Culver City Homes for Sale

Culver City is ready for its closeup! This community is home to approximately 40,000 California residents. In the 1920’s, Culver City was the heart of film industry, where the movie giant, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios made most of their magic for the silver screen. Gone with The Wind, Grease, and The Wizard of Oz were all made in Culver City.

Culver City has a unified school district with five elementary schools, two high schools, and a community day school. Three of the five elementary schools are part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. There is also an independent study program and an Academy of Visual and Performing Arts (AVPA) located at Culver City High School.

There are notable private schools in the community. Star Prep Academy offers students a unique opportunity to work with exotic and endangered wildlife throughout their daily classes at the Star ECO Station. Star Prep is one of the few schools in the nation to offer students this type of learning environment.

The beautiful Ballona Creek runs through Culver City and empties into Santa Monica Bay. The city has 15 parks, including the Veteran’s Memorial Park. A local favorite, this park offers residents a chance to dig in the community garden or show their skills on the tennis court. Throughout the 15 parks, there are baseball diamonds, soccer fields, and a popular dog park called the Boneyard.

This area has a Mediterranean climate with warm days and chilly evenings (in the winter). The neighborhoods in Culver City reap the rewards of the pleasant weather making the town pedestrian-friendly and a hot-spot for on-trend gastropubs, art galleries, and local musical events.

In January, this area has an agreeable high temperature of 67.3 degrees, while the average low temperature for January is a chilly 46.1 degrees. In June, things heat up to a median temperature of 77.1 degrees, while the average low is 58.8 degrees.

Culver City is like many places in southern California in that the average price of homes varies depending on the neighborhood. The median home price starts at $500,000 and stretches to over $800,000.

There are a total of 16,561 homes and apartments with 49.2 percent of these residences being built between 1940-1969. The majority (39 percent) of all properties are single-family homes with two-bedrooms.

The council of Culver City takes their jobs as stewards of this community seriously. They support the neighborhood associations, provide generous public services, and even innovate ways to simplify community chores like the Recycle Coach application.

Recycle Coach lets residents view waste, recycling, and organic service collection dates and times and provides guidance on how to deal with getting rid of irregular items, and offers citizens a way to report municipal needs, like potholes that need to be repaired, replacing burnt out traffic lights, and other non-emergency issues.

Your real estate agent is the best source of information about the local community and real estate topics. Give Felipe Crook a call today at 213-268-6832 to learn more about local areas, discuss selling a house, or tour available homes for sale.