Brentwood Living

Brentwood is a prestige town, located mostly in the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains, and is part of the city of Los Angeles. Brentwood is located between cities of Bel Air to the.....

.....east, and Pacific Palisades to the west. With many large trees and lush planting, Brentwood takes on the feel of a smaller rural city.

This city offers a diverse selection of restaurants, theaters and activities and is easily accessible by the 405 Freeway.

The population of Brentwood is approximately 38,000. There are close to 18,000 residences, made up half of single family dwellings (mostly north of San Vincente) and half apartments or condominiums (mostly south of San Vincente).

Brentwood is called home by many of the area's most prominent.....

.....business, political and academic leaders--and of course, movie stars, screen writers, directors and others "in the business."  Despite Brentwood's higher profile in recent years, the locals consider themselves to be "just plain folks" who cherish their community and their privacy.

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.

Home prices range from $500,000 to $5 million.  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.

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.

Some of LA's best shopping and dining locations are found along San Vincente; the Country Mart (at 26th and San Vincente) and Brentwood Village (where Barrington and Sunset intersect) also offer anything you might be looking for.

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