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New Communities and New Homes in Orange County, CA
Find new communities and new homes in Orange County, CA with many Orange County new homes listings offering photos, community maps and driving directions. Many of our Orange County new homes listings also include the new home's price range and bedroom count. Use the map below to begin your search for new communities and new homes in Orange County, CA.
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Orange County New Home Information
Also known as "The OC," Orange County is the heart of Southern California, located mid way between Los Angeles and San Diego. New homes in Orange County are close to some of the world's most renowned tourist destinations and beaches including Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm, Laguna Beach, Huntington Beach and Newport Beach.
Enjoying an average temperature of 79° the orange county area includes ecological reserves along the coastlines and wetlands, eastward to the wildlife sanctuaries in the canyons and inland hills.
Home to the Festival of the Arts, Orange County's diverse cultural offerings includes artists and performers from various genres and help to color the 34 distinctive neighborhoods that make up The OC. Art and music festivals, the US Open of Surfing and weekly farmers markets throughout the county celebrate the great outdoors and the best of orange county new home communities.
Well known as having an abundance of high performing schools, Orange County includes 28 school districts with a total 595 schools. Schools in Orange County serve a very diverse population of students with over 505,000 public K-12 students. The Blue Ribbon Schools Program is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. Department of Education. Nine of the 27 California schools that won this award in 2007 are from Orange County. The California Academic Performance Index (API) sets a goal of 800 for its schools. In 2007, 51% of Orange County schools scored above the 800 statewide target.
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