Brentwood

Brentwood is known as one of the cultural epicenters of the Westside, and really the West Coast as well, due to the opening of the Getty Museum, which is one of the largest museums in the world. Aside from this starred attraction, Brentwood is also a neighborhood of magnificent views. There is no part of LA that cannot be seen from Brentwood. It is also small enough to foster a wonderful and vibrant sense of community, and is within easy walking distance of some of the best restaurants and shopping in Los Angeles. San Vicente boulevard in Brentwood is also the street where Mimi and Jon's office is located.

A Desirable Neighborhood

Brentwood is a prestige town, located mostly in the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains, and is part of the city of Los Angeles. It is an increasingly wealthy community with a highly educated and aging adult population. Brentwood is no longer merely a nice family community within Los Angeles--it has become one of LA's most elite and desirable locales. It is a place where young professionals without families can enjoy a high quality of life on LA's Westside, and a place where families come to raise their children. "Brentwood is a place where people come and stay for a generation. They stay until their kids are raised," one local commented in The Brentwood News. Local schools are rated highly.

The average Brentwood resident earns an income of nearly $120,000 a year, and is more likely to own his or her 5.4-room residence than to rent it. The value of that residence is in excess of $500,000 and the monthly owner costs with a mortgage are more than $2,000. The average resident spends 24 minutes driving alone to work each day.

Brentwood Homes

Today, Brentwood is built primarily for upscale professionals. It has its mansions, and its homes that hang off the hills or sit on mesas and command great views of the countryside and the Pacific. The typical home, however, is probably a three- or four-bedroom rancher, with a two-car garage, built in the 1950's or 1960's. Brentwood has a country feeling, with streets meandering around and over the hills and plentiful trees and shrubs. There is little land left for development in Brentwood, causing land to hold its value better than if there were expansive areas where new homes could be built.

The community is situated immediately west of the San Diego Freeway and is split about its middle by Sunset Boulevard. The Brentwood Country Club is located on its south side, Mt. St. Mary's College and the new Getty Museum on its north side, and Topanga State Park on the west side. San Vicente Boulevard on the south defines housing patterns: above San Vicente you'll find mostly single homes, and below San Vicente you'll find mostly apartments.

Brentwood is patrolled by Los Angeles police, but is assisted by private security.

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