Castaic, California

The Community of Castaic is about 5 miles north of Santa Clarita. The close proximity to services within the City makes Castaic a desired location for many home buyers today. For many years Castaic was just a truck stop with a few homes sprinkled throughout with the development of the Hillcrest Park area, Castaic saw a real estate boom like never before.

With the increase of area residents more services have come to the area, supermarkets, drug stores, health and beauty, feed and mercantile for equine and large animals, childcare centers and better dining options now abound.

Castaic housing has some of the best value for Santa Clarita with the median price at approximately $540,000. Castaic can still offer homes in affordable price ranges for many of today's buyers. A variety of architecture styles can be found in Castaic from the traditional, contemporary, modern single family homes to executive estate homes up to multi-million dollar equestrian properties. Castaic has something to offer for a variety of home buying needs.

Things To Do in Castaic

  • Enjoy a day of boating, swimming, fishing on the Lake.
  • Castaic is home to the lighted boat parade, generally held the first week in December at night on the Lake; The Castaic Boat parade started small a number of years ago at the present draws scores of happy boat owners who take pleasure in decorating their boat for this magical parade.
  • Castaic also features the Castaic Western Days which has become a community favorite, booths, merchants, food and fun! Western days are usually held in late spring to early summer.
  • For the 4th of July festivities, Castaic puts on a fantastic fireworks display; the show starts at about 9:00 PM on the 4th.
  • Castaic has many trails for hiking and biking and extensive equestrian trails sprinkled throughout the canyons.

With the development of Castaic the local School District saw the need to add new schools to accommodate the growing numbers of school age children. A new middle School, two new elementary Schools are now present and a High School is in the planning stages.

For the sports minded, Castaic features a newer Sports Complex. If you have the opportunity to visit you will discover it's a fantastic addition for the community. For more details Castaic Sports Complex.

Not to mention our namesake-Lake Castaic for a delightful time boating, fishing or swimming.

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1 Comments on About Castaic, California

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2007
Is Castaic a low density community?  Are there restrictions on the size of lots?
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