Homes for sale near Arcadia CA

Question

We are trying to buy a home near Arcadia CA but home prices are too high. Are there any other areas around Arcadia that have cheaper homes and are still in a good school district. We are looking at spending about $500,000

Answer 1

If you can't find something in Arcadia for 500,000 in this day and age there is something seriously wrong. You either have not been looking or are trusting a terrible realtor. Your expectations may be to high as well so you need to look at what is available not with all your personal restrictions.

I am a Realtor in Redding and can pull up a ton of options for you in Arcadia.

Contact me and I will hook you up with a working Realtor.

Answer 2

Go to http://www.realtor.com  and search for Arcadia, CA

You will find some single family homes but not too many less than 500,000. Overall, Arcadia is safe and nice, and the school district is good. Be sure to call the district to check that the home is actually in Arcadia School District, some around the border may not be, and they're very strict about it.

To check out local school districts -

http://www.greatschools.net

These areas have at least some good schools (sometimes not the whole district) and comparable homes may be a little less expensive or similar to Arcadia:

Temple City

Alhambra

San Gabriel

Monrovia

Glendale

La Crescenta

More expensive areas, but worth looking into, with outstanding schools:

South Pasadena

La Canada

San Marino

If education is important to you, you want a good school district. Unfortunately, Pasadena's is not good. Because of that, about 30 percent of kids in Pasadena go to private school, as do many from the surrounding cities. The good academic private schools run from about $12,000 to $24,000 a year tuition, plus other expenses, so it's quite expensive. On the other hand, these schools are academically advanced over even the best public schools.

Good luck!