Menlo Oaks

To paint you a clear picture about Menlo Oaks, the typical resident here ventures through the thin roads weaving around the leafy residential terrain to get to his or her multi-million dollar residence. It is also a rather safe, and as you might expect, affluent neighborhood placed within the many sparse community quarters of Atherton. The neighborhood is a pretty small community, spanning about 0.6 square miles of exclusive residential but awfully expensive terrain. Demographically speaking, the population just exceeds 1,500, most of whom are of white decent (although there is a bit of diversity making up 1/4th the population).

It’s safe to say that Menlo Oak’s residential quarters are firmly gripped in the upper middle-class. For the perspective resident, there are everything from long one-story ranch homes to two-story, estate-like residences. To put it lightly, you have your selection of large, beautiful, dream homes, some of which were even built within the 1990’s. Most properties within the community are pretty astounding. They usually feature well-manicured aesthetics which include deep front gardens, half circle driveways and a couple gates that keep it pretty isolated. Price tags for these homes are pretty steep. In fact, the median household income is around $1.75 million, while typical household incomes circle around a rich $150,000/year. For those with deeper pockets, pricier homes are situated closer to the Menlo-Atherton High School.

For young families, Menlo-Atherton High School is situated along the perimeter of the neighborhood. The institution is considered one of the best secondary schools in the nation and, in turn, has garnered the respect of the community. It is also a relatively safe community, posting a low crime rate for the past decade. For those who wish to commute, the neighborhood is split between US Route 101 and Middlefield Road. Both are convenient options to travel up and down the San Francisco peninsula. Menlo Oaks is also situated just a handful of blocks from the vast San Francisco Bay (just, you know, one of the many other perks of the neighborhood).