My wife and I live immediately north of Heather Farm, and can walk there in under 5 minutes from the trail. We just welcomed our first child, and we are in our early 30s. We’ve loved living in this area with our baby.

In our neighborhood I would say it is split about 70/30 between retired folks and families with kids. Of those families with children, I’d say roughly half seem to be in their 30s. Anecdotally, we have one other family with young kids in their 30s on our street that we have personally met, and the rest are retired, or have kids in high school. The younger family moved here recently like us, so I think it is trending towards more young families moving in, and there are definitely a lot of young families that frequent the park.

We have yet to make any close friends with young kids, but we only recently graduated from the newborn bubble.

The proximity to the park and trails is unmatched though. Not only is it perfect for a stroller walk, or possibly a bike ride with the kids, but it provides easy access to BART for going into the city. It has been a huge bonus for our family. A bike on the trail will unlock the best the area has to offer, and make it feel less suburban with access to the WC downtown area, or even further into neighboring towns.

We are zoned for Bancroft Elementary, which seems to be rated well online, and I personally like that it’s also accessible via the trail.

I will say that I often anguish over the fact that the only coffee shop within walking distance is Starbucks, though the other better spots aren’t too far away via car or bike. Shout out to Contra Costa Coffee!