Largest Valley-area cities: ranked by population.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

NORTH Hollywood, maintains its ranking as the largest community in the Los Angeles portion of the San Fernando Valley. According to the San Fernando Valley Economic Research, the community's population of 151,731 is up more than 1,000 people from the Census 2000 population figures. Panorama City and Van Nuys, however, are close behind with populations of 127,571 and 126,146 respectively. Though population may remain more static over the years, the housing value in these Valley communities continues to rise tremendously. In 2002, the Economic Research Center found the median home price in the Valley to be $320,000, but with the median housing value for Woodland Hills having doubled to $580,000 and tripled for Sun Valley to $357,000, the market in these communities clearly remains strong. Calabasas homes cost the most in the greater-Valley area, with the average price bing $1.1 million.

THE PACESETTER

NORTH Hollywood, the largest L.A. community in the Valley, is currently divided into three areas, Northeast, Mid-Town and West, by their respective city councils.

It thrives on being at the forefront of the post-production industry, with some of its major employers being Universal and Walt Disney Studios. Yet in the says before Hollywood entertainment even mattered, this 116-year-old community was mainly agricultural. Besides entertainment, the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) has put much effort toward renewing North Hollywood by creating the NoHo Arts District as the center of the Mid-Town section and restoring historical landmarks like the Lankershim Train Depot.

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.

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

   1  Los Angeles (1)      3,984,579     1,375,434   $398,469
                              1850

      * North Hollywood     151,731        54,275    $481,750
                              1888

      * Panorama City       127,571        39,604     320,000
                              1948

      * Van Nuys            126,146        47,906     428,500
                              1911

      * Northridge           88,081        31,087     461,000
                              1908

      * Woodland Hills       69,850        28,949     580,000
                              1923

      * Chatsworth           69,499        25,960     491,000
                              1888

      * Pacoima              97,961        14,863     315,000
                              1887

      * Sylmar               63,000        18,695     360,000
                              1915

      * North Hills          56,950        17,995     410,000
                              1915

      * Sherman Oaks         55,804        27,514     716,000
                              1910

      * Sun Valley           53,919        14,561     357,000
                              1882

      * Winnetka             49,853        17,239     394,000
                              1922

      * Encino               48,220        20,263     620,000
                              1915

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

      * West Hills           42,193          NA       478,000
                               NA

      * Studio City          41,037          NA       691,000
                              1928

      * Granada Hills        39,905        12,898     450,000
                              1927

      * Tarzana              34,469        13,304     885,000
                              1927

      * Arleta               29,010        6,775        NA
                              1966

      * Tujunga              25,585        8,920      339,000
                              1913

      * Sunland              23,210          NA       415,000
                              1894

      * Valley Village       20,472        9,524      562,000
                              1991

      * Reseda               11,817        4,135      360,000
                              1922

   2  Glendale              202,003        74,238     549,714
                              1906

   3  Santa Clarita         160,282        49,978     475,500
                              1987

   4  Lancaster             124,218        41,003     195,333
                              1977

   5  Thousand Oaks         122,000        41,793     604,000
                              1964

   6  Simi Valley           117,726        36,421     465,000
                              1969

   7  Palmdale              125,942        37,010     214,500
                              1962

   8  Burbank               104,155        43,250     494,600
                              1887

   9  Camarillo              61,422        21,483     520,500
                              1964

  10  San Fernando           24,618        6,068      330,000
                              1874

  11  Calabasas              15,516          NA      1,145,000
                              1991

Rank  City                      Status of Neighborhood Councils
                                         (portal list)

   1  Los Angeles (1)                         N/A

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

      * Panorama City                         N/A

      * Van Nuys           Van Nuys NC, Certified: 7/23/02, Elections
                                              Held

      * Northridge           Old Northridge NC, Certified: 3/19/02,
                                         Elections Held

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

      * West Hills        West Hills NC, Certified: 1/22/02; Elections
                                              Held

      * Studio City      Studio City NC, Certified: 10/29/02; Elections
                                              Held

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

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

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

      * Tujunga             Sunland-Tujunga NC, Certified: 5/27/03,
                                         Elections Held

      * Sunland             Sunland-Tujunga NC, Certified: 5/27/03,
                                         Elections Held

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

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

   2  Glendale                                N/A

   3  Santa Clarita                           N/A

   4  Lancaster                               N/A

   5  Thousand Oaks                           N/A

   6  Simi Valley                             N/A

   7  Palmdale                                N/A

   8  Burbank                                 N/A

   9  Camarillo                               N/A

  10  San Fernando                            N/A

  11  Calabasas                                NA

Rank  City               Representatives
                         * phone number

   1  Los Angeles (1)    Mayor James K. Hahn
                         [phone]

      * North Hollywood  Tony Cardenas, Tom LaBonge
                         [phone], [phone]

      * Panorama City    Tony Cardenas, Alex Padilla
                         [phone], [phone]

      * Van Nuys         Tony Cardenas
                         [phone]

      * Northridge       Greig Smith
                         [phone]

      * Woodland Hills   Dennis P. Zine
                         [phone]

      * Chatsworth       Greig Smith
                         [phone]

      * Pacoima          Tony Cardenas, Alex Padilla
                         [phone], [phone]

      * Sylmar           Alex Padilla
                         [phone],

      * North Hills      Alex Padilla, Greig Smith
                         [phone], [phone]

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

      * Sun Valley       Tony Cardenas, Wendy Greuel
                         [phone], [phone]

      * Winnetka         Dennis P Zine
                         [phone]

      * Encino           Wendy Greuel, Jack Weiss
                         [phone], [phone]

      * Canoga Park      Dennis P. Zine
                         [phone]

      * West Hills       Greig Smith, Dennis P. Zine
                         [phone], [phone]

      * Studio City      Wendy Greuel, Tom LaBonge
                         [phone], [phone]

      * Granada Hills    Greig Smith
                         [phone]

      * Tarzana          Wendy Greuel, Dennis P. Zine
                         [phone], [phone]

      * Arleta           Tony Cardenas
                         [phone]

      * Tujunga          Wendy Greuel
                         [phone]

      * Sunland          Wendy Greuel
                         [phone]

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

      * Reseda           Dennis P. Zine
                         [phone]

   2  Glendale           Mayor Bob Yousefian
                         [phone]

   3  Santa Clarita      Mayor Bob Kellar
                         [phone]

   4  Lancaster          Mayor Frank C. Roberts
                         [phone]

   5  Thousand Oaks      Mayor Bob Wilson
                         [phone]

   6  Simi Valley        Mayor Bill Davis
                         [phone]

   7  Palmdale           Mayor James C. Ledford Jr.
                         [phone]

   8  Burbank            Mayor Marsha Ramos
                         [phone]

   9  Camarillo          Mayor Don Waunch
                         [phone]

  10  San Fernando       Mayor Jose Hernandez
                         [phone]

  11  Calabasas          Mayor Michael Harrison
                         [phone]

* Valley communities in the City of Los Angeles. NA - Not Available

Information was provided by the San Fernando Valley Economic Research
Center at California State University, Northridge.

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Researched by Marissa Greenberg