Granada Hills sits at the northern edge of the San Fernando Valley, bounded by Porter Ranch to the north and west, Northridge to the south, Mission Hills to the east, and the Santa Susana Mountains above it. It is a 1950s–1970s ranch-house neighborhood with big lots, a public golf course in the middle of it, and one institution that shapes nearly every purchase decision made here.
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The market in one number
Call it $910K–$1.15M, depending which half you buy in. Redfin put the neighborhood median sale price near $980,000 for the three months ending August 2026, at $578 per square foot and 40 days on market — but down 4.8% year over year, with a Compete Score of 67. That is a softer, more negotiable market than Granada Hills' reputation implies, and worth knowing before you write an over-list offer out of habit. The split matters more than the month: Redfin's sub-area data through March 2026 put hillside Granada Hills North at a $1,150,000 median, up 2.7%, against $910,000 in flatter Granada Hills South. The residential ZIP is 91344 — 91394 is a post-office-box ZIP, not a second neighborhood.
Schools families move here for
Granada Hills Charter is the reason most families are looking here at all. The independent TK–12 public charter on Zelzah Avenue enrolled about 6,140 students in 2025–26, has been an IB World School since 2011, and won its tenth U.S. Academic Decathlon national title in April 2026; John Elway is among its alumni. Note that its TK–8 Devonshire campus is in Northridge, not Granada Hills. Around it sit Patrick Henry Middle and Robert Frost Middle, both LAUSD with magnet programs, plus El Oro Way Charter for Enriched Studies and Tulsa School for Advanced Studies, a 2025 California Distinguished School. Attendance boundaries vary block by block — confirm any address with LAUSD in writing before it drives an offer.
Where locals actually eat
Odyssey Restaurant has held the hilltop since 1970 and reopened in December 2025 after a full remodel, with a steak-forward menu and the widest view in the neighborhood. FurnSaj Bakery on Balboa made The Infatuation's 2026 list of the Valley's best for its manakish and shawarma. Mercado Buenos Aires on Devonshire is an Argentine restaurant, bakery, and grocery in one; Main Kitchen Cafe has run a Black-owned scratch kitchen on Chatsworth Street since 2014; and Seoul Time and Siam Cuisine cover the Korean and Thai ends of the map. Newer arrivals: Rose Cafe & Bakery opened around the turn of 2026, and Lilit's International Kitchen — born as a farmers-market stall — soft-opened on Chatsworth Street this September.
What we're watching
Three things. Fire hazard remapping is the honest one: CAL FIRE's March 2025 recommended maps pushed "Very High" designations farther into the Valley, and the 2019 Saddleridge Fire burned 8,799 acres across Sylmar, Granada Hills, and Porter Ranch — get binding insurance quotes before you release a contingency. Second, Solaterra at 16201 San Fernando Mission Blvd began leasing 102 rental townhomes in January 2026 at roughly $4,850–$5,460 a month, with 140 apartments and ground-floor retail still to come. Third, the Citywide Housing Incentive Program, adopted February 2025, concentrates new density on the Chatsworth, Balboa, and San Fernando Mission corridors while excluding single-family zones — so the ranch-house tracts themselves are largely untouched.
Thinking about a move in or out of Granada Hills? The full guide has the complete picture.
This article is informational and reflects estimates at publication. Home values, school attendance boundaries, insurance availability, and restaurant hours all shift — verify current specifics with a licensed local agent before making decisions.