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Where the most homes sold

  1. Ronda Vista Dr5
  2. Franklin Ave4
  3. Lyric Ave4
  4. Clayton Ave3
  5. Prospect Ave3
  6. Sanborn Ave3
  7. Sunset Dr3

Homes sold in the last 12 months, by street.

Source: MLS data from the roosterhomes.com home search, through September 2026, OpenStreetMap contributors, streets and stairways, Franklin Hills Residents Association, About Franklin Hills, L.A. Street Names, Bates Avenue, L.A. Street Names, De Longpre Avenue, L.A. Street Names, Fountain Avenue, L.A. Street Names, Franklin Avenue, L.A. Street Names, Lyric Avenue, L.A. Street Names, Hyperion Avenue, L.A. Street Names, Manzanita Street, L.A. Street Names, Melbourne Avenue, L.A. Street Names, Myra Avenue, L.A. Street Names, Prospect Avenue, L.A. Street Names, Sanborn Avenue, L.A. Street Names, Talmadge Street

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Franklin Hills

Average Sales Price
$1,927,025
Total Listings
40
Walk Score
67
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What this means for a home here

What the records do to a price

City, state and County records shape a sale in Franklin Hills.We check each one for your lot before we set a number.

The slope sets the size

On a lot in the City's Hillside Area, a surveyed slope analysis sets how much home you may build.

Room to add on is part of a price here. We check your lot's hillside status before we talk about it.

The fire zone

All 37 homes sold here in the last 12 months sit in a Very High fire hazard zone on CAL FIRE's map.

LAFD requires brush within 200 feet of a home to be cut back and kept low. Buyers should get insurance quotes during the inspection period.

Landmarks are reviewed

Exterior and interior changes to a City Historic-Cultural Monument go to the Cultural Heritage Commission for review.

Four monuments stand in Franklin Hills, two of them houses. We read the designation before we price one.

The age of the home

The homes sold here in the last 12 months were built from 1923 to 2018, on the County's records.

Fifteen of them went up before 1940. We pull the permit history of an older home before we price it.

From City of Los Angeles, LA County, LAFD and CAL FIRE records.Check the records for your own parcel before you rely on them.

Source: LA Department of Building and Safety, Baseline Hillside Ordinance sheet (Ordinance 184,802), CAL FIRE fire hazard severity zones (LA County Fire GIS), each 12-month sale checked, LAFD, brush clearance requirements, City of Los Angeles Office of Historic Resources, Historic-Cultural Monument FAQs, City of Los Angeles, Historic-Cultural Monument list, LA County Assessor, parcel records for each home sold

From the County's records

A century of homes

The County dates every home sold here in the last 12 months.Tap a decade to find its homes on the map.

  1. 1920s9
  2. 1930s6
  3. 1940s4
  4. 1950s8
  5. 1960s4
  6. 1970s1
  7. 1980s2
  8. 1990s1
  9. 2000s1
  10. 2010s1

9 of the 37 homes sold here were built in the 1920s.

Each dot is one home sold, nudged so it never marks a house.

Fifteen of the 37 were built before 1940.An older home here is priced on its care as much as its age.

Source: LA County Assessor, parcel records for each home sold, MLS data from the roosterhomes.com home search, through September 2026

On these streets

Four City landmarks

The City of Los Angeles names its Historic-Cultural Monuments one at a time.These four stand in Franklin Hills.

Shakespeare Bridge

Franklin Avenue

Named a City monument in 1974.

Midtown School

Russell Avenue

Named a City monument in 1991.

Paul Lauritz House

Clayton Avenue

Named a City monument in 2004.

John and Myra Van Pelt Estate

Lyric Avenue

Named a City monument in 2022.

Curious about the rest of Los Feliz?Our guide maps its historic homes, street by street.

Historic homes of Los Feliz

Source: City of Los Angeles, Historic-Cultural Monument list

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The Franklin Hills file

37homes sold here in the last 12 months
5.8months of supply at that pace
4City landmarks in Franklin Hills
26streets we track one by one

Priced for this street

A home here is priced on its street, its slope and its view as much as its size.

Sales landed on 16 of the 26 streets in the last 12 months. We know which ones moved.

The records, read first

We read the slope, the fire zone and any landmark file before we set a price.

All 37 homes sold here sat in a Very High fire zone. Four City monuments stand in Franklin Hills.

A walk-through tour

We film a walk-through tour of your home with our own Matterport camera.

Stairways such as Prospect Walk climb between these streets. A tour shows how a hillside home connects to them.

An update every time

You get a real update after every showing, from the first day to closing.

Every question about the slope, the fire zone or a landmark file reaches you the same day.

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Source: MLS data from the roosterhomes.com home search, through September 2026, CAL FIRE fire hazard severity zones (LA County Fire GIS), each 12-month sale checked, City of Los Angeles, Historic-Cultural Monument list, OpenStreetMap contributors, streets and stairways

The neighborhood

How Franklin Hills came to be

From streets on paper to four City landmarks.Scroll and the Rooster takes the stairs.

  1. 1887

    Streets on paper

    Clayton, Cumberland and the first Talmadge Street are laid out on the Cumberland tract. Manzanita and DeFrees, today's Sanborn, appear the same year on the Manzanita Heights tract.

  2. 1911

    Talmadge Street

    A stretch of Hoover is renamed Talmadge. The name honors Hattie Talmadge, the tract owner's wife, not the film star.

  3. 1914

    Sanborn Avenue

    DeFrees Street takes the name of the streetcar stop at Sunset, Sanborn Junction.

  4. 1922

    The Griffith tract

    Lyric, Claremont, Entrance and Radio are laid out on land owned by Griffith J. Griffith's half-siblings.

  5. 1926

    The bridge opens

    The Shakespeare Bridge is finished in October, carrying Franklin Avenue across a ravine about 35 feet deep.

  6. Late 1920s

    The Disney houses

    In the late 1920s Walt and Roy Disney build matching houses at Lyric Avenue and St. George Street, near their studio on Hyperion.

  7. 1974

    Landmark No. 126

    The City names the Shakespeare Bridge a Historic-Cultural Monument.

  8. 1998

    The bridge reopens

    After a seismic rebuild the bridge reopens on April 19.

  9. 2022

    The newest landmark

    The John and Myra Van Pelt Estate on Lyric Avenue becomes the fourth City monument in Franklin Hills.

Source: Franklin Hills Residents Association, About Franklin Hills, City of Los Angeles, Historic-Cultural Monument list, Los Feliz Improvement Association, Franklin Avenue Bridge record, L.A. Street Names, Lyric Avenue, L.A. Street Names, Manzanita Street, L.A. Street Names, Sanborn Avenue, L.A. Street Names, Talmadge Street, Wikipedia, Franklin Hills, Los Angeles

Where it is

Where Franklin Hills sits

Franklin Hills sits in District E, from Talmadge Street east to Hyperion Avenue.Tap any district to explore the rest of Los Feliz.

Map of the Los Feliz Neighborhood Council area and its six districts, A through F
District lines follow the LFNC bylaws (Article III, approved June 28, 2022). The outer boundary comes from the City of Los Angeles certified Neighborhood Council boundaries. Street lines and park edges © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Smaller neighborhoods have no official lines. Their edges come from neighborhood and historic sources (The Oaks Homeowners Association, the Los Feliz Improvement Association, the 1913 Laughlin Park tract map, LA street-name histories and Wikipedia) and are marked when approximate.
Board members as listed on losfeliznc.org, checked October 3, 2026. Simplified for display, so check an exact address with the council.
FAQ

Questions people ask us

Where is Franklin Hills?

On the hills between Talmadge Street and Hyperion Avenue, from Fountain Avenue up to Franklin Avenue and St. George Street. It is in District E of the Los Feliz Neighborhood Council, and most of its homes are in ZIP code 90027.

What is the Shakespeare Bridge?

A concrete bridge in the Gothic style that carries Franklin Avenue over a ravine. It was finished in 1926 and became City Historic-Cultural Monument 126 in 1974. It reopened in 1998 after a seismic rebuild.

Are there stairways in Franklin Hills?

Yes. Stairways such as Prospect Walk and Radio Walk climb between the streets. The map at the top of this page shows each one.

Did Walt Disney live in Franklin Hills?

Yes. In the late 1920s Walt and Roy Disney built matching houses at Lyric Avenue and St. George Street, near their studio on Hyperion Avenue.

Are there historic homes in Franklin Hills?

Four City Historic-Cultural Monuments stand here: the Shakespeare Bridge, Midtown School, the Paul Lauritz House and the John and Myra Van Pelt Estate. Changes to a monument go to the Cultural Heritage Commission for review.

Is Franklin Hills in a fire zone?

Yes. All 37 homes sold here in the last 12 months sit in a Very High fire hazard zone on CAL FIRE's map. Plan for brush clearance and get insurance quotes early.

How many homes sell in Franklin Hills?

37 homes sold in the twelve months through September 2026, and 18 were for sale when we checked.

How can I see homes in Franklin Hills?

Call or text Brandon at (781) 385-0196 and tell us what timing works for you. We will line up the homes that fit and tour them with you.

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