Comments on: A guide to Menlo Park neighborhoods for Spring Bounce http://www.burbed.com/2008/02/03/a-guide-to-menlo-park-neighborhoods-for-spring-bounce/ San Francisco Bay Area, Silicon Valley House Price and Mortgage Insanity Blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:21:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: sg http://www.burbed.com/2008/02/03/a-guide-to-menlo-park-neighborhoods-for-spring-bounce/#comment-3846 sg Mon, 04 Feb 2008 06:59:57 +0000 http://www.burbed.com/2008/02/03/a-guide-to-menlo-park-neighborhoods-for-spring-bounce/#comment-3846 Interestingly, the CNN link that Burbed quoted for "Big incomes, bigger houses", contains only one city from the bay area. That is Ross in Marin county. Atherton, Hillsboro, Woodside etc. were not even listed. Interestingly, the CNN link that Burbed quoted for “Big incomes, bigger houses”, contains only one city from the bay area. That is Ross in Marin county. Atherton, Hillsboro, Woodside etc. were not even listed.

]]> By: Renter4 http://www.burbed.com/2008/02/03/a-guide-to-menlo-park-neighborhoods-for-spring-bounce/#comment-3845 Renter4 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 05:06:04 +0000 http://www.burbed.com/2008/02/03/a-guide-to-menlo-park-neighborhoods-for-spring-bounce/#comment-3845 Sure, but do they go there? I would think they'd just go ahead and stick their kids in private school from Day One. My impression of the dichotomy in MP schools (not-working/working) was that it was between people who bought earlier and later. I was looking at census data on incomes the other day and noted that while MP, Woodside, PA, and other "real" BA cities only have about a fifth of their residents making over 200k, Atherton's got about half their population in that demographic. Sure, but do they go there? I would think they’d just go ahead and stick their kids in private school from Day One. My impression of the dichotomy in MP schools (not-working/working) was that it was between people who bought earlier and later.

I was looking at census data on incomes the other day and noted that while MP, Woodside, PA, and other “real” BA cities only have about a fifth of their residents making over 200k, Atherton’s got about half their population in that demographic.

]]> By: RealEstater http://www.burbed.com/2008/02/03/a-guide-to-menlo-park-neighborhoods-for-spring-bounce/#comment-3844 RealEstater Mon, 04 Feb 2008 04:41:57 +0000 http://www.burbed.com/2008/02/03/a-guide-to-menlo-park-neighborhoods-for-spring-bounce/#comment-3844 Renter4: >>The parents pissed off about no afterschool care aren’t at the spa, they’re working to afford their mortgage in a “good school district". Don't forget, Menlo Park schools aren't just for folks in Menlo Park. Atherton folks go there too. Renter4:

>>The parents pissed off about no afterschool care aren’t at the spa, they’re working to afford their mortgage in a “good school district”.

Don’t forget, Menlo Park schools aren’t just for folks in Menlo Park. Atherton folks go there too.

]]> By: Renter4 http://www.burbed.com/2008/02/03/a-guide-to-menlo-park-neighborhoods-for-spring-bounce/#comment-3843 Renter4 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:32:05 +0000 http://www.burbed.com/2008/02/03/a-guide-to-menlo-park-neighborhoods-for-spring-bounce/#comment-3843 >After all, stay-at-home mom needs to spend time at the spa and go shopping at the mall. Feeling a tad class-warfare-like? The parents pissed off about no afterschool care aren't at the spa, they're working to afford their mortgage in a "good school district." And the SAHMs are volunteering in the school district. This is the flaw with buying in a good school district in CA: there's not one public school that gets adequate funds by the standards of say, NJ. Schools here are good or bad depending on how many parents have the leisure to volunteer, and the degree to which you can pad out the budget with fundraising. But the more you paid for the high school score, the less leisure you have to volunteer, and the less money you have to give. >After all, stay-at-home mom needs to spend time at the spa and go shopping at the mall.

Feeling a tad class-warfare-like? The parents pissed off about no afterschool care aren’t at the spa, they’re working to afford their mortgage in a “good school district.” And the SAHMs are volunteering in the school district.

This is the flaw with buying in a good school district in CA: there’s not one public school that gets adequate funds by the standards of say, NJ. Schools here are good or bad depending on how many parents have the leisure to volunteer, and the degree to which you can pad out the budget with fundraising. But the more you paid for the high school score, the less leisure you have to volunteer, and the less money you have to give.

]]> By: ex-sunnyvale-renter http://www.burbed.com/2008/02/03/a-guide-to-menlo-park-neighborhoods-for-spring-bounce/#comment-3842 ex-sunnyvale-renter Mon, 04 Feb 2008 01:19:25 +0000 http://www.burbed.com/2008/02/03/a-guide-to-menlo-park-neighborhoods-for-spring-bounce/#comment-3842 Or just get the fudge out of California! The place is nuts. Or just get the fudge out of California!

The place is nuts.

]]> By: RealEstater http://www.burbed.com/2008/02/03/a-guide-to-menlo-park-neighborhoods-for-spring-bounce/#comment-3841 RealEstater Sun, 03 Feb 2008 22:22:23 +0000 http://www.burbed.com/2008/02/03/a-guide-to-menlo-park-neighborhoods-for-spring-bounce/#comment-3841 Renter4: >>MP afterschool care is almost non-existent. >>If you’re planning to buy in MP, be rich enough to have one parent stay at home, or to afford a nanny. Also, Menlo Park elementary schools have 2 separate sessions. Session 1 starts early in the morning. Session 2 starts mid-day and runs to the afternoon. Stay-at-home moms and/or nannies are absolutely necessary if you get session 2, to send/pick-up kids to school. Many residents have both stay-at-home mom and a nanny. After all, stay-at-home mom needs to spend time at the spa and go shopping at the mall. Renter4:

>>MP afterschool care is almost non-existent.
>>If you’re planning to buy in MP, be rich enough to have one parent stay at home, or to afford a nanny.

Also, Menlo Park elementary schools have 2 separate sessions. Session 1 starts early in the morning. Session 2 starts mid-day and runs to the afternoon. Stay-at-home moms and/or nannies are absolutely necessary if you get session 2, to send/pick-up kids to school. Many residents have both stay-at-home mom and a nanny. After all, stay-at-home mom needs to spend time at the spa and go shopping at the mall.

]]> By: Renter4 http://www.burbed.com/2008/02/03/a-guide-to-menlo-park-neighborhoods-for-spring-bounce/#comment-3840 Renter4 Sun, 03 Feb 2008 20:56:09 +0000 http://www.burbed.com/2008/02/03/a-guide-to-menlo-park-neighborhoods-for-spring-bounce/#comment-3840 MP afterschool care is almost non-existent. We were part of the rush for it last year. At least one parent slept outside the facility the night before in order to be first in line to sign their kids up. Soon thereafter there was an emergency meeting between school & city officials and a bunch of furious K parents... I can't remember what exactly happened, but the parents got no satisfaction there. If you're planning to buy in MP, be rich enough to have one parent stay at home, or to afford a nanny. MP afterschool care is almost non-existent. We were part of the rush for it last year. At least one parent slept outside the facility the night before in order to be first in line to sign their kids up. Soon thereafter there was an emergency meeting between school & city officials and a bunch of furious K parents… I can’t remember what exactly happened, but the parents got no satisfaction there.

If you’re planning to buy in MP, be rich enough to have one parent stay at home, or to afford a nanny.

]]> By: burbed http://www.burbed.com/2008/02/03/a-guide-to-menlo-park-neighborhoods-for-spring-bounce/#comment-3839 burbed Sun, 03 Feb 2008 19:55:17 +0000 http://www.burbed.com/2008/02/03/a-guide-to-menlo-park-neighborhoods-for-spring-bounce/#comment-3839 Thanks for the clarification! Thanks for the clarification!

]]> By: sw http://www.burbed.com/2008/02/03/a-guide-to-menlo-park-neighborhoods-for-spring-bounce/#comment-3838 sw Sun, 03 Feb 2008 19:23:32 +0000 http://www.burbed.com/2008/02/03/a-guide-to-menlo-park-neighborhoods-for-spring-bounce/#comment-3838 There are actually 2 very distinct areas of unincorporated Menlo Park. I assume from the description above that the poster is referring to the North Fair Oaks area. That area shares poor schools with RWC and really doesn't have much in common with Menlo Park. The other area of unincorporated Menlo Park is referred to as West Menlo Park and is just as upscale as Central Menlo Park. It has its own elementary and middle schools which test very similarly to Menlo Park city schools. There is a much more detailed rundown of the neighborhoods here: http://www.paloaltoonline.com/neighborhoods/#mp There are actually 2 very distinct areas of unincorporated Menlo Park. I assume from the description above that the poster is referring to the North Fair Oaks area. That area shares poor schools with RWC and really doesn’t have much in common with Menlo Park. The other area of unincorporated Menlo Park is referred to as West Menlo Park and is just as upscale as Central Menlo Park. It has its own elementary and middle schools which test very similarly to Menlo Park city schools. There is a much more detailed rundown of the neighborhoods here: http://www.paloaltoonline.com/neighborhoods/#mp

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