Forest Hill Extension

Forest Hill Extension is exactly what it sounds like, an extension of the fairly prestigious SF neighborhood just to the southeast of the Taraval/Montalvo turnabout.

It has very attractive architecture but it is not quite on a level with what you find in Forest Hill. In fact, it feels to me a lot more like the adjacent Sherwood Forest neighborhood or maybe even the Twin Peaks area. The homes here are smaller and more modest--relatively speaking anyway--but they are still very beautiful. Actually, it is only because I am comparing it to Forest Hill that this neighborhood requires qualification.

The homes here are probably about a century old and tightly packed along softly curving streets with very squat front yards. These homes are squarish sometimes Bungalow style homes with large paned windows some with views down towards Daly City. On the north eastern end of Forest Hill Extension you can see the towers of the La Honda medical facilities.

The median home here is selling for about $1.1 million currently. In the past year homes have sold from between $450 K and $1.7 million--though the vast majority were in the $800K to $1.5 million range.

All the other benefits of living here in the West Portal area hold true for Forest Hill Extension. The schools are just as strong: West Portal Elementary, Hoover Middle and Lincoln High have API’s of 9, 7 and 7 respectively, and this is also one of the safest and most quiet areas in the city.

Overall a pretty great place for young families, if you can afford it.

Forest Hill Extension lies right to Forest Hill (of course). Just like Forest Hill, Forest Hill Extension has a lot of the same neighborhood qualities. Forest Hill Extension is quiet, natural, and quite scenic. There are a lot of green trees in the neighborhood and lies on a grand hill. Some houses even get a spectacular view. Living in this neighborhood, there shouldn’t be anything to complain about, maybe except for the lack of stores and transportation. But all that is made up if you travel a couple blocks out of this neighborhood. On Woodside Avenue and Portola Drive you’ll find a small mall/shopping area. Although it isn’t much, it still is something where you can get your household items and needs. What I found to be quite surprising in this small neighborhood is the number of churches in this neighborhood. This neighborhood must have a diverse range of religious beliefs and activity because there are 4-5 churches as well as a temple in Forest Hill Extension. There is also a little circular drive surrounded by houses, Edgehill Way, this little street is basically a forest with some houses in it. These houses are quite big and get a good view of the area they area faced towards.