This video is so helpful, thank you!! We are likely moving to the Bay Area soon and Half Moon Bay has been the place we’re most interested in. Do you think a commute from HMB to Menlo Park 3x a week would be realistic? Also, we have young kids. Is HMB an older community or are there young families as well? Thank you so much for the info!
Hi Summer! Thank you for your feedback on the video and for commenting. I really appreciate it. A commute from HMB to Menlo Park is realistic and I know several people who have been doing this exact commute for years. For me personally this commute 3x per week would be a little too much. I estimate it would be somewhere in the 35 - 45 minute range each way every day. Most of the bottleneck will be on 92 (it's a one lane road each way). I recommend messing around with google maps to check the addresses your going to and from at different parts of the day to see what it looks like and see if this commute is a good decision for you. In general Half Moon Bay is a very mixed community with all types of demographics. We know many families there with kids of all ages and especially plenty of young families. Half Moon Bay is essentially no different in the number of young families in the community than any other local community in San Mateo county but I would say the primary difference is obviously people who really prefer living close to the ocean. I hope those answers were helpful. If you have any more questions or want to chat about different parts of the Peninsula you can call or text me at 650.766.5686. I was born and raised in San Mateo and lived here my whole life (except when I left to Sacramento for college) so I'm happy to share the insights of a native/local anytime. Side note: My daughter's name is Autumn, I love a seasonal name :) - Val Mattei
Yay, thank you so much Val, this is such great info! I’m happy to hear that there is a good number of young families there. If things continue and we do end up moving to the area, I’m sure I will reach out to you with more questions. Thank you!! (And Autumn is a great name!)
This video is so helpful, thank you!! We are likely moving to the Bay Area soon and Half Moon Bay has been the place we’re most interested in. Do you think a commute from HMB to Menlo Park 3x a week would be realistic? Also, we have young kids. Is HMB an older community or are there young families as well? Thank you so much for the info!
Hi Summer! Thank you for your feedback on the video and for commenting. I really appreciate it.
A commute from HMB to Menlo Park is realistic and I know several people who have been doing this exact commute for years. For me personally this commute 3x per week would be a little too much. I estimate it would be somewhere in the 35 - 45 minute range each way every day. Most of the bottleneck will be on 92 (it's a one lane road each way). I recommend messing around with google maps to check the addresses your going to and from at different parts of the day to see what it looks like and see if this commute is a good decision for you.
In general Half Moon Bay is a very mixed community with all types of demographics. We know many families there with kids of all ages and especially plenty of young families. Half Moon Bay is essentially no different in the number of young families in the community than any other local community in San Mateo county but I would say the primary difference is obviously people who really prefer living close to the ocean.
I hope those answers were helpful. If you have any more questions or want to chat about different parts of the Peninsula you can call or text me at 650.766.5686. I was born and raised in San Mateo and lived here my whole life (except when I left to Sacramento for college) so I'm happy to share the insights of a native/local anytime.
Side note: My daughter's name is Autumn, I love a seasonal name :)
- Val Mattei
Yay, thank you so much Val, this is such great info! I’m happy to hear that there is a good number of young families there. If things continue and we do end up moving to the area, I’m sure I will reach out to you with more questions. Thank you!! (And Autumn is a great name!)
Bay Area residents are fortunate to enjoy very mild temperatures throughout the year.