“We will be able to walk our future child to school,” said Mr. Blanchard. “There’s a certain level of adulting, and peace of mind, that comes with living in a neighborhood like the Palisades, and we truly appreciate it.”

Image 16038 MIAMI WAY | A four-bedroom, three-bath house on 0.13 acres, listed for $2.675 million. 310-230-3722 Credit... Beth Coller for The New York Times

What You’ll Find

Pacific Palisades, where Sunset Boulevard forms much of the border as it winds toward the Pacific Ocean, is one of only a few Los Angeles neighborhoods offering direct access to both the mountains and the beach. With around 24,000 residents spread across 22.9 square miles that include state parkland, it also boasts one of Los Angeles’s lowest population-density ratios.

Temescal Canyon Park and the Santa Monica Mountains form the northwest border, and many of the neighborhood’s houses are set on bluffs overlooking canyon roads or Portrero Canyon Park. Will Rogers State Beach runs the length of the neighborhood, lined by the Pacific Coast Highway.

Many residential lots are large, and many homes are set behind high hedges — including those belonging to Steven Spielberg, Billy Crystal and Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine.

Some of the homes are midcentury landmarks, including the Eames House, which was part of the postwar Case Study House Program that challenged architectural norms from the 1940s to the 1960s. The housing stock also includes many newer homes, particularly in the partially gated Palisades Highlands community, near the end of Sunset, and among the less expensive section known as the Alphabet Streets, which is popular among young families.

Image 574 MOUNT HOLYOKE AVENUE | A four-bedroom, four-bath house on 0.08 acres, listed for $1.675 million. 818-501-4800 Credit... Beth Coller for The New York Times

Palisades Village, a retail complex conceived by billionaire developer Rick Caruso, opened in 2018 with upscale restaurants, a park and high-end shops, as well as a Cinépolis movie theater, at the intersection of Swarthmore Avenue and Sunset Boulevard.