South Peninsula & Palo Alto

The affluent corridor from Menlo Park and East Palo Alto through Palo Alto, Los Altos, and Mountain View -- the intellectual and venture-capital epicenter of Silicon Valley. Stanford University anchors Palo Alto, while Google's global headquarters occupies the Googleplex in Mountain View. Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park is synonymous with venture capital. This region commands some of the Bay Area's highest home prices, with median values exceeding $3 million in Palo Alto and Los Altos. Caltrain provides frequent commuter service, and proximity to both I-280 and US-101 offers highway access north to San Francisco and south to San Jose.