Which Lamorinda neighborhood is most walkable?

Downtown Lafayette is the only truly walkable neighborhood in Lamorinda — restaurants, shops, services, and BART are reachable on foot. Ivy Drive in Orinda is the next most walkable thanks to its proximity to downtown Orinda and BART.

Which Lamorinda neighborhood is best for families?

Burton Valley in Lafayette is the most traditionally family-suburban — flat streets, sidewalks, an excellent elementary school, and a strong neighborhood community. Campolindo in Moraga and Glorietta in Orinda are also strong family-first picks.

Which Lamorinda neighborhood has the largest lots?

Happy Valley (Lafayette), Orinda Country Club, and Sleepy Hollow (Orinda) typically offer the largest single-family lots, often a half-acre or more. Sanders Ranch in Moraga also has larger newer-construction lots tucked against open space.

Lamorinda Neighborhoods | Explore Lamorinda

Lamorinda — Lafayette, Moraga, and Orinda — has twelve distinct neighborhoods, each with its own character, price range, and feeder schools. This page is the index. Tap into any neighborhood for a deeper look at homes, schools, walkability, and the vibe.

At a glance

Neighborhood	Town	Vibe	Price band	Walkability
Downtown	Lafayette	Walkable urban village	$1.3M–$2.6M	Highest
Burton Valley	Lafayette	Family-first suburban	$1.5M–$3M	High
Happy Valley	Lafayette	Prestigious hillside estates	$2M–$5M+	Low
Trail / Reliez Valley	Lafayette	Active, trail-connected	$1.3M–$2.5M	Moderate
Campolindo	Moraga	Athletic, school-centered	$1.6M–$3.2M	Moderate
Moraga Country Club	Moraga	Gated, country-club lifestyle	$1.4M–$3M	Internal
Rheem Valley	Moraga	Convenient, mid-town Moraga	$1.4M–$2.6M	High (for Lamorinda)
Sanders Ranch	Moraga	Newer construction, semi-rural	$1.8M–$3.5M	Low
Glorietta	Orinda	Family, swim-club community	$1.8M–$3.5M	Moderate
Ivy Drive	Orinda	Walkable, near-downtown	$1.7M–$3.2M	High
Orinda Country Club	Orinda	Historic country-club estates	$2M–$5M+	Low
Sleepy Hollow	Orinda	Wooded, established estates	$2M–$4.5M	Low

By town

Lafayette neighborhoods

Lafayette has the most variety — a genuine walkable downtown, a flat family neighborhood, prestigious hillside estates, and a trail-connected community. See the full Lafayette neighborhoods index for the deeper guide, or jump straight to a neighborhood:

Downtown Lafayette — walkable, BART-adjacent.
Burton Valley — flat, family-centric.
Happy Valley — private, hillside.
Trail / Reliez Valley — trail-connected.

Moraga neighborhoods

Moraga’s four main neighborhoods range from school-centered Campolindo to the gated Moraga Country Club. Full guide at the Moraga neighborhoods index.

Campolindo — athletic, school-centered.
Moraga Country Club — gated golf community.
Rheem Valley — mid-town convenience.
Sanders Ranch — newer construction.

Orinda neighborhoods

Orinda’s neighborhoods skew toward established, wooded settings with some of Lamorinda’s largest lots. Full guide at the Orinda neighborhoods index.

Glorietta — south Orinda swim-club community.
Ivy Drive — walkable, near-downtown.
Orinda Country Club — historic estates.
Sleepy Hollow — north Orinda woods.

How to choose

A few useful framings if you’re trying to narrow down:

Walkability matters most? Start with Downtown Lafayette, Ivy Drive, or Rheem Valley.
Top-rated elementary school priority? Match the Schools page to the neighborhood’s feeder pattern in the table above.
Larger lots and privacy? Look at Happy Valley, Orinda Country Club, Sleepy Hollow, or Sanders Ranch.
Gated/country-club lifestyle? Moraga Country Club or Orinda Country Club.
Newer construction? Sanders Ranch (Moraga) has the most newer homes; otherwise Lamorinda is dominated by 1950s–1980s housing stock.

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