Tarzana sits between Encino and Woodland Hills, and yes — it is named for Tarzan. Edgar Rice Burroughs bought a ranch here in 1919 and the neighborhood took his character's name. What makes it genuinely unusual is the range packed into a single ZIP code: a walkable Ventura Boulevard corridor, flat family streets running north toward Victory, and custom hillside estates climbing south into the Santa Monica Mountains.
This is the short version. For the full breakdown — every restaurant, every school, and the projects we're watching — read the complete Tarzana Neighborhood Guide.
The market in one number — except it isn't one number
Zillow puts the typical Tarzana home value near $1.17M, essentially flat year over year. Redfin's median sale price across all property types ran closer to $1.23M in spring 2026. Movoto's median list price in August 2026 was far higher, around $1.73M.
Those aren't contradictions so much as different questions. List is not sale, and an all-property-types median blends $400K condos on the boulevard with $7M hillside estates. In Tarzana more than most places, the neighborhood median hides the thing you actually want to know. Price by tier and by pocket. ZIP code is 91356.
Four gated communities — Mulholland Park, Silver Hawk Ridge, Monte Verde Estates and Braemar Country Club Estates — anchor the top. North of the boulevard, Melody Acres keeps acre-plus equestrian lots that barely exist elsewhere in the Valley. Inventory turns over slowly here; long owner tenures are the norm, not the exception.
Schools
Tarzana is LAUSD, and assignments vary by address, so verify before you commit. Tarzana Elementary on Topeka Drive is small, at roughly 244 students. Gaspar de Portola is now a charter middle school with a gifted and talented magnet program. High school splits between Reseda Charter High (a 6-12 span school, charter since 2018) and Taft Charter High in Woodland Hills. The Academy for Enriched Sciences magnet comes up often in Tarzana conversations — worth knowing it's actually in Encino and is application-based, not an address assignment.
Where locals actually eat
Sushi Iki is the omakase anchor, now under chef Ryota Okumura after the founder's retirement. Hummus Bar & Grill does Israeli mezze with a big patio in Tarzana Village. Fabrocini's Italian Kitchen is the family-run standby. On Clark Street, Bea's Bakery and Mort's Deli sit next door to each other in Tarzana Square — Bea's has been a Valley Jewish bakery since 1968 and is one of the last full-service ones in Los Angeles, and Mort's runs on Bea's bagels. Add VIP's Cafe for breakfast, Orchid Grill & Kabob for Persian, and Apey Kade for Sri Lankan — one of very few in the city.
What we're watching
Braemar Country Club is partway through a multimillion-dollar rebuild of its 27 holes; the US Open course is done, the Western is in progress. At 19333 Ventura Boulevard, the City Planning Commission approved a six-story, 46-unit mixed-use building in March 2026, with no construction timeline yet. And unlike Calabasas or Santa Monica, Tarzana is inside the City of Los Angeles — so Measure ULA applies, at thresholds that rose on July 1, 2026 to 4% above $5.4M and 5.5% at or above $10.9M. That only touches the top of the hillside market, but it touches it.
Thinking about a move in or out of Tarzana? The full guide has the complete picture.
This article is informational and reflects estimates at publication. Home values, school assignments and restaurant details shift — verify current specifics with a licensed local agent before making decisions.