Your Guide to Buying a Home in Santa Clara, CA

Buying a Home in Santa Clara, California

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Santa Clara is located in Santa Clara County

The City of Santa Clara, at the center of the Silicon Valley, is in a strategic regional location convenient to freeways, airports, railroads, expressways, light rail and other public transportation.

With 19.3 sqaure miles of tree-lined neighborhoods and thriving commercial/industrial centers, it is an ideal location for new, relocating or expanding businesses.

Housing Prices average approximately $480,000

Santa Clara has a long tradition of quality public services and a well maintained infrastructure. The city has owned and operated its own electric, water and sewer utilities for over a century. Lower utility rates and high standards of service have encouraged the relocation and growth of businesses in our community.

Transportation

Rail: CalTrain commuter service to Gilroy elementary and San Francisco with two stations in Santa Clara. Inter- rail service between San Jose and Sacramento with station in Santa Clara at Tasman Drive (Great America Station). Amtrak national passenger rail service and Southern Pacific freight rail service are also available.
Air: San Jose International Airport (2 miles from downtown Santa Clara).
Bus: Greyhound, Peerless, Santa Clara County Transit.
Light Rail: Guadalupe Corridor Light Rail, 20 miles completed. Running from the Santa Clara Convention Center to neighboring San Jose Convention Center, and stretching to South San Jose Santa Teresa Station near IBM plant. Extensions are planned to Sunnyvale, Mountain View, North San Jose and Milpitas.

Santa Clara amenities include an award-winning Convention Center, Community Recreation Center, International Swim Center, Youth Activity Center, Senior Citizens Center, abundant retail shopping, restaurants, and medical facilities.

Thirty-eight municipal parks and playgrounds, the championship Santa Clara Golf & Tennis Club, a 40 acre open space preserve, and the City owned cemetery, provide nearly 450 acres of open space.
 
The City is home to Santa Clara University, other outstanding schools, the nationally recognized 100-acre Paramount's Great America Theme Park, Triton Museum of Art, and the 49ers Football Training Center (the Marie P. DeBartolo Sports Centre).

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