Santa Clarita Real Estate

  Santa Clarita may be the fourth largest city in Los Angeles County, California, but it feels and acts much different. It’s the combination of other local communities that banded together in 1987. This union has helped Santa Clarita become more attractive to visitors and residents alike as it builds its fine neighborhood amenities and draws tourist attractions to the area. In face, Six Flags Magic Mountain is located at the edge of the city boundary and brings thousands of visitors every month.

The Santa Clarita Community

  Money magazine has ranked Santa Clarita as one of the top 100 places to live, and the FBI rates it as the sixth safest place to live (with populations over 100,000) in the United States. It is only about 40 miles away from downtown Los Angeles, but none of the frenetic activity of the city is present in Santa Clarita.

Santa Clarita is served by several school districts, and they are divided by communities. Here is a list of those schools and the focus and quality of each.

Acton-Agua Gulch: Some schools have been given distinguished ratings, and are concerned with standard curriculum excellence. In normative testing, Acton-Agua scores above grade levels between one and four years.

Castaic Union School District: They are highly concerned with using technology in education, involving the community and local businesses.

 Newhall: Consisting solely of elementary schools, Newhall is concerned with providing support services and safe schools, as well as instilling a life-long love of learning.

Saugus: Consisting of 15 K-6 schools, five have been awarded National Blue Ribbon designations. The Parent Advisory Committee is very active here.

 Sulphur Springs: Known for its concern with financial management and serving the child by serving the entire family.

William S. Hart Union High School District: Includes junior high schools and occupational education. Two schools have received a distinguished rating, one junior high has received a national Blue Ribbon, and Bowman High schools was named a California Model Continuation School.

Santa Clarita Homes for Sale

  This lovely city north of L.A. is divided into neighborhoods and communities, all with their own appeal. There are also lots of new construction neighborhoods and planned communities in progress. Here are a few of the communities and what to expect.

Valencia. This is a new town that has been in progress for over 30 years, and is nestled in the mountains.

Stevenson Ranch lies in the Santa Susanna foothills and is a master planned neighborhood with over 4,000 acres.

Newhall is the historic district of Santa Clarita, and was originally a mineral and oil town.

Saugus, originally a railroad community, rolls along with the local hills. Boasts some of the areas award winning schools.