Best Neighborhoods in Beverly Hills, CA

North of Sunset is the private, hillside side of Beverly Hills, where the flat city grid gives way to winding canyon roads, long driveways and estate lots tucked into the slopes. Homes are identified as much by Benedict, Coldwater, Beverly or Franklin canyon as by a cross street. The result feels secluded and dramatic, with city views, dense landscaping and far less pedestrian activity than the neighborhoods below. ... See Full Page

South of Wilshire is the most varied and everyday residential side of Beverly Hills. Smaller houses, duplexes, Spanish courtyard buildings and midcentury apartments share the same blocks, creating a denser and more approachable streetscape than the large estates to the north. It feels less like a showcase and more like a functioning neighborhood, with parks, schools and local businesses close at hand. ... See Full Page

The Flats is the classic residential image of Beverly Hills: wide, level streets, large rectangular lots and long blocks running north from the shopping district toward Sunset Boulevard. Mature landscaping and open sightlines give the neighborhood a calm, stately feel, while the flat terrain makes walking far easier than in the canyons above. ... See Full Page

Trousdale Estates is Beverly Hills' great midcentury hillside neighborhood, a collection of low-slung custom homes positioned to preserve long views across Los Angeles. The streets climb above the city around Loma Vista Drive, with houses set on graded pads that often appear modest from the road and open dramatically toward the view behind them. ... See Full Page

The Golden Triangle is Beverly Hills at full volume. Rodeo Drive runs through its center, with luxury boutiques, hotels, galleries and restaurants spreading across the blocks between Wilshire and Santa Monica boulevards. This is the city's international storefront rather than a conventional residential neighborhood, and daily life revolves around visitors, shopping, business lunches and the constant choreography of valet stands and delivery trucks. ... See Full Page