Mountain View

Highly Ranked Public Schools

At just over 12 square miles, Mountain View is home to approximately 75,000 residents, many nationally and internationally known corporations, highly ranked public schools and a thriving small business base in downtown Mountain View. The median home price in mid-2022 is $1.5 million and the price per square foot is around $1,000.

Nestled between the Santa Cruz Mountains and San Francisco Bay, it is ideally located in the heart of Silicon Valley — 10 miles north of San Jose and 35 miles south of San Francisco.
City of Mountain View

Downtown Mountain View

Castro Street in the downtown corridor provides Mountain View residents with a fresh downtown feel, with vibrant and hip restaurants, stores and cafes. The 100 to 300 blocks of Castro Street will be pedestrian only and closed to motor vehicles and buses through early 2023. The Art and Wine Festival celebrates its 50th Anniversary this fall.

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Mountain View Public Services

The city prides itself on providing excellent public services and facilities that meet the needs of a caring and diverse community in a financially responsible manner. While leading the region in innovation and ideas, the city remains committed to the traditional values of strong neighborhoods and citizen involvement. It also features 42 urban parks!

Public Library
Parks Division

Public Schools

Mountain View boasts highly ranked public schools. Because of this, it is considered one of the best places to live in the Bay Area. Mountain View and Los Altos high schools are consistently ranked in the top 1% of high schools nationally. In the MVLA district, 98 percent of the graduates matriculate to college.

Mountain View Los Altos High School District
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