Santa Clarita

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Santa Clarita

Total population

229,175

Median home value

$813,900

41.8%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$123,011

Santa Clarita$123k

National$74k

Weather95°F · Sunny

Coordinates34.42°, -118.50°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Santa Clarita is a suburban city in northwestern Los Angeles County, California, United States. With a 2020 census population of 228,673, it is the third-most populous city in Los Angeles County, the 17th-most populous in California, and the 103rd-most populous city in the United States. It is located about 30 miles (48 km) northwest of downtown Los Angeles, and occupies 70.75 square miles (183.2 km2) of land in the Santa Clarita Valley, along the Santa Clara River. It is a classic example of a U.S. edge city, satellite city, or boomburb.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Santa Clarita, CA from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

Naya Rivera

American actress and singer (1987–2020)

Marielle Jaffe

American actress, singer and model

Gia Darling

American pornographic film actress, pornographic film director, and businesswoman

Anthony Ervin

American swimmer

Tamara Witmer

Playboy Playmate

James Shields

baseball player from the United States

Harry Carey

American actor (1921–2012)

Jon Garland

baseball pitcher from the United States

R

Ron Hauge

Television writer and producer

A

Anthony Bell

American animator, film director and screenwriter

Tommy Milone

American baseball player

Kyle Reynish

American soccer player

Shane Harper

American ice hockey player

Jessica D. Stone

American actress

Bobby Trendy

Interior decorator, designer, and television personality

Mandy Gonzalez

American actress

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in California

• Leona Valley
  17.4 mi away · pop. 1,465
• Piru
  17.4 mi away
• Bell Canyon
  17.9 mi away
• Hidden Hills
  19.7 mi away
• La Crescenta-Montrose
  19.7 mi away
• Oak Park
  22.1 mi away
• La Cañada Flintridge
  22.3 mi away · pop. 20,573
• Quartz Hill
  23 mi away
• Pepperdine University
  28.5 mi away
• Casa Conejo
  30 mi away
• Littlerock
  30.5 mi away
• Marina del Rey
  30.5 mi away

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Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire RIDGE, Los Angeles, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-07 · 32 mi
• Wildfire BUZZARD, Kern, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-05 · 41 mi
• Wildfire PLAINS, San Luis Obispo, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-12 · 110 mi
• Prescribed Fire CRAWFORD CORRAL RX, Tulare, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-19 · 153 mi
• Wildfire Plaskett, Monterey, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-26 · 194 mi
• Wildfire Timber, Monterey, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 220 mi
• Wildfire DOME, Mariposa, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-15 · 226 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Western Fence Lizard

Sceloporus occidentalis

Seen 2026-10-01

rough cocklebur

Xanthium strumarium

Seen 2026-10-01

Sacred Datura

Datura wrightii

Seen 2026-10-01

Western Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Seen 2026-10-01

Brown Widow

Latrodectus geometricus

Seen 2026-09-30

Black Phoebe

Sayornis nigricans

Seen 2026-09-30

Arizona Mantis

Stagmomantis limbata

Seen 2026-09-30

Desert Grass Spider

Agelenopsis aperta

Seen 2026-09-30

Gray Buckeye

Junonia grisea

Seen 2026-09-30

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).