Moving to San Fernando, CA

About San Fernando

San Fernando is a city of about 24,000 people (2020 census) completely surrounded by the City of Los Angeles in the northeast San Fernando Valley, incorporated in 1911 (per Wikipedia, read September 24, 2026). One of the valley's oldest communities, it was founded around the Mission San Fernando Rey de España (1797), the valley's namesake — the mission's convento is one of the oldest surviving buildings in California. Lopez Adobe (1882) and the historic San Fernando Mission Cemetery are other landmarks.

Home prices in San Fernando

The median listing price in San Fernando is $750K.

Top places in San Fernando

• Lopez Adobe (1882) — preserved adobe ranch house.
• Recreation Park (208 Park Ave) — the city's central park with pool.
• Las Palmas Park (505 S Huntington St) — gym, fields, and the "A Wall with a Mission" mural.
• Cesar Chavez Memorial Park and recreation center.
• Pioneer Park (north neighborhoods).
• Layne Park (central neighborhoods).
• Historic Maclay Avenue commercial corridor.
• Nearby: Mission San Fernando Rey de España (adjacent, in Mission Hills, Los Angeles).

Commuting from San Fernando

• Freeways: I-5 (Golden State) and SR-118 (Ronald Reagan) meet at the city's western edge.
• Transit: Metro G Line (Orange) busway has a terminus in North Hollywood; Metro and LADOT buses run through the city; Metrolink Antelope Valley Line stops in Sylmar/San Fernando.
• Approximate drive to downtown Los Angeles: ~25–40 minutes depending on traffic (approximate; ~20 miles).

San Fernando FAQs

• What is the housing market like in San Fernando, CA?
  The median listing price in San Fernando is $750K.
• How is the commute from San Fernando, CA?
  Freeways: I-5 (Golden State) and SR-118 (Ronald Reagan) meet at the city's western edge.

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