Glendale, California is located in Los Angeles County. With a population of just over 191,000, it is the third most populated city in the county and 22nd most populated city in California. Glendale is situated in the San Fernando Valley and is considered a suburb of the Greater Los Angeles area. The city is bordered by Sun Valley and Tujunga on the northwest, La Canada Flintridge and La Crescenta to the northeast, Atwater Village to the south and Glassell Park to the southeast.
Glendale Homes for Sale and Real Estate
The city of Glendale sits where the San Fernando Valley and the San Gabriel Valley meet. While Glendale maintains a busy commercial and cultural center, it stills retains a small-town appeal. The city is home to several historical tracts of Spanish Colonial homes on tree-lined streets. Glendale is a diverse city, and is home to the largest Armenian community outside of of Armenia.
Glendale maintains several programs that focus on the health, safety, property maintenance and building standards of the community and as such has among the highest property values in Los Angeles County. It has been designated both a "California Healthy City" and a "Tree City, USA". The community boasts an affordable mix of housing choices in a wide variety of styles and types. There is a large inventory of single family homes constructed during the 1920s and 1930s in the Spanish Colonial, Mediterranean and Tudor Revival styles. In the center of town there are many contemporary apartment and condo buildings.
Glendale Neighborhoods
The city of Glendale is comprised of 33 neighborhoods, each with their own history and character. They include:
Adams Hill
Brockmont
Chevy Chase Canyon
Citrus Grove
City Center
College Hills
Crescenta Highlands
El Miradero
Emerald Isle
Fremont Park
Glenoaks Canyon
Glenwood
Grand Central
Grandview
Greenbriar
Mariposa
Montecito Park
Montrose/Verdugo City
Moorpark
Oakmont
Pacific-Edison
Pelanconi
Rancho San Rafael
Riverside Rancho
Rossmoyne
Somerset
Sparr Heights
Tropico
Verdugo Viejo
Verdugo Woodlands
Vineyard
Whiting Woods
Woodbury
Glendale Employment and Economy
Many large companies have headquarters or regional offices in Glendale, including:
Nestle
International House of Pancakes
Americas United Bank
Nero AG
Panda Security
Neopets, Inc
DreamWorks Animation
The Muppets Studio, Imagineering, and Consumer Products divisions of the Walt Disney Company
