> What’s also drawing people’s attention is the size of the lot the home sits on: nearly 7,900 square feet.
Is that a big lot for that neighborhood? 0.18 acres?
Makes my 0.33 acre lot seem overly spacious.
Is that a big lot for that neighborhood? 0.18 acres?
Makes my 0.33 acre lot seem overly spacious.
Much of Santa Clara Valley has "R1-8" zoning, which means "detached single family homes, 8 per acre."
43,560 / 8 = 5,445 sqft lots.
7,900 sqft is larger than average for many comparable neighborhoods.
Multiple acres are very normal in my town which is probably at least as close to Boston as Cupertino is to SF.
I understand various attractions of the Bay Area including all the area that is decidedly the ‘burbs but make no mistake that even tiny amounts of land is decidedly insane relative to the areas outside of most other cities including those reasonably considered as tech hubs.
I agree that Boston is very different both because of industry diversity and fewer geographical constraints other than the ocean. But the fact remains that although there are some very expensive communities, many though not all on the ocean, an hour drive gets you to some pretty reasonable pricing—say $500K on multiple acres.