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Old 05-22-2014, 08:17 PM
 
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Walnut Creek is a great spot. It's a family-friendly suburban area but you still have great shopping with Broadway Plaza and a nice selection of restaurants. Plus, it's easy access to the 24 and 680. All else equal, it's closer to SF than Santa Clara if you like heading to the city.

As far as schools, nearby cities like Lafayette, Moraga, Orinda, and Alamo are generally better overall, but Walnut Creek is still pretty good.
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Old 05-29-2014, 11:27 PM
 
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Walnut Creek has a much livelier, more upscale downtown and convenient mass transit access via BART. Santa Clara is very sleepy in comparison, even though it has a university. Both towns are very suburban. WC has Heather Farm Park, which is a nice spot to frequent; I can't think of anything comparable in Santa Clara. I frequently describe Walnut Creek as the place people move to to have babies. It sounds like you might be at that point in your life, so it would be a good fit.
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