San Fernando Valley Guide
Tarzana
Hillside lots south of Ventura and quiet streets named for the town Tarzan built.
Free Buyer’s GuideFree Seller’s GuideTarzana takes its name from Tarzan: author Edgar Rice Burroughs bought a ranch here in 1919, and the community grew up around it. Today it is a quiet West Valley neighborhood of hillside homes south of Ventura Boulevard and flatter streets of houses and condos to the north.
Over the last year, houses here sold for a median of $1,829,250, about $659 a square foot, and condos for about $634,000.
Updated October 2026
Last 12 months, houses and condos priced $450,000 and up. Source: TheMLS, October 21, 2026. Details in the market snapshot below.
Tarzana market snapshot
Tarzana is a buyer’s market for houses right now, with about 7.1 months of supply and only about 44% of house listings selling. The median house sold in 27 days, and homes that sold in their first month averaged 98.8% of asking. After that, prices soften quickly, so pricing right from day one matters.
What happened to every listing
282 listings came off the market without selling. 203 of them (72%) came back with a new listing, and 65 of those sold.
How fast homes sell, and for how much
Homes that sold in the first 30 days averaged 98.8% of asking. After 120 days, 95.1%.
Houses vs. condos
Houses sell for about $659 a square foot here, condos for about $414.
Tarzana (TheMLS areas Tarzana), houses and condos priced $450,000 and up, listed through TheMLS, October 21, 2025 to October 21, 2026. Sold counts exclude sales recorded off the MLS. “Relisted” means a listing was canceled, expired or withdrawn and the same home was listed again during the period; a home relisted more than once counts each time. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
| Last 12 months | Sold | Median price | Median $/sq ft | Median days | Sale-to-list | Listings that sold | Months of supply |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses | 148 | $1,829,250 | $659 | 27 | 97.4% | 44% | 7.1 |
| Condos | 56 | $634,000 | $414 | 31 | 99.3% | 38% | 6 |
| All Tarzana | 204 | $1,637,500 | $620 | 28 | 98.1% | 42% | 6.8 |
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Tarzana values, street by street
Prices here run from about $599K on Hatteras St for condos to about $2.31M on Vanalden Ave. The biggest dividing line is Ventura Boulevard: houses south of it sold for a median of $1.9M, versus $1.34M north of it.
Median sale price by street (houses unless noted)
Median of sales of $450,000 and up, last 12 months. Five or more sales per street. Source: TheMLS, October 21, 2026. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Renting in Tarzana
Rents here ran about $4,500 a month at the median, from about $2,000 for a one-bedroom to about $4,500 for three bedrooms, across 199 MLS leases. 49% of rentals leased, with a median of 42 days on the market. Most apartments built before October 1978 fall under the City of Los Angeles rent stabilization ordinance.
Median rent by bedrooms
Leases signed through TheMLS, October 21, 2025 to October 21, 2026, Tarzana. Bedroom groups with fewer than three leases are left out. Plenty of rentals never reach the MLS. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Tarzana at a glance
| Tarzana | |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | City of Los Angeles |
| Median sale price | Houses $1,829,250. Condos $634,000 |
| Sales in the last 12 months | 148 houses and 56 condos |
| School district | Los Angeles Unified, with many affiliated charter and magnet options |
| Transfer tax | $5.60 per $1,000 (city and county combined), plus Measure ULA on sales above $5.4 million |
Tarzana, south and north of the Boulevard
South of Ventura Boulevard
The hillside and canyon streets climbing toward Mulholland, with bigger lots, more privacy and views. Houses here sold for a median of $1.9M, about $667 a square foot. Many of these streets are in the city's Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, so get insurance quotes early.
North of Ventura Boulevard
Flatter streets of ranch houses and the neighborhood's condo buildings, closer to the freeways and schools. Houses sold for a median of $1.34M, condos for about $634K.
Buying and selling: what to know
In the Valley, the same budget can buy very different houses depending on which side of Ventura Boulevard you are on, how close you are to the freeway, and whether the lot is flat or hillside. Pools, additions and ADUs are common here, so permit history matters.
For sellers, the first month is the window: homes that sold in their first 30 days averaged 98.8% of asking, and homes that sat past 120 days averaged 95.1%.
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Schools
Tarzana is in Los Angeles Unified, which runs many affiliated charter and magnet schools in the Valley. Assignments depend on the address, so confirm the attendance area for any specific home. The area also has well-known private schools.
Getting around
The 101 runs along the north side of Tarzana, Ventura Boulevard is the main street, and the Westside is about 25 to 40 minutes over the hill depending on traffic.
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Questions buyers and sellers ask
Is Tarzana part of the City of Los Angeles?
Yes. Neighborhoods of the San Fernando Valley like this one are part of the City of Los Angeles, so city rules apply, including the city transfer tax, Measure ULA on sales above $5.4 million and the rent stabilization ordinance for older apartments.
How much do houses cost in Tarzana?
Over the last 12 months the median house sold for $1,829,250, about $659 a square foot, and the median condo for $634,000.
How fast do homes sell in Tarzana?
The median house sold in 27 days, with about 7.1 months of supply.
What does "south of the Boulevard" mean?
It means south of Ventura Boulevard, toward the hills and Mulholland. Here, houses south of the Boulevard sold for a median of $1,900,000, versus $1,340,000 north of it.
Are the Tarzana hills in a fire zone?
Some hillside streets in the Tarzana hills south of Ventura Boulevard are in state-mapped Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones. That affects brush clearance requirements, building rules and, most of all, insurance. Look up the address on the CAL FIRE map and get an insurance quote early in escrow, before your contingencies are up.
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My recent work in Tarzana
Sales where I represented the seller or the buyer:
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18350 Hatteras Street #156
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