South of El Monte is offering a vibrant real estate activity.
“Four distinct boroughs make up South of El Monte, offering untold variety for homeowners”.
The Los Altos neighborhood known as South of El Monte (MLS #214) encompasses a group of four boroughs: Central Los Altos, Rancho, Loyola Corners, and South Los Altos. Small in size, each offers its own unique personality and atmosphere.
Rancho and Loyola Corners are the smallest of the four neighborhoods but are the commercial cornerstones in the South of El Monte. The Al Fresco Rancho Shopping Center is a top pick of residents from the Central Los Altos and Country Club while the small businesses and shops in Loyola Corners along Fremont Avenue serve as an ancillary downtown.
The streets of Loyola Corners and Rancho are quiet and tree-lined while the homes are mainly 1950s ranch-style on spacious ¼ to ½-acre lots. Residents of these boroughs tend to stay put, choosing to remodel over trading up. A significant number of homes have undergone tasteful and traditional architectural renovation. As such, there is minimal real estate activity in these two areas.
Central and South of Los Altos are the two prevalent segments of South of El Monte and offer much more in the way of real estate activity. Classic ranch homes can be found here along with a large number of homes built in the 1970s. Deemed the ‘affordable’ area of the city, South of Los Altos homes sell for $200,000 to $300,000 less than houses in other neighborhoods. Not in the Los Altos school district, children in this borough attend either Cupertino or Mountain View Schools. Central Los Altos children attend Covington Elementary, an award-winning Los Altos school that residents feel is a key factor of the neighborhood’s emotional core.
South of El Monte, now a far cry from its fruit orchard beginnings, offers diversity for residents in neighborhood individuality, home styles, and prices as well as lifestyle.
