Central Menlo Park
Cherished for its suburban feel and proximity to downtown, Central Menlo Park is a neighborhood that offers the best of both worlds. The neighborhood has a slightly rural, non-sidewalk character that is enhanced by the gracious mid-century ranch homes that dot its landscape. Families' love this neighborhood, its schools, parks and community, has led to the development of many larger, custom homes that mix happily with the original ranchers and the occasional mid-century contemporary. Once a stop for some on the way to a larger home in other neighborhooods, Central Menlo has become an end destination in itself. A place where a family can buy a starter home and move on the same street to a larger house, keeping their roots, neighbors and friends. Its location between 101 and 280 and proximity to the Santa Cruz downtown area offers great convenience. At the same time the neighborhood's central location, away from freeways. make it one of the quieter neighborhoods on the lower peninsula. Nearby and walkable, Oak Knoll elementary and Hillview middle school cap the appeal for this idyllic locale.