Woodside, CA is a thriving residential community in San Mateo County that is known for being one of the wealthiest communities in the United States. Woodside has a small-town feel and has shied away from urbanization. There’s a small downtown with a handful of restaurants and locally owned stores, but you’ll mainly find plenty of nature and open space in Woodside. In fact, Woodside is known for its many horse trails and a large number of residents are known to have horses on their properties.
If you’re looking to flee to someplace quiet outside of the hustle and bustle of San Francisco and Silicon Valley, Woodside would be right for you. Woodside is an incorporated town, which means locals have control of management and planning in the town. The have kept Woodside a rural, residential community and have avoided urbanized development.