Santa Cruz Homes in Commute Locations to Silicon Valley and the SF Bay Area
Santa Cruz is a ideal commute location to the Silicon Valley and the SF Bay Area. Silicon Valley really consists of San Jose City and all of Santa Clara County. The SF Bay area is San Mateo, near the SF airport, San Francisco and the financial district. The big Silicon Valley companies are located in Mountain View, Palo Alto, Stanford Area, and Los Altos. The Los Gatos Mountain is another good commute location. From the center of Santa Cruz the commute to San Jose is over Hwy 17. You travel from the ocean, at sea level, over the summit to drop right into the Silicon Valley.
High paying jobs in Silicon Valley
The high paying jobs are with the corporations and high tech businesses and don’t forget the startup companies that make it big when they go public. Executives and employees live in Santa Cruz and work for Apple, Google, Netflix, HP, Facebook, Oracle, Intel, Cisco, Microsoft, Yahoo, just to name a few. Apple and google even provide buses from some of the commute location neighborhoods in Santa Cruz.
Ideal commute location HOMES in Santa Cruz
If you are looking to move to Santa Cruz and Commute to the Silicon Valley then we should talk. Call/text Sandy at 831-818-7099 I can tell you the many neighborhoods that are hidden in the mountains and on the coast that work best for people and families that have to commute to work. If you are interest in the best Schools or best golf and tennis I can show you where those neighborhoods are.
Carbonera Estates-Rancho Carbonera
129 Misty Ct Santa Cruz, CA 95060 offered for $1,329,000
Homes in Carbonera Estates and Rancho Carbonera also have an easy access to Highway 17. Homes tend to be larger family homes that are located on beautiful hilly streets with mature landscaping. Prices range from $950,000 to 2 and 3 million dollars. These homes have the advantage of being right off the Highway 17 at the Pasatiempo extit before the fish hook in Santa Cruz. The fish hook has been widened over the years but is still get heavy traffic during the commute times. Here is the list of home that are for sale in this area
Pasatiempo and Henry Cowell
Pasatiempo Golf Club is a beautiful golf course that has a community of homes throughout the golf course and over to Graham Hill Road and the Henry Cowell housing subdivision.
This is part of what it says on the website for Pasatiempo Golf Club.
Welcome to the Pasatiempo Golf Club Pasatiempo was designed by world-renowned golf architect Alister MacKenzie. Even though MacKenzie also designed Augusta National and Cypress Point, Pasatiempo was his favorite layout and where he made his American home, which still borders the sixth fairway. Today, this historic top 100 course is a semi-private golf club that sets aside certain tee times each day for public play.
High housing costs in the Silicon Valley compared to Santa Cruz housing
The cost of housing is the number one challenge in the Silicon Valley and the SF Bay Area. People and families working for these companies find that the home prices in the Silicon Valley and SF Bay Area are very high causing sticker shock. Silicon Valley home prices start at $1,500,000 to $3,400,000 for a average 3-4 bedroom 2-3 bathroom home, 1800 - 2500 square feet (SF) and a 2 car garage in a city neighborhood. These homes are in the neighborhoods of the high ranking schools and big shopping malls. Click here to view homes for sale in the Silicon Valley.
Compare the communities
It is easy to compare all the features and benefits of these two communities. Silicon Valley has it’s activities like tennis, golf, shopping, movies, night clubs. Click here to compare these zip codes 95123 San Jose and 95060 Santa Cruz.
Coming Home to Santa Cruz
When you have a home in Santa Cruz, you come home to the ocean, mountains, sun and fog, and lots of outdoor living. Many people want to live in Santa Cruz so they can enjoy the ocean and all the activities it offers such as swimming, surfing, fishing, boating, sailing. Santa Cruz offers all kinds of outdoor activities in nature that you just can’t find in the Silicon Valley and SF Bay Area. It’s the lifestyle that attracts people to Santa Cruz!
Finding affordable homes in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz is a very desirable place to live with homes condos and townhomes that are close to the ocean with a beautiful ocean view or homes in the mountains. Some homes in the mountains also have spectacular ocean view. Santa Cruz homes in the mountains have privacy and can be large enough for a growing family. The home prices in general are slightly lower than the homes right in the Silicon Valley and the SF Bay Area. Click here to search for affordable and luxury ocean view homes in Santa Cruz.
In Santa Cruz for the average 3 bedroom 2 bathroom home on a city lot with a 1-2 car garage PRICE RANGE IS $750,000 TO $1,500,000.
The housing market in the Silicon Valley, San Jose, Bay Area and Santa Cruz is very fast a has very serious competition. If you are ready to win and buy a home of your dreams in Santa Cruz contact me and I will take you through the process and show you the best homes in Santa Cruz. Do you have a home to sell in Santa Cruz in a desirable neighborhood contact me for a free market value analysis. My specialty is preparing your home to sell with staging, professional photos online advertising and marketing.
Contact me if you would like to know all the great homes that would be in a good commute location in Santa Cruz to the Silicon Valley.
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