Atherton, California Real Estate

The best estate suburb near Stanford University and close proximity to the charm and amenities of Palo Alto. In Atherton you will find expansive California ranch homes to the ever increasing in size new mansions. The most important element here are the gardens and the high quality of life .

The beginning statement of the town’s General Plan describes the feel of Atherton by stating that “the Town of Atherton desires, insofar as possible, to preserve its character as a scenic, rural, thickly-wooded, residential area with abundant open space and with streets designed primarily as scenic routes rather than for speed of travel.”