Santa Anita Park

Santa Ana, CA

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Santa Anita Park - Santa Ana, CA

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A park-like neighborhood minutes from the beach

Upscale Great Location Commuter Outdoors Family-Friendly Convenient

Santa Anita Park is an upscale neighborhood located about 10 minutes from Downtown Santa Ana. Similar to other SoCal communities, Santa Anita Park has lavish apartments and houses available for rent. Santa Anita Park is nestled along Santa Ana Drive, giving residents access to a variety of grocery stores, restaurants, and other businesses. Enjoy several neighborhood parks including Mile Square Regional Park, a local favorite with excellent sports facilities and an archery range. Although Santa Anita Park is great for every renter, there are many family-friendly activities close to the neighborhood as well. Disneyland is only 15 minutes away while several scenic beaches like Huntington Beach and Newport Beach are only 30 minutes away. If you’re looking for a suburban community will all the perks of living in a laid-back SoCal city, Santa Anita Park is ideal.

Rent Trends

As of September 2025, the average apartment rent in Santa Anita Park is $2,256 for a studio, $2,179 for one bedroom, $2,694 for two bedrooms, and $3,750 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Santa Anita Park has increased by 1.0% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 529 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,256/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 686 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,179/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 910 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,694/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,238 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $3,750/month

    Average Rent

Transportation

75

Very Walkable

out of 100 WalkScore® Rating

If you enjoy walking, you’ll enjoy renting in this area! It’s a very walkable neighborhood.

45

Some Transit

out of 100 TransitScore® Rating

You'll likely want a car when living in this area since it has few transit options.

63

Bikeable

out of 100 BikeScore® Rating

While there’s some bike infrastructure in this area, you’ll still need a car for many errands.

Reviews of Santa Anita Park - Santa Ana, CA

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3.1 26 Reviews

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10 years and 5 months agoNiche Review

The outdoors is always locely

Niche User

10 years and 5 months agoNiche Review

It's mostly sunny with occasional rain here and there. It's relatively warm, so I don't have to worry much about plans being cancelled due to the weather.

Niche User

10 years and 5 months agoNiche Review

There are a few overweight people, possible due to the amount of fast food chains hanging around the block. Alcoholism may be a problem.

Niche User

11 years and 1 months agoNiche Review

The grass is not that green.

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Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Tessman Planetarium
  • Old Orange County Courthouse
  • Mile Square Regional Park
  • Science Discovery Museum
  • Santa Ana Zoo

Airports

  • John Wayne/Orange County
  • Long Beach (Daugherty Field)

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in September 2025.