opened in the summer of 2014. The park attracts
about 400,000 people a year. Over 10,000
students attend science camps annually.
Gilroy Unified School District has experienced
improvements and honors over the last few years.
The growth in API (Academic Performance Index)
scores has been significant. In 2002, the district
API was 643; in 2013 it was 804. The District
is home to GECA (DR. TJ Owens, Gilroy Early
College Academy), which was identified by US
News & World Report as the 161st Best High
School in the United States or the 25th best
high school in California! There are over 26,000
high schools in the US, 2,000 in California. The
District has also received recent awards for its
AP (Advanced Placement) and bilingual/dual
emersion programs. There are sixteen schools
in Gilroy Unified including one charter school.
There are five private schools in Gilroy serving
K-12. The main campus of Gavilan Community
College is also located in Gilroy.
Gilroy is also home to the 145-store Premium
Outlets as well as several other regional shopping
centers. These centers attract visitors and shoppers
from California and even other countries. It is not
unusual on weekends to see several tourist busses
loaded with foreign visitors at the Outlets. The
Gilroy Welcome Center, located in the Outlets,
promotes local attractions and contributes to
branding Gilroy as “A Community with a Spice
for Life.”
Gilroy has been an official “Tree City” for
35 years. The City has an expansive public parks
system, which has won more park design awards
from the California Park and Recreation Society
than any other city in California. There is an
active public and private recreation program with
activities for all ages. There are three golf courses
in and around Gilroy. Fourteen wineries claim a
Gilroy address. There are 26 churches in Gilroy.
Housing in Gilroy is diversified. There are
hundred-year-old Victorians in the Downtown
area and rural ranches and estates on the outskirts.
There are large, medium and small suburban
homes. Urban townhomes, condos and compact
neighborhoods are becoming more common.
Rental units are at a premium. History and growth
seem to have found a balance in this community
that mixes rural and suburban lifestyles.
City Limits
G M H T O D A Y M A G A Z I N E
(Source: City-Data.com)
Home Values
Gilroy Market Overview
Current (Dec 2014) $606,100
Projected End of 2015 $639,000
Median Listing Price $585,000
Median Sale Price $575,750
(Source: Zillow.com, January 2015)
Most Common Industries (%)
(Source: City-Data.com)
MARCH / APRIL 2015
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