Santa Clarita, California
About Santa Clarita
Santa Clarita, CA is a mid-size city located in southeastern California counting 229,159 people who proudly call it home. It stands among the 500 most populous places in the United States (#103 nationwide).
Officially, Santa Clarita is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 73.62 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 3,113 residents per square mile.
📰 Santa Clarita News Today
- SCV News | Sept. 12: Celebrate Community Beautification Day Across Santa Clarita SCVNews.com · Aug 18
- Santa Clarita Valley Weekend Crime Round-Up: 45 Arrests Reported KHTS Radio · Aug 17
- Heat advisory issued for LA County valley communities CBS News · Aug 17
- SCV Chamber of Commerce celebrates Black Business Month Santa Clarita Valley Signal · Aug 13
- Evacuation warnings lifted following brush fire in Santa Clarita area NBC Los Angeles · Aug 8
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Santa Clarita Unique
- A top-25 city in California by population (#16 of 482 incorporated places).
- The only place in America named Santa Clarita — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- Positioned in southeastern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Full urban amenities: dining, healthcare, education, and employment in one place.
- Serious economic gravity — one of the region's employment and cultural hubs.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Santa Clarita
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Santa Clarita
- Black Bear Diner — american
- Bodhi Leaf Coffee Traders — coffee shop (café)
- Brewery Draconum — bar
- Buffalo Wild Wings — wings
- Denny's — american
- Egg Plantation — breakfast
- Gogi House — korean
- Golden Wok — chinese
- IHOP — breakfast
- Las Delicias Classica Taqueria — mexican
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- MB2 Entertainment · Theme park
- Pioneer Oil Refinery Park · Attraction
- Abandoned Oil Rigs · Attraction
- Bunkhouse · Museum
- Heritage Junction Historic Park · Museum
- Pardee House · Museum
- Placerita Canyon Nature Center · Museum
- William S. Hart Museum · Museum
- William S. Hart Ranch House · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Santa Clarita
- East Walker Ranch Open Space · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Fair Oaks Park reviews ★
- Golden Valley Ranch Open Space · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Haskell Canyon Open Space · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Pioneer Oil Refinery Park · Attraction reviews ★
- Placerita Canyon State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Quigley Canyon Open Space · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Santa Clarita Valley Sports Complex reviews ★
- Valencia Heritage Park reviews ★
- Whitney Canyon Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Alicante Recreation Center reviews ★
- Aliento Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Santa Clarita
- Cedarcreek Elementary
- Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary
- Emblem Academy
- Hart ROP
- Highlands Elementary
- Mission View Public
- Mountainview Elementary
- Newhall Elementary
- North Park Elementary
- Plum Canyon Elementary
- Rio Vista Elementary
- Rosedell Elementary
- Santa Clarita Elementary
- Skyblue Mesa Elementary
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.