Penn Valley, CA Real Estate

The quaint town of Penn Valley prides itself on a peaceful small town feel while managing growth and new business ventures in stride. Less than six square miles in size and home to 12,000 residents, Penn Valley is just an hour’s drive outside Sacramento. recent years, Penn Valley has seen completion of a new post office, fire station, performing arts pavilion, a small sub-division featuring affordable homes and a 42- unit affordable apartment complex.

Located six miles from Grass Valley, Penn Valley has been able to meld business, family, agriculture and a healthy lifestyle. Residents of the area enjoy fall colors, country roads, the 88 acre Western Gateway Park, and historic Bridgeport and Englebright Lakes which are both within an easy drive.

Two recently completed projects in Penn Valley include a professional office building and complex for light industry. In addition a group of high-end homes have been completed offering residents metropolitan luxury within the comfort of small town hospitality. Additional residential, office and retail projects are in the planning stage. Serving as a hub for community non-profits and service organizations is the Penn Valley Area Chamber of Commerce, an organization with 200 members.

Lake Wildwood is a prominent Penn Valley gated community with over 5,000 full-time residents located within minutes of Penn Valley’s village center and about 7.5 miles from Grass Valley. Amenities include a private 18-hole championship golf course, six tennis courts, a 300 acre lake, five lake front parks with beaches and a club house with a restaurant and numerous activities for members. Founded in 1960, Lake Wildwood was initially a weekend retreat, however the community is now primarily home to permanent residents. Although over half of the residents are retirees, more and more families are moving to the community each year, and the average age in Penn Valley continues to go down.