Glendale

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Glendale's sunny skyline
A sunset over the city
Glendale's popular shopping center

Glendale, CA Area Guide

Welcome to LA's favorite suburb.

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Between the Verdugo Mountains and Los Angeles, Glendale combines suburban living with metropolitan convenience. The city offers various housing options, from apartments in downtown near the Americana at Brand to established residential areas like Adams Hill and Verdugo Woodlands. Current rental prices range from $2,045 for studios to $4,344 for four-bedroom units, with annual increases between 1.9% and 3%. Brand Park offers hiking trails and houses the Brand Library, while the historic Alex Theatre continues its tradition of entertainment and cultural programming.

Glendale's location provides easy access to major employment centers, including DreamWorks Animation and Walt Disney Imagineering. The Glendale Galleria and Americana at Brand serve as premier shopping destinations, while the city's dining scene features numerous restaurants specializing in Armenian and international cuisine. Residents appreciate the city's parks system, public services, and transportation options. The former Grand Central Air Terminal, an important piece of aviation history where Charles Lindbergh departed for the first commercial west-to-east transcontinental flight, now serves as a business center.

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Glendale's sunny skyline

A sunset over the city

Downtown

DreamWorks Studio

Americana at Brand during the holiday season

Glendale's popular shopping center

Rent Trends

As of March 2026, the average apartment rent in Glendale, CA is $2,027 for a studio, $2,096 for one bedroom, $2,654 for two bedrooms, and $3,459 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Glendale has increased by 0.7% in the past year.

Property Type
Average Rent
Average Sq Ft
Apartment
$2,096/month
590 Sq Ft
House
$5,470/month
1,514 Sq Ft
Condo
$2,990/month
865 Sq Ft
Townhome
$4,141/month
1,364 Sq Ft
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Getting Around

Explore how walkable, bikeable, drivable, and transit-friendly Glendale, CA is for everyday living.

Very Walkable

86 / 100

If you enjoy walking, you’ll enjoy renting in this area! It’s a very walkable neighborhood.

Good Transit

52 / 100

The area around this property has good transit with many nearby transportation options.

Bikeable

64 / 100

While there’s some bike infrastructure in this area, you’ll still need a car for many errands.

Schools

Glenoaks Elementary

Public

Grades K-5

Mark Keppel Elementary

Public

Grades K-5

Horace Mann Elementary

Public

Grades K-5

Woodrow Wilson Middle

Public

Grades 6-8

Eleanor J. Toll Middle

Public

Grades 6-8

Theodore Roosevelt Middle

Public

Grades 6-8

College View School

Public

Grades K-12

Herbert Hoover High

Public

Grades 9-12

Glendale High

Public

Grades 9-12

College View School

Public

Grades K-12

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Descanso Gardens
  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory
  • La Tuna Canyon Park
  • Los Angeles Zoo
  • Kidspace Children's Museum

Airports

  • Bob Hope
  • Los Angeles International

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Living in Glendale

Transportation

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Most residents commute via car - an easy thing to do, since there are four freeways running through the city: CA-2 going south along the east border of Glendale, CA-134 going west between San Fernando Valley and LA and then morphing into the CA-101 heading north, I-210 going southeast through north Glendale to Pasadena and beyond, I-5 running southeast on the west side of Glendale all the way down to the Mexican border.

Two thirds of Glendale's workers commute outside of the city, one third work in the city. Mean commute time is half an hour, due more to traffic than to distance. Taking public transportation helps cut down on the frustration of driving crowded streets. Metro buses take you throughout the San Fernando Valley and down into Los Angeles. From the Glendale Transportation Center you can take the Greyhound Bus or choose between three train lines, including Amtrack and Metro link.

Cost

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Renters living in Glendale pay an average of $2,907/month to rent an apartment, compared to the Los Angeles city average of $2,781. City dwellers exploring houses for rent in Glendale can expect to pay around $5,042/month. For those looking to buy, the average house is valued at $1.1 million compared to the city average of $901,291.

Shopping

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Glendale is home to a wealth of popular establishments, such as Nike stores, Starbucks, FedEx and UPS outlets, as well as over 7,000 restaurants. Glendale’s best shopping attraction is perhaps Brand Boulevard, a commercial strip that houses several retail centers including the high-end Americana at Brand. The Galleria Shopping Mall is another popular location that opened in 1976 and has since been revamped into an attractive outdoor mall with hundreds of trendy shops.

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.