The neighborhood of Casa De Santiago is located in the Orange County suburb of Santa Ana. Casa De Santiago can be found at the intersection of North Bristol Street and Memory Lane but backs to the Riverview Golf Course. Residents are only minutes from the Santa Ana Freeway. The community sits just north of the Washington Square neighborhood and two blocks from the Sarah May Downie Herb Garden.
Casa De Santiago is a tree-lined neighborhood with cul-de-sacs built in the late 1960s. The homes in this area range in price from $400,000 to $500,000. This neighborhood is somewhat walkable, with a walking score of 62.
Bristol Park is located along North Bristol Street. K & S Market is the closest store, located at the northeast corner of the neighborhood. The Bristol Village Shopping Center is across this same intersection and to the northeast. The Bristol Village Shopping Center has a Subway, Starbucks, Bamboo Express, pizza restaurant, and a Mexican and chicken restaurant across the street.
Santa Ana was named in honor of Saint Anne in 1769 by a Spanish expedition leader. It was originally a cattle ranch. The city of Santa Ana was incorporated in 1886 and was designated the county seat of Orange County prior to separation from Los Angeles in 1889. Today, it is the governmental and financial center of Orange County. It is the largest city in the county and takes up 27.2 square miles. More than 350,000 residents call it home.
Casa De Santiago residents enjoy many popular Santa Ana attractions. Among them are the Bowers Museum of Cultural Arts, Discovery Museum of Ocean County, Discovery Science Center, Santa Ana Zoo, Historic Downtown Santa Ana, Santa Ana Artist’s Village, Howe-Waffle House, Kidseum, Old Courthouse Museum, Santa Ana Public Library, and Fairhaven Memorial Park.