"Change is hard-and inevitable. Our bodies age, jobs shift, no two days look the same. Change can be beautiful when we understand it and frightening when we don't. Saratoga itself is proof: This place was once orchards. Generations before us chose to allow homes, and that choice is why most of us-my family, yours-can live here at all. Now it's our turn."
"The median cost of a home in Saratoga is roughly $4 million-among the highest in the region and the country. By contrast, many of our neighboring cities sit closer to $1.8 million to $2.8 million, in part because they've built more types of housing than just single-family homes. More variety creates more points of entry for young families, public servants and early-career professionals."
Saratoga has deep local roots and faces a turning point as demographic and economic changes reshape everyday life. The city transformed from orchards into residential neighborhoods that sustained multi-generational community ties. Rising housing costs have made Saratoga less accessible, pushing many public servants and service workers to live farther away and reducing local participation in schools, youth sports and community activities. Neighboring cities with more varied housing stock show lower median prices and greater entry points for young families and early-career professionals. Expanding housing types and price ranges can enable more contributors to live locally without lowering existing home values.
Read at The Mercury News
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