College Terrace Neighborhood —An historic neighborhood tucked between Stanford University and Stanford Research Park
College Terrace is one of Palo Alto, CA’s oldest neighborhoods with a rich history and singular character. Located between California Avenue and Stanford’s Escondido Village (west of El Camino Real), College Terrace is a pedestrian-friendly community, which encourages neighbors to come out and say hello.
College Terrace Neighborhood Real Estate Insider
Homes for sale in College Terrace range from as low as $484,000 to as high as $1.6 million with the median home in 2006 selling for just over $1 million. The College Terrace neighborhood in Palo Alto, CA has some of the smallest single family homes in the city of Palo Alto, CA, including cottages as small as 750 suare feet and charming Victorian homes. As with all neighborhoods in Palo Alto, long time residents are concerned that the increase in the number of larger new homes will change the visual character of the neighborhood.
Many of the residents are grad students and people studying at Stanford making for a diverse and “University Town” feel within the neighborhood, and there is a very “strong sense of community” according to residents. Residents meet each other at the small family owned JJ& F Market on College Avenue, the local Starbucks, at the local library branch, at the four small parks within the neighborhood, and most of all by walking through the tree shaded streets. In addition to these informal ways of meeting one’s neighbors, residents have neighborhood picnics which include food, live music, and games for children. It is not unusual for residents to hold celebrations on Halloween and other holidays, where all of the residents are invited.
The local neighborhood association, College Terrace Resident’s Association also helps to get the neighbors to meet each other, and to participate in civic activities. CTRA provides residents with a quarterly newsletter and a Web site.
Residents who have purchased these homes have originally meant to stay only a few years but ended up staying a lifetime, due to the outstandingly convenient location and neighborhood warmth of College Terrace. Generally speaking most residents are satisfied with the amenities within their College Terrace neighborhood in Palo Alto.
College Terrace Neighborhood School Information
College Terrace is served by Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD), specifically Escondido Elementary School, Jordan Middle School and Palo Alto High School. PAUSD excels amongst other Santa Clara County schools, and all Palo Alto, CA schools must submit accountability reports which can be viewed on the PAUSD Web site.
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College Terrace Neighborhood —Palo Alto, California
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