Buying a home in El Cerrito will put you in a centrally located town. El Cerrito is within driving distance of Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Berkeley, Napa and Sonoma counties, Lake Tahoe, the Santa Cruz mountains, and the Pacific Ocean. In addition, the great climate affords residents almost year-round use of these wonderful recreational get-a-ways.
El Cerrito boasts some of the more affordable housing in the Bay Area, making it one of the most desirable places to live. El Cerrito is a little under four square miles and a population of 24,000 people.
El Cerrito's high school has approximately 5,487 students, and a student-teacher ratio of 21:1. 94% of the school's seniors graduate from high school and 90% of those students go on to pursue higher education options. El Cerrito is no longer a well-kept secret, and people are starting to recognize that El Cerrito is a wonderful place to live and a great place to invest in real estate.
The average home price in El Cerrito, CA for October 2007 was $667,650. These figures represent both single family homes and condos. While this data is collected from the MLS and is deemed reliable, it is not guaranteed.
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