Northeast Santa Monica, North of Montana and Sunset Park share Santa Monica's highest safety score, at 4.0 out of 5. 3 ranked Santa Monica neighborhoods score 4 out of 5 or higher for safety.
Houseberry scores 8 Santa Monica neighborhoods on schools, safety, amenities, price, value and appreciation. Safety scores in Santa Monica run from 1.5 to 4.0 out of 5, and 3 score 4 out of 5 or higher. Median home prices range from $1,079,000 in Mid-City to $4,650,000 in North of Montana across 8 priced neighborhoods.
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Scores updated September 2026
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Northeast Santa Monica, North of Montana and Sunset Park share the highest safety score in Santa Monica, at 4.0 out of 5. The next highest safety score in Santa Monica is Wilshire / Montana, at 3.8 out of 5.
Houseberry scores Santa Monica's 8 ranked neighborhoods from 1.5 to 4.0 out of 5 for safety. 3 Santa Monica neighborhoods score 4.0 out of 5 or higher for safety, led by Northeast Santa Monica, North of Montana and Sunset Park.
Northeast Santa Monica scores 4.0 out of 5 for safety on Houseberry, one of 3 Santa Monica neighborhoods sharing the highest safety score out of 8 ranked. 3 Santa Monica neighborhoods score 4.0 out of 5 or higher for safety.
Across the top 5 Santa Monica neighborhoods by safety score, the median home price is $2,061,000. Prices among those top 5 Santa Monica neighborhoods run from $1,079,000 in Mid-City to $4,650,000 in North of Montana.
Wilshire / Montana has the lowest median home price, $1,359,000, among Santa Monica neighborhoods scoring 3.5 out of 5 or higher for safety and priced below the Santa Monica median of $1,435,500; Wilshire / Montana scores 3.8 out of 5 for safety.
3 of 8 ranked Santa Monica neighborhoods score 4 out of 5 or higher for both safety and overall. Northeast Santa Monica leads, at 4.0 out of 5 for safety and 4.4 out of 5 overall. North of Montana (4.0 out of 5 and 4.3 out of 5) and Sunset Park (4.0 out of 5 and 4.0 out of 5) also score 4 out of 5 or higher for both safety and overall in Santa Monica.