Seal Beach is THE Family Neighborhood

Seal Beach is a quaint coastal community at the northwest corner of Orange County. If you haven’t heard of it before that’s because it is really tiny with a population of about 24,000 spread over only 11 square miles. Relative to other Southern California cities, Seal Beach is small and very safe. The city cannot grow anymore because of the geographical boundaries, water primarily, that surround it. Throughout the decades Seal Beach continues to retain its small town charm.

The San Gabriel River is just north of Seal Beach and it also divides Los Angeles County from Orange County. To the west of Seal Beach is the Pacific Ocean and to the south is marsh land. If you like water, then Seal Beach is a great city to buy a home in. The ocean moderates the temperatures so it is fairly enjoyable much of the year. You don’t need air conditioning except during those abnormally hot heat waves that have hit Southern California these past few summers. You can cool off at the City’s beach that is never crowded because of the limited parking.

Main Street through Old Town is the area where the boutique shops, restaurants, bars, coffee shops, nail salons, and medical offices are centered. It is a relatively quiet and extremely friendly commercial area with mostly families and couples shopping and dining along the street. Main Street is not the destination for loud bar hoppers; they head south to Huntington Beach for the big drinking scene. It’s safe and family friendly, but there are bars out there like O’Malley’s to quench your thirst if you’re up for it.

Seal Beach is part of the Los Alamitos School district, which is one of the top performers in LA and Orange Counties. The schools are a great and that is a major pull factor that brings families into Seal Beach and adjacent Rossmoor communities. Great schools stems in part from great parenting and socioeconomic factors all of which are positive in Seal Beach.

Given the ideal climate, excellent schools, safe family neighborhoods, and a great beach, home prices in Seal Beach are high and increasing. There is strong demand to move to this part of town, but it is well worth it if you are able to afford it and looking to resettle from LA. The median home price in Seal Beach is roughly $800,000. Contact Haus California to help with your home buying in Seal Beach! Happy Saturday, folks!