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# Sunland

## Summary

Live listings for Sunland are coming soon. For current homes in Sunland, contact Aubree Chavarriga. Until the feed is live, this page gives public-data context for buyers: housing stock, ownership, home age and hazard information, each with its source and date.

Local guide by Aubree Chavarriga, Realtor, Trevino Properties, CalDRE #02232602. Data as of 2026-10-21.

Live listings coming soon - contact Aubree for current homes.

Call (818) 359-0459 or email aubree@trevinoproperties.com.

## Buying in Sunland: Census reference points

- Median home value (owner-reported) (ZIP 91040 area): $861,600 (Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, as of 2024-12-31)
- Owner-occupied share of occupied homes (ZIP 91040 area): 66.5% (Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, as of 2024-12-31)
- Owner-occupied housing units (ZIP 91040 area): 5,033 (Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, as of 2024-12-31)
- Median year homes were built (ZIP 91040 area): 1959 (Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, as of 2024-12-31)
- Housing units (ACS estimate) (ZIP 91040 area): 8,308 (Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, as of 2024-12-31)

The median value of owner-occupied homes in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 91040 (not the Sunland neighborhood boundary) is $861,600 (U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year, 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates; an owner-reported estimate, not a sale price). 66.5 percent of occupied homes in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 91040 (not the Sunland neighborhood boundary) are owner-occupied, an estimated 5,033 homes (U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year, 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates). The median year the homes in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 91040 (not the Sunland neighborhood boundary) were built is 1959 (U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year, 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates). The survey estimates 8,308 housing units in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 91040 (not the Sunland neighborhood boundary) (U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year, 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates).

Active-listing and sold-price statistics are not shown because the MLS feed is not approved yet; these are survey reference points, not market prices.

## What should a buyer check in Sunland?

- Hazard zones. Zone shares describe the area, not one property: 64.3 percent inside a CAL FIRE Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone (SRA 2007, LRA 2011) and 19.2 percent inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. Confirm the zones for a specific parcel during due diligence.
- Jurisdiction. This area is in City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County. Permits, utilities and trash service follow the jurisdiction, so confirm which one applies to any address.
- Home age. The median home here was built in 1959. Ask what has been updated (roof, electrical, plumbing, foundation) and read the inspection reports.
- Cost. Price is one part of monthly cost. Include property tax, insurance and any HOA dues, then compare with renting in the calculator below.

## How do owning and renting compare in Sunland?

The calculator below starts from public figures for Sunland, and every value is editable: home price $861,600 (ACS median value of owner-occupied homes (survey estimate), ZIP 91040 area); down payment 20 percent and a 30-year term (editable defaults, not recommendations); property tax at 1 percent of price (the California base rate; local assessments are extra); monthly rent $1,830 (ACS median gross rent (survey estimate), ZIP 91040 area). Interest rate, home insurance, HOA dues, renters insurance are left blank because no licensed rate source is connected and these vary by borrower and property; enter your own figures to see a monthly cost. Nothing is stored or sent.

## What do people ask about Sunland?

### What is the median value of owner-occupied homes in Sunland?

In ZIP Code Tabulation Area 91040 (not the Sunland neighborhood boundary), the median value of owner-occupied homes is $861,600 (American Community Survey, 2020-2024). That figure is an owner-reported survey estimate for the whole area, not a sale price or a listing price for any single home.

### What share of Sunland lies in a CAL FIRE Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone?

In the Sunland neighborhood boundary, 64.3 percent of the sampled area is in a CAL FIRE Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone (CAL FIRE, maps adopted SRA 2007, LRA 2011). The share comes from a grid sample of the boundary.

### Which public schools are located in Sunland?

NCES lists 3 public school locations in the Sunland neighborhood boundary (NCES EDGE public school locations, school year 2024-2025). Examples are Apperson Street Elementary, Mt. Gleason Middle and Sunland Elementary. Verify attendance boundaries with the school district.

### How old are the homes in Sunland?

In ZIP Code Tabulation Area 91040 (not the Sunland neighborhood boundary), the median year homes were built is 1959 (American Community Survey, 2020-2024). That is the median across all housing structures in the area, so it describes the full housing stock rather than any one home.

## Which communities are near Sunland?

- [Tujunga](/communities/tujunga.md) (borders Sunland)

## Other foothill communities in this guide

- [La Crescenta-Montrose](/communities/la-crescenta-montrose.md)

## How do you reach the agent for Sunland?

Aubree Chavarriga, Realtor, Trevino Properties, CalDRE #02232602.
- Call: (818) 359-0459
- Email: aubree@trevinoproperties.com

## Sources and method

- latimes_neighborhoods (CC BY 4.0; credit Los Angeles Times Mapping L.A. via City of Los Angeles GeoHub, as of 2026-10-21)
- osm_overpass (ODbL 1.0; credit (c) OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 2026-10-21)
- tigerweb_place (US Government work (public domain, 17 U.S.C. 105); credit U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2026-10-21)
- tigerweb_zcta (US Government work (public domain, 17 U.S.C. 105); credit U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2026-10-21)
- census_acs5 (US Government work (public domain); Census Bureau Data API terms: attribution notice required, as of 2026-10-21)
- calfire_fhsz (No restrictions on distribution; cite California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection as the original source, as of 2026-10-21)
- fema_nfhl (US Government work (17 U.S.C. 105); FEMA.gov reuse statement, as of 2026-10-21)
- nces_edge (US Government work, public domain (IES permission-to-replicate statement), as of 2026-10-21)
- usgs_epqs (US Government work, U.S. Public Domain, as of 2026-10-21)

This product uses Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Contains information from OpenStreetMap, made available under the Open Database License (ODbL). Data (c) OpenStreetMap contributors.

## Disclosures

Aubree Chavarriga, Realtor, CalDRE #02232602 | Trevino Properties

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Content assisted by AI from structured data and reviewed per our editorial policy.

Listing data comes from the MLS through the IDX program; each listing names its listing broker and agent, and every listing view shows when the data was last updated.
