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Originally posted by OscarCrease
OK, thinking very seriously about a move to Peninsula. I recognize many names on the parents' board from the Silicon Valley boards so I apologize to TexLex and others to whom this is geographically irrelevant but would love to here folks take on some of the best areas to raise kids on the peninsula and how you've handled the issue of public school to offset the huge cost of real-estate versus going into a more affordable area/house but paying for private school. Etc. ETc.
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Redwood City: Climate Best by Government Test!
Seriously, you can't go wrong with Belmont, San Carlos, San Mateo, Foster City, Burlingame, Hillsborough, or parts of RWC.* Menlo Park and Atherton's probably good, too, until H.S. Best mix of schools and microclimate is probably San Carlos. Elementary is miles better than middle school there, but that might improve as the city's demographics shift away from retirees and toward families with middle school age kids.
Flinty's right that Burlingame can't be beat for perfect mix between lifestyle and school quality. Too bad 2/1s there cost $800K. You can get a 3/2 with the same money in any of the other places listed except Hillsborough and Atherton.
*Parts of RWC are really amazing in terms of houses. I don't know as much about the schools there, except that the smartest guy I know when to public school there until H.S. I gather he was in every gifted program they could throw at him, though.
P.S. If "Peninsula" includes Palo Alto and money is no object whatsoever, there are few things better than a H.S. education in Palo Alto, and I included some Big 10 colleges in that comparison.
