What are the schools like in Brea?

Brea is served by the Brea Olinda Unified School District, which covers the city from the valley floor to the hillside neighborhoods.

What types of homes are available in Brea?

1960s–80s single-stories, split-levels and townhome communities near downtown; newer two-story homes in Olinda Ranch and Blackstone; and canyon and hillside homes on larger lots off Carbon Canyon Road.

Which neighborhoods are close to Brea?

La Habra, Fullerton, Placentia and Yorba Linda. The 57 runs through the center of the city and Imperial Highway connects it east and west.

Who on the team knows Brea best?

Ismael Chavez works Brea regularly. Call or text (714) 328-4776 and we'll connect you with the team member who knows it street by street.

Aerial view of a single-story Brea home with a backyard pool on a cul-de-sac, sold by The Chavez Team

Orange County

Brea Homes for Sale

Brea sits where the flat north county meets the Chino Hills, and the city reads that way — a compact downtown on the valley floor and neighborhoods that step up into the canyons behind it. Downtown Brea along Birch Street is the walkable core, with restaurants, the Improv and the theaters gathered on a few blocks, and the Brea Mall a short drive east on Imperial Highway is the retail anchor for the whole north county. The 57 runs straight through the middle of the city, so Fullerton, Anaheim and the 91 are minutes away.

The housing is layered by decade. The streets around Grove Hill Court, Manhattan Drive and South Walnut Avenue are the 1960s–80s tracts and townhome communities that make up most of the market, with single-stories, split-levels and well-kept condominium clusters close to downtown. North and east, Olinda Ranch and the newer Blackstone builds carry larger two-stories on the hillsides, and the older canyon homes off Carbon Canyon Road sit on bigger, irregular lots with real views.

Schools fall under the Brea Olinda Unified School District, and Carbon Canyon Regional Park — with its redwood grove and lake — is the outdoor amenity residents mention first. Brea's oil-field history is still visible in the open hills and the derrick-pattern street names.

Ismael Chavez has closed homes in Brea on Grove Hill Court, Manhattan Drive and South Walnut Avenue, and the team works it as one map with La Habra and Fullerton next door.

At a glance

Vibe: Compact downtown on the valley floor, hillside neighborhoods behind it
Housing: 1960s–80s tracts and townhomes near downtown; Olinda Ranch and Blackstone newer builds; canyon and hillside homes on larger lots
Location: North OC at the Chino Hills, bordered by La Habra, Fullerton, Placentia and Yorba Linda
Getting around: The 57 through the center; Imperial Highway, Brea Boulevard, Lambert Road and Carbon Canyon Road
Known for: Downtown Brea and Birch Street, the Brea Mall, Carbon Canyon Regional Park, the hillside views

Lifestyle

Birch Street downtown for dinner and a show, the Brea Mall for everything else, and the Brea Improv on a weekend night.

Carbon Canyon Regional Park, the Brea Tracks trail along the old rail line, and the open hills north of Lambert keep the city outdoors; the 57 puts Fullerton and Anaheim minutes away.

Housing

Most of Brea is the 1960s–80s tract and townhome stock around downtown and south of Imperial — single-stories, split-levels and condominium communities like the ones on Manhattan Drive that are the volume of the market.

Above them, Olinda Ranch and Blackstone are the newer two-story neighborhoods on the hillsides, and the older canyon homes along Carbon Canyon Road sit on larger, irregular lots that rarely turn over.

Why we love it

Our closings on Grove Hill Court, Manhattan Drive and South Walnut Avenue are in the ledger — a house, a townhome and a tract street, which is Brea in miniature.

A downtown small enough to walk end to end and hills close enough to hike after work.

It sits on top of our La Habra and Fullerton map, so we are here every week.

Questions we get about Brea

What are the schools like in Brea?: Brea is served by the Brea Olinda Unified School District, which covers the city from the valley floor to the hillside neighborhoods.
What types of homes are available in Brea?: 1960s–80s single-stories, split-levels and townhome communities near downtown; newer two-story homes in Olinda Ranch and Blackstone; and canyon and hillside homes on larger lots off Carbon Canyon Road.
Which neighborhoods are close to Brea?: La Habra, Fullerton, Placentia and Yorba Linda. The 57 runs through the center of the city and Imperial Highway connects it east and west.
Who on the team knows Brea best?: Ismael Chavez works Brea regularly. Call or text (714) 328-4776 and we'll connect you with the team member who knows it street by street.

Recent activity in Brea

Closed by The Chavez Team in this city — a record, not a listings feed.

Brea · Orange County
$855,000
Sold · October 2022
721 Manhattan Dr #74
4 BD · 4 BA · 1,813 SQ FT
Sold · October 2022 · 4 BD · 4 BA · 1,813 SQ FT
Agent Ismael Chavez
$855,000
Brea · Orange County
$720,000
Sold · August 2021
528 S Walnut Ave
2 BD · 1 BA · 971 SQ FT
Sold · August 2021 · 2 BD · 1 BA · 971 SQ FT
Agent Ismael Chavez
$720,000
Brea · Orange County
$875,000
Sold · June 2020
351 Grove Hill Ct
4 BD · 2 BA · 2,043 SQ FT
Sold · June 2020 · 4 BD · 2 BA · 2,043 SQ FT
Agent Ismael Chavez
$875,000

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