Once you've found the house of your dreams it's time to check out the neighborhood it comes in.
Hopefully the neighborhood is just as charming as the house you're prepared to buy.
After researching a house on Westmount Ave.
it was time to start researching the neighborhood surrounding it.
A lot of people prefer to be surrounded by people who share their same ethnic background and in this neighborhood African American are in the majority making up about 75% of the population in the 90043 zip code.
For some people it's important to be in a community of people near to their age group.
If you are a young professional you may not want to be living in a predominantly retirement age community.
In the Westmount neighborhood the largest sector of the population is in the 40-64 year old category.
Tied for second comes the 25-39, and 7-18 year old categories with a sizeable number of people older than 64.
Interestingly, nearly half the population there is not in the labor force anymore.
The lion's share of people still in the workforce are employed in the health and education sector with retail/wholesale coming in at a distant second.
If you're wondering how these people get to work each day it looks like 80% of them rely on their own cars, while about 15% use various modes of public transportation.
When it comes to household incomes, about half of the residents earn less than $30,000.
If you're seriously considering living on Westmount Ave or someplace nearby you might want to try driving the commute to get a feel of how long you're going to be on the road each day.
You should also check out the bus lines for a backup mode of transportation if your car breaks down.
You might even be able to walk or ride your bike.
Unlike many Los Angeles neighborhoods, household size here in the 90043 zip code is relatively small.
While most homes have 2-3 persons, more than a quarter of the households here are single person households.
Despite the small family size of residents here, half the homes are 4-6 room houses and nearly a quarter of them have 7-8 rooms and even a number with 9 rooms or more.
Whatever you're looking for small, medium, or big, you can probably find the house for you in the Westmount neighborhood, zip code 90043.
Just make sure you find out everything you can before making the trek to Los Angeles, you'll be happy you did.
Good luck and happy house hunting.