Largest Valley communities: ranked by population.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

NORTH Hollywood, closely followed by Van Nuys, ranks as the largest Valley community, according to Census 2000 population figures. In 2000, Pacoima surpassed Northridge in population size to take its place as the third largest community in the San Fernando Valley.

With mortgage rates hitting 40-year lows, the recent nationwide real estate boom has not been lost on Valley property. Although areas throughout the Valley have seen home prices skyrocket in the last few years, Tarzana, Sherman Oaks and Studio City are some of the communities with the highest housing values. According to the San Fernando Valley Economic Research Center, the median home price in the Valley was $320,000 in 2002.

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THE PACESETTER

THE predominantly Hispanic North Hollywood, with its 150,623 residents, is by far the largest community m the San Fernando Valley, and it is currently subdivided into three areas, Northeast, Mid-Town and West, by their respective neighborhood councils.

Marked as the home to many media businesses, North Hollywood has been at the forefront of the postproduction industry but is gradually diversifying as the arts and retail sectors grow due in part to efforts of the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA). For the past 20 years, the CRA has helped revitalize North Hollywood by giving birth to the NoHo Arts District in the mid-town section of North Hollywood and currently undertaking projects to restore important historical landmarks like the Lankershim Train Deport.

Back before entertainment became a focus, North Hollywood was mainly an agricultural village.

Studio City, Toluca Lake, Valley Glen and Valley Village were once considered parts of North Hollywood, but ever since the 1920s have established their own communities.

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                          Profile                   Median
                        * population   Number of   Housing
Rank  City             * year founded  Households   Value

  1   North Hollywood     150,623        53,879    $235,000
                            1888



  2   Van Nuys            149,613        56,818    237,500
                            1911


  3   Pacoima              97,730        21,373    165,576
                            1887

  4   Northridge           84,556        29,843    331,000
                            1908

  5   Sylmar               72,200        21,428    208,602
                            1915

  6   Canoga Park          67,629        24,079    255,000
                            1892

  7   Woodland Hills       62,713        25,991    254,000
                            1923

  8   Reseda               62,598        21,905    211,964
                            1922

  9   Panorama City        56,425        17,517    177,517
                            1948

 10   Sherman Oaks         52,677        25,972    458,000
                            1910

 11   North Hills          51,751        16,352    235,599
                            1915

 12   Granada Hills        50,331        16,268    264,004
                            1927

 13   Sun Valley           43,901        11,856    179,395
                            1882


 14   Encino               42,507        17,862    358,000
                            1915


 15   Winnetka             39,488        13,655    227,939
                            1922

 16   Chatsworth           35,395        13,221    299,000
                            1888

 17   Tarzana              28,580        11,031    500,001
                            1927

 18   Tujunga              27,991        9,759     207,263
                            1913


 19   Arleta               27,426        6,405     145,000
                            1966

 20   Valley Village       27,360        12,738    318,889
                            1991


                        Status of Neighborhood Councils
Rank  City                       (partal list)

  1   North Hollywood    North Hollywood North East NC,
                       Certified: 9/24/02, Elections Held



  2   Van Nuys          Van Nuys NC, Certified: 7/23/02,
                          Elections Held and contested


  3   Pacoima            Pacoima NC, Certified: 3/7/02,
                                 Elections Held

  4   Northridge       Northridge NC, Certified: 3/19/02,
                                 Elections Held

  5   Sylmar             Sylmar NC, Certified: 5/6/03,
                                 Elections Held

  6   Canoga Park          Canoga Park NC, Certified:
                            6/18/02, Elections Held

  7   Woodland Hills    Woodland Hills-Warner Center NC,
                       Certified: 3/6/02, Elections Held

  8   Reseda             Reseda NC, Certified: 10/8/02,
                                 Elections Held

  9   Panorama City                   N/A


 10   Sherman Oaks        Sherman Oaks NC, Certified:
                            10/29/02, Elections Held

 11   North Hills       North Hills West NC, Certified:
                            2/25/03, Elections Held

 12   Granada Hills    Granada Hills North NC, Certified:
                            9/10/02, Elections Held

 13   Sun Valley         Sun Valley Area NC, Certified:
                             5/7/02, Elections Held


 14   Encino             Encino CC, Certified: 10/8/02,
                                 Elections Held


 15   Winnetka         Winnetka NC, Certified: * 7/29/03,
                                 Elections Held

 16   Chatsworth       Chatsworth NC, Certified: 4/29/03,
                                 Elections Held

 17   Tarzana           Tarzana NC, Certified: 1/14/03,
                                 Elections Held

 18   Tujunga          2 competing applications. Sunland
                          Tujunga Council, Certified:
                           * 5/27/03, Elections Held

 19   Arleta            Arleta NC, Certified: 10/22/02,
                                 Elections Held

 20   Valley Village     NC Valley Village, Certified:
                            9/10/02, Elections Held


                       Representatives
Rank  City             * phone number

  1   North Hollywood  Wendy Greuel [phone],
                       Tom LaBonge [phone],
                       Jack Weiss [phone],
                       Ruth Galanter [phone]

  2   Van Nuys         Wendy Greuel [phone],
                       Ruth Galanter [phone],
                       Hal Bernson [phone]

  3   Pacoima          Ruth Galanter [phone],
                       Alex Padilla [phone]

  4   Northridge       Hal Bernson [phone]


  5   Sylmar           Alex Padilla [phone],
                       Hal Bernson [phone]

  6   Canoga Park      Dennis P. Zine [phone],
                       Hal Bernson [phone]

  7   Woodland Hills   Dennis P. Zine [phone]


  8   Reseda           Dennis P. Zine [phone],
                       Hal Bernson [phone]

  9   Panorama City    Ruth Galanter [phone],
                       Alex Padilla [phone]

 10   Sherman Oaks     Wendy Greuel [phone],
                       Jack Weiss [phone]

 11   North Hills      Hal Bernson [phone],
                       Alex Padilla [phone]

 12   Granada Hills    Hal Bernson [phone]


 13   Sun Valley       Wendy Greuel [phone],
                       Ruth Galanter [phone],
                       Alex Padilla [phone]

 14   Encino           Jack Weiss [phone],
                       Ruth Galanter [phone],
                       Hal Bernson [phone]

 15   Winnetka         Dennis P. Zine [phone],
                       Hal Bernson [phone]

 16   Chatsworth       Hal Bernson [phone]


 17   Tarzana          Dennis P. Zine [phone],
                       Jack Weiss [phone]

 18   Tujunga          Wendy Greuel [phone]



 19   Arleta           Ruth Galanter [phone]


 20   Valley Village   Wendy Greuel [phone],
                       Jack Weiss [phone]

(#) Census 2000 population and households figures provided by the San
Fernando Valley Economic Research Center. Median housing values based on
actual sales figures assembled by DataQuick and provided by the San
Fernando Valley Economic Research Center.

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Researched by Rosanna Mah