Saratoga

Saratoga is a medium-sized city in Santa Clara County, California. It has approximately six neighborhoods and is the 243rd largest community in the state. It is a popular community among professionals, growing families, retirees and more. It features quiet streets, low crime rates and plenty of green spaces and room to roam. Nearly 77% of adults in the community have four-year degrees or more well more than triple the national education average for U.S. communities. With such a high concentration of college educated adults, the community has an atmosphere that is quite conducive to scholarly pursuits. Saratoga is ethnically, racially and religiously diverse and has a warm, welcoming and almost global feel.  Common ancestries in the community include German, English, Italian, Irish and Iranian. The primary language in the city is English, followed by Chinese and various languages of India. 

The city spans 12.48 square miles of land area. It is a wealthy communing according to both state and national standards and is decidedly white-collar. Over 96% of the local workforce is white-collar in nature. Uniquely over 11% of the local workforce, works from home. They accomplish this a variety of ways, like telecommuting, home-based businesses and freelance endeavors. For those that must commute to work an average commute time is around thirty minutes. In 2017, the city’s population was 30,905 and the approximate population density was around 2,456 people per square mile. Also, in 2017, the estimated median household income in Saratoga was $193,041 and the per capita income was $ 88,744. In addition, in 2017 the estimated house or condo value was over $1,000,000, the mean price on all housing units was over $1,000,000 and the median gross rent was $2,732.  

The area was originally inhabited by the native Ohlone tribes. In the mid-1800s European settlers arrived and began to edge the natives out of the area. Industries soon began to pop up in the budding community, such as a furniture factory, a grist mill, a tannery, a paper factory and more. It also became and remained an agricultural area that houses a number of wineries and vineyards as well as orchards. Today it primarily serves as a bedroom community of the Silicon Valley. The city was incorporated in October of 1956 and it is a clearly established general law city and a council-manager style of city government. 

Saratoga is home to the Savannah-Chanelle Vineyards and the wonderful Mountain Winery which draw visitors from near and far. Local attractions include the Villa Montalvo Arboretum, the Montalvo Center for the Arts, Hakone Japanese Gardens, and Sanborn County Park, which spans over 3,500 acres. They city also has some wonderful hiking trails especially centering in the Blue Hills neighborhood. Homes for sale come in a variety of sizes and styles to suit the needs of potential buyers. And other real estate options include apartments, duplexes, condominiums and more. To begin your home search in sunny Saratoga, call local real estate agent and expert Melanie Ventura at 408-590-4272, the sooner you call the sooner you will find where you truly belong.