[quote=outtamojo]That area is crazy – maybe new construction will be less of a hassle. They are building like crazy in Dublin, which as you already know, has a BART station. 2 of my brothers bought there – and yes, the tech demographic is out there in full force in case you are wondering about schools.[/quote]
LOL, the “Tri-Valley” area is where I’m from. At the time we moved away, there was a population of 16K in Dublin, Pleasanton and San Ramon combined!
Now it is a suburban megalopolis, rife with tracts encumbered with HOA and MR!
This “tech demographic” you speak of – are they working in SV? If so, and they are riding the BART, are they then transferring to SAMTRANS and/or CalTrain every day back and forth? How long does this take them one way?
I would surmise that Dublin to Cupertino one way by car (for an 8:30 a.m. arrival time) would currently take 65-75 minutes (barring any accidents and using the Dumbarton Bridge).
You pay for what you get in this life, PLUS the added costs of HOA/MR (if you choose to commute from newer construction). Public schools are just as good or better in SV as they are in Dublin/San Ramon area.
At the time we lived there, my dad worked in Oakland and my mom worked locally. And as you may know, the majority of Oakland was a burnt out mess of racial tension in the early/mid sixties with frequent riots and law enforcement’s liberal use of teargas almost every day.
It is night and day from that now.
We could not afford anywhere in Contra Costa Co except Concord, which was a low-income sh!thole at the time (MUCH better now, btw).
The 2-4 lane hwys weren’t nearly as crowded then as they are now and there were no interstate spurs in place.
I would NOT advise buying in eastern Alameda County today if one or both buyers works in SV.
FWIW, the last time I stopped off in Dublin was October 2011 and the last time I stayed in SV was in May 2011.
