Mountain View Neighborhoods
Mountain View's residential areas fall into three bands: neighborhoods north of Central Expressway such as Monta Loma and North Whisman, the older central core between Central Expressway and El Camino Real, and the 1950s-80s subdivisions south of El Camino Real. The city works with neighborhoods through its Council Neighborhoods Committee and its Neighborhood CERT groups, whose published boundaries are used here where available.
27 neighborhoods across 4 areas. For current market data, schools and buying strategy, see the Mountain View real estate guide. Browse other cities on the Silicon Valley neighborhoods page.
North Bayshore
North Bayshore
Office, tech-campus and open-space district north of US 101 that includes Shoreline Amphitheatre, the Computer History Museum, Shoreline Golf Links and the Rengstorff House. It has little existing housing; new residential development is planned under the city's North Bayshore plan.
Primarily non-residential.
North Mountain View (north of Central Expressway)
Monta Loma
Bounded by San Antonio Road, Middlefield Road, Rengstorff Avenue and Central Expressway, with 1950s post-war homes by Joseph Eichler, John Calder Mackay and Mardell Building Co. on lots of about 5,000-6,500 sq ft; the Fairview/Monta Loma Eichler tract has about 200 homes. Monta Loma Park and Elementary (460 Thompson Ave.) and Thaddeus Park are in the neighborhood.
Schools: Mountain View Whisman SD (Monta Loma Elementary, Crittenden Middle); MVLA HSD (Los Altos High) · Eichler homes
Rex Manor
Bounded by Central Expressway, Farley Street, Middlefield Road, Burgoyne Street and Beatrice Street, with mostly modest 1960s ranch homes on streets that do not run through, plus several traffic circles. Stevenson Park (750 San Pierre Way) and the Whisman Sports Center are nearby.
Schools: Mountain View Whisman SD (Theuerkauf Elementary, Crittenden Middle); MVLA HSD (Los Altos High)
Stierlin Estates
Mostly 1960s single-family ranch homes, with some townhouses and condominiums, on zigzag streets that dead-end at the US 101 sound wall; commercial buildings along the freeway buffer noise.
Jackson Park
Bounded by Central Avenue, Moffett Boulevard, Central Expressway and S. Shoreline Boulevard, with Craftsman-style townhomes from about 1980, 1950s single-family homes on lots of about 4,000 sq ft, and the late-1980s Windmill Park homes. Jackson Park is at Jackson Street and Stierlin Road.
Schools: Mountain View Whisman SD (Theuerkauf Elementary, Crittenden Middle); MVLA HSD (Mountain View High)
North Whisman
Area around Fairchild, Leong and Walker drives, Easy Street, E. Middlefield Road and Tyrella Avenue, mixing mid-century single-family homes and condos with 1990s townhomes and newer homes on Evandale Avenue (about 2007). The Hetch Hetchy Trail and Whisman School Park serve the area.
Schools: Mountain View Whisman SD (Imai, formerly Huff, Elementary; Crittenden Middle); MVLA HSD (Mountain View High)
Slater
Bounded by E. Middlefield Road, N. Whisman Road, Minaret Avenue and Easy Street; original homes date to 1955, including brick-facade duplexes with Western-style wagon-wheel details. Slater School Park (220 N. Whisman Rd.) and Creekside Park are nearby.
Schools: Mountain View Whisman SD (Landels Elementary, Crittenden Middle); MVLA HSD (Mountain View High)
Wagon Wheel
Small neighborhood in the North Whisman area bounded by Middlefield Road, Fairchild Drive, N. Whisman Road and Tyrella Avenue, recognized by the city as its own neighborhood CERT group.
Whisman Station
1998 community of attached townhomes and detached single-family homes bounded by Whisman Road, Central Expressway and Highway 237, with Magnolia and Chetwood parks. VTA light rail connects to Caltrain, and a pedestrian bridge crosses Central Expressway toward downtown.
Schools: Mountain View Whisman SD (Landels Elementary, Crittenden Middle); MVLA HSD (Mountain View High)
Central Mountain View (Central Expressway to El Camino Real)
Old Mountain View
Bounded by El Camino Real, Shoreline Boulevard, Central Expressway and Highway 85, around the Castro Street downtown and the Mountain View Caltrain/VTA transit center; homes range from bungalows, Craftsman, Colonial and Cape Cod houses more than 100 years old to new higher-density homes, on lots of about 4,500-7,000 sq ft. Eagle Park (pool), Mercy-Bush Park and Landels School Park serve the area.
Schools: Mountain View Whisman SD (Landels Elementary, Graham Middle); MVLA HSD (Mountain View High)
Shoreline West
Bounded by Villa Street, Shoreline Boulevard, El Camino Real and Escuela Avenue, and named in 1994 when residents split from the downtown association; original homes are mostly 1940s Craftsman and Victorian cottages of about 1,000-1,200 sq ft, with larger late-1990s homes. Rengstorff, Eagle, Mariposa and Castro parks are within about a mile.
Schools: Mountain View Whisman SD (Bubb Elementary, Graham Middle); MVLA HSD (Los Altos High)
Castro City
Small two-by-two-block enclave of 1960s-70s ranch homes of about 1,000-1,500 sq ft, many since rebuilt in Craftsman style, within walking distance of Rengstorff Park.
Greater San Antonio
Area around San Antonio Road and California Street from Showers Drive to San Antonio Circle, near the San Antonio shopping district and Caltrain station; represented by the Greater San Antonio Community association.
The Crossings
Uniform 1994 development of 540 homes, many tri-level, bounded by San Antonio Road, Showers Drive and California Street, next to the San Antonio Caltrain station and within walking distance of San Antonio Shopping Center.
Schools: Los Altos School District (Almond Elementary, Egan Junior High); MVLA HSD (Los Altos High)
Del Medio
Northwestern pocket near San Antonio Road, with single-family homes mainly on the north side of Del Medio Avenue and the Mountain View portion of Monroe Drive, plus apartments behind the San Antonio Road retail. Del Medio Park is the neighborhood park, and the San Antonio Caltrain station is nearby.
Schools: Los Altos School District
Willow Gate
Small area along Willow Street a short walk from Central Expressway, with the 57-unit Cypress Point Lakes condominiums and about two dozen Craftsman-style single-family homes built in 2006. The 84-plot Willow Gate Community Garden and the Stevens Creek Trail are nearby.
Schools: Mountain View Whisman SD (Landels Elementary, Crittenden Middle); MVLA HSD (Los Altos High)
Sylvan Park (Sylvan Dale)
Eastern neighborhood north of El Camino Real near the Sunnyvale border, around Sylvan Park (600 Sylvan Ave.), one of the city's larger parks; homes near the park are mid-1970s houses of about 3,000 sq ft on lots of about 10,000 sq ft.
Schools: Mountain View Whisman SD (Landels Elementary, Graham Middle); MVLA HSD (Mountain View High)
South Mountain View (south of El Camino Real)
Cuesta Park
Bounded by El Camino Real, Grant Road, Cuesta Drive and Miramonte Avenue, with mostly uniform 1950s ranch homes of about 1,500-2,200 sq ft on lots of about 5,100-6,000 sq ft. Cuesta Park (615 Cuesta Dr.) and Bubb Park (680 Barbara Ave.) serve the area.
Schools: Mountain View Whisman SD; MVLA HSD (Mountain View High)
Gemello
Bounded by El Camino Real, El Monte Avenue, Pilgrim/Jardin Drive and Karen Way, with early-1950s homes of about 1,200-1,900 sq ft on lots of about 5,000-7,000 sq ft, some with second-story additions. Gemello Park and the El Monte shopping center are within walking distance.
Schools: Mountain View Whisman SD (Bubb Elementary, Graham Middle); MVLA HSD (Los Altos High)
St. Francis Acres
Bounded by El Camino Real, Permanente Creek, El Monte Avenue and Gilmore Street, with modest 1950s ranch homes on lots of about 5,000-5,700 sq ft. McKelvey Park (939 Miramonte Ave.) is the neighborhood park.
Schools: Los Altos School District (Springer Elementary, Blach Intermediate); MVLA HSD (Los Altos High)
Bell Meadows
Eichler tract of about 75 homes built 1972-73 along Trophy Drive, Eichler Court and Eichler Drive; the city includes it in the St. Francis Acres CERT neighborhood (Miramonte Avenue from Eichler Drive to Rincon).
Blossom Valley
Southern area near the Los Altos border made up of Springer Meadows, Varsity Park, Blossom Valley Estates, Springer Trees and the Gest Ranch subdivision (Miramonte Oaks), built on former orchard land. Early ranch homes of about 1,200-1,500 sq ft sit on lots near 11,000 sq ft, and the 30-home Satake Estates was added in 2009.
Schools: Los Altos School District (Springer Elementary, Blach Intermediate); MVLA HSD (Los Altos High)
Varsity Park
Defined by the city's CERT boundaries along Miramonte Road, Sladky Avenue, Springer Road and Marilyn Drive; one of the five subdivisions that make up Blossom Valley, named for Varsity Park at Duke Way and Jefferson Drive.
Schools: Los Altos School District (Springer Elementary); MVLA HSD
Martens-Carmelita
Neighborhood set back from Grant Road and El Camino Real next to Waverly Park, with late-1970s homes of about 2,000 sq ft, many arranged around a circle with no through-traffic, on lots that can exceed a quarter acre. It has a community pool, and the Stevens Creek Trail is at its eastern end.
Schools: Mountain View Whisman SD (Imai, formerly Huff, Elementary; Graham Middle); MVLA HSD (Mountain View High)
Waverly Park
Former apricot and prune orchard between Grant Road and Highway 85, built in phases from the 1960s through the 1980s with large lots; The Enclave, a newer 53-home development at the entrance, has lots of about 8,000 sq ft. Cooper Park and the Stevens Creek Trail are nearby.
Schools: Mountain View Whisman SD (Imai, formerly Huff, Elementary; Graham Middle); MVLA HSD (Mountain View High)
Cooper
Area from Grant Road east to Highway 85/Stevens Creek, between the Sleeper Avenue area and April Lane, La Salle Drive and Levin Avenue, as defined by the city's Cooper Neighborhood CERT group. Cooper Park, with tennis courts and lawns, is nearby.
Cuernavaca
Development at the city's southeastern tip off Crestview Drive near the Sunnyvale border, on a former cherry orchard that later held a nine-hole golf course and swim club. Completed in 1989, it has about 170 attached and detached Spanish/Mediterranean-style homes with red tile roofs on more than 30 acres, with a shared pool, spas and tennis courts.
Schools: Mountain View Whisman SD (Imai, formerly Huff, Elementary; Graham Middle); MVLA HSD (Mountain View High)
Neighborhood names follow city sources where they exist; informal names are noted. School assignments can change, so confirm by address with the district. Source: City of Mountain View.
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