Pleasanton California is a premier suburban city located in the Tri Valley region of the East Bay in Northern California.  It has built a well-deserved reputation as one of the most desirable cities to live in the Bay Area.  Pleasanton is a historic railroad town with roots dating into the 1800’s.  Long a prime ranching and agricultural area, Pleasanton CA was famous for two unique things in years past.  With its rolling grasslands and oak studded hills, it was a preferred location for early films, especially westerns.  It was also known as a prime hops growing region for years, supplying European and American breweries with hops for years.  Pleasanton today retains its small town roots, with a vibrant and quaint downtown area that is the heart of the city.  With restaurants, cafes, antique stores, farmers market, and specialty shops, downtown Pleasanton CA offers an ideal setting to browse, dine, or simply enjoy a stroll on a warm summer night.

While Pleasanton has that special small town charm, it is actually a bustling suburban California city of over 60,000.  It has all of the amenities of a modern city, with a large regional shopping mall (Stoneridge Mall), one of the largest business parks in the West (Hacienda Business Park, home to Oracle, Robert Half, Sun Microsystems, and other Fortune 500 companies), a BART station (with service to Oakland and San Francisco), the Alameda County Fairgrounds (home to the annual fair as well as other events), a huge sports park for youth and adult sporting events, one of the premier public golf courses in the country (Callippe Preserve Golf Course) and more.

In terms of housing, Pleasanton California is very much in demand, with homes ranging from the $600,000’s to well over $3 million.  Pleasanton CA offers a range of housing options for every buyer, including townhouse & condo developments, mid range tract homes and subdivisions, and luxury and estate homes.  Ruby Hill, a gated community in Pleasanton, features luxury homes and estates surrounding a Jack Nicklaus designed private golf course amidst the rolling hills and vineyards of the South Livermore Wine Growing region.  Other luxury areas in Pleasanton CA include Castlewood, a private country club in the West Pleasanton hills, as well as Golden Eagle Estates, a gated luxury community nestled in the hills of the Pleasanton Ridge.  The Pleasanton California real estate market has enjoyed strong appreciation, and will continue to benefit from the strong growth in the East Bay.  Simply put, Pleasanton CA is one of the most desirable cities to call home in the Bay Area.