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City of Saratoga

Saratoga is located on the western edge of the Silicon Valley, Saratoga is locally known for its suburban small-town feel, wineries, and high-end boutiques. The city of Saratoga was incorporated in 1956, mostly to avoid being annexed to San Jose. A slogan during the campaign to incorporate the city of Saratoga was “Keep it rural,”.
In 2008, CNN/Money ranked Saratoga number 4 in its listing of top-earning towns. Today Saratoga is known for it’s expensive homes and according to Forbes magazine in 2009, Saratoga was named one of the top 20 educated towns in the country.  In 2010, Bloomberg Businessweek named Saratoga the most expensive suburb in California.
Sally and Don Lucas Residency Program in October 2004. Montalvo is the one of the most distinguished arts organizations serving Silicon Valley and the extended San Francisco Bay Area as a center for creativity. Today, Montalvo presents outstanding performing arts programs for adults and children.

The Saratoga residential Neighborhoods in Saratoga include Pride’s Crossing and Brookview to the north part of the city, Greenbrier and Blue Hills in the northwest area, and in the southwestern corner of Saratoga, Congress Springs.

The Golden Triangle is a name invented by real estate agents and describes an area bounded by Saratoga Avenue, Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road and Cox Avenue. This area of Saratoga consists mostly of affordable (1 to 3 million dollars) four-bedroom ranch homes on quarter acre lots. Lately, contractors have been buying up many of these and they are gradually being replaced by Mediterranean custom designs. Northeast of the Golden Triangle is a neighborhood known as Saratoga Woods, a small community located behind Prospect High School north of Cox. Bellgrove Circle is a popular neighborhood located next to highway 85. The land of Bellgrove Circle, Paul Masson

Winery and is east of Saratoga Avenue and north of Rt 85. Kentfield is south of Rt 85 and also east of Saratoga Avenue.

The Parker Ranch is a very affluent neighborhood with 1 acre minimum lots, west of Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road and up into the hills. The downtown area along Big Basin Way is known as the Village.