restaurants run at 7.0× the Los Angeles average (566 restaurants for 22,651 residents). Koreatown and Mid-Wilshire sit at 3.4× and 9.2×, respectively, showing where restaurants are most concentrated on the Fair share map.
Compared with the whole-city rate; a place record means it is mapped, not open or licensed.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer compares restaurants in every hex of Los Angeles with the city average on the Fair share map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below. Jewelry District ranks #1 with 7.0× the average across 16 hexes, containing 566 restaurants for 22,651 residents. It spans Downtown. Koreatown ranks #2 with 3.4× the average across 27 hexes, containing 566 restaurants for 45,908 residents. Mid-Wilshire ranks #3 with 9.2× the average across 23 hexes, containing 379 restaurants for 11,336 residents. Toy District ranks #4 with 9.2× the average across 29 hexes, containing 334 restaurants for 10,009 residents. It spans Downtown. Hollywood ranks #5 with 7.2× the average across 14 hexes, containing 298 restaurants for 11,594 residents. Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as restaurants on the Fair share map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Residents aged 75 and over as a share of all residents on the Amount map — US Census 2020 (NHGIS), counted on April 1, 2020
This answer highlights hexes with residents aged 75 and over. Terminal Island shows the highest concentration at 15.3% (5 residents aged 75 and over of 30). Westwood follows with 7.8%, and San Pedro with 6.5%.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is US Census 2020 (NHGIS).
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows residents aged 75 and over in every hex of Los Angeles on the Amount map. It then groups the hexes with the most residents aged 75 and over into the Standouts below.
Terminal Island ranks #1 among these Standouts, with 15.3% across 20 hexes (5 residents aged 75 and over of 30). Westwood ranks #2, showing 7.8% across 20 hexes (956 residents aged 75 and over of 12,302). San Pedro ranks #3, with 6.5% across 12 hexes (400 residents aged 75 and over of 6,154). Brentwood ranks #4, with 6.4% across 15 hexes (89 residents aged 75 and over of 1,390). Wilmington ranks #5, with 6.2% across 10 hexes (7 residents aged 75 and over of 116).
Each Standout represents a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as residents aged 75 and over (2020) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Owner-occupied homes valued at $1,000,000 or more as a share of all owner-occupied homes on the Amount map — ACS 2018–2022
Homes valued at $1 million or more peak around Beverly Crest, with 97.1% of homes in its hexes valued at $1 million or more (771 of 794). Brentwood (north-west) follows at 96.9%, and Palisades Highlands at 96.5%.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is US Census 2020 (NHGIS).
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows homes valued at $1 million or more in every hex of Los Angeles on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Beverly Crest ranks #1, with 97.1% of homes valued at $1 million or more across 37 hexes (771 of 794). Brentwood (north-west) ranks #2, with 96.9% across 23 hexes (243 of 251). Palisades Highlands ranks #3, with 96.5% across 12 hexes (365 of 379). Brentwood (north-west 2) ranks #4, with 96.3% across 32 hexes (608 of 631). Brentwood (north-west 3) ranks #5, with 96.2% across 27 hexes (514 of 534).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as homes valued at $1 million or more (2022) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where is the poverty rate far above the Los Angeles average?
Residents below the poverty level as a share of residents with a determined poverty status, against the Los Angeles average on the Fair share map — ACS 2018–2022
Around Westlake (Westlake South), residents below the poverty level are at 2.3× the Los Angeles average (7.1% here). University Park and Vermont Knolls are at 2.5× and 1.9×.
Compared with the whole-city figure; a per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer compares residents below the poverty level in every hex of Los Angeles with the city average on the Fair share map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Westlake (Westlake South) ranks #1, with 2.3× the average across 13 hexes. University Park ranks #2, with 2.5× the average across 38 hexes. Vermont Knolls ranks #3, with 1.9× the average across 37 hexes. South Los Angeles ranks #4, with 1.7× the average across 37 hexes. Westwood ranks #5, with 3.3× the average across 15 hexes.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as residents below the poverty level (2022) on the Fair share map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Around Pico-Union and Hollywood, hotels form a cluster the test confirms as genuinely busy; the pattern is not chance. 417 hexes across Los Angeles test as genuinely busy.
A two-sided test with a false-discovery cut; hexes at the edge of the data are not judged.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer tests every hex of Los Angeles for hotels against chance on the Clusters map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Pico-Union ranks #1: genuinely busy across 37 hexes. Hollywood ranks #2: genuinely busy across 35 hexes. Downtown Los Angeles ranks #3: genuinely busy across 35 hexes. Koreatown ranks #4: genuinely busy across 32 hexes. Beverly Grove ranks #5: genuinely busy across 28 hexes.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as hotels on the Clusters map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where are parks missing for the people who live there in Los Angeles?
Mapped parks within a 10-minute walk against the number Los Angeles's rate predicts for the residents there, on the Missing map — Overture Maps and US Census 2020 (NHGIS)
Within a 10-minute walk of North Hills West Neighborhood Council District, parks fall short of Los Angeles's rate by about 1 (0 mapped, 1 expected). Northridge East Neighborhood Council District and Van Nuys Neighborhood Council District (north) are each short by about 1.
Standout
Neighborhood
Short by
Mapped
Expected
Map
#1 North Hills West Neighborhood Council Districtalso spans North Hills
One hex is too small to show a shortfall: at the Los Angeles rate, less than half of one is expected in 99 of every 100 hexes. Within a 10-minute walk 19 hexes are read together, so a shortfall has room to show. Expected is modeled from the city rate. A zero means nothing mapped, never nothing there.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows how many parks each hex of Los Angeles is short of at the city's rate, read within a 10-minute walk, on the Missing map. The Standouts below group the hexes with the least parks.
North Hills West Neighborhood Council District ranks #1, short by about 1 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). It spans North Hills. Northridge East Neighborhood Council District ranks #2, short by about 1 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). It spans North Hills. Van Nuys Neighborhood Council District (north) ranks #3, short by about 1 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). It spans Van Nuys Neighborhood Council District. Van Nuys ranks #4, short by about 2 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 2 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Van Nuys Neighborhood Council District (north 2) ranks #5, short by about 1 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 2 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). It spans Van Nuys Neighborhood Council District.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as parks on the Missing map, read within a 10-minute walk; the Standouts are the hexes with the least. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where are Los Angeles's large apartment buildings?
Homes in buildings of 50 or more units as a share of all homes on the Amount map — ACS 2018–2022
Homes in buildings of 50 or more units are most common around Downtown, where 87% of homes are in such buildings (27,855 of 32,028). Woodland Hills follows at 73.7%, and Playa Vista at 62.7%.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is US Census 2020 (NHGIS).
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows homes in buildings of 50 or more units in every hex of Los Angeles on the Amount map. The Standouts below group hexes with the most homes in buildings of 50 or more units.
Downtown ranks #1, with 87% of homes in buildings of 50 or more units across 37 hexes (27,855 of 32,028). Woodland Hills ranks #2, with 73.7% across 37 hexes (6,148 of 8,340). Playa Vista ranks #3, with 62.7% across 33 hexes (4,255 of 6,780). Chinatown ranks #4, with 61.2% across 37 hexes (4,575 of 7,475). Westwood ranks #5, with 54.2% across 33 hexes (2,960 of 5,458).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as homes in buildings of 50 or more units (2022) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
How mixed the kinds of shop are, read within a 10-minute walk, on the Variety map — Overture Maps
Within a 10-minute walk, the most varied mix of shop kinds in Los Angeles is around Westlake (east): very mixed, with no single shop kind above 39%. East Hollywood and Koreatown follow, with no single shop kind above 43% and 50%.
Standout
Neighborhood
How mixed
Top kinds
Map
#1 Westlake (east)also spans Westlake
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very mixed
Specialty Store 39%, Fashion And Apparel Store 29%, Food And Beverage Store 20%
Counts mapped places of each kind; it says nothing about quality or price.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows how mixed the shop kinds are in every hex of Los Angeles, read within a 10-minute walk, on the Variety map. The hexes with the most variety are grouped into the Standouts below.
Westlake (east) ranks #1, showing a very mixed variety across 37 hexes (Specialty Store 39%, Fashion And Apparel Store 29%, Food And Beverage Store 20%). East Hollywood ranks #2, also very mixed across 37 hexes (Specialty Store 43%, Fashion And Apparel Store 28%, Food And Beverage Store 18%). Koreatown ranks #3, very mixed across 37 hexes (Specialty Store 50%, Food And Beverage Store 25%, Fashion And Apparel Store 19%). Florence ranks #4, very mixed across 37 hexes (Specialty Store 46%, Food And Beverage Store 27%, Fashion And Apparel Store 20%). Westlake (east 2) ranks #5, very mixed across 37 hexes (Specialty Store 49%, Food And Beverage Store 26%, Fashion And Apparel Store 19%).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as shop kinds on the Variety map, read within a 10-minute walk; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Detached single-family homes as a share of all homes on the Amount map — ACS 2018–2022
Detached single-family homes peak around Beverly Crest (north) with 100% of homes being detached single-family homes (1,048 of 1,048). Granada Hills North Neighborhood Council District follows at 100% (1,047 of 1,047), and Beverly Crest (north 2) (Los Angeles County) at 99.8% (800 of 801).
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is US Census 2020 (NHGIS).
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows detached single-family homes in every hex of Los Angeles on the Amount map. You can explore the map to see how many detached single-family homes are in each hex. The Standouts below group the hexes with the most detached single-family homes.
Beverly Crest (north) ranks #1, showing 100% across 37 hexes (1,048 detached single-family homes of 1,048). This Standout spans Beverly Crest. Granada Hills North Neighborhood Council District ranks #2, showing 100% across 23 hexes (1,047 detached single-family homes of 1,047). Beverly Crest (north 2) (Los Angeles County) ranks #3, showing 99.8% across 32 hexes (800 detached single-family homes of 801). This Standout spans Beverly Crest. Tarzana (Tarzana Neighborhood Council District) ranks #4, showing 99.8% across 15 hexes (536 detached single-family homes of 537). Granada Hills (Granada Hills North Neighborhood Council District) ranks #5, showing 99.7% across 35 hexes (1,866 detached single-family homes of 1,871).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as detached single-family homes (2022) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where is Los Angeles's cultural scene densest against the city average?
Mapped arts and entertainment places per km² against the Los Angeles average on the Fair share map — Overture Maps
Around Hollywood, arts and entertainment places run at 23.7× the Los Angeles average (446 arts and entertainment places across 4.2 km²). Downtown Los Angeles and Fairfax sit at 27.2× and 11.1×.
Compared with the whole-city rate; a place record means it is mapped, not open or licensed.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer compares arts and entertainment places in every hex of Los Angeles with the city average on the Fair share map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Hollywood ranks #1: 23.7× the average across 36 hexes (446 arts and entertainment places across 4.2 km²). Downtown Los Angeles ranks #2: 27.2× the average across 20 hexes (284 arts and entertainment places across 2.4 km²). Fairfax ranks #3: 11.1× the average across 27 hexes (157 arts and entertainment places across 3.2 km²). Downtown ranks #4: 16.5× the average across 16 hexes (138 arts and entertainment places across 1.9 km²). Beverly Grove ranks #5: 10.2× the average across 17 hexes (90 arts and entertainment places across 2 km²).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as arts and entertainment places on the Fair share map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Which Los Angeles neighborhoods combine high household incomes with residents aged 25 to 39?
Overlap score — ACS 2018-2022 income levels ranked with 2020 Census age counts
In Los Angeles, the highest-ranking Standouts are Los Feliz (Los Feliz Neighborhood Council District), Venice and Mid-City. Los Feliz (Los Feliz Neighborhood Council District) leads with a score of 72.8/100 across 37 hexes, where the data shows median income: 130,812 and ≈8,006 residents aged 25-39. Each Standout is a group of high-scoring hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
A shortlist by 2 factors, not a site recommendation.
How this answer was built
Household income and the 25-39 age band are ranked together, high on both. They come from different censuses — income is an ACS 2018-2022 block-group estimate, the age count a 2020 Census 100% enumeration — and from different universes, households and people.
Measure
Direction
Importance
Why it’s here
Median household income in the past 12 months (in 2022 inflation-adjusted dollars)
More is better
50%
The ACS 2018-2022 household income figure, published per block group.
Male: 25 to 29 years
More is better
50%
The 25-29, 30-34 and 35-39 male and female cells of the 2020 Census sex-by-age table, summed and ranked once.
What this can’t tell you
It cannot say that the residents aged 25-39 are the ones with the high incomes. No table crosses age with income, so this is two separate distributions ranking high in the same hex: an overlap of hexes, not a description of anybody.
Try changing it
· Switch to household income brackets for a countable income figure instead of a level.
· Swap the age band for 18-24 or 65-and-over to move the profile.
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Full breakdown & sources
This answer ranks every hex in Los Angeles on Median household income in the past 12 months (in 2022 inflation-adjusted dollars) (more is better, importance 50%) and Male: 25 to 29 years (more is better, importance 50%), then groups the top-scoring hexes into the Standouts below.
Los Feliz (Los Feliz Neighborhood Council District) ranks #1 with a score of 72.8/100 across 37 hexes: median income: 130,812 and ≈8,006 residents aged 25-39. Venice ranks #2 with a score of 72.1/100 across 37 hexes: median income: 129,233 and ≈6,658 residents aged 25-39. Mid-City ranks #3 with a score of 71.2/100 across 37 hexes: median income: 133,158 and ≈13,779 residents aged 25-39. Studio City Neighborhood Council District ranks #4 with a score of 69.7/100 across 37 hexes: median income: 160,982 and ≈4,044 residents aged 25-39. Westwood ranks #5 with a score of 69.6/100 across 37 hexes: median income: 122,466 and ≈8,080 residents aged 25-39.
Each Standout is a group of high-scoring hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Factors: Median household income in the past 12 months (in 2022 inflation-adjusted dollars) (2022) and Male: 25 to 29 years (2020). 9,348 of 10,234 hexes in Los Angeles were eligible and ranked. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Homes built in 2010 or later as a share of all homes on the Amount map — ACS 2018–2022
Homes built in 2010 or later appear on the Amount map, with the highest concentrations in Standouts. Porter Ranch (Porter Ranch Neighborhood Council District) shows 64.6% (367 homes built in 2010 or later of 568). Downtown and Playa Vista follow, with 47.5% and 40.6% respectively.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is US Census 2020 (NHGIS).
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows homes built in 2010 or later in every hex of Los Angeles on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Porter Ranch (Porter Ranch Neighborhood Council District) ranks #1, with 64.6% across 11 hexes (367 homes built in 2010 or later of 568). Downtown ranks #2, with 47.5% across 37 hexes (6,916 homes built in 2010 or later of 14,544). Playa Vista ranks #3, with 40.6% across 36 hexes (2,797 homes built in 2010 or later of 6,888). Downtown Los Angeles ranks #4, with 35.2% across 37 hexes (3,164 homes built in 2010 or later of 8,993). Woodland Hills (Woodland Hills-Warner Center Neighborhood Council District) ranks #5, with 33.2% across 37 hexes (1,035 homes built in 2010 or later of 3,113).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as homes built in 2010 or later (2022) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where do Los Angeles's large apartment buildings cluster?
Homes in buildings of 50 or more units on the Clusters map — ACS 2018–2022
Around Woodland Hills (Woodland Hills-Warner Center Neighborhood Council District) and Westlake (Westlake South), homes in large buildings form a cluster the test confirms as genuinely busy; this pattern is not chance. 790 hexes across Los Angeles test as genuinely busy.
Standout
Neighborhood
Verdict
Hexes
Map
#1 Woodland Hills
Woodland Hills-Warner Center Neighborhood Council District
A two-sided test with a false-discovery cut; hexes at the edge of the data are not judged.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer tests every hex of Los Angeles for homes in large buildings against chance on the Clusters map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below. Woodland Hills (Woodland Hills-Warner Center Neighborhood Council District) ranks #1, genuinely busy across 37 hexes. Westlake (Westlake South) ranks #2, genuinely busy across 37 hexes. Downtown (Toy District) ranks #3, genuinely busy across 37 hexes. Koreatown ranks #4, genuinely busy across 37 hexes. Hollywood ranks #5, genuinely busy across 37 hexes. Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as homes in large buildings (2022) on the Clusters map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where are Los Angeles's nightlife neighborhoods with the best transit access?
Overlap score — mapped nightlife places ranked with transit stop density
In Los Angeles, the highest-ranking Standouts are Jewelry District, Hollywood, and Little Armenia. Jewelry District leads with a score of 50.5/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈89 bars & nightlife places nearby and ≈16 transit stops. Each Standout is a group of high-scoring hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
A shortlist by 2 factors, not a site recommendation.
How this answer was built
Bar and nightlife place density ranked alongside transit stop density, both high. Getting home is part of a night out, so concentrations of places with strong transit are a different proposition from isolated ones.
Measure
Direction
Importance
Why it’s here
bar and nightlife
More is better
60%
Count of all mapped bar and nightlife places in the hex.
transit stop count
More is better
40%
Count of transit stops reachable from the hex.
What this can’t tell you
Stop presence is not late-night service — the data carries no operating hours for either the places or the transit, so a hex served only by a daytime route ranks the same as one on a night line.
Try changing it
· Add pedestrian street length to favor walkable concentrations of places.
· Swap nightlife for eat-and-drink places to widen it to the whole evening economy.
All of these are adjustable on the Los Angeles map on the Free Tier.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer ranks every hex in Los Angeles based on two factors: bar and nightlife places (more is better, importance 60%) and transit stop count (more is better, importance 40%). The top-scoring hexes are then grouped into Standouts.
Jewelry District ranks #1 with a score of 50.5/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈89 bars & nightlife places nearby and ≈16 transit stops. It spans Downtown. Hollywood ranks #2 with a score of 29.1/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈63 bars & nightlife places nearby and ≈2 transit stops. Little Armenia ranks #3 with a score of 25.1/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈19 bars & nightlife places nearby and ≈4 transit stops.
Fairfax ranks #4 with a score of 24.8/100 across 36 hexes, showing ≈22 bars & nightlife places nearby and ≈2 transit stops. Toy District ranks #5 with a score of 38.2/100 across 20 hexes, showing ≈18 bars & nightlife places nearby and ≈22 transit stops. It spans Downtown.
Factors: bar and nightlife and transit stop count. 9,334 of 10,234 hexes in Los Angeles were eligible and ranked. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Every answer reads Los Angeles hex by hex on one of the map types below, then groups the hexes at the end it asks about into Standouts. Sources: US Census 2020 (NHGIS).
Score — Each factor ranks every hex from 0 to 100 against the rest of the city; the Score adds them by importance, and a hex with no data for a factor is scored on the factors it has.
Amount — The Amount map shows one measure in every hex, as a total, per 1 000 residents, per km² or as a share of its category; a Standout pools the hexes inside its circle.
Variety — The Variety map scores how mixed a set of kinds is in each hex, from one kind only to an even mix; a Standout groups the most mixed third.
Fair share — The Fair share map divides each hex's rate by the whole city's rate, so 1× is exactly average; a Standout groups the hexes furthest from it on one side.
Missing — The Missing map applies the whole city's rate to each hex's residents to say how many there would be at that rate, and shows the difference in whole places.
Clusters — The Clusters map tests whether a hex and its neighbors hold more, or less, of a measure than chance would explain, with a correction for testing every hex at once.
Each hex is an H3 resolution 9 hexagon. Each Standout gathers hexes within 1.2 km of its center, and the 5 strongest are kept. Change the size on the map to widen or tighten them.
Hexes are only ranked where the thing being measured could actually exist, so a Less is better factor cannot present empty parkland as an opportunity. Shops, homes and offices need a building; transit stops, EV chargers and bike docks only need a street or path. A hex that already has some of the measure is always ranked.
Dating the numbers
The decennial census is a single-day count. Block-level age detail exists only for the census year; no official product updates it annually.
Places, buildings and transportation come from a dated Overture Maps release. A place record means the place is mapped, not that it is licensed, open, or of any particular size.
US Census 2020 (NHGIS) is a single vintage, so nothing here describes growth, decline or any change over time.
Counted as residents aged 25–39 on April 1, 2020, the US Census 2020 (NHGIS) reference date. Those residents are older now; census age bands are never rolled forward, because people move in, move away and die, and the published band cannot be re-aged without a full cohort model.
How far each answer can be pushed
Each question is labeled with a tier. The tier caps what the answer may claim, whatever the numbers say.
T4 — This is a ranking of hexes, not a measurement of people. The factors it combines are counted in different universes — the data contains no table crossing them — so a high rank means both factors rank high in the same hex, not that they describe the same residents.
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