Porter Ranch, Los Angeles: The Neighborhood Told Through the Decade Each Home Was Built

Written by Antonio Vaziri, Realtor, Epique Realty, DRE #01927866 · Last updated September 2026

In the twelve months ending September 28, 2026, a Porter Ranch house built before 1970 closed at a median of $1,200,000. A house built in 2010 or later closed at a median of $2,424,150. Same neighborhood, same freeway, same grocery stores, and the newer house cost roughly twice as much and took more than twice as long to sell.

That gap is the key to reading Porter Ranch. The neighborhood was not built in one push. It grew in layers, each one a little higher up the foothills of the Santa Susana Mountains, and each layer has its own lot sizes, floor plans, price band and pace. This guide walks those layers in order, with the closed-sale numbers for each one pulled straight from the MLS.

Where Porter Ranch begins and ends on a map

Porter Ranch is a neighborhood of the City of Los Angeles, annexed in 1965, and it uses ZIP code 91326. It sits at the northwest corner of the San Fernando Valley with the Santa Susana Mountains behind it, Chatsworth to the west, Northridge to the south and Granada Hills to the east. The Porter family acquired this part of the old Rancho Ex-Mission San Fernando in 1874, which is where the name comes from.

For the numbers on this page, the boundary is the one the MLS itself uses: the CRMLS area coded PORA, Porter Ranch. That area reaches farther south than many people expect. It takes in the early tracts around San Fernando Mission Boulevard and Chatsworth Street, streets that some websites label Northridge, along with every hillside tract north of the 118 Freeway. If you have seen very different "Porter Ranch median price" figures elsewhere, a different boundary is usually the reason.

Six building eras, from the valley floor up the hill

Before 1970: the ranch-house grid below the freeway

Tract building took off in the early 1960s along San Fernando Mission Boulevard west of Reseda Boulevard, and a few houses in this part of the MLS area date to the late 1950s. The streets from that period, Yolanda, Braemore, Darby, Sylvia, Donmetz and the San Fernando Mission frontage among them, hold single-story and early two-story houses on the biggest ordinary lots in the neighborhood. Over the past year, 56 detached homes from this era sold at a median of $1,200,000, with a typical lot of about 10,800 square feet and a median of 19 days on market. On a grid of similar original plans, the level of updating and the way each lot has been used tend to explain why two houses on one block can be several hundred thousand dollars apart.

The 1970s: Porter Valley, Pala Mesa and the first townhome complexes

The 1970s pushed the grid north toward the canyon mouths. Detached sales this year clustered on Pala Mesa, Granada Circle, Doral, Porter Valley Drive, Monte Leon and Viking. These were the quickest-moving homes of any era: 49 sales, a median of $1,275,000, and a median of just 14 days on market. The same decade produced most of the neighborhood's older townhome complexes, especially the long run of units on Tampa Avenue and a smaller group on Rinaldi Street. Those attached homes, most of them built between 1974 and 1976, were the lowest-priced doorway into Porter Ranch this year, with a median of about $675,000 for roughly 1,600 square feet.

The 1980s: Eagle Ridge, Crystal Ridge and smaller lots

By the mid-1980s, builders were working the lower slopes with tighter lot lines. Look for street names built around ridges, crests and springs: Eagle Ridge, Crystal Ridge, Falcon Crest, Shadow Ridge, Shadow Springs and Turtle Ridge. Detached homes from this decade sold at a median of $1,275,000 with about 2,640 square feet on lots near 8,500 square feet. Several of the Eagle Ridge and Shadow Springs homes sit on lots of roughly 3,200 to 5,300 square feet, which is why a handful of them trade below $1,000,000. Attached homes from the 1980s, including the condominium buildings on Lahey Street and Index Street completed in 1980 and 1981, landed at a median of $787,500 and sold in a median of 19 days.

The 1990s: a quieter decade with bigger houses

Only 15 detached homes from the 1990s changed hands, on streets such as Sierra Meadows, Kilfinan and Winged Foot. The median was $1,300,000 and the median home had about 2,690 square feet, on a lot of about 6,600. With a sample this small, a single large sale moves the average a lot, so this is the era where one comparable sale matters more than the summary line.

The 2000s: the Italian-named streets near Rinaldi

The next wave arrived after 2000 near Rinaldi Street, on streets named Bergamo, Lugano, Sardinia, Via Cellini, Mopena, Cararra, Pienza and Livorno. Detached homes here sold at a median of $1,400,000. This is also where the listings can confuse a buyer: several homes on Cararra, Livorno and Pienza are detached units of 1,100 to 1,400 square feet on a shared common lot, recorded in the MLS as single-family homes even though they live more like condominiums. They explain the low end of this era, and they are worth separating from the full-size houses when you compare prices. Attached homes from this decade, on Pienza, Autumn Glen, Oakford and a few nearby streets, had a median of $825,000.

2010 and later: Red Hawk, Northstar and the Paseo streets

The newest homes sit highest, on streets such as Red Hawk, Northstar, North Hillsborough, West Chestnut Circle, West Bur Oak Circle, Spruce Circle and West Deer Grass. Over the past year, 58 of these detached homes sold at a median of $2,424,150, with a median of about 4,100 square feet and a median lot of about 13,200. They also took the longest to sell, a median of 49 days, which is what you would expect at that price point. Toll Brothers is selling the final homes of its Porter Ranch master plan from a sales center on Red Hawk Lane, with September 2026 prices starting in the high $2 millions. On the attached side, the 2010 and later townhomes, most of them on the Paseo streets (Paseo Sonesta, Paseo del Cielo, Paseo la Cumbre, Paseo Lomaso, Paseo Meriana and Paseo Almendra) sold at a median of $862,500 for about 1,500 square feet.

Twelve months of closed sales, grouped by year built

Source: CRMLS Matrix, MLS area PORA (Porter Ranch), all residential sales with a closing date from September 28, 2025 through September 28, 2026. Pulled September 28, 2026. Figures are medians unless noted.

Across all 288 sales the median was $1,283,250 with a median of 27 days on market. Sixty-nine homes sold for under $1,000,000, forty-seven sold for $2,000,000 or more, and fourteen topped $3,000,000. By quarter, the overall median ran $1,350,000 in the last quarter of 2025, $1,280,000 in the first quarter of 2026, $1,300,000 in the second quarter and $1,200,000 from July 1 through September 28. A quarterly median moves with the mix of homes that happen to close in those three months, so one soft quarter is not, by itself, a sign that any particular home lost value. On September 28, 2026, 112 Porter Ranch homes were listed as active on the MLS and another 29 were under contract or pending.

MLS property types are entered by listing agents and are not always consistent. A few attached records carry prices that suggest a detached home was coded as attached. Medians are used here because they are less affected by those errors than averages.

What leasing in Porter Ranch looked like this year

The rental side is busier than many people assume. Over the same twelve months, 209 Porter Ranch homes were leased through the MLS at a median of $5,600 a month, with a median of 35.5 days on market. Bedroom count sets the rent more than anything else:

Large homes carried much of that activity. Seventy of the 209 leases were for five bedrooms or more, and 81 of the leased homes were built in 2010 or later, at a median of $8,390 a month. For owners of the newer hillside houses, that makes a lease a real alternative to a sale, and it is worth pricing both before deciding. On September 28, 2026, 35 Porter Ranch rentals were active on the MLS.

Three checks worth making before an offer in Porter Ranch

1. The property tax bill, line by line. Special taxes such as Mello-Roos vary from tract to tract and even parcel to parcel. Toll Brothers advertises its current Porter Ranch collection as having no Mello-Roos, but that statement covers only that builder's homes. For any other house, pull the actual bill through the Los Angeles County property tax portal and ask your escrow officer to explain every direct assessment on it.
2. Fire hazard zoning and insurance. The 1970 Clampitt Fire, a 1988 wind-driven fire that destroyed 13 homes, and the 2019 Saddleridge Fire all reached Porter Ranch. Look up the address on the State Fire Marshal's Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps, read the natural hazard disclosure in escrow, and keep in mind that the state adopted emergency Zone 0 rules on August 28, 2026 covering the five feet around homes in Very High zones, with a phase-in period for existing houses. Check your coverage and premium with your insurance agent early, before your contingencies run out. For any legal question about disclosures, talk to a real estate attorney.
3. The Aliso Canyon gas storage facility. The Southern California Gas Company found a leak at the facility in the hills north of the neighborhood on October 23, 2015, and officials announced it was permanently plugged on February 18, 2016. The facility is still operating. In December 2024 the California Public Utilities Commission unanimously approved a plan for its eventual closure, tied to regional gas demand, which reporting at the time said would likely keep the field open into the 2030s. The Commission's first two-year review, released October 1, 2025, found regional demand still above the closure threshold and recommended lowering the field's maximum storage from 68.6 to 58.6 billion cubic feet. SoCalGas is contesting that cut, and no final decision had been issued by late September 2026. Residents also reported a gas odor during a venting event of under 20 minutes on January 27, 2026. Buyers who want the latest status can follow the Commission's proceeding directly.

Openings, closings and projects to watch in Porter Ranch

Most of the change in Porter Ranch right now is happening along Rinaldi Street, in its two shopping centers. Beyond the last Toll Brothers homes, the dated sources reviewed for this page, through September 28, 2026, showed no other approved or proposed housing project inside the neighborhood. Each item below carries its status and the date of the report behind it.

• Open since November 2024: Jane and Bert Boeckmann Park, 50 acres at 11930 Mason Avenue.
• Open since April 2025: Hampton Inn and Suites at 20150 Rinaldi Street, beside The Vineyards.
• Open since March 2026: Alfred Coffee at The Vineyards, 20140 Rinaldi Street.
• Announced in August 2026, no opening date yet: Sephora as a new anchor at Porter Ranch Town Center, together with Heights Wellness Retreat, The Hydration Room, Perspire Sauna Studio and KV Lagree Studio.
• Planned, no timeline (July 2026 report): Floor and Decor at 19819 Rinaldi Street.
• Coming to The Vineyards: Café Landwer is listed by the center as coming soon, Salina Italian Kitchen, approved by the city in 2025, is listed for 2026, and Sweetgreen was reported in March 2026 as arriving later this year.
• Expected in November 2026: Hanasaki Sushi at 19300 Rinaldi Street, in the space Sushi Ko occupied.
• Announced in May 2025: Slice House by Tony Gemignani in the former Baja Fresh space at 19711 Rinaldi Street.
• Final new-home sales: Toll Brothers describes Bella Vista's Ridge Collection as the last new-home collection in its Porter Ranch master plan, and a company announcement on September 2, 2026 said two homes remained.

Opening dates for shops and restaurants are the businesses' own estimates and often slip. Salina, for example, was first expected in 2025.

Public schools with a 91326 address

The California Department of Education's school directory lists four public schools in ZIP code 91326, all part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. Each name below links to that school's page on the California School Dashboard, the state's official source for school data. The 2025 Dashboard is the latest edition; the state has scheduled the 2026 release for October 15, 2026.

• Porter Ranch Community School, kindergarten through 8th grade, 12450 Mason Avenue
• Castlebay Lane Charter, kindergarten through 5th grade, 19010 Castlebay Lane
• Beckford Charter for Enriched Studies, kindergarten through 5th grade, 19130 Tulsa Street
• Darby Avenue Elementary, kindergarten through 5th grade, 10818 Darby Avenue

Where a campus sits does not decide which school a house is zoned for. Attendance follows the exact street address, so enter any home you are considering into the LAUSD Resident School Identifier before relying on an assignment. Charter campuses also run their own enrollment process.

Freeway exits, shopping and open space

State Route 118, the Ronald Reagan Freeway, runs east and west through the neighborhood, with exits at De Soto Avenue (35), Porter Ranch Drive (36), Tampa Avenue (37) and Reseda Boulevard (38). The main north and south streets are Mason, Corbin, Porter Ranch Drive, Tampa and Reseda, and the main east and west streets are Sesnon Boulevard and Rinaldi Street.

Most daily errands happen along Rinaldi Street. Porter Ranch Town Center, beside the freeway, holds Walmart, Ralphs, Burlington and Best Buy. The Vineyards at Porter Ranch, at 20000 to 20250 Rinaldi Street, adds Whole Foods, Nordstrom Rack and an AMC theater, among others.

The hills are the other half of daily life here. Aliso Canyon Park and Limekiln Canyon Park carry trails up into the foothills, and the neighborhood parks include Rinaldi Park, Viking Park and Porter Ridge Park. For crime statistics, use the LAPD crime mapping page.

Porter Ranch homes on the market this week

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Where these numbers and facts come from

• Closed sales, closed leases, active and pending counts, prices, rents, square footage, lots and days on market: CRMLS Matrix, MLS area PORA, closings and leases September 28, 2025 to September 28, 2026, pulled September 28, 2026.
• History, boundaries, fires, parks and main streets: Porter Ranch, Los Angeles (Wikipedia), accessed September 28, 2026.
• Freeway exits: California State Route 118 (Wikipedia), accessed September 28, 2026.
• Porter Ranch Town Center tenants: Porter Ranch Town Center (Wikipedia). The Vineyards address and tenants: Shapell Properties. Both accessed September 28, 2026.
• Current Toll Brothers collection, price and Mello-Roos statement: Toll Brothers, Porter Ranch, accessed September 28, 2026.
• Public schools: California School Directory (records updated August 2026) and the California School Dashboard. Shopping center openings: The Vineyards store directory, Shopping Center Business (August 26, 2026) and What Now Los Angeles (2025 and 2026). Boeckmann Park: Granada Hills North Neighborhood Council (November 2024). Toll Brothers: company announcement, September 2, 2026.
• Aliso Canyon review: CPUC, 2025 biennial assessment and proceeding A.26-01-009; San Fernando Valley Sun (January 28, 2026). Zone 0 rules: Best Best and Krieger summary (September 9, 2026).
• Aliso Canyon closure plan: E&E News, December 2024.