BAY AREA GUIDES

Get oriented before you choose a place.

Explore the Peninsula, South Bay, and East Bay through short city and neighborhood overviews.

These guides describe general geography, housing, and daily life. Check current transit, schools, costs, and property conditions for any address you are considering.

PENINSULA

Peninsula

San Francisco to Palo Alto, along the bay and up into the coastal hills.

Start with the PeninsulaHow the Peninsula is laid out, and why bayside, inland, and coastal communities feel so different.

Cities

South San Francisco San Bruno Millbrae Burlingame Hillsborough San Mateo Foster City Belmont San Carlos Redwood City Menlo Park East Palo Alto Palo Alto Atherton Woodside Half Moon Bay Pacifica

SOUTH BAY

South Bay

The Santa Clara Valley, from Mountain View through San Jose to Gilroy.

Start with the South BayHow the Santa Clara Valley fits together, from Mountain View through San Jose to the foothill towns.

Cities

Mountain View Los Altos Sunnyvale Santa Clara Cupertino San Jose Milpitas Campbell Los Gatos Saratoga Morgan Hill Gilroy

Neighborhood guides (13)

Downtown San Jose Japantown Willow Glen Almaden Valley Cambrian Evergreen Berryessa North San Jose East San Jose Little Saigon Rose Garden West San Jose South San Jose

EAST BAY

East Bay

Fremont and the southern East Bay through Oakland and the Tri-Valley.

Start with the East BayHow the southern, central, and inland East Bay differ, and why BART and the bridges shape everything.

Cities

Fremont Newark Union City Hayward Castro Valley San Leandro Oakland Alameda Dublin Pleasanton Livermore Berkeley Walnut Creek Concord

Neighborhood guides (6)

Mission San Jose Niles Warm Springs Irvington Centerville Ardenwood