Valencia Real Estate
Valencia Real Estate
This guide to Valencia real estate covers a community in the western part of the City of Santa Clarita, in Los Angeles County. Wikipedia says it stretches from Lyons Avenue on the south, at the border with Newhall, to north of Copper Hill Drive, and from Interstate 5 east to Bouquet Canyon and Seco Canyon Roads, and that its unincorporated portions are west of the freeway. Wikipedia’s article on Stevenson Ranch, an unincorporated community, says it lies west of Interstate 5 and places the Valencia neighborhood of Santa Clarita to the east and northeast.
Wikipedia’s Valencia article lists the ZIP codes 91354, 91355 and 91385. Read on for the history, two college campuses, getting around, parks, shopping, dining and schools. Current prices, rents, schools and weather follow, each with its source and date. Valencia is one of the communities in the Santa Clarita Valley section of this site.
Valencia Real Estate By The Numbers
Valencia
Compared with 45 other Los Angeles-area communities
Why The Score Is 39
Valencia ranks among the lowest on Price Growth, below the middle on Rent Growth, and above the middle on Rental Demand. The score is the average of the three.
It is not a rating of Valencia, its people or its schools, and it does not measure affordability. A higher or lower number only shows how these three housing-market numbers compare with other communities.
What The Number Means
Select a range to see what it means
Generally, price growth and rent growth are among the slowest of the communities, and more rentals sit empty than in most other communities.
- If you are a buyer
- Home price growth is generally among the slowest of the communities.
- If you are a seller
- Over the last 12 months, typical home values here generally rose less, or fell more, than in most other communities.
- If you are a tenant
- A larger share of rentals sit empty than in most other communities, and rent growth is generally among the slowest.
- If you are a landlord
- Rent growth is generally among the slowest, and the share of empty rentals is higher than in most other communities.
- If you are looking to invest
- Price growth, rent growth and rental demand generally rank among the lowest of the communities.
Generally, price growth and rent growth are slower, and more rentals sit empty, than in the typical community.
- If you are a buyer
- Home price growth is generally behind the typical community.
- If you are a seller
- Over the last 12 months, typical home values here generally rose less, or fell more, than in the typical community.
- If you are a tenant
- A larger share of rentals sit empty than in the typical community, and rent growth is generally slower.
- If you are a landlord
- Rent growth is generally slower than in the typical community, and the share of empty rentals is higher.
- If you are looking to invest
- Price growth, rent growth and rental demand generally rank below the middle of the communities.
Generally, price growth and rent growth are faster, and fewer rentals sit empty, than in the typical community.
- If you are a buyer
- Home price growth is generally ahead of the typical community.
- If you are a seller
- Over the last 12 months, typical home values here generally rose more, or fell less, than in the typical community.
- If you are a tenant
- A smaller share of rentals sit empty than in the typical community, and rent growth is generally faster.
- If you are a landlord
- Rent growth is generally faster than in the typical community, and the share of empty rentals is lower.
- If you are looking to invest
- Price growth, rent growth and rental demand generally rank above the middle of the communities.
Generally, price growth and rent growth are among the fastest of the communities, and fewer rentals sit empty than in most other communities.
- If you are a buyer
- Home price growth is generally among the fastest of the communities.
- If you are a seller
- Over the last 12 months, typical home values here generally rose more, or fell less, than in most other communities.
- If you are a tenant
- A smaller share of rentals sit empty than in most other communities, and rent growth is generally among the fastest.
- If you are a landlord
- Rent growth is generally among the fastest, and the share of empty rentals is lower than in most other communities.
- If you are looking to invest
- Price growth, rent growth and rental demand generally rank among the highest of the communities.
Based on the last 12 months of Zillow data and the Census Bureau’s rental vacancy survey, which covers several years. This compares housing-market numbers across communities. It says nothing about what a property costs or earns, and it is not a forecast, advice, or a rating of any area.
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Schools Near Valencia
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Each bar shows how Valencia ranks among the communities with figures for that measure. A fuller bar means a higher rank, not a better or worse area. The gold tick marks the middle.
Change in the typical home value over the last 12 months (Zillow). Useful to buyers, sellers and owners.
Change in the typical rent over the last 12 months (Zillow). Useful to tenants, landlords and developers.
Share of rental homes that sit empty (Census Bureau survey, 2020 to 2024, so it can run behind today’s market). Fewer empty rentals ranks higher. Useful to tenants, landlords and developers.
See how this score is calculated
The Housing Market Score compares this community with the other Los Angeles-area communities this site covers (the San Fernando Valley, the Westside, central Los Angeles and the Santa Clarita Valley). It is a resource for anyone comparing areas: buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants, investors and developers. A community with more than one ZIP code uses all of them: each ZIP code’s home values and rents count in proportion to its number of homes (the Census Bureau’s home counts), and the empty rentals and rental homes of all of them are added together. Each measure is turned into a rank from 0 to 100, then the ranks are averaged. A rank of 89 means the area is ahead of about 89 out of every 100 others on that measure. The bar below the score splits the 0 to 100 scale into four ranges (0–25, 26–49, 50–79 and 80–100). Selecting a range shows what it looks like for a buyer, seller, tenant, landlord or someone looking to invest, and the same four names label each measure bar. Price Growth is the change in Zillow’s typical home value over the last 12 months. Rent Growth is the change in Zillow’s typical rent over the last 12 months. Rental Demand is how few rental homes sit empty, from the Census Bureau’s rental vacancy rate (fewer empty rentals ranks higher). If a measure has too little data for an area, it is left out and the score says how many measures it used. The score describes housing-market numbers only. It is not a rating of the people or the neighborhood, and it is not investment advice.
Price Level
Price Level compares how high typical home values and rents are with the other communities. It is separate from the Housing Market Score and does not change it. A fuller bar means a higher rank, not a better or worse area. The gold tick marks the middle.
Valencia ranks among the lowest on Home Values and below the middle on Rents.
The typical home value (Zillow), with all of this community’s ZIP codes combined. Useful to buyers, sellers and owners.
The typical monthly rent (Zillow), with all of this community’s ZIP codes combined. Useful to tenants, landlords and developers.
It is not part of the Housing Market Score, and it does not measure affordability or the cost of living. It compares typical home values and rents across communities. Dollar figures are in the Market Snapshot tab.
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A Short History Of Valencia
Wikipedia’s article on Newhall Land and Farming Company says the company opted to create a brand new community, which would be called Valencia after the oranges grown for so many years. The article says construction began in the early 1960s and the Master Plan was adopted in 1965.
Wikipedia’s article on Valencia says the first subdivision constructed there was Old Orchard I, which opened in 1967 in an area bounded by Lyons Avenue, Orchard Village Road and the South Fork of the Santa Clara River, and that Old Orchard II and Valencia Hills were the next subdivisions to open. Valencia was one of four communities, with Saugus, Newhall and Canyon Country, that merged to create the City of Santa Clarita in 1987.
CalArts And College Of The Canyons
California Institute of the Arts, known as CalArts, is described by Wikipedia as a private art school. Wikipedia says CalArts was originally formed in 1961 and moved to its new campus in Valencia in November 1971. Wikipedia’s article on Newhall Land and Farming Company says Valencia was chosen as the home of a school envisioned by Walt Disney and that the company donated the land. The school’s directions page gives the address as 24700 McBean Parkway, adjacent to Interstate 5.
College of the Canyons is described by Wikipedia as a public community college. The college’s history page says its first on-campus classes began on Oct. 5, 1970, and that the college district purchased 153.4 acres of land bounded by Valencia Boulevard on the north and Interstate 5 on the west. The college lists its Valencia Campus at 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road.
East And West Of Interstate 5
Wikipedia’s article on Valencia says all incorporated portions of Valencia are east of Interstate 5 and unincorporated portions are west of the freeway. It also says Tesoro del Valle, the northernmost subdivision of Valencia, is outside the city limits although it is east of Interstate 5, and that Six Flags Magic Mountain is located in unincorporated Valencia. Wikipedia’s article on the park says it opened on May 29, 1971, as a development of the Newhall Land and Farming Company and Sea World Inc.
Getting Around Valencia
Valencia lies along Interstate 5, and McBean Parkway is its major north-south road, according to Wikipedia, which lists Newhall Ranch Road, Magic Mountain Parkway and Valencia Boulevard among the major east-west roads.
The Santa Clarita Transit page lists local Routes 1 and 2, with service between Castaic/Val Verde and the McBean Regional Transit Center and stops through the Valencia Commerce Center, and Routes 3 and 7, with service between Seco Canyon and Six Flags Magic Mountain.
CalArts says the Newhall Metrolink station is the closest to its campus, approximately 3.2 miles away, and that the campus is approximately 40 miles from Los Angeles International Airport and 21 miles from the Burbank Airport. The numbers section shows the closest rail station and its distance.
Parks And Open Space
Wikipedia says McBean Parkway passes landmarks that include Chesebrough, Heritage and Summit Parks and Bridgeport Lake. Wikipedia also says Valencia has a system of paved pathways over or under the streets and boulevards, called paseos, and that the paseo network is connected to the Santa Clara River Trail, which runs east along the Santa Clara River to Canyon Country. The City’s trails page lists trailheads off Valencia Boulevard (Auto Center), Magic Mountain Parkway (Iron Horse and South Fork) and McBean Parkway (Promenade). The numbers section also counts the parks, grocery stores, restaurants and coffee shops within one mile, using OpenStreetMap.
Shopping And Dining
Wikipedia calls Valencia Town Center the primary commercial center of Valencia, in an area bounded by Valencia Boulevard on the south, McBean Parkway on the west, Magic Mountain Parkway on the north and Citrus Street on the east. Wikipedia’s article on the mall gives its address as 24201 Valencia Boulevard and its opening date as September 24, 1992, and says it was once known as Westfield Valencia Town Center. The article also describes an outdoor retail and dining area called The Patios.
Library, Schools And Colleges
The Santa Clarita Public Library’s Valencia branch is at 23743 W. Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, CA 91355. Santa Clarita City Hall is also in Valencia, at 23920 Valencia Boulevard, according to Wikipedia.
Wikipedia says that at the elementary school level, northern Valencia is served by the Saugus Union School District, southern Valencia by the Newhall School District, and a small portion of western Valencia by the Castaic Union School District. For junior high and high school, Wikipedia names the William S. Hart Union High School District. College of the Canyons and CalArts are described above. The numbers section lists nearby K-12 and adult schools, colleges and trade schools by distance, with links to their official pages. School attendance areas are set by the school district, so confirm them with the district for any address you are considering.
Look Up A Valencia Address
Free public tools let anyone check an address’s zoning and assessment details. The Planning Division page of the City of Santa Clarita says the City’s zoning map identifies the land-use zone for properties in the City, and it links to Santa Clarita’s web-based mapping tool and the Unified Development Code.
Wikipedia says parts of Valencia are unincorporated. For addresses outside a city, the Los Angeles County Find My Zoning page says to use Z-NET to find your zoning, and says County Planning serves all areas outside a city in Los Angeles County.
The County Office of the Assessor also has a public portal for property assessment information.
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