Mountain View Real Estate
Mountain View is located in northern Santa Clara County at the southern end of San Francisco Bay. Its diverse population is reflected in its vibrant, revitalized downtown. The adjoining cities are Los Altos, Palo Alto, and Sunnyvale. Once a part of Rancho Don Mariano Castro the community was primarily engaged in agriculture until the 1960’s. First grapes were grown and followed later by row crops and fruit orchards. Then the high tech revolution started and today many of those companies have a strong presence in the city. Today the community enjoys free Wi Fi service courtesy of Google.
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The city has a population of 70,000. Women are outnumbered by men 100 to 106. Over 55 per cent of the residents over 25 have a college degree. 35 per cent were born in another country. The city has a lower unemployment rate than the California average. The majority of residents work in the high tech sector.
Mountain View has one public and two private high schools. The overall affluence of the community contributes to the higher ratio of students in private schools at both the lower and upper grades. The Mountain View-Whisman Elementary District has ten elementary and middle schools and serves most of the community. One elementary school is in the Los Altos Elementary District.
As one of the cities in the Silicon Valley Mountain View has a number of high tech companies including Google which has its headquarters there. Others are AOL, Actel, Intuit, Linkedin, Red Hat, Wipro, and VeriSign.
Downtown Mountain View is the hub of activity for the community. Its main street is lined with restaurants, cafes, bookstores, coffee shops, and small businesses. A year round farmers market is held every Saturday at the north end of the downtown area. The Center for Performing Arts is also in downtown and is home to the Peninsula Youth Theatre and Theatre Works. The Center’s lobby serves as an art gallery for local artists. There are two annual Art and Wine Festivals held in the downtown area that are some of the largest in the Bay Area. One of the Mountain View Caltrain stations is at the north end of town. Its trains from Gilroy to San Francisco and are popular with commuters and students.
There is a summer series of free outdoor concerts in Cuesta Park and in downtown at the Civic Center Plaza. Residents often bring a picnic and relax with friends at these events. A family oriented Halloween Bash is held at the Community Center. The lighting of the Christmas tree is an annual downtown event with live music and refreshments.
The northern edge of the city also has points of interest. The former site of Silicon Graphics is now host to the Computer Museum, which has one of the world’s largest collections of computer artifacts. Shoreline Amphitheatre, an outdoor concert venue, was developed by rock impresario Bill Graham and the City of Mountain View. It’s part of the Shoreline Park system which also includes a park, a public 18-hole golf course, and an artificial lake. The lake is used for boating and windsurfing. Located just north of the city is Moffett Federal Airfield, a former U.S Naval Station now owned and operated by NASA Ames. The most famous structure on the base is Hangar One, built during the 1930’s to house blimps. It is a Naval Historical Monument and covers eight acres. Air Force One uses the field for presidential trips to the Bay Area.
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