Santa Clarita is a beautiful community located just north of Los Angeles. It consists of 9 different communities: Canyon Country, Newhall, Saugus, and Valencia are part of Santa Clarita proper, while Stevenson Ranch, Castaic, Agua Dulce, Sand Canyon and Val Verde are outlying areas still considered part of the Santa Clarita community.

Santa Clarita (or the SCV as it is known to the locals), was incorporated in 1987. The city of 195,000 is ranked fifth safest in the nation among cities with more than 100,000 residents. Santa Clarita is growing by leaps and bounds, and its population is predicted to grow to 270,000 by the year 2010.

VALENCIA
This master-planned community was developed by The Newhall Land & Farming Company. The area is linked by a Spanish-style paseo system that provides easy access between homes, schools, parks and shops.

CANYON COUNTRY
With more than 30,000 residents, Canyon Country is the most populous community in the City of Santa Clarita. It has an industrial hub, several neighborhood shopping plazas, and residents who enjoy plenty of open spaces.

NEWHALL
Today's Valley can trace its origins to this community, which took hold in 1876 along a key rail line, becoming home to miners and oil workers. A rough Old West town back then, Newhall today is an elegant residential area with hundreds of shops and restaurants-along with The Master's College, the Disney Movie Ranch, Gene Autry's Melody Ranch, a park and nature center, and silent film star William S. Hart's former ranch, now a museum drawing thousands of visitors annually.

SAUGUS
(Named for Saugus, Massachusetts, the birthplace of Henry Mayo Newhall)
This community owes its existence to the Southern Pacific Railroad Line and is still the home of an original station. New residential centers, established neighborhoods, commercial and retail centers create a self-sufficient community. 

STEVENSON RANCH
This is a large 4000 acre master-planned community on our city's West side of the 5 freeway. The Valencia Marketplace and Stevenson Ranch Shopping Center are the newest highlight of this fast growing and desirable community.

NORTHBRIDGE/NORTHPARK
The Northern extension of Valencia is considered one of our city's most beautifully planned communities. The unique paseo system, wonderful schools, and convenient shopping makes this neighborhood complete.

BRIDGEPORT
A lake village that includes a 15-acre lake, 7000 square foot Lake Club, elementary school, parks and playing field, paseos and river trails. Features Cape Cod architecture.

WESTRIDGE
The Valley's newest master-planned community features a variety of stylized living-whether you're looking for a townhome to a home custom built just for you, Westridge will provide its residents with a lifestyle of uncompromising quality. Add to all of this a championship golf course and you'll have everything you need!

TESORO DEL VALLE
In the hills high above the Santa Clarita Valley is the newest, private masterplanned community conceived in the spirit of Old California. Created to blend perfectly with the essence of its storied history as well as take full advantage of breathtaking views of the surrounding hills and the valley below, Tesoro del Valle presents residents with the opportunity to have it all in a spectacular setting. The community consists of ten villages and 1,800 homesites. A private recreation center, with Olympic-sized pool, resort pool and spa, tennis courts, basketball court, sand volleyball court, ball field, and tot lot, is a part of the incredible quality of life residents will find at Tesoro del Valle. Residents also enjoy an on-site elementary school, nearby hiking and equestrian trails, and community soccer fields. Convenient to area amenities along with an air of casual elegance, Tesoro del Valle will offer homebuyers an opportunity to connect to the past and move forward toward a beautiful future.

SURROUNDING VALLEY COMMUNITIES

AGUA DULCE
With a name meaning "sweet water" in Spanish, Agua Dulce is the site of Vasquez Rocks County Park, where countless film and television companies have shot everything from westerns to Star Trek episodes. This town has retained a true rural atmosphere. it is an equestrian community with many unpaved roads, large acreage homes, and working ranches. It also has a small public airport.

CASTAIC
Thanks to its large, scenic lake, Castaic is the Valley's major recreation area, popular for swimming, sailing, fishing, boating and water-skiing. This lake is also the terminus for the California Water Project. Because of its proximity to the San Joaquin Valley, this community is also a connecting point in the North-South trucking network.

VAL VERDE
Small and thriving, Val Verde boasts its own park, clubhouse, tennis courts and Olympic size swimming pool. It is a historical resort surrounded by hills, and has sustained its rural ambience. 

City of Santa Clarita
www.santa-clarita.com

SCV Chamber
www.scvchamber.com

New Construction
www.lennar.com

Entertainment

Hotels
www.scvmall.com/visiting/hotels.htm
Restaurants
www.scvmall.com/restaurantguide/
TPC Valencia
www.tpc.com/private/valencia/
Valencia Country Club
www.valenciagolfclub.com
Magic Mountain
www.sixflags.com/parks/magicmountain

Schools

Castaic
www.castaic.k12.ca.us/
Agua Dulce
www.aadusd.k12.ca.us/
Canyon Country
www.sssd.k12.ca.us/sssdhp.htm
Saugus
www.saugus.k12.ca.us/
Valencia
http://www.valencia.k12.ca.us/
Newhall
www.newhall.k12.ca.us/

Colleges

College of the Canyons
www.coc.cc.ca.us/
The Master's College
www.masters.edu/
California Institue of the Arts
www.calarts.edu/

Santa Clarita Media

The Signal
www.the-signal.com
LA Times-Real Estate Section
http://www.latimes.com/classified/realestate/?track=hpleftnav-homes
Magazine of Santa Clarita
www.insidescv.com