Occidental College Off-Campus Housing: Eagle Rock and Highland Park

Occidental College — Oxy — sits right at the edge of Eagle Rock and Highland Park, two of LA's northeast neighborhoods already covered in depth on this site, which gives Occidental students a genuinely walkable, transit-connected off-campus option most small liberal arts colleges don't have.

Eagle Rock, immediately surrounding much of campus, offers a quieter, more residential option — see the Highland Park and Eagle Rock guide for the full neighborhood breakdown, including transit access via the Metro L Line.

Highland Park, just south, has developed a livelier restaurant and shop scene along York Boulevard — a real option if Eagle Rock's quieter pace isn't what you're looking for, at a comparable or sometimes softer price point.

Occidental's small size (a few thousand students total) means it's not driving the same intense neighborhood-wide competition that a school like UCLA creates in Westwood — off-campus searches here tend to be less cutthroat, even during peak season.

Pasadena, a short distance northeast, is also worth checking — see the Pasadena guide — for a calmer, more suburban alternative with direct rail access back toward Eagle Rock and Highland Park.

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