City of Santa Clarita | 6,354 followers on LinkedIn. Located just north of Los Angeles and minutes from Burbank Airport, Santa Clarita is a 73-square mile City encompassing the communities of Canyon Country, Newhall, Saugus and Valencia. Santa Clarita is the third largest city in Los Angeles County with more than 225,000 residents and in 2014, was recognized as the “third safest City in America” by Parenting magazine. Santa Clarita has been rated by CNN/Money Magazine as the “best place to live in California” and one of the top 25 places to live in the United States.