ARCADIA Community of Homes
Nestled at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains, Arcadia spans over 11
neighborhood. Just across the street is Santa Anita Park, a thoroughbred
square miles just northeast of Downtown Los Angeles. An upper-middle class
racetrack that is home to a number of prestigious racing events, including the
community of more than 56,000 residents, the city was named after Arcadia,
Santa Anita Derby and Santa Anita Handicap. With its backdrop of the San
Greece, and is known for its beautiful neighborhoods, warm character and
Gabriel Mountains, it is considered one of the world’s most beautiful racetracks.
family-friendly atmosphere. As one of Southern California’s oldest and most established suburbs, Arcadians take great pride in their sense of neighborhood
Arcadia home prices are not only among the most expensive in California,
and even refer to their city as a “Community of Homes.”
but Arcadia real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America. In fact, Business Insider ranked Arcadia’s Upper Rancho neighborhood
In 1875, Arcadia founder Elias J. “Lucky” Baldwin purchased 8,000 acres for
the 23rd richest neighborhood in Southern California in 2014 with a median
$200,000 and made it home. Mesmerized by the beautiful lush landscape,
household income of $310,779.
Baldwin immediately started cultivating the land. After his death, his daughter sold off parcels of the ranch to the state and county, which is now the
In 2010, Bloomberg Businessweek named Arcadia one of the “Best Places
location of the 127-acre Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden.
to Raise Your Kids” for the second year in a row. Reading scores for Arcadia
A stunning utopia in the heart of the San Gabriel Valley, The Arboretum has also
Unified School District are 76.6% higher than the state average, and Arcadia
been featured in many films and television shows, and is especially recognized
High School is among the few public high schools to receive a distinguished
for the stunning peacocks that typically inhabit the grounds and surrounding
GreatSchools Rating of 10 out of 10.
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