Irvine is located in Orange County California. Irvine is situated between Santa Ana, Tustin, Huntington Beach and Costa Mesa. Irvine is 36 miles south of Los Angeles and 76 miles north of San Diego. Irvine is a mastered planned city, designed by the Irvine Company beginning in the 1960’s. This 66 square mile city has a population of approximately 224,000 people and was originally incorporated in 1971. The city's mission statement is "to create and maintain a community where people can live, work, and play in an environment that is safe, vibrant, and aesthetically pleasing." In 2008, CNNMoney.com choose Irvine as the fourth best city to in live in the United States. In 2011, Businessweek choose Irvine as the fifth best city to live in the U.S. The FBI has named Irvine as among cities with a population greater than 100,000, with the lowest violent crime rates in 2010.
Being a master planned city, Irvine is broken down into many smaller planned neighborhoods, each offering their own character, home styles and amenities. The Franco Team of real estate professionals offers Irvine specialists, which can help you sift through your many options. Irvine is broken down into many areas; Airport Area, El Camino, North Park, Northwood, Oak Creek, Orangetree, Quail Hill, Rancho San Joaquin, Turtle Center, Woodbridge, Woodbury, University Park, University Town Center, West Irvine and West Park. Each area has many separate smaller sub divisions making it up. Just a small sample of these is Turtle Ridge, Shady Canyon, North Park, Marquee at Park Place and Smoketree. The home prices in Irvine range from 250,000 dollars to 1.5 million dollars. The home values are dependent on location, home size, lot size, neighborhood amenities and views. The views in Irvine can include city night lights, green belt and beautiful sunsets. There are both guard gated and non-guard gated options available.
Irvine is split into two school districts. The Irvine Unified School District serves the majority of the city. This school district has 22 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, 4 high schools and 1 continuation high school. The Tustin Unified School District serves the western and northern portions of Irvine. The Tustin School District has 17 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, 2 high schools and 1 continuation high school. Irvine is home to 29 private schools serving 4,400 students. A sampling of these 29 schools includes; LePort, Crean Lutheran South High School, International Academy of Irvine, Marden School and Pacific Academy. There are several choices for furthering ones education in Irvine. The University of California at Irvine, Concordia University, California State University Fullerton – Irvine Campus, University of Southern California, Brandman University, Alliant International University, University of LaVerne, Chicago School of Professional Psychology – Irvine , Pepperdine University, Irvine Valley Community College, Santiago Canyon Community College and Orange Coast Community College.
With Irvine’s beautiful year round weather, this is a wonderful place to advantage of the outdoors. Irvine has miles of trails throughout preserved green space for biking and hiking. The Irvine Regional Park offers hundreds of acres of trees and trails for horseback riding, biking, walking and hiking. The park also has extensive picnicking areas. There are aquacycle rentals available at the lake and the Irvine Park Railroad for train rides. The many beaches of Orange County are just a short drive from Irvine.
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With five city sections and a vast amount of neighborhoods to choose from, the Franco Team of real estate professionals will successfully guide you through buying and selling process. The five distinctive sections of Costa Mesa include: Central Costa Mesa, Eastside Costa Mesa, Mesa Verde, South Coast Metro and Southwest Costa Mesa. Homes prices in Costa Mesa generally range from 250,000 dollars to 1.5 million dollars. Homes values are based on such property features as views, location, city location, lot size, house specifics and much more. The views available in Costa Mesa homes include Back Bay, bluffs and surrounding mountain views.
Costa Mesa has a rich academic history. There are multiple colleges located within the city, such as Orange Coast College, Coastline Community College, Vanguard University, National University and Whittier Law School. Coast Mesa is part of the distinguished Newport-Mesa Unified School District. There are 22 elementary schools, two middle schools; Tewinkle Middle School and Costa Mesa Middle School and two high schools; Costa Mesa High School and Estancia High School. Also within Costa Mesa borders are three alternative high schools; Back Bay High School, Monte Vista High School and Coastline Early College High School. There are an additional 23 private schools which serve 3,600 students. These schools include but are not limited to Christ Lutheran School, Grace Education, John Bunyan Academy, Kline School and Page Private School.
With gorgeous weather year round, it is no wonder that Costa Mesa is home to large array of outdoor activities. There are 28 community parks and two municipal golf courses for residents to enjoy. The Costa Mesa Tennis Center is a popular recreational area. Fairview Park hosts many summertime festivals and a summer concert series, in addition to being a wildlife and nature preserve. The city has many miles of trails winding through it for walking, biking, hiking and horseback riding.