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Somewhat walkable

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Some transit

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Biker's paradise

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Palo Alto is somewhat walkable. While some services and amenities are accessible on foot, a car may still be needed for certain errands. The area has limited public transportation options, making it less ideal for those who rely on transit. Palo Alto is a biker’s paradise, with an extensive and well-maintained cycling infrastructure for seamless biking.

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Ellen Thacher Children’s Center

Childcare

The Whistle Stop

Childcare

Right At School El Carmelo Elementary

Childcare

Tosha

Childcare

Right At School

Childcare

El Carmelo Kids’ Club

Childcare

Edgewood House Preschool

Childcare

Juana Briones Kids’ Club

Childcare

Building Kidz of Palo Alto

Childcare

Casa Dei Bambini School

Private • PK-K • 58 students

International School of the Peninsula

Private • PK-K • 129 students

Stratford School - Palo Alto

Private • PK-7 • 369 students

Challenger - Middlefield

Private • PK, K-8 • 328 students

St. Elizabeth Seton

Private • PK-8 • 254 students

Hope Technology School

Private • PK-12 • 110 students

Silicon Valley International School

Private • PK, K-12 • 556 students

Waldorf School-Peninsula

Private • PK-12 • 346 students

Alto International School

Private • PK-12 • 247 students

Juana Briones Elementary School

Public • K-5 • 258 students

8/10

Duveneck Elementary School

Public • K-5 • 346 students

8/10

Herbert Hoover Elementary School

Public • K-5 • 386 students

8/10

Ohlone Elementary School

Public • K-5 • 463 students

8/10

Palo Verde Elementary School

Public • K-5 • 382 students

8/10

Fairmeadow Elementary School

Public • K-5 • 403 students

7/10

Walter Hays Elementary School

Public • K-5 • 294 students

7/10

Addison Elementary School

Public • K-5 • 331 students

7/10

Barron Park Elementary School

Public • K-5 • 211 students

7/10

Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School

Public • 6-8 • 996 students

8/10

Ellen Fletcher Middle

Public • 6-8 • 515 students

8/10

Frank S. Greene Jr. Middle

Public • 6-8 • 755 students

7/10

Aspire East Palo Alto Charter

Charter • K-8 • 532 students

3/10

Ravenswood Comprehensive Middle

Public • 6-8 • 515 students

3/10

Henry M. Gunn High School

Public • 9-12 • 1787 students

9/10

Palo Alto High School

Public • 9-12 • 1992 students

8/10

KIPP Esperanza High

Charter • 9-12 • 220 students

5/10

East Palo Alto Academy

Charter • 9-12 • 299 students

4/10

Oxford Day Academy

Charter • 9-12 • 92 students

1/10

Palo Alto University

College

Sofia University

College

Wade Institute of Technology

College

Palo Alto Airport

Airport

Veterans Affairs Hospital Palo Alto

Bus

Embarcadero Road & Heather Lane

Bus

Embarcadero Road & Louis Road

Bus

Middlefield Road & Moreno Avenue

Bus

Middlefield Road & Seale Avenue

Bus

Hanover Street & South California Avenue

Bus

Palo Alto Caltrain Platform South

Bus

Lytton Avenue & Alma Street

Bus

Palo Alto Airport

Airport

Veterans Affairs Hospital Palo Alto

Bus

Embarcadero Road & Heather Lane

Bus

Embarcadero Road & Louis Road

Bus

Middlefield Road & Moreno Avenue

Bus

Middlefield Road & Seale Avenue

Bus

Hanover Street & South California Avenue

Bus

Palo Alto Caltrain Platform South

Bus

Lytton Avenue & Alma Street

Bus

Oak Creek Club

Bus

Palo Alto

Train

Palo Alto

Train

California Avenue

Train

Stanford

Train

California Avenue

Train

Stanford

Train

Palo Alto Transit Center

Train

Honey Baked Ham

Food

Gott's Roadside

Food

Shake Shack

Food

Cafe Salute

Food

Sweetgreen

Food

Gelato Classico

Food

Gourmet Franks

Food

Taco Bell

Food

Kirk's Steakburgers

Food

Sliderbar

Drinks

The Wine Room

Drinks

Rose and Crown

Drinks

Salvaje

Drinks

Scotty's

Drinks

Honey Baked Ham

Food

Gott's Roadside

Food

Shake Shack

Food

Cafe Salute

Food

Sweetgreen

Food

Gelato Classico

Food

Gourmet Franks

Food

Taco Bell

Food

Kirk's Steakburgers

Food

Philz Coffee

Restaurant

INDO Restaurant & Lounge

Restaurant

Philz Coffee

Restaurant

Coconuts-Carribean & Jamican Jerk

Restaurant

Rangoon Ruby

Restaurant

Fleming's

Restaurant

Starbucks

Restaurant

Howie's Artisan Pizza

Restaurant

Fambrini's Cafe

Restaurant

Bloomingdale's

Shopping

Nordstrom

Shopping

Target

Shopping

Edgewood Shopping Center

Shopping

Stanford Shopping Center

Shopping

Macy's

Shopping

Neiman Marcus

Shopping

Brooks Brothers

Shopping

Cambridge Optimetry

Shopping

7-Eleven

Grocery store

Sprinkles Cupcakes

Grocery store

Grocery Outlet

Grocery store

Real Produce International Market

Grocery store

Crossroads Specialty Foods

Grocery store

The Market at Edgewood

Grocery store

Shell

Grocery store

Piazza's Fine Foods

Grocery store

7-Eleven

Grocery store

Bloomingdale's

Shopping

Nordstrom

Shopping

Target

Shopping

Edgewood Shopping Center

Shopping

Stanford Shopping Center

Shopping

Macy's

Shopping

Neiman Marcus

Shopping

Brooks Brothers

Shopping

Cambridge Optimetry

Shopping

Zipcar

Automotive

Modderman Service Inc.

Automotive

ChargePoint

Automotive

High / Hamilton Lot (Lot P)

Automotive

Ramona/Lytton Lot (Lot C)

Automotive

Byxbee Park Parking Lot

Automotive

Jiffy Lube

Automotive

9 Minute Oil & Lube

Automotive

Palo Alto Unified School District Corporation Yard

Automotive

Zipcar

Automotive

Modderman Service Inc.

Automotive

ChargePoint

Automotive

High / Hamilton Lot (Lot P)

Automotive

Ramona/Lytton Lot (Lot C)

Automotive

Byxbee Park Parking Lot

Automotive

Jiffy Lube

Automotive

9 Minute Oil & Lube

Automotive

Palo Alto Unified School District Corporation Yard

Automotive

Stanford Chiropractic Center

Healthcare

Denise M. Henderson, D.D.S.

Healthcare

Lee & Woo Orthodontics

Healthcare

Kris S Hammamoto DDS

Healthcare

S. Brian Liu, D.D.S.

Healthcare

Christopher H. Joy DMD

Healthcare

Ann Ho, D.D.S.

Healthcare

Lipson Periodontics

Healthcare

Walgreens

Healthcare

The Nest

Hotel

Cardinal Hotel

Hotel

Hotel California

Hotel

Glass Slipper Inn

Hotel

The Palo Alto Inn

Hotel

Comfort Inn

Hotel

Stanford Terrace Inn

Hotel

The Clement

Hotel

Hotel Keen

Hotel

Marcus & Millichap Company

Other

Dero

Other

Alain Pinel Realtors

Other

Dero

Other

bike fixtation

Other

Ladder

Other

Farmers Insurance

Other

Lee Aldinger Insurance

Other

Dero

Other

LaBelle Hair Salon

Personal care

Like! Hair Salon

Personal care

Blades Styling

Personal care

Nancy Bee

Personal care

Prep

Personal care

Hair Studio

Personal care

Rocket Salon

Personal care

Social Salon

Personal care

President Barber Shop

Personal care

Mitchell Park Dog Park

Pet care

Peers Park Dog Park

Pet care

Midtown Veterinary Hospital

Pet care

Palo Alto Animal Services

Pet care

Animal Hospital of Palo Alto

Pet care

Palo Alto Animal Hospital

Pet care

Rororori

Pet care

The Animal Doctors

Pet care

Pet Food Depot

Pet care

Bay Area Christian Church

Place of worship

First United Methodist Church

Place of worship

Covenant Presbyterian Church

Place of worship

Aldersgate Methodist Church

Place of worship

Congregation Kol Emeth

Place of worship

Seventh Day Adventist Church

Place of worship

Our Lady of the Rosary

Place of worship

First Presbyterian Church

Place of worship

Church of the Living God Temple #266

Place of worship

The UPS Store

Public service

Boston Private Band and Trust

Public service

USPS

Public service

East Palo Alto City Hall

Public service

USPS

Public service

Jones Day

Public service

Bank of America

Public service

Bridge Bank

Public service

Cambridge Branch, Palo Alto

Public service

Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo

Entertainment

Little Free Library

Entertainment

Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Interpretive Center

Entertainment

New Mozart

Entertainment

Elks Lodge

Entertainment

Cubberley Community Center

Entertainment

Rinconada Library

Entertainment

Children's Theater

Entertainment

Mitchell Park Community Center

Entertainment

Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo

Entertainment

Little Free Library

Entertainment

Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Interpretive Center

Entertainment

New Mozart

Entertainment

Elks Lodge

Entertainment

Cubberley Community Center

Entertainment

Rinconada Library

Entertainment

Children's Theater

Entertainment

Mitchell Park Community Center

Entertainment

John Lucas Greer Park Filed 5 Scoccer

Sports

Pagemill Pastures

Sports

Yoga Source

Sports

uforia Studios

Sports

Little League Baseball Field

Sports

Baseball/Softball Field 1

Sports

Orangetheory Fitness

Sports

Middlefield Ballpark

Sports

Rich May Memorial Field

Sports

Average rent in Palo Alto

In Palo Alto, the average rent is $3,644 per month, with the average rental size around 831 square feet. Most renters here pay over $3,000, making it the most common rent bracket in the area.

Average rent

$3,644/month

Average rental size

831 sqft

Rent ranges

Under $1,000: 0%
$1,001 - $1,500: 0%
$1,501 - $2,000: 1.7%
$2,001 - $2,500: 9.7%
$2,501 - $3,000: 25.4%
Over $3,000: 63.2%

Rent data provided by Yardi® Matrix.

Average utility cost in California

In California, renters typically spend around $473 per month on utilities, with costs ranging from $30 for internet to $155 for electricity, depending on factors like home size, season, and usage.

Electricity
$155

Gas
$58

Water
$114

Sewer
$57

Cable
$59

Internet
$30

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