Val Verde, California, 2023
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Census counts: 1,689 in 1990, 2,399 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2023 and 7 maps from 1903 on.
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Val VerdeCA
A town of 3,291.
1 bordering townMap →
Photo: Ponderosapine210 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
3,291
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$564K
Census ACS
Household income
$136K
median
Median age
35.8
years
Jobs based here
99
A commuter town
TownGrade
B
#159 of 841 in CA
Is Val Verde a good place to live?
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 98% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top. Overall it grades B, ranked 159th of 841 in California. Its schools rank ahead of 81% of California towns and the median household earns $136K. Val Verde’s typical household income is $136,000, against $95,000 in California’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Only 3 of the 847 California towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Val Verde. The biggest park or preserve is Val Verde Community Regional Park, at 51 acres.
What makes Val Verde stand out
Where Val Verde beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Val Verde for work
Where Val Verde’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
99jobs based in Val Verde
0%of working residents work in town
28 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Val Verde grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Val Verde is from typical.
Hazard riskearthquakes tops the listD−Open →SchoolsA−Open →Jobs & incomeA−Open →Cost of livingTypical home $564K, 5.9 years of the Los Angeles metro’s $96K median household incomeCOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.8 of 20; 0.5% of households have no car; 1.8% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →HealthAdventist Health Simi Valley 11.9 miles awayBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
ClimateMild winters, 94° summer afternoons–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 35.8; 18% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 240 attractions →Hollywood Walk of Fame and 172 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Val Verde. Close and well known come first.
Big draw31 mi LandmarkHollywood Walk of Fame10.0M visitors a year
Big draw5 mi Theme parkSix Flags Magic Mountain3.3M visitors a year
Big draw40 mi Stadium & arenaSoFi Stadium
Big draw37 mi MuseumLucas Museum of Narrative Art
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Big draw30 mi LandmarkHollywood SignSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Hollywood Walk of Fame: BenSherman, Public domain · Six Flags Magic Mountain: Alton, CC BY 3.0 · SoFi Stadium: Thank You (21 Millions+) views, CC BY 2.0 · Lucas Museum of Narrative Art: Kriddl, CC0 · Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum: CanonStarGal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hollywood Sign: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Getting set up
Moving to Val Verde: who provides what
Val Verde is unincorporated, so Los Angeles County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerSouthern California Edison31.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterLos Angeles Cwwd 36-Val Verde water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet2 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesLos Angeles CountyLos Angeles County provides services here
SchoolsCastaic Union School DistrictWilliam S. Hart Union High School District2 districts serve Val Verde; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn California you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereLos Angeles Registrar-Recorder County ClerkLos Angeles County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code9138491384 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Val Verde.
Val Verde has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns, sends most of its workers to Los Angeles and beyond and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D−
Natural hazards: very high risk in Val Verde, mostly earthquakes
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Val Verde after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2007. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 43% come from earthquakes and 37% from wildfires. Flood insurance has paid one claim locally since 2005.
98risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
EarthquakesWildfireInland flooding
1
paid flood claims since 2005
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
OutdoorsA−
Protected land: 4.1% of Val Verde
2.7 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. Val Verde’s trail network density comes in at 1.1 miles per square mile.
#359for trails in CA
| Val Verde | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.1 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.1% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
4.1%
conserved · 67 of 1,631 acres
2.7 mi
of trails · 1.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Val Verde Community Regional Park | 0.9 mi | 51 |
| 2. BLM Open Space | — | 49 |
| 3. MRCA Open Space | 0.2 mi | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−
Most of Val Verde’s workers leave town for work
Val Verde has 99 jobs for its 1,426 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
7.4% of Val Verde workers do their job from home. Jobs in Val Verde grew by 51 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 99. Also worth knowing: the mean commuting time for Val Verde comes to 29 minutes. The top destinations are Los Angeles (27%), Santa Clarita (15%) and Burbank (4%).
0%work in town
| Val Verde | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 7.4% | 14% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.7% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Val Verde0%
Los Angeles27%
Santa Clarita15%
Burbank4%
Glendale1%
28 mi
median commute distance
99
jobs based in Val Verde
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Val Verde
January nights average 42.2°, milder than in 95% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 92.7°.
Snow is almost unheard of. Val Verde’s January low is 42°F.
94°summer high
| Val Verde | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 93°F | 89°F | 85°F |
| January low | 42°F | 40°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
Winter42–64°
Spring48–74°
Summer60–91°
Fall53–80°
+2.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
94°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthB
On CDC estimates, Val Verde is healthier than 56% of U.S. towns
Against the 3,945 U.S. towns with household incomes like Val Verde’s, it is less healthy than 91%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
The share of adults in Val Verde who have been diagnosed with depression: 20%. CDC measures, 32 in all: Val Verde beats California on 5 and trails on 6. Two figures for adults locally: 69% had a checkup this year, 27% have high blood pressure.
56%healthier than U.S. townsBHealth Grade
| Val Verde | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 36% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 69% | 72% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 31% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 9% | 8.1% |
32 measures vs. California
5 better21 too close to call6 worse
| What stands out | Val Verde | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.1% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.1% | 6.4% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 19.1% | 14.9% |
Adventist Health Simi Valley
11.9 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
45th
percentile among CA towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
HousingCost of living grade C
Homes in Val Verde sell for about $820K
85% of households own their home in Val Verde. The midpoint rent here is $1,633 a month.
$820Kmedian sale price
| Val Verde | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 85% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,633 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
1
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Val Verde
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The big questions
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The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Val Verde
College of the CanyonsCommunity college · Public · Santa Clarita6.7 mi$1,166 in-state tuitionCalifornia Institute of the ArtsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Valencia7.2 mi$58,996 tuitionThe Master's University and SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Santa Clarita10 mi$39,020 tuition
About 7 of every 100 Val Verde residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
About Val Verde
Unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California
Val Verde () (Spanish for "Green Valley") is an unincorporated community in the southeastern Topatopa Mountains foothills, and in northwestern Los Angeles County, California. The unincorporated community of Valencia (Newhall Ranch) is southeast, and the city of Santa Clarita is east of the community. Its population was 2,399 at the 2020 census, down from 2,468 at the 2010 census. For statistical purposes the Census Bureau has defined Val Verde as a census-designated place (CDP).
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 2.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,188 ft
- Area code
- 661
Val Verde’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Val Verde.
Hasley CanyonVal Verde
How the neighbors grade
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val Verde | #159 | B | C | — | A− | B |
| Hasley Canyon | — | — | D− | — | A− | B |
Hasley Canyon has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Val Verde and Hasley Canyon report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Val Verde with a neighbor →
Questions about Val Verde
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Val Verde, CA a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Val Verde grades B overall, better than 56% of U.S. towns and #159 of 841 in California. It grades B for health and A− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Val Verde, CA expensive?
The typical home is worth about $564,000, 26% below the California typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.