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Fountain Valley Real Estate

Fountain Valley at one time was mostly a big swamp. The abundance of wild game, which roamed the entire area due to the lush growth and plentiful water, made the area a sportsman's paradise.

Today, Fountain Valley is a quiet bedroom community located just a few miles from the beach in the heart of Orange County. With excellent schools, a variety of housing types and prices, easy access to freeways and plenty of shopping, Fountain Valley is considered one of the best cities in Orange County to raise a family. The city has excellent recreational facilities with numerous parks and bike trails leading to the beach. One of the city’s landmarks is Mile Square Park that features two 18-hole golf courses, lakes, tennis, soccer, running and par courses. Almost any time of the day you can see locals enjoying a picnic, a jog in the park or a round of golf. The park is also host to the Chamber of Commerce's Fourth of July celebration, the Fountain Valley Fiesta. Home prices range from the mid-$150,000 for townhouses or condominiums to $500,000 and more for newer model single-family homes.

Fountain Valley attracts families to its 10 square miles of quiet, manicured bedroom community with a promise – “A nice place to live.” But visitors also may find this town of 55,000 residents a fine place to play, shop and eat.

This historic strawberry and lima bean farming community has evolved into a haven for technology such as Fry’s Electronics store and computer equipment manufacturer Kingston Technology Corp.
This city doesn’t look like the cutting edge, but Fountain Valley has recorded dozens of national, state and county firsts in its 40-year history – such as the nation’s first Japanese-American mayor. Before “A nice place to live” made its debut in 1996, the city’s motto was: “A city where progress shows.”

In the heart of the city, Mile Square Park boasts the county’s second-highest regional park attendance – 700,000 annual visitors – behind Irvine Regional Park. The park provides popular facilities for walking, affordable golfing, picnicking or just catching a snooze in the shade. In the 1960s real estate agents and developers came into the area and purchased the valuable land from the farmers. By the 1970s, the city's population had grown from 10,000 to 40,000. Fountain Valley was a planned community and became a model for other cities.