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Sandstone boulders, horse trails and a Metrolink station: Chatsworth is the northwest corner of Los Angeles, where the Valley floor meets the Santa Susana Mountains and the Simi Hills. Plenty of lots here are still zoned for horses.
Gary Jacobs helps buyers check what a parcel actually allows before they fall for the barn, and sorts out which streets are city and which are county.
The name comes from Chatsworth House in Derbyshire, England; it first showed up on an 1888 subdivision map, and a townsite was filed in 1893. Long before that, the Old Santa Susana Stage Road carried travelers over the pass between Los Angeles and San Francisco, and in 1904 the Southern Pacific finished its tunnels through the mountains to the Simi Valley. In the twentieth century the rocks drew Hollywood: the Iverson Movie Ranch hosted thousands of westerns and serials, and Stoney Point, where climbers including Royal Robbins and Yvon Chouinard learned the sport, became a city Historic-Cultural Monument in 1974.
That rural streak survives. West of Topanga Canyon Boulevard and up toward the pass, many streets have large lots with corrals, arenas and trail access to Chatsworth Park, Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park and the Garden of the Gods. The flatter eastern side is mostly 1960s and '70s tract homes, with newer developments and some condos mixed in. Chatsworth Charter High School on Lurline Avenue serves much of the area, and Sierra Canyon School, the private pre-K-through-12 school known for its basketball program, has both campuses here. The 118 runs across the north end, and the Chatsworth station has Metrolink, Amtrak and the G Line. Buyers often compare it with Porter Ranch, West Hills and Simi Valley.
Market Snapshot
Live MLS numbers for Chatsworth, refreshed every night. The Free Market Report box lower on the page uses the same figures.
Homes, townhomes and condos (no rentals) from the MLS. These numbers refresh every night as listings go active, pending or sold. Last updated Oct 29, 2026 at 7:35 pm.
Absorption rate shows how fast homes are selling. It takes the homes for sale today and divides them by the number of homes that sold per month over the last 12 months.
The answer is how many months it would take to sell every home on the market if no new listings came up. Under about 4 months usually means a seller’s market, 4 to 6 months is balanced, and over 6 months favors buyers.
Right now about 24% of the homes for sale in Chatsworth are selling each month.
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Based on 340 sales in the last 12 months. Charts cover the last 8 full quarters. Source: CSMAR MLS and its data-share MLSs. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Chatsworth still has room to spread out. The mapped neighborhoods here include horse-zoned ranch tracts, 1970s and 1980s family subdivisions in the foothills, and newer communities such as Deerlake Ranch near the 118. Each outline follows its recorded tract, and each guide lists the homes for sale and sold inside it. Hover over or tap an area to see its name, then tap again to open its guide.
Outlines follow the recorded tract maps in Los Angeles County assessor records and the community names agents use on MLS sales. They are approximate, not legal boundaries. Grey areas are neighboring communities; tap one to open its guide.
On many lots, yes, but it depends on the zoning and the lot size. In the City of Los Angeles, horses are allowed on many residential lots that meet a minimum lot size, with lower thresholds in the A, RA and RE zones and on any lot carrying a K (equinekeeping district) suffix. The city also sets a minimum lot area per horse and setbacks for stables and corrals, and each horse needs a license from LA Animal Services. Check the parcel on the city's ZIMAS site and confirm the stable and corral permits before you rely on an existing barn.
No. Most of Chatsworth is a neighborhood of the City of Los Angeles, but some areas with a Chatsworth mailing address are in unincorporated Los Angeles County, including the Lake Manor area off Lake Manor Drive and Box Canyon Road west of the old reservoir. Those homes fall under county planning, county fire and sheriff service. Farther west is Ventura County. Check the jurisdiction of any parcel on the west side before assuming which rules apply.
Much of Chatsworth is zoned for Chatsworth Charter High School, an LAUSD school on Lurline Avenue that opened in 1963, though some addresses are zoned elsewhere. Check each property with LAUSD's Resident School Identifier. Sierra Canyon School, a private preschool-through-12th-grade school, has its upper campus on Rinaldi Street and its lower campus on Independence Avenue, and draws students from across the Valley.
Chatsworth Reservoir went into service around 1919 and supplied water to the west Valley for decades, but the 1971 San Fernando earthquake showed its dams would need a full rebuild, and it was drained and taken out of service in 1972. The land, about 1,300 acres owned by LADWP, is now the Chatsworth Nature Preserve. It is fenced, and public access has historically been limited to special events.
Yes, especially on the west and north sides near the Simi Hills and Santa Susana Mountains. Much of that area is mapped as a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, and the hills around Chatsworth have burned several times in recent decades. Owners face annual brush-clearance requirements, and insurance can be harder to place and more expensive. Get insurance quotes during the inspection period, particularly for horse properties with barns and hay storage.
Gary Jacobs can pull recent Chatsworth sales and active listings from the MLS, filter for equestrian zoning and lot size, and check the zoning on specific parcels you are interested in. If you own a horse property and are thinking of selling, he can show you how comparable equestrian lots have sold.
The newest Chatsworth listings, straight from the MLS.
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Active$1,345,00010470 Laramie
Active$925,00021100 Vintage
Active$898,99910559 Jordan
Active$449,00010234 Variel, 5Free Market Report
Everything in the snapshot above, in far more detail: month-by-month prices, what sells at each price point, neighborhood-by-neighborhood numbers and who lives here. Homeowners also see recent sales of homes like theirs.
Homes for sale and closed sales (no rentals) from the MLS — CSMAR and its data-share MLSs. Updated Oct 29, 2026.
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Public and private schools that serve Chatsworth. Assignments go by exact address, so confirm with the district before you buy.
School assignments follow the street address, and districts adjust boundaries and offer transfers, so confirm the schools for a specific home with the district before you rely on them. Ratings and test scores open on GreatSchools.
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