Santa Monica

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Santa Monica is a beachfront city in western Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city is named after the Christian saint, Monica. Situated on Santa Monica Bay, it is bordered on three sides by the city of Los Angeles – Pacific Palisades to the north, Brentwood on the northeast, West Los Angeles and Mar Vista on the east, and Venice on the southeast. Santa Monica is home to many Hollywood celebrities and executives and is a mixture of affluent single-family neighborhoods, renters, surfers, professionals, and students. The Census Bureau 2010 population for Santa Monica is 89,736.

Partly because of its agreeable climate, Santa Monica had become a famed resort town by the early 20th century. The city has experienced a boom since the late 1980s through the revitalization of its downtown core, significant job growth and increased tourism.

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To City Center
Q2 2018
MEDIAN SALES PRICE
$1.3m
- 0%
From Q1 2018
Arrow
$1.4m
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$1.5m
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$2.8m
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RATING* SCHOOL NAME GRADES SCHOOL TYPE
N/A Santa Monica-Malibu Preschool Preschool - Preschool Public
4 Mckinley Elementary School Preschool - 5th Grade Public
4 Will Rogers Elementary School Preschool - 5th Grade Public
5 Grant Elementary School Preschool - 5th Grade Public
5 Santa Monica Alternative (K-8) School Kindergarten - 8th Grade Public
3 John Muir Elementary School Kindergarten - 5th Grade Public
5 Canyon Elementary School Kindergarten - 5th Grade Public
4 John Adams Middle School 6th Grade - 8th Grade Public
4 Santa Monica High School 9th Grade - 12th Grade Public
N/A Saint Monica Catholic High School 9th Grade - 12th Grade Catholic/Religious
N/A St. Monica Catholic Elementary School Preschool - 8th Grade Catholic/Religious
N/A St. Anne Elementary School Preschool - 8th Grade Catholic/Religious
N/A Santa Monica Montessori Preschool - 8th Grade Private/Charter
N/A New Roads School Kindergarten - 12th Grade Private/Charter
N/A Carlthorp School Kindergarten - 6th Grade Private/Charter
N/A Crossroads School For Arts And Sciences - Middle And Upper 7th Grade - 12th Grade Private/Charter
N/A Pacifica Christian High School 9th Grade - 12th Grade Private/Charter
N/A Pacific Point Academy 1St Grade - 7th Grade Private/Charter
N/A Garden Of Angels School Preschool - 2Nd Grade Private/Charter
* School data provided by National Center for Education Statistics, Pitney Bowes, and GreatSchools. Intended for reference only. GreatSchools Ratings compare a school’s test performance to statewide results. To verify enrollment eligibility, contact the school or district directly.