Current numbers, September 28, 2026
Condos listed on the MLS right now, refreshed every six hours. Figures quoted in the article below are earlier research estimates; use these for current pricing.
| Neighborhood | For sale | Median asking | Median $/sq ft | For rent | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westwood | 119 | $1.19M | $745 | 95 | $5,495/mo |
| Brentwood | 76 | $1.13M | $723 | 31 | $4,995/mo |
Medians appear only when enough listings publish the figure; a dash means too few to report. Full neighborhood reports
Price barely separates these two; choice does. As of September 26, 2026, the median asking price on condo listings was about $1.19 million in Westwood and about $1.1 million in Brentwood, but we profile 60 condo buildings in Westwood and six in Brentwood. Los Angeles overall sat at a live $875,000 median sale price as of August 11, 2026.
The short answer, in numbers
Westwood is 90024 and Brentwood is 90049. They sit a few miles apart on the same stretch of the Westside, draw from overlapping buyer pools, and get shortlisted together constantly. They are still not the same purchase.
Start with the yardstick. Our live Los Angeles report at /market-stats shows a citywide median condo sale price of $875,000, a median $689 per square foot, 1,957 active listings, 8.7 months of supply and 43 median days on market, all as of August 11, 2026.
When this post first ran, the neighborhood figures on that report were labeled estimates rather than live MLS data, so we now use each neighborhood's live report instead. As of September 26, 2026, the median asking price on condo listings in Westwood was about $1.19 million, roughly $747 per square foot (/market-reports/westwood), against about $1.1 million and roughly $722 per square foot in Brentwood (/market-reports/brentwood). On those figures Westwood sits about 8 percent higher at the median and about 3 percent higher per foot, close enough that price alone should not decide between them. These are asking prices on listings published on LA Condo HQ, not closed sales, and a different basis from the August citywide sale median.
Sixty buildings against six
The figure that actually reshapes a search is not the price. It is how much stock of the right kind exists.
Our directory profiles 60 condo buildings in Westwood and six in Brentwood. That is a count of the buildings we have researched and given a page, not a census of every structure in either zip code — but the ratio is not an artifact of our coverage. It reflects a real difference in how the two neighborhoods were built.
Our Wilshire Corridor profiles include /buildings/the-wilshire and /buildings/ten-five-sixty. Their source notes are a starting point for comparing the exact property and ownership costs. Wilshire Margot’s operator offers apartments for rent, furnished rentals and a leasing service; it should not be presented as a condo purchase option. The area overview is at /blog/wilshire-corridor-condo-guide.
For the Brentwood side of a comparison, begin with the individual record at /buildings/wellesley-terrace and confirm the residence’s legal documents and current charges. The Landmark Los Angeles belongs to Douglas Emmett’s apartment portfolio and advertises rental living. Compare its rental terms separately from a condominium purchase.
What the live board shows today
Building counts describe the standing stock. Listings describe what you can actually walk into this month — and here the gap narrows sharply.
Our for-sale board returned 96 active condo listings in Westwood and 71 in Brentwood when we checked on August 11, 2026. Brentwood is therefore showing about three-quarters as many active listings as Westwood while carrying roughly a tenth of the profiled buildings.
Read that carefully, because it cuts both ways. It means Brentwood is nothing like a closed market — there is real current choice for a neighborhood of its size. It also means those listings are spread thinly across very few buildings, so a buyer with a specific requirement — a particular floor plan, two parking spaces, an association that permits a large dog — is picking from a much shallower bench. In Westwood the same requirement can usually be satisfied in more than one building, which turns out to matter enormously the week a deal falls apart.
Both counts are what our search returned that day, and listing counts move daily. Current figures are at /condos-for-sale.
High-rise on Wilshire, low-rise on San Vicente
Price and count aside, these are two different daily lives, and our neighborhood research is explicit about the character of each.
Westwood pairs UCLA and Westwood Village with the Wilshire Corridor. It carries a walkability rare in Los Angeles, the Hammer Museum and the Geffen Playhouse just off campus, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center as a major employment anchor, and a large established Persian-American community along Westwood Boulevard. The full picture is at /neighborhoods/westwood, and the deeper guide is /blog/westwood-condo-guide.
Brentwood is the quieter proposition: the Getty Center above it, San Vicente Boulevard's coral-tree median serving as the neighborhood's running path, the Brentwood Country Mart, and the Sunday farmers market on Gretna Green. It trades density for leafy, low-key prestige. See /neighborhoods/brentwood and /blog/brentwood-condo-guide.
A blunt way to frame the choice: in Westwood you buy a floor in a tower, and in Brentwood you buy a home in a building that looks like a house.
The trade you are actually making
On current asking prices the two medians are close, so the real trade is selection. If you need options, Westwood is the neighborhood where a given budget can be tested against more buildings, floor plans and associations. That is the entire difference in one sentence.
If the budget clears both neighborhoods' medians comfortably, the question stops being price and becomes the specific association. In a six-building market the individual HOA matters far more than the neighborhood average — its reserves, its dues, its rental rules, its balcony-inspection status. Those are the questions in /blog/la-condo-hoa-fees-explained and /blog/sb-326-balcony-inspection-la-condos, and in a thin market you have fewer places to go if the answers disappoint.
One consideration lands specifically on Westwood buyers: many Wilshire Corridor towers are older, larger associations, and lender treatment varies building by building. /blog/non-warrantable-condos-los-angeles covers why financing can fail on the building rather than on the borrower.
We are a research directory, not a brokerage. We do not list on the MLS, negotiate offers or close transactions. When you want current status or the disclosure package for a specific address in either neighborhood, we introduce you to a licensed partner agent who can pull it.
Questions Westside buyers ask about Westwood and Brentwood
Is Brentwood more expensive than Westwood for condos?
Not on current asking prices, and the two are close. As of September 26, 2026, the median asking price on condo listings was about $1.19 million, roughly $747 per square foot, in Westwood against about $1.1 million and roughly $722 per square foot in Brentwood, so Westwood asked about 8 percent more at the median and about 3 percent more per foot. These are asking prices on listings published on LA Condo HQ, not closed sales.
Which neighborhood has more condos to choose from?
Westwood, decisively, on standing stock — we profile 60 condo buildings there against six in Brentwood. On current listings the gap is much smaller: our board returned 96 active Westwood condo listings and 71 in Brentwood on August 11, 2026. Westwood offers more buildings to choose among; Brentwood offers very few buildings with an unusually active share of them listed.
What kind of condo buildings does each neighborhood have?
Westwood's condo stock is dominated by the Wilshire Corridor, a roughly one-mile run of full-service high-rises with concierge and valet. Brentwood's is a small pocket of low-rise condos and townhomes around San Vicente and toward Wilshire, in a neighborhood otherwise built for single-family estates and canyon homes.
Is Westwood good value compared with the rest of the Westside?
Against Beverly Hills and Century City, yes; against Brentwood, not on current asking prices. As of September 26, 2026, Westwood's median asking price of about $1.19 million sat well below Beverly Hills at about $1.9 million and Century City at about $2.25 million, but slightly above Brentwood at about $1.1 million. Its stronger argument against Brentwood is selection rather than price.
What should I check before buying in a small condo market like Brentwood?
The association, before the unit. With only a handful of condo buildings in the neighborhood, you have far fewer fallback options if a building's reserves, dues, rental restrictions or balcony-inspection status turn out to be problems. Ask for the budget, the reserve study and the minutes early, and expect the building itself to drive the decision more than it would in a deep market.
Sources and review scope
Sources checked 2026-09-06. The notes identify which facts each publication supports.
- Published property identity — The Landmark
Douglas Emmett identifies The Landmark Los Angeles as a member of its multi-family apartment portfolio and repeatedly describes rental apartment living.
- Published property identity — Wilshire Margot
Wilshire Margot’s official floor-plan page explicitly offers apartments for rent, furnished rentals and a leasing team.
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