Neighborhood
Cal Poly "Golden Zone"
Santa Rosa / Alta Vista real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) single-family homes and apartments. Most of the residential real estate is renter occupied. Many of the residences in the Santa Rosa / Alta Vista neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 1940 and 1969.
In addition, an extraordinary 76.6% of the residents of the Santa Rosa / Alta Vista neighborhood are currently enrolled in college. This is such a large part of life in this neighborhood that the neighborhood changes a great deal with the change of semesters and is far quieter during the summer when many students are away.