Suburb
Santa Clarita
- grade B+Overall Grade
- Suburb of Los Angeles, CA
- Rating 3.85 out of 5 752 reviews
Report Card
- Public Schoolsgrade A
- Crime & Safetygrade C+
- Housinggrade C minus
- Nightlifegrade B
- Good for Familiesgrade B+
- Diversitygrade A
- Jobsgrade B minus
- Weathergrade A+
- Cost of Livinggrade D+
- Health & Fitnessgrade A
- Outdoor Activitiesgrade A
- Commutegrade B minus
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Median Home Value
$537,000
National
$217,500Median Rent
$1,895
National
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Santa Clarita Rankings
Niche ranks thousands of places to live based on key statistics from the U.S. Census and and expert insights.
Crime & Safety
Crime & Safety
grade C+
Based on violent and property crime rates.
Violent Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Assault62.8national 282.7
- Murder0.9national 6.1
- Rape22.5national 40.7
- Robbery40.8national 135.5
Property Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Burglary179.7national 500.1
- Theft663.9national 2,042.8
- Motor Vehicle Theft100.4national 284
Residents
Working in Santa Clarita
Jobs
grade B minus
Based on employment rates, job and business growth, and cost of living.
Median Household Income
$99,666
National
$62,843Top Public Schools Serving Santa Clarita
- grade A+
Academy of the Canyons
- Rating 4.1 out of 5 226 reviews
- grade A+
Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies
- Rating 3.6 out of 5 422 reviews
- grade A+
West Ranch High School
- Rating 3.81 out of 5 649 reviews
- grade A+
High Tech Los Angeles
- Rating 4.26 out of 5 167 reviews
- grade A+
Goethe International Charter School
- Rating 4.59 out of 5 27 reviews
Top Private Schools in Santa Clarita
- grade A+
Trinity Classical Academy
- Rating 4.24 out of 5 21 reviews
- grade A minus
Santa Clarita Christian School
- Rating 3.92 out of 5 26 reviews
- grade A
Legacy Christian Academy
- Rating 4.82 out of 5 49 reviews
- grade unavailable
Our Lady of Perpetual Help School
- grade unavailable
Rise & Shine Preschool & Kindergarten
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Santa Clarita Reviews
Rating 3.85 out of 5 752 reviews
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Love this family-friendly and beautiful suburb! There are many people who now live here, compared to when we first moved into the area 20 years ago. In the last 10 years alone the population density in Santa Clarita has greatly increased. Still, it continues to be a great suburb with safe and open parks, great dining and recreation options, good schools, and community-building opportunities.
Santa Clarita is a safe, suburban city filled with great school districts and everything you need. Growing up I had a good experience there and would say that it is a safe place for families. While I have mostly good things to say about it, there are areas that I believe can be improved. For one, I would like to see less chain restaurants/businesses and more independent, family owned operations. By giving these businesses the opportunity to provide services to the city, the community has the chance to support more independently owned companies. In addition, since housing costs tend to be on the higher range in the city, more apartment complexes should be available to residents as more affordable options. By building more apartments close to shopping centers, we can also decrease traffic, encourage walking and exercise, and decrease the chances for automobile accidents as as result.
Santa Clarita is a very expensive neighborhood in some of the cities in the incorporated region of several cities. I like that crime is more limited here than in the San Fernando Valley, though we have gotten more crime since I came here in 1988. Homelessness has increased in Santa Clarita. I like that the city has planted several trees everywhere in the incorporated regions. Santa Clarita has improved cities that were considered lower income, and has constructed an old movie theatre there, and modern library, as well as worked on planting more trees. Santa Clarita has constructed several bike paths throughout the cities in the incorporated region. There are several parks here, with mountain hiking trails in some spots. The night life is limited though, as businesses close at 9:00 throughout. I'm happy about that though, since it fosters less crime. Santa Clarita is a lot more crowded that it was in 1988. Houses and rentals are expensive. For a suburb, it is a nice city.