Is Northridge a Good Place to Live? Honest Pros and Cons (2026)

The Oviatt Library at Cal State Northridge, a long tan building with tall columns, dark glass and wide front steps behind a green lawn, with an American flag on the roof

By David Petikyan, DRE 02089725 · Property Provider Group | eXp Realty · Updated October 2026 The Oviatt Library at CSUN, in the middle of Northridge.Photo: Cbl62 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 (resized) Northridge is a big, mostly single-story neighborhood in the northwest San Fernando Valley, with Cal State Northridge near its center. So, […]