Linfield Oaks

Linfield Oaks is a well-connected, exclusively residential Menlo Park community. It is a firmly gripped upper middle-class neighborhood located between Middlefield Road and El Camino Real. Moreover, the district is relatively crime free community, and makes for a great place to raise a family. For your commercial needs, Macy’s and a couple other smaller department stores skirt the southern edge. Geographically speaking, the area is very small, spanning only 0.6 square miles and encompasses less than a dozen neighborhood streets. And according to the 2010 US Census, the total population is around 1,500, and is predominately a white community.

For the perspective resident, Linfield Oaks provides a very leafy and somewhat upscale community space. Homes are mixed between sizable one and two-story homes situated on spacious and elegantly manicured properties. And although most homes were built before the 1960’s, there are a couple new housing developments popping up in the northern reaches of the community. If you want to rent, many well-maintained apartment facilities cluster around Waverly Street and Willow Road. For numbers sake, median rents are around $1,750/month, while the average estimated house value is a pricey $1.6 million. Moreover, average household incomes are around $115,000/year, just above the city’s average.

For the most part, the community is known for its location, situated just a couple blocks off the vast Stanford University campus. As a result, it shares much of the school’s community spirit and makes for a well-connected (although still isolated still and quiet) district within Menlo Park. For young families, Sacred Heart Prep and Menlo School are just up the street from the neighborhood’s limits. Both schools are well-regarded amongst their community and post high marks across review websites. The area is also nestled next to SRI International, a nonprofit contract research institute that mostly conducts business for the government. For commuters, Linfield Oaks is between convenient Caltrain stops of Palo Alto and Menlo Park (both of which connect residents up to San Francisco and down to San Jose).