Where do young families in Bay Area live - where nice homes are less than 1 million?

[shannybannany]

Look to Morgan Hill in the South Bay. Lots and lots of gorgeous homes for your budget and the commute is definately doable. My husband used to commute from Mountain View to Morgan Hill. The morning was a complete breeze however Friday nights could be rough.
Morgan Hill schools are very, very good.

Now.....As much as I loved Morgan Hill, we moved back east to be closer to my family. We DO NOT have children nor want any and Morgan Hill was Family Central, imo.
Good luck,
Shanny

[blue10]

Originally Posted by shannybannany

My husband used to commute from Mountain View to Morgan Hill. The morning was a complete breeze however Friday nights could be rough.
Morgan Hill schools are very, very good.

Not really. From the looks of it here, the schools in Morgan Hill are either average or below average:

Ann Sobrato High School Test Scores - Morgan Hill, California - CA

The 9th grade math score achieved just 6% - the state average is 18%.

[out of bay or bust]

San Ramon, Danville. Do not move past Livermore east. Sac is a sea of forclosures and there are not alot of jobs in the Valley. If you are moving back to the bay area don't ruin the move by going for the house insted of the city. You can always add on or up date a home you cant change a school district or your neighbors. I live in San Ramon and the schools are very good. Stay away from windemere or Gale ranch unless you and your kids are fluent in the Chinese and indian languages. Not saying the people or the subdivisions are not nice but I have a friend that lives there and his kids have no one to play with because all his neighbors do not speak english.

[lastguy]

only one kind of people had to live in bay area - computer engineers - who have little choice. otherwise, try to get rid of here. of course, climate here is very good - like other places in CA.