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The quiet coast side community of Montara sits on two sides of highway #1. Its scenic hillsides provide awesome ocean views, lush coastal valleys and a variety of home styles from modest cottages to large estates and farms. It is also the closest community to the famous/infamous Devil's Slide and the scene of the often heated battle over this tenuous section of highway 1 the scene of many serious accidents and road closures over the years due to landslides. It was evident that a new route away from the sliding hillside was necessary to link San Francisco and Pacifica to the growing mid-peninsula coastal communities. The question was whether to construct a bypass around the mountain or tunnel through it. Opponents of the bypass solution fought tenaciously for more than 30 years until 1996, when Measure T (the Tunnel Initiative) was approved by 76 percent of the San Mateo County voters, throwing the bypass away and demanding that a tunnel be built instead. Construction of the tunnel began in the May 2005, with completion estimated in 2011.
Historic, Point Montara Lighthouse, established 1875 along with its Victorian, light keepers cottage is now a hostel operated by American Youth Hostels. Beautiful, Montara State Beach is a popular destination for tide pool exploration and surf fishing. Montara Mountain (also called McNee Ranch) is part of Montara State Beach. There are restaurants and small grocery stores, but the nearest major shopping area is located on the other side of the mountain over Devil's Slide highway in Pacifica.
2,950 residents live within the 3.9-square-miles of the unincorporated community of Montara, earning a median household income of $95,326 yearly. 32 single family homes sold last year ranging in price from a 740 square foot, fixer cottage on an average-sized lot at $539,000 to a 4-year-old, and 2,500+ square foot home on over 2.5 acres with panoramic ocean views for $2,200,000. The median sales price was $953,397. Most of the homes in Montara are located in the foothills across highway 1 from the beach. The area has its own post office and elementary school, but no sidewalks or other city services. Farrallone View Elementary School (K-5) with an enrollment of 460 students is a California Distinguished School with an API score of 753 and ranked #6 in the state. Montara middle and high school aged children attend schools in the larger community of Half Moon Bay several miles south.
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These are
Montara homes for sale
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| 770 Harte St, Montara - 2 Beds, 1 Baths, N/A SF, $375,000 View Property  | | | 391 6th St, Montara - 1 Beds, 1 Baths, 560 SF, $575,000 View Property | | | 567 5th St, Montara - 3 Beds, 2 Baths, 1350 SF, $649,999 View Property | | | 1120 Cedar St, Montara - 3 Beds, 1 Baths, 1060 SF, $650,000 View Property | | | 650 George St, Montara - 3 Beds, 2 Baths, 1960 SF, $699,000 View Property | | | 1100 Birch St, Montara - 3 Beds, 2 Baths, 1330 SF, $699,000 View Property | | | 436 7th St, Montara - 3 Beds, 2 Baths, 1480 SF, $699,950 View Property | | | 620 Harte St, Montara - 5 Beds, 2 Baths, 1950 SF, $749,000 View Property | | | 380 4th St, Montara - 4 Beds, 3 Baths, 2280 SF, $799,000 View Property | | | 201 Farallon Ave, Montara - 4 Beds, 3 Baths, 1820 SF, $899,000 View Property | | | 428 3rd St, Montara - 3 Beds, 2 Baths, 1647 SF, $925,000 View Property | | | Montara - 2 Beds, 2 Baths, N/A SF, $999,000 View Property | | | 1390 Cedar St, Montara - 4 Beds, 3 Baths, 2561 SF, $1,090,000 View Property | | | 554 8th, Montara - 4 Beds, 3 Baths, 2074 SF, $1,125,000 View Property | | | 1077 Date St, Montara - 4 Beds, 2&1/2 Baths, 2770 SF, $1,150,000 View Property | | | 1170 Main St, Montara - 4 Beds, 3 Baths, 3356 SF, $1,199,000 View Property | | | 922 Date St, Montara - 3 Beds, 2&1/2 Baths, 2592 SF, $1,224,000 View Property | | | 380 5th St, Montara - 4 Beds, 3 Baths, 2568 SF, $1,295,000 View Property | | | 911 Jordan St, Montara - 4 Beds, 4 Baths, 3439 SF, $1,639,000 View Property | | | 198 1st St, Montara - 4 Beds, 3 Baths, 3500 SF, $1,750,000 View Property | | | 496 6th St, Montara - 4 Beds, 2&1/2 Baths, 9763 SF, $2,700,000 View Property | |
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