The area is dominated by compact single-family houses, built in the Spanish or Tudor styles that were popular a century ago, with a smattering of multiple-family units. “The homes are smaller versions of what you’d see in Carthay or West Hollywood,” Mr. Raposa said. “With lots from 4,500 to 5,500 square feet, they’re not that big.” Sometimes, newly renovated residences with manicured lawns sit next to older, distressed homes.

Image 3050 CHESAPEAKE AVENUE | A four-bedroom, two-bath house built in 1995 on 0.12 acres is listed for $988,000. 310-849-8837. Credit... Beth Coller for The New York Times

Farmdale, a trapezoid of streets on the area’s eastern edge, between Vineyard Avenue and busy Crenshaw Boulevard, is particularly desirable for its large lots, wide streets with single- family homes and walkability. The corridor that hugs La Cienega Boulevard is also popular for its walkability, proximity to Westside Neighborhood Park, Culver City and Cumulus, a mixed-use development on the corner of La Cienega and Jefferson Boulevards that is slated to bring Whole Foods to the area.

What You’ll Pay

“Prices in West Adams have been on the rise,” said Courtney Poulos, the owner of ACME Real Estate, which just opened an office on Adams Boulevard, citing the area’s affordability and accessibility as major selling points for people priced out of areas where they work or rent. “The entire area is booming, similar to the way that Silver Lake and Echo Park went wild years ago.”

Dominique Madden, who heads ACME’s West Adams location, said the office gets “a lot of people who are renting in Silver Lake, renting in Los Feliz, renting in West Hollywood but are priced out of where they live” when they decide they want to buy.

Image 3002 FARMDALE AVENUE | A two-bedroom, one-bath house, with a one-bedroom, one-bath guesthouse, built in 1929 on 0.08 acres, is listed for $899,500. 800-500-4053. Credit... Beth Coller for The New York Times

Matt Kreamer, the data public relations manager at Zillow, said that in 2017, 116 single-family homes and condos sold at a median price of $621,500. The following year, the median price jumped to $715,000 on 111 total sales, then jumped again in 2019 to $790,000 on 121 sales.

About 40 percent of the neighborhood’s housing stock is rental, said Claire Lissone, owner of Real Estate Collective, in West Adams. Of those rentals, nearly half are single-family homes, while the rest are in multiunit buildings. A recently remodeled, 1,300-square-foot house averages around $3,500 to $4,500 a month, she said, while a 700-square-foot one-bedroom rents for about $1,700 to $2,000 a month.