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To what extent is the Santa Clarita Valley a modern-day Levittown? 

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To what extent is the Santa Clarita Valley a modern-day Levittown? 

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Firstly SCV mirrors Levittown most obviously as it is a suburban community. Both Santa Clarita and Levittown are divided into distinctive neighborhoods. Levittown's neighborhoods consisting of Birch Valley, Stonybrook, and Lakeside. Santa Clarita's neighborhoods would consist of Stevenson Ranch, Saugus, Valencia, Canyon Country, Newhall, and Saugus. Another similarity between Levittown and Santa Clarita would be through the common themes throughout the neighborhoods. For instance, in Levittown there are places like Birch Valley, named after birch trees. This is similar to my personal neighborhood of Stevenson Ranch which is named after famous authors. Both communities offer lusiocus vegetation, greenery, and clusters of residential areas.

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Another parallelism between Levittown and Santa Clarita would be that they are both suburban community dominated by residential areas. Both suburbias are located outside of major industrial areas, for instance Santa Clarita is located outside of Los Angeles. However whilst being located outside of these major industrial areas, both suburban communities are supported by the  existence of commercial centers. Case in point Levittown has shopping centers in its community similar to Santa Clarita's Westfield Mall which it accompanied by smaller local communities. A contrast between to two suburbia's comes through the population growth rate. Levittown grew at a much faster rate as compared to Santa Clarita as Levittown. This faster growth rate resulted from Levittown and suburban communities in general being destination point for white veterans wanting to settle down at affordable prices.

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Levittown and Santa Clarita both share an aesthetic, with winding roads, community services like tennis courts and pools, and the frequent placement of trees and other vegetation. Housing styles in both Levittown and Santa Clarita tend to be monotonous as there are similar floor plans and exteriors throughout the community. Levittown presents the idea that this monotony is initially hard to overcome, though one eventually gets acclimated. Santa Clarita in turn, effectively disperses monotony in neighborhoods and also involves a connection to nature for residents. Parks provide a source of entertainment and relaxation for residents. Again differing from Santa Clarita, Levittown has rules regarding how often lawns must be mowed etc. Although Santa Clarita has the Home Owners Association regulate many parts of the valley for similar things.

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Both Levittown and Santa Clarita have community sports and other groups that help to form social bonds and overcome monotony. Santa Clarita comprises of institutions like the Santa Clarita Aquatic Center and youth groups such as the Boys and Girls Club. While Santa Clarita is more effective at this social aspect Levittown suffers from being "too congested for effective variety and too spread out for social relationships necessary among high school children, old folks and families..." Santa Clarita also offers institutions like libraries for community bonding and recreation. These institutions are generally better and more effective than the ones that would be found in a "budget" Levittown community.

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While Santa Clarita and Levittown do have a multitude of similarities, that is not the case for racial diversity. Levittown quite literally had a "Caucasian Clause" that excluded all other racial groups other than whites. This actually defied state and national laws. Levittown was designed to attract veterans however it was only entailed for white veterans. Levittown rejected other races regardless of veterans status. SCV differs greatly from Levittown in this aspect as Santa Clarita holds an assembly of diversity through social, ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

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Santa Clarita and Levittown also vary in the income levels of its citizens. Firstly, Levittown calls to the middle class income range , whereas SCV is filled with variety of home incomes. While Santa Clarita is a majority middle class community, there are differing extreme ends of income. Levittown and Santa Clarita do offer similarity in their ready-made housing. However contrasting to Levittown, in Santa Clarita there is variance in price depending on the neighborhood the house. In general the price of homes is not considered "budget". Santa Clarita thus tends to be wealthier and more affluent than the target social group that Levittown attracted.