West Valley · Los Angeles County
Northridge real estate
Sherwood Forest · Northridge Estates · Devonshire Highlands · CSUN area
Northridge is one of the West Valley's larger and more varied communities. Sherwood Forest and Northridge Estates hold some of the biggest lots in the entire Valley (half-acre and up is not unusual) with mature landscaping and a distinctly different feel from the surrounding tracts. Closer to CSUN, the market shifts toward smaller homes, condos, and a meaningful rental and investor presence driven by the university.
The lot sizes in the estate pockets are the story for both buyers and sellers. They support additions, ADUs, pools, and detached structures in a way most of the Valley cannot, and that potential is a real component of value rather than a bonus. Northridge is inside City of Los Angeles limits, so LA City transfer tax applies, and the larger estate properties are the ones most likely to approach the Measure ULA threshold.
- ZIP codes
- 91324, 91325
- County
- Los Angeles County
- City of LA
- Yes
If you're selling
What it costs to sell in Northridge
Northridge is inside City of Los Angeles limits. That means a sale here pays the Los Angeles County documentary transfer tax of $1.10 per $1,000, plus the City of Los Angeles transfer tax of $4.50 per $1,000, about 0.56% of the sale price combined.
Above $5,400,000, Measure ULA also applies, at 4% of the entire gross sale price, not just the portion above the threshold, and not reduced by your mortgage or your original purchase price.
Reading on Northridge
- Moving costsChatsworth to Simi Valley: what the move over the 118 actually costsThe drive is fifteen minutes. The tax difference at closing can be five figures, and almost nobody accounts for it before they list.
- Prop 19Should you sell before you buy? If you're 55 or older, the order mattersProp 19 lets you carry your property tax base to a new home. Buying before you sell locks in the best version of that benefit.
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