Mountain View pairs a busy downtown along Castro Street with open space at Shoreline Park on the bay.
It is also home to the Computer History Museum, a fitting landmark for the city where Google is headquartered.
- Schools
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Mountain View High — 10/10
Stevenson Elementary — 9/10
Bubb Elementary — 8/10
Imai Elementary — 8/10
Landels Elementary — 8/10
Graham Middle — 8/10 - Getting around
- Caltrain and VTA light rail meet at Mountain View Station. Highways 101, 85 and 237 nearby.
- Nearest major companies
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Google HQ ~2 mi
Intuit HQ ~3 mi
Microsoft ~3 mi
NASA Ames ~4 mi
El Camino Hospital ~2 mi - Homes
- Condominiums, townhomes, ranch homes and Eichler neighborhoods.
- Landmarks
- Castro Street, Shoreline Park, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Computer History Museum.
Questions about Mountain View
Tea Era on Castro St is the classic with 100+ flavors. Teaspoon and UMe Tea & Snacks are also on Castro. Ocha Tea Cafe on Grant Rd is near Ranch 99.
Castro Street is the dining strip. Doppio Zero for wood-fired Neapolitan pizza, Maru Ichi for ramen, Cascal for Latin/Mediterranean.
Shoreline Park (50-acre lake, golf, Bay Trail), Cuesta Park (tennis, dog park), and Rengstorff Park (aquatics center, fields).
Yes, Mountain View Farmers' Market Sundays 9am-1pm at the downtown Caltrain station, 600 W Evelyn Ave.
Earthquake insurance is standard. Wildfire risk is negligible. Flood is address-specific, check FEMA maps especially near Stevens Creek and Shoreline.
Mountain View Whisman (K-8) and Mountain View-Los Altos High. Mountain View High (10/10), Stevenson Elementary (9/10). Confirm by address.
Highways 101, 85, and Central Expressway. Minutes to Palo Alto and Sunnyvale. Caltrain downtown.