Menlo Park, CA

Menlo Park is a city located in the San Francisco Bay Area, in the United States. The population was 28,938 at the 2010 census. Menlo Park was founded in 1884 by John D. Rockefeller, Sr., and named after his son, Menlo Park Rockefeller. The city has been known for its technology industry, which began in the 1940s with companies such as Fairchild Semiconductor and Intel Corporation. Today, many of these same companies are among the largest employers in the city.

The Menlo Park Civic Center is home to a variety of cultural events including concerts by major artists and ballet performances by San Francisco Ballet. The center also houses a library and an art gallery. Nearby attractions include Stanford University's Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace; the Computer History Museum; and Atherton State Park with its many hiking trails and lakeside picnic areas.

Real estate prices vary greatly throughout Menlo Park due to its proximity to some of Silicon Valley's most expensive neighborhoods as well as its lack of density relative to other cities nearby such as Palo Alto or Redwood City. In general however, homes within walking distance of shopping centers or schools are typically more affordable than those further away from urban amenities or transportation hubs such as highways or train stations