Santa Clarita
- Suburb of Los Angeles, CA
Suburb
Santa Clarita
- grade B+Overall Grade
- Suburb of Los Angeles, CA
- Rating 3.85 out of 5 771 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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Real Estate
Median Home Value
$537,000
National
$217,500Median Rent
$1,895
National
$1,062Area Feel
Dense Suburban
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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
- Assault79.3national 282.7
- Murder0.9national 6.1
- Rape18.9national 40.7
- Robbery32national 135.5
Property Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Burglary161.8national 500.1
- Theft615.5national 2,042.8
- Motor Vehicle Theft129.8national 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 4.11 out of 5 230 reviews
- grade A+
West Ranch High School
- Rating 3.82 out of 5 660 reviews
- grade A+
High Tech Los Angeles
- Rating 4.27 out of 5 169 reviews
- grade A+
Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies
- Rating 3.61 out of 5 435 reviews
- grade A+
Downtown Magnets High School
- Rating 3.83 out of 5 360 reviews
Top Private Schools Near Santa Clarita
- grade A+
Oakwood School
- Rating 4.48 out of 5 48 reviews
- grade A+
Trinity Classical Academy
- Rating 4.59 out of 5 49 reviews
- grade A
Bishop Alemany High School
- Rating 4.08 out of 5 300 reviews
- grade A
St. Genevieve High School
- Rating 4.04 out of 5 93 reviews
- grade A minus
Santa Clarita Christian School
- Rating 3.92 out of 5 26 reviews
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The best part is Santa Clarita is centrally located to everything in L.A and is home to Six Flags Magic Mountain and Hurricane Harbor! Just 30 minutes north of downtown Los Angeles, the city boasts year-round fun, abundant sunshine, a unique blend of upscale sophistication and small town charm, historic elements, destination dining, signature shopping, outdoor adventure, and a variety of world-class events, scenic drives and attractions. These characteristics and more make Santa Clarita a must see destination when visiting Southern California plus our location makes Santa Clarita the ideal home base for your Los Angeles and Ventura County adventures.
Santa Clarita seamlessly blends the best of California and is conveniently located near all that Southern California has to offer.
Santa Clarita offers the ultimate Southern California lifestyle .
Santa Clarita seamlessly blends the best of California and is conveniently located near all that Southern California has to offer.
Santa Clarita offers the ultimate Southern California lifestyle .
I think Santa Clarita is a very nice place but I've noticed the lack of diversity within this community. For example, I had to petition that an African American studies course be added at College of the Canyons. I think there's a difference between me enjoying the nature and the people who live here. I live on a gorgeous hillside where you can fall in love with the simple plumps of snow on the mountains in the background. However, when I walk into a store, I always feel like I'm being watched because I'm black. One time I was accused of stealing a gift at Target that I preordered. It was my nephews Christmas gift and instead of apologizing , the person just walked off. So there's often a low level of racial profiling depending on the store you go to. Furthermore, there's a sense of ignorance or unintentional racism in the older part of Santa Clarita aka New Hall. There is a restaurant called the EGG Plantation which makes me feel undeniably uncomfortable
The city is beautifully landscaped and the roads are well kept. But that is the only nice thing I can say. People move here from other parts of LA County to live in a bubble and they bring their paranoia and angst with them. Lots of overstressed people living in cookie cutter homes they can barely afford the mortgage on. Not a friendly town if you don't fit a certain "mold". I've read that the city was founded by Mormon church members and that they still control the politics. Lots of cops move here and that's good, but they also bring an "Us vs. Them" mindset too, and that's not good. Lots of people here are living paycheck-to-paycheck but think they're somehow "elite" and look down on nearby places like Palmdale, San Fernando, Fillmore, Lancaster while conveniently not mentioning that they have zoned out people they deem "undesirable". It's weird and makes it feel superficial and self-absorbed.