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Bay Area suburb with a location that helps avoid San Francisco traffic
Hovering above the San Pablo Bay and its surrounding wetlands and marshes, Midwest Novato is a largely suburban neighborhood within commuting distance of San Francisco. “The biggest driver is the great highway access. You have super easy access to go south to San Francisco,” says Julie Widergren, a luxury property specialist with Coldwell Banker Realty. “It’s a central commuter location, and you can hop on before the congestion in northern Novato.” The neighborhood's average home value is about $470,000 below that of the San Francisco metro area, and it offers more space to spread out. “People love Novato because the lots are a little bigger, and there are a lot of single-level homes to choose from,” she says.
Ranch style homes are abundant in Midwest Novato.
Highway 101 is the fastest way to get from Midwest Novato to San Francisco.
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Midcentury ranch-style and two-story homes reach seven-digit prices
Mature trees with gnarled branches pepper the residential streets of Midwest Novato, where narrow sidewalks are interrupted by driveways that lead to garages. Ranch-style and single-level homes with a midcentury modern feel from the 1950s and 1960s fetch between $815,000 and $1.3 million. These homes come on lots as large as a quarter of an acre, allowing room for patios, pools and recreational vehicle parking. Larger two-story properties, mostly built between the 1970s and 1980s, come with between a quarter- and a half-acre of land and price tags from $1.3 million to $2 million. Heated in-ground pools are common, as are other luxe amenities. Townhomes and condos with two to three bedrooms are largely concentrated in the southeast portion of the neighborhood. The former range from $600,000 to $910,000 with homeowners association (HOA) fees around $530 to $700 per month, while the latter go from $400,000 to $750,000, with monthly HOA fees that span from $400 to $650.
Ranch style homes are abundant in Midwest Novato.
Midwest Novato is full of single story homes which helps give variety to pricing options.
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Several public transit services run to San Rafael and San Francisco
Both Novato Boulevard and Redwood Boulevard run from the neighborhood to the central, commercial portion of Novato. Downtown San Francisco is about 28 miles south via U.S. Route 101. The neighborhood is well-positioned for public transit users. Marin Transit maintains two bus routes that pick passengers up in Midwest Novato and continue south to San Rafael. Golden Gate Transit’s bus route 154 also stops in the neighborhood before passing through Sausalito on its way to San Francisco. The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) line stops in downtown Novato, less than 3 miles from the neighborhood. The rail travels from the Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport south to Larkspur.
The Smart Train in Midwest Novato offers speedy public transportation throughout Marin County.
Midwest Novato has plenty of public transportation options like The Smart Train, biking trails, and bus stops.
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Various career technical and arts education programs at Novato High
Children in Midwest Novato may begin their K-12 journeys at either Rancho Elementary School, which receives a B-plus grade from Niche, or Lynwood Elementary Dual Language Immersion School, which scores a C-plus, depending on where they live. They may then move forward to San Jose Middle School, maintaining a B-plus. Novato High School earns an A-minus and offers several specialized programs.
Marin School of the Arts, run by and within the high school, maintains programs in cinematic arts, creative writing, music, theatre arts, dance and visual arts. For more science-minded students, the high school’s medical career pathway program invites professionals in the field to guest teach and presents students with opportunities like research, job shadowing, field trips and networking. Other career technical education programs include video game design, product design and photography.
The College of Marin is a community college established in 1926 with a campus in Midwest Novato; the Indian Valley Campus offers general education courses as well as 17 different career and technical education programs.
Novato high school offers amazing education in Midwest Novato.
Midwest Novato is known for excellent quality schools like San Jose Intermediate School.
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Sushi, shopping and a shaded beer garden at HopMonk in Vintage Oaks
The Vintage Oaks shopping center is anchored by a Target and a Costco Wholesale on the opposite side of U.S. Route 101. Towards the middle of the shopping complex, HopMonk Tavern Novato’s beer garden is a lush green space contrasted by the surrounding parking lots and shaded by vintage oak trees and shade sails. Bands and musical acts perform at the tavern multiple times a week, while patrons enjoy casual fare, like fish and chips, tacos or brick-oven pizza, paired with craft brews. SushiHolic offers a more upscale setting, serving sushi, sashimi and other Japanese specialties in an artistically decorated interior.
Midwest Novato has delicious sushi restaurants like Sushi Holic.
The Starbucks is conveniently located in the target in Midwest Novato.
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Neighborhood natural spaces and the Indian Valley preserve and campus
Southwest of the neighborhood, the Indian Valley Preserve encompasses 558 acres of oak and bay forest, where a main fire road trail accommodates mountain bikers and equestrians. The preserve warps around the College of Marin’s Indian Valley Campus, which offers several indoor and outdoor amenities to the community. “It has a great soccer field, a community garden and a new swimming facility,” Widergren says. “People like the access to all of that recreation.” The Scottsdale Pond is home to various species of ducks, cormorants, pelicans, egrets and fish, for which hobbyists cast lines. Two baseball diamonds and a playground compose Arroyo Avichi Park, next to Rancho Elementary School. South of the neighborhood, the Marin Country Club’s membership dues cover access to its 18-hole championship golf course, four lighted, plexi-cushion tennis courts, three heated swimming pools and fitness center.
Indian Valley Open Space Preserve offers beautiful hiking trails in Midwest Novato.
Space to relax can be found at Arroyo Avichi Park in Midwest Novato.
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Environmental Considerations
Homes closer to the Indian Valley Preserve wooded area are at an increased risk of wildfire. Those closer to the San Pablo Bay and its arroyos have an increased chance of flooding.
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Midwest Novato Demographics and Home Trends
On average, homes in Midwest Novato, Novato sell after 43 days on the market compared to the national average of 56 days. The median sale price for homes in Midwest Novato, Novato over the last 12 months is $749,000, down 9% from the median home sale price over the previous 12 months.
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