Crescent Park
North Palo Alto's quiet estate neighborhood — larger lots, deeper canopy
Crescent Park Real Estate Market Snapshot
Living in Crescent Park
Crescent Park is the residential neighborhood directly north of University Avenue, bounded by San Francisquito Creek (the Menlo Park boundary) to the north, Middlefield Road to the east, University Avenue to the south, and Alma Street to the west. To outsiders it is often confused with Old Palo Alto, but Peninsula buyers and listing agents draw a clear distinction.
Where Old Palo Alto has a denser, more walkable, university-village feel, Crescent Park reads as an estate neighborhood. Lot sizes here typically run 10,000 sf to half-acre, with deep setbacks, circular drives, and curated landscaping. The streets — Hamilton Avenue, Lincoln Avenue, Tasso Street, Edgewood Drive, Lowell Avenue — feel more residential and less in-foot-traffic. Mature redwoods and oaks create one of the densest urban tree canopies on the Peninsula.
Schools
Palo Alto Unified School District: Duveneck or Walter Hays Elementary, Greene Middle, Palo Alto High School (Paly). Top-tier statewide. Verify elementary boundary by address.
Lifestyle
Quiet residential character, deep tree canopy, larger lots than Old Palo Alto. Walking distance to University Avenue and downtown Palo Alto. Adjacent to Rinconada Park, Lucie Stern Community Center, and the Palo Alto Art Center.
Price Ranges
Standard-lot updated homes: $7M-$12M. Larger-lot updated estates: $12M-$25M. Architecturally significant or assembled lots: $25M-$50M+. Inventory: 12-25 sales/year.
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