Welcome to Santa Clarita CA
One of the Top 10 Safest Cities in America 2014
Our Safest Cities in America were selected by looking at FBI crime stats for cities with a population of 100,000 or higher. We looked at the violent crime rate, the number of sex offenders per capita and the Institute for Economics & Peace’s index, which examines “the absence of violence” across the U.S., including factors such as availability of small arms and the presence of police.
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WHY SANTA CLARITA?
There are countless fun things to do in Southern California! Whatever you enjoy, there’s every kind of adventure to be had. From theme parks and historic house tours to endless outdoor recreation and celebrity sightings, you can fill your days with plenty of fantastic experiences for all ages. Santa Clarita sits perfectly in the middle of all the top Southern California events and excursions.
Here you’ll find everything you value in one outstanding Southern California vacation destination. Affordable hotel rooms (with 12 hotels to choose from) and plenty of activity! Plus, you’re central to everything. Santa Clarita is the hub for family entertainment and a short drive to beaches, snow and other nearby Southern California attractions.
Explore all kinds of options to fill your days. Pet rescued farm animals at the Gentle Barn; scoop up goodies at our California shopping centers; explore a pioneer oil town at Mentryville Pico Number Four; hike around picturesque Castaic Lake – the list is endless! Did we mention that we’re home to the thrill capital of the world as well: Six Flags Magic Mountain! What more could you ask for? Tons of Southern California attractions and fun!
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More about Santa Clarita
Average price per square foot for Santa Clarita CA was $264, an increase of 10.9% compared to the same period last year. The median sales price for homes in Santa Clarita CA for Apr 14 to Jul 14 was $592,000 based on 37 home sales. Compared to the same period one year ago, the median home sales price decreased 0.1%, or $500, and the number of home sales decreased 33.9%.
MORE ABOUT Santa Clarita
Santa Clarita is a medium-sized town located in the state of California. With a population of 17,557 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Santa Clarita is the 328th largest community in California.
Housing costs in Santa Clarita are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don’t compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.
Santa Clarita is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 93.26% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Santa Clarita is a town of professionals, managers and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Santa Clarita who work in management occupations (21.54%), sales jobs (15.49%) and office and administrative support (10.48%).
Of important note, Santa Clarita is also a town of artists. Santa Clarita has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Santa Clarita’s character.
Also of interest is that Santa Clarita has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Santa Clarita telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.48% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Because of many things, Santa Clarita is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Santa Clarita, Saugus, Stevenson Ranch Valencia, Canyon Country, Castaic, Newhall and the surrounding areas a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Santa Clarita has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Santa Clarita’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
In Santa Clarita, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.09 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Santa Clarita Information and Demographics
If knowledge is power, Santa Clarita is a pretty powerful place. 54.62% of the adults in Santa Clarita have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.
The per ca-pita income in Santa Clarita in 2010 was $46,940, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $187,760 for a family of four.
Santa Clarita is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Santa Clarita home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Santa Clarita residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Santa Clarita also has a sizable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.10% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Santa Clarita include German, English, Irish, Italian and Russian.
Santa Clarita also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 21.14%.
The most common language spoken in Santa Clarita is English. Other important languages spoken here include Korean and Spanish.
Santa Clarita, CA Houses for Sale
Buying a home in Santa Clarita, California does not have to be difficult – Here at RE/MAX Santa Clarita our commitment is to make home buying a breeze. With a low inventory of homes for sale in Santa Clarita, California, only because many homeowners there love to stay, you can search by price, bedrooms, neighborhood, and even by property type. Search Santa Clarita homes for sale, foreclosures, MLS listings, and more. Make an informed decision with Santa Clarita school data, neighborhood information, find RE/MAX real estate agents, and research home values in Santa Clarita, CA. with me on Homes.com and you will find we have everything you need but the house keys.
What to do in Santa Clarita
Visit: Six Flags
Have: Family Fun
Try: Outdoor Recreation
Enjoy: Golf
Go: Shopping
Seek: Arts & Culture
View: Events Calendar
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Santa Clarita, officially the City of Santa Clarita, is the third largest city in Los Angeles County, California, United States and the eighteenth largest in the state of California. Wikipedia
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Area: 62.16 sq. miles (161 km²)
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Weather: Average 74°F (23°C), Wind 0 to 6 mph ( around 33% Humidity
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Hotels: 3-star averaging $130. View hotels
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