West Valley · Los Angeles County
West Hills real estate
Valley Circle · Woodlake · Bell Canyon border · Justice Street
West Hills sits at the far western edge of the San Fernando Valley, backing into the Simi Hills. It was carved out of Canoga Park in the 1980s and still shares the 91304 ZIP along its eastern edge, which is a recurring source of confusion in listings and in tax records. The housing stock is dominated by single-family homes on generous lots, a lot of 1960s and 1970s tract construction, with larger custom properties as you climb toward Valley Circle and the Bell Canyon gate.
For sellers, the two things that move the number most here are lot usability and whether the home has been updated past its original footprint. Large flat lots support ADUs and additions, and that optionality is real money in this pocket. West Hills is inside City of Los Angeles limits, so the LA City documentary transfer tax applies on a sale, and Measure ULA applies above its threshold, unlike neighboring Bell Canyon or Calabasas, which are not in the city.
- ZIP codes
- 91307, 91304
- County
- Los Angeles County
- City of LA
- Yes
If you're selling
What it costs to sell in West Hills
West Hills 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 West Hills
- 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.
- NeighborhoodsCanoga Park, West Hills or Winnetka? The ZIP codes overlap, and it mattersThree West Valley neighborhoods share the same ZIP codes and get marketed interchangeably. Here is where the lines actually fall and why it changes your comps.
- 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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