- Public SchoolsA+
- Crime & SafetyB-
- HousingB
- NightlifeA-
- Good for FamiliesA+
- DiversityA-
- JobsA-
- WeatherA+
- Cost of LivingC-
- Health & FitnessA+
- Outdoor ActivitiesA+
- CommuteA
Real Estate
Median Home Value
$1,456,300
National
$178,600Median Rent
$2,485
National
$928Crime & Safety
Residents
Diversity
A-
Based on ethnic and economic diversity.
Median Household Income
$208,772
National
$53,889Children
24%
- Public Schools
- Private Schools
Piedmont Reviews
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Piedmont is an unusually closely knit community with exceptionally affluent and well-educated families. It is a small community it of 12,000 residents surrounded circumferentially by Oakland. Because of this fact, it is culturally diverse, and property values are depressed to reasonably affordable levels due to the crime rates of the surrounding East Bay communities. Piedmont itself, however, is exceptionally safe. (Its school district ranks #1 for safety among greater San Francisco metropolitan area school districts.) Notable current or former Piedmont residents include Ambassador Chris Stephens, Clint Eastwood, Amanda Stevenson, Sarah Chin, Charles Schwab, Stephen Curry, Reggie Jackson, Stephen Bechtel, and Jack London.
The benefits of living here are significant:
If we lived in Oakland we would pay for private schooling.
Security is good - a bit of a rabbit warren with a strong neighbourhood watch scheme and cameras on entrance roads.
Piedmont has its own police and fire departments. There is a small area for the police to patrol and in emergencies, the police/fire/medic vehicles are onsite within 2-4 minutes.
Piedmont enjoys temperate weather so air conditioning/pools aren't essential.
Piedmont Ave and College Ave are close and provide restaurant and shopping options.
The economics of having an appreciating asset vs spending money for a higher cost of living made the decision easy for us.
If we lived in Oakland we would pay for private schooling.
Security is good - a bit of a rabbit warren with a strong neighbourhood watch scheme and cameras on entrance roads.
Piedmont has its own police and fire departments. There is a small area for the police to patrol and in emergencies, the police/fire/medic vehicles are onsite within 2-4 minutes.
Piedmont enjoys temperate weather so air conditioning/pools aren't essential.
Piedmont Ave and College Ave are close and provide restaurant and shopping options.
The economics of having an appreciating asset vs spending money for a higher cost of living made the decision easy for us.
There is a strong sense of community in this area and everyone knows eachother and are aware if different people move into a residence. There is the school, church and veterans building, a few stores and police station. People often tend to live there for a long time or their parents do after their children graduate. It is very safe and clean and well kept. It is very pet friendly with a few dog parks nearby peoples residences some of which are nearby the parks . There are many community gatherings and events that are posted in the paper and are family friendly open to the public.