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Lake Balboa
Neighborhood Intelligence

Lake Balboa in Los Angeles: permits, LAPD offenses, 311 requests, parks and zoning for addresses inside the Lake Balboa council's outline.

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41,160

Population

$84,600

Median Income

$770,000

Median Home Value

15,776

Housing Units

Based on 2024 ACS data

About Lake Balboa

Lake Balboa lies north of Encino, with Reseda and Northridge South to the west and Van Nuys to the east. North Hills West and Northridge South border it to the north. About 41,000 people live inside the council's outline, and Lake Balboa and Vanowen Place are local place names in the data.

Valley Relics Museum, Van Nuys Airport and Louise Park are among the places mapped inside the outline. Metro Local 237, Metro Local 235/236, Metro Local 169, Metro Local 165, Metro Local 164, Metro Local 162, Metro Local 152 and the Metro G Line stop here. Zoning in Lake Balboa is a mix of single-family residential (R1, RE11) and industrial (M2, M1, MR1); the exact district varies by parcel. Every layer is clipped to the council's outline.

Boundaries

N North Hills West and Northridge South
S Encino
E Van Nuys
W Reseda and Northridge South

Transit

Metro Local 237
Metro Local 169
Metro Local 165
Metro Local 162
Metro Local 235/236
Metro Local 164
Metro Local 152

Landmarks

Valley Relics Museum
Van Nuys Airport
Louise Park
Birmingham Community Charter High

Nearby:Reseda →Encino →Van Nuys →North Hills West →North Hills East →Northridge South →

What CivicScout Tracks in Lake Balboa

SAF

Safety & Crime Data

CivicScout counts LAPD reported offenses that carry a location, clipped to the Lake Balboa Neighborhood Council outline (LAPD places each offense on its hundred block, so offenses on a boundary street can fall on either side). Traffic crashes and food inspections are not available for Los Angeles (LAPD’s collision feed stopped updating in March 2025), so their absence here means no data, not no incidents.

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BLD

Building Permits

LADBS issued 385 permits for addresses in Lake Balboa over the past 12 months in the public data: 60% alterations and repairs and 20% building additions. Among alteration, addition and new-building permits, the most common use is single family (51%).

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DEV

What's Being Built

Major construction and high-impact permits — see what’s changing across the neighborhood.

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ZON

Zoning Intelligence

Zoning in Lake Balboa is a mix of single-family residential (R1, RE11) and industrial (M2, M1, MR1); the exact district varies by parcel.

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SCH

Schools

The zoned public schools assigned by attendance boundary.

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RPT

Location Reports

A CivicScout report for any Lake Balboa address combines permits, LAPD offenses, 311 requests, parks and zoning within a half mile. Traffic crashes, food inspections and code violations are not available for Los Angeles.

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