With a reputation as one of the safest, master-planned, business-friendly communities in the country, Irvine has developed one of the nation’s largest planned urban communities, encompassing more than 55 square miles. This upscale City is centrally located and close to the areas best beaches, mountains and family attractions, as well as a wealth of cultural and shopping hubs. With over 20 Villages to choose from you’re sure to find the best place to live your best life!
Irvine has nationally recognized schools that offer innovative educational programs, open-style classrooms, team-teaching, and even some with year-round terms, and excellent community involvement. Area students consistently lead Orange County in SAT test scores, and more than 97 percent of their high school graduates attend college. Meanwhile, the city is also home to the University of California at Irvine (UCI), which is one of the nation’s top academic institutions, as well as Concordia University and Irvine Valley College
With a third of the city permanently preserved as parks, natural open space and trails residents enjoy parks within a 5-minute walk from their house. You will enjoy 42 acres of expansive greenbelts, picnic tables for parties, playgrounds, & sports arenas. As well as 240 miles of hiking and bike trails.
Westpark Village
The Village of Westpark started in the late 1960’s, completing its build out in the early 2000’s. With 22 neighborhood tracts and over 4000 housing units it has been a popular area for attracting families from all the United States and around the globe. 3 shopping centers cater to the area The Crossroads, Havard Place and Westpark Plaza. These plazas house hundreds of stores from small businesses to national chains such as Target, LA Fitness, Marshalls, Chili’s and much more. Main cross streets include Harvard to the Northeast, Culver Drive to the Southwest, 405 Freeway to the Southeast and Irvine Center Drive to the Northwest.
Holding true to Irvine’s commitment to community parks, 5 parks are located within the boundaries of Westpark including Bill Barber Park with acts as host to Irvine’s Global Village Festival each year.
One of the main factors driving families to live in Irvine is the top rated school district.
Schools servicing Westpark include:
Schools Serving Westpark:
Irvine Unified School District:
- Westpark Elementary
- Culverdale Elementary
- Plaza Vista
- Lakeside Middle School
- Southlake Middle School
- Woodbridge High School
- University High School
Woodbridge
The Woodbridge community in Irvine is one of the largest Villages of Irvine composed of single-family homes, town homes and condos. Built in the 1970’s, there is a great sense of community in the neighborhoods of Woodbridge fostered by the fact that individuals and families commonly move up from condo to townhome to family residence within the area. Woodbridge Irvine homes for sale start in the mid $300,000’s for a condo and range to over $1millon for lake front homes. Woodbridge is centrally located in Irvine and is bordered by Culver Drive, Jeffrey Road, Irvine Center Drive and the 5 Freeway. There are approximately 26 different home tracts each with a neighborhood park. All of the tracts are connected and built around Yale Loop, which runs throughout the community. The western portion often referred to as “North Lake” Woodbridge is zip code 92614 and the eastern portion falls within zip code 92604 and known as “South Lake”. The community’s trademark and greatest asset is two man made lakes, which lend diversity, fun and beauty to the community.
Each neighborhood tract in Woodbridge is built around a neighborhood park. You can check out over 30 parks and approximately 20 pools within this tight knit community. Residents of any neighborhood can visit any of these pools or parks and enjoy the amenities offered. Woodbridge is probably best known for its two manmade lakes – North Lake and South Lake Lagoon. Facilities include sand volleyball courts, lagoon style swimming pools, rentals for pedal boats, canoes, and kayaks, tennis courts and more. There are also numerous other pools within Woodbridge including adult only areas, which allow alcohol and are open late.
There are 3 separate shopping centers within Woodbridge – Woodbridge Village Center, Stonecreek Plaza and Alton Square. There are also 3 surrounding shopping centers just outside of the community including Oak Creek Shopping Center in adjacent village of Oak Creek, as well as Westpark Plaza and Crossroads, which are significantly larger. These two shopping centers are within the neighboring community of Westpark.
Schools Serving Woodbridge:
Irvine Unified School District:
- Eastshore Elementary School
- Meadow Park Elementary School
- Springbrook Elementary School
- Stone Creek Elementary School
- Lakeside Middle School
- Southgate Middle School
- Woodbridge High School
Columbus Grove and Columbus Square
The Villages of Columbus, including the neighborhoods of Columbus Grove and Columbus Square, are two unique master planned communities. They are unique in the fact that part of these communities lie within the city of Irvine and part within the city of Tustin. The Villages of Columbus are part of Tustin Legacy, which spans nearly 1,600 acres of land where the former Marine Corps Air Station was located. Tustin Legacy is composed of 4 different neighborhoods: Tustin Field I, Tustin Field II, Columbus Grove and Columbus Square.
Homes in Columbus Grove straddle the city lines of Irvine and Tustin, located along Harvard Avenue and Jamboree Road between Barranca Parkway and Warner Avenue, zip code 92606. The project is on going with plans to build more new homes, as well as commercial and retail stores. The neighborhood is comprised mainly of detached single-family homes as well as attached town homes. Ultimately the community is planned to include a total of 465 properties.
Schools Serving Columbus Grove:
Irvine Unified School District:
- Stone Creek Elementary School
- South Lake Middle School
- Woodbridge High School
About Columbus Square
Columbus Square is located at the former Marine Corp base off of Irvine Center Drive and Kensington Park Drive, zip code 92782. There are eight sub-communities within the area offering attached town homes and detached single-family residences with upwards of 5 bedrooms. Brought to you by homebuilders Lennar Homes and William Lynn Homes, the housing styles are new and stylish including Tudor, French, Colonial and California Bungalow inspired architecture. Some of the most affordable condos for sale in Irvine, CA are located within Columbus Grove and Columbus Square. This area is close to all of the shopping and amenities of Irvine yet technically in Tustin, which makes the home prices more affordable.
Schools Serving Columbus Square:
Tustin Unified School District:
- Marjorie Veeh Elementary School
- A.G. Currie Middle School
- Tustin High School
Oak Creek Village
Oak Creek was named for it’s beautiful trees and lush environment. Built between the years of 1999-2002 Oak Creek is a small tight knit neighborhood within Irvine with 11 housing tracts, over 1500 housing units and 4 separate gated communities. The contemporary California architecture provides an appealing aesthetic with the lush greenery. Located directly north of the 405 freeway with the main cross streets of Jeffrey Road, Alton Parkway, Barranca Parkway and Sand Canyon residents enjoy quick and easy access to restaurants and shops. One of the features enjoyed by all is the bridge that crosses over Alton Parkway connecting 2 of the 4 gated communities giving elementary school aged families access to the Oak Creek Elementary without crossing a busy street. Along the western border of the community is the Jeffery Open Space Trail with tree lined shady paths ideal for joggers, dog walkers, biker or anyone looking to enjoy a bit of nature and fresh air.
Oak Creek is also home to some of the best parks in Irvine and The Oak Creek Golf Course, located nearby off of Irvine Center Drive. In total, the entire community has 1,196 acres of park space!
- Oak Creek Community Park – Central Community Park including picnic area, BBQs, sport fields and two different playground areas.
- Valley Oak park – Private Neighborhood Park
- Pine Brook Park– Private Neighborhood Park
- Ravencreek Park– Private Neighborhood Park
In addition to great parks and trails residents are within walking distance residents to ample shopping and restaurants at Woodbridge Village Shopping, which is currently undergoing an extensive 30 million dollar renovation, Alton Square, Quail Hill and Oak Creek Shopping Center. Nearby restaurants are CPK, Square Pizza, Baja Fresh, Crazy Rockin Sushi, Mazuru, Starbucks, Coffee Bean and much more!
Let’s also not forget about Irvine’s distinguished schools, where every tested school met or exceeded the state’s long-range target score, posting the highest average score of 925, higher than any other school district in the county.
Schools Serving Oak Creek:
Irvine Unified School District:
- Oak Creek Elementary School
- Lakeside Middle School
- Woodbridge High School
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