Direct AnswerMission Hills (~$810K) and Granada Hills (~$992K) sit a boulevard apart with a ~$180K spread (June 2026) that buys one main thing: the Granada Hills school brand — its zone reputations plus the Granada Hills Charter application pipeline — against Mission Hills' institution anchors (the 1797 Mission, Bishop Alemany, Providence Holy Cross) and small-neighborhood scarcity. They also get confused constantly: listings cross-label the 91344/91345 line weekly, and out-of-area buyers conflate Mission Hills with everything from Granada Hills to the San Diego neighborhood of the same name. The Devonshire corridor between them is where the decision actually gets made — and where the value hides.

The numbers

MarketMedian priceDays on marketCountySchool district(s)
Mission Hills$810,00035Los AngelesLos Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)
Granada Hills$992,00020Los AngelesLos Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD); Granada Hills Charter High School (independent charter)
North Hills$835,00035Los AngelesLos Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)
Porter Ranch$1,250,00023Los AngelesLos Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)

Figures from /data.json, the site’s canonical data file (June 2026). Always verify current numbers.

What the $180K buys — and what it doesn't

Buys: the Granada Hills label's resale velocity, El Oro Way/Knollwood zone reputations, GHC application priority's residency weighting, O'Melveny Park's backyard. Doesn't buy: guaranteed GHC seats (application-based — see the GHC reality guide), Mission Hills' Alemany/Holy Cross adjacency, or the historic-core setting nothing else in the Valley replicates. Families planning Catholic prep specifically often discover Mission Hills is the better-located purchase at a $180K discount.

The disambiguation, while we're here

This Mission Hills is the Los Angeles neighborhood (91345) — not San Diego's Mission Hills, not Mission Viejo, and not Granada Hills' southern edge despite what mislabeled listings claim. The three-ZIP corner guide maps the actual boundaries; verify the parcel's ZIP and school assignment, never the listing's headline.

Frequently asked questions

Is Granada Hills better than Mission Hills?

Different products: Granada Hills sells the school brand and tract polish at ~$992K; Mission Hills sells institutions, history, and scarcity at ~$810K (June 2026). Catholic-prep families and Holy Cross households often flip the default answer.

Why do listings confuse Mission Hills and Granada Hills?

The 91344/91345 line wanders along the Devonshire corridor and agents chase the pricier label. The parcel ZIP and LAUSD assignment are the truth — check both.

Where is the value between them?

The Devonshire-corridor blocks — Mission Hills and North Hills addresses one street off the Granada Hills line, with the corner's shared amenities at sub-$850K pricing.

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Market figures are approximate and refreshed monthly from MLS and public-record data; school boundaries, tax rates, insurance availability, and program rules change — verify all details independently before making decisions. Brian Cooper, REALTOR® · DRE# 01434286 · eXp Realty · Equal Housing Opportunity.