DH has new all remote job, so we are leaving East Bay to be near the ocean, specifically Santa Cruz. We go there at least once a month so know the tourist part well, but where is the best neighborhoods for families with kids, decent (but don’t have to be amazing) schools? I run an Etsy shop, so I would look for other WAHM/SAHMs for playground meetups (once pandemic ends of course)
Budget is $1.2M, we need at least a townhouse with yard (dog).
Thanks!