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What's it like to live in Palo Alto?
glennten
7mo ago
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Luxurious, fun, culture-diverse, outdoorsy, woodsy, small-town feel, walkable neighborhoods, downtown shopping streets, strip malls, awesome tacos, Baylands park, Bxybee Park, outdoor concerts, stanford, smart people… so many things I can keep going haha.
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UncleDrunkle
2y ago
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I assume when you say Palo Alto and Stanford that you really mean north palo alto (north of Oregon Expressway).
Menlo park = quiet, slow/quiet downtown, cant park on the streets at night (2am - 5am) without a special daily permit for visitors….so if you have two cars, its kind of a pain in the ass unless you have two spots.
That being said, Menlo Park allows you to commute into stanford easily from Alameda De Las Pulgas. You cant get across el camino from palo alto without going to embarcadero or up university ave which can have more traffic (but youre close enough to bike).
Downtown Palo Alto is a lot livelier than menlo park. I have lived at Oak Creek and its nice but very quiet and you cant walk to much (i mean Stanford shopping mall is somewhat close…but meh).
Palo Alto Central is near northern california ave which is like a small quiet downtown (probably similar to menlo park's santa cruz ave), but if you can be closer to downtown I'd recommend it.
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solvents
1y ago
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Cons: Most expensive place ever. I pay $8 for a coffee regularly and hate myself for it.
Pros: Nature around here is great—20 minutes from awesome hiking. Town is beautiful, decent food options, 10/10 trees. Peaceful. Drive to SF is easy.
I moved here thinking I’d leave after grad school but loved it so much that I have decided to stay here (possibly permanently) even though my friends and family are back in NY.
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SquareDino
7mo ago
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Moved here for a job as well. If you have a partner and kids, Palo Alto might seem very appealing. It’s safe, perfect weather 9 months out of the year, walkable, has grocery stores close by. You can park your car on street and not worry about it getting broken into. Easy access to the coast and outdoor stuff. Nice little strip of shops and restaurants on University. My apt is sort of shitty, poorly appointed, and expensive. That annoys me coming from DC where costs were similar but the quality of housing was far better. I’d also say PA is a bit whitewashed and culture-less. Stanford is over here but students aren’t really mingling with locals. My hq was right down the street and that was very convenient. Now that I’m remote, I’m going to move up into the city. I never liked it here as single person moving from another fun city. Housing costs the same.
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