City Overview

Piedmont Piedmont celebrated its' 100th birthday on January 2007, a celebration of charm, history, and its people, an enchanting mixture of English, German, Irish, and other cultures. It boasts historic homes from the early 1900's, several neatly maintained parks, and a connection with tradition by its authentic preservations. Surrounded by the larger neighborhoods of Oakland, Piedmont is California´s shining star, a jewel that covers about 1.70 square miles of pure natural beauty. This city has matured from its agricultural past to become an example of clean streets, a rich landscape of tree-lined avenues, decorated on all sides by linear-sculptured lawns, exotic flowers, and other horticultural delights. This captures the spirit of a people-friendly community that cares for each other, their environment, and an attitude of a carefully-planned direction to preserve its family-friendly environment. The community and the city offers its residents a wide array of services that includes a historical society, tennis club, beautification foundation, tennis club and even a Neighbors and Newcomers welcoming club. Indeed, it is a community that enjoys a reputation for its safe and highly desirable real estate, but don´t be mistaken, it is also an active community that thrives on the friendships of next door neighbors, the competition of sports activities for its children and its historical grandeur. Its police department is a small, professional force that offer as many services as any comparable agency. The department´s reputation is stellar in its relationship with the citizens it is sworn to protect. It delivers police services with a neighborly attitude, consistent with the city´s courteous and community spirit. Piedmont is surely one of the best kept secrets for safe family living, a first class school system, appreciating property values, the dedication of its historical society, and the preservation of an era known for its outstanding level of craftsmanship. Its competitive school system, often considered the best in California, is a unified school district that has three elementary schools, two high schools, and one adult school. Piedmont´s test scores ranks high in national achievement tests, a testament to the community´s goal of academic excellence for its children and an uncompromising drive to deliver first class value from its learning institutions. Click Here To View All Piedmont Homes For Sale