Property guide
Santa Monica
Prime neighbourhood
About Santa Monica
Santa Monica has houses north of Montana Avenue and condos near the beach. It sets its own documentary transfer tax, tiered by price, collected by the LA County Recorder.
Why it's on our list
- Beach city
- Own transfer-tax rates
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Santa Monica before you go.
What’s nearby
Distances from Santa Monica are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Key sights
- Santa Monica Pier0.6 miWalk 13 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Venice Beach Boardwalk2.2 miWalk 45 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Getty Center4.1 miCycle 26 minCar or taxi 18 min
- Rodeo Drive6.1 miCycle 39 minCar or taxi 25 min
- LACMA8.1 miCar or taxi 31 min
- The Grove8.5 miCar or taxi 32 min
- TCL Chinese Theatre10 miCar or taxi 38 min
- Hollywood Bowl11 miCar or taxi 40 min
- Griffith Observatory13 miCar or taxi 46 min
- Walt Disney Concert Hall14 miCar or taxi 50 min