Studio City sits in the southeast Valley just west of the Cahuenga Pass — named for the movie lot Mack Sennett opened here in 1927, and still anchored by the entertainment business along Ventura Boulevard's famous sushi row.
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The market in one number
~$1.75M — the approximate median sale price as of mid-2026 (Redfin neighborhood data, point-in-time, up roughly 8% year over year at about $843 per square foot). The number hides a wide spread: condos along the Ventura and Laurel Canyon corridors sit well below it, while hillside homes south of the Boulevard pull listing medians in 91604 above the $2M mark. Inventory of new construction is close to nil, which is exactly why the projects below matter.
Schools
The anchor is Carpenter Community Charter, an LAUSD affiliated charter elementary of roughly 870 students that ranks among California's strongest, feeding into Walter Reed Middle School. On the independent side, Studio City hosts two of LA's best-known campuses: Harvard-Westlake's upper school on Coldwater Canyon and Campbell Hall, a K-12 school on Laurel Canyon founded in 1944. Rio Vista Elementary serves the neighborhood's eastern pockets.
Where locals actually eat
Ventura Boulevard's "sushi row" flanks Laurel Canyon, with Asanebo still the omakase benchmark. Uovo turns out pasta at the Shops at Sportsmen's Lodge, Saoha built a following on khao soi, and Black Market Liquor Bar covers late nights. The old guard holds: Art's Delicatessen has sliced pastrami on Ventura since 1957, and Aroma Coffee & Tea keeps Tujunga Village busy on weekends.
What we're watching
Three projects, one theme: reinvestment. The Residences at Sportsmen's Lodge will replace the old hotel with 520 apartments and new shops next to Erewhon, targeted for 2027 — the neighborhood's largest housing addition in decades. Harvard-Westlake River Park, rising on the former Weddington Golf & Tennis site, is on track to open in fall 2026 with public paths and green space along the LA River. And Radford Studio Center, the lot that named the neighborhood, is pursuing a roughly $1 billion modernization plan still in environmental review. Point-in-time numbers will move; the direction of investment is the story.
Thinking about a move in or out of Studio City? The full guide has the complete picture.
This article is informational and reflects estimates at publication. Home values, school assignments, and development timelines shift — verify current specifics with a licensed local agent before making decisions.