Westchester Property Management

Airport District. Campus Demand. Westside Value.

Bracketed by LAX and Loyola Marymount University, Westchester is the Westside's most structurally undersupplied rental market. With 53% renters, a newly connected Metro grid, and Silicon Beach spillover, here is what we're seeing on the ground.

Schofield Properties personally manages rental homes and apartment buildings in Westchester, California. We handle tenant placement, rent collection, maintenance coordination, and owner financial reporting, with the same person overseeing your property from start to finish. We have managed the South Bay since 1972.

Westchester rental market signals

• Market cycle: Stabilization
• Median rent: $2,895/mo
• Occupancy: 0% across Schofield-managed units vs 93.8% market
• Days to lease: 0 days vs 33 market average
• Tenant retention: 0% vs 60.5% market

Three anchors, LAX, LMU, and Silicon Beach, keep renter demand durable

Westchester's rental market is the product of three permanent demand anchors that no other Westside neighborhood can replicate: LAX as the area's largest employer cluster, Loyola Marymount University with its nearly 10,000 students and faculty, and Playa Vista's Silicon Beach tech campus on the neighborhood's northern boundary. Workers priced out of Playa Vista's Class A product consistently look south to Westchester, where 1BRs average roughly $2,895 against Playa Vista's $3,800 or more. With 53% of households renting and jet-noise remediation in the 1960s having permanently compressed the housing stock, the supply-demand math strongly favors landlords of well-maintained product.

Neighborhoods we manage in Westchester

• Kentwood / Kentwood Bluffs — The prestige residential pocket of Westchester, with blufftop streets, ocean-view potential, and the neighborhood's highest price-per-sq-ft. Average rent about $3,800/mo (+2.8%).
• Loyola Village / Near-LMU — The half-mile radius around LMU's campus sustains year-round demand from graduate students, faculty, and visiting researchers, with vacancy structurally compressed by the university calendar. Average rent about $2,750/mo (+3.1%).
• Westport Heights / Osage — A mid-neighborhood corridor east of Sepulveda with modest post-war stock at lower entry price points, making it the value-add quadrant of Westchester. Average rent about $2,500/mo (+1.4%).
• North Westchester / Lincoln Boulevard Corridor — The northern edge abutting Playa Vista, capturing the clearest Silicon Beach spillover demand, with proximity to the LAX/Metro Transit Center adding a measurable transit premium. Average rent about $3,100/mo (+3.5%).

What we are seeing on the ground

• LAX/Metro Transit Center opened June 2025, transit premium is real — The new intermodal hub at Aviation and 96th connects the K Line to airport ground transit and the incoming SkyLink APM. Renters who need LAX access without a car, including tech contractors, airline staff, and LMU commuters, are already pricing it in.
• Silicon Beach spillover is measurable and ongoing — Playa Vista 1BRs average $3,800 or more; Westchester 1BRs average roughly $2,895. The roughly $900 monthly gap drives a documented migration of tech workers north to south along Lincoln, filling Westchester units that sit vacant fewer than two weeks.
• Rate-lock freeze keeps rental conversion low, a landlord tailwind — With roughly 53% of households renting and sales volume down from 56 to 47 homes per month year-over-year as of March 2026, few renters are converting to owners. Supply of rental product is stable; demand from LAX, LMU, and Silicon Beach workers is not.

Property types we manage

• Single Family Residences: 16 units under management, averaging $4,200/mo at 97.2% occupancy. Kentwood Bluffs and near-LMU homes command top rents.
• Small Multi-Family (2-8 units): 29 units under management, averaging $2,950/mo at 96.5% occupancy. LMU-adjacent units lease before listing, student and faculty base.
• Large Multi-Family (9-18 units): 41 units under management, averaging $2,600/mo at 95.8% occupancy. Silicon Beach spillover tenants absorb available inventory quickly.

Nearby markets we also manage: Playa del Rey property management, Culver City property management, Inglewood property management, Hawthorne property management, El Segundo property management, Marina del Rey property management.

Book a call to talk about managing your Westchester property, or run the free rental model to see what your unit should earn.

Frequently asked questions

Does Schofield Properties manage rental property in Westchester?

Yes. Schofield Properties manages single family homes, multi family buildings, and apartments in Westchester, California (90045, 90056), from our office in nearby El Segundo. We have managed the South Bay since 1972.

How much does property management cost in Westchester?

Full Service management in Westchester runs 8 to 10 percent of collected rent, with no setup fees and no markup on maintenance.

What does property management in Westchester include?

Tenant placement, rent collection, maintenance coordination, lease renewals, and monthly owner reporting, all overseen personally by your dedicated Westchester property manager.