Woodside Plaza properties command higher prices than those found in Palm Park. Its entry-level starts at above $1 million and the local market ranges up beyond $2.9 million, while Palm Park single-family homes can come in at under $1 million and its condominiums can be had for as little as $700,000.

The Palm Park neighborhood high end is occupied by larger – and often newer – homes, while the low end is often determined by location; single-family homes sharing a block with small apartment buildings, like those found on Poplar Avenue, will command lower prices than those on intact single-family blocks. Palm Park homes can be very small, some with less than 1,000 square feet of living space, and include a few pre-war Mediterraneans and bungalows mixed into streets located close to El Camino Real.

Both of Central Park’s sub-neighborhoods, Palm Park and Woodside Plaza are established neighborhoods boasting neat, often tree-lined streets, strong neighborhood associations and easy proximity to commute routes. Central Park includes within its borders multiple city parks, two shopping centers and two public schools, Henry Ford Elementary and John F. Kennedy Middle School. Its average-$1.8 million price point has made this deceptively central neighborhood one of Redwood City’s most popular and a viable stepping stone for homeowners looking to step onto a move-up bridge that eventually leads to the town’s high-end neighborhoods.

To view a detailed map of the Central Park/Woodside Plaza neighborhood, click here. The MLS area is 333.

Redwood City’s location in the heart of the peninsula is an excellent location for working in Silicon Valley and San Francisco. Within close proximity to Atherton, Woodside and Stanford, the downtown is currently undergoing a major renaissance with a new movie theatre and shopping complex recently completed, as well as a new Whole Foods. The town is the county seat with courthouses and an array of county services, and has the only deepwater port on San Francisco Bay south of The City itself. The neighborhood of Redwood Shores is part of Redwood City, although it is not possible to travel by road from one to the other without passing through the neighboring city of San Carlos.

The outdoor enthusiast has plenty to be excited about with what a day of adventure can yield; Edgewood Park’s serpentine grasslands offers relaxing vistas with miles of hiking and equestrian trails, and Redwood Shores has delightful waterways and paved walking trails. The Mount Carmel and Emerald Lake Hills (in unincorporated SM County) neighborhoods reflect the area’s rich cultural heritage with well designed, distinct homes and large wooded, private lots.

Canada Community College, just off 280, is within striking distance of many peninsula homes.

Did you know? The DreamWorks animation division is located in Redwood Shores and produced Shrek, Shrek 2, Shark Tale, and Madagascar. Also headquartered in Redwood Shores is Electronic Arts, the largest video game publisher in the world, and Oracle Corporation.