Missing! Living in Eugene, Oregon. Hello, I'm Lauri Howes & I'm Jamie Howes Kenworthy, and we are real estate agents with (Keller Williams Realty) We have moved to United Real Estate Properties......  And today we're going on tour #5 the College Hill neighborhood. College Hill is technically part of the Friendly Street neighborhood, but it's so unique we decided to give it it’s own YouTube time.

College Hill, one of the oldest neighborhoods in Eugene, was named for the Columbia College that was erected on the hill in 1855, the first college in Eugene. The college opened in November of 1856 and sadly burnt to the ground a month later, arson was suspected. During that time, 52 students attended the college. In November of 1857, a new building was completed and 150 students attended were in attendance. But tragedy struck again, and the school burned in February of 1858 and never rebuilt. Eighteen years later, in 1876, a new college opened south east of the Columbia College site and still stands today, The University of Oregon.

In the late 1800s the Hill was advertised as the *Nob Hill of Eugene* and a new residential neighborhood was born. The neighborhood grew through 1925. Primarily bungalows and revival style architecture dotted the top of the hill. After World War II, with a growing population, working class homes were built around the base of the hill.

Here's what the neighbors are saying about the College Hill neighborhood. 93% of the neighbors agree there's plenty of parking, 91% say it's a dog friendly neighborhood, 88% agree that there's a lot of holiday spirit in the neighborhood, 87% say it's walkable to grocery stores and restaurants, 86% say homes and yards are very well-kept and 86% agree that there are sidewalks and it's safe to be outside at night. There's very little crime in the Friendly & College Hill neighborhoods.

Here are the available schools in the area. Adams Elementary is a K-5 public school and has 483 students and a student to teacher ratio of 23:1. Next is Camas Ridge Community Elementary School is K-5, a public school with 380 students and the student to teacher ratio is 18:1, next we have Edison Elementary School, which is K-5, a public school with 379 students with a 23:1 student teacher ratio. Then we have Village Charter School which is elementary and middle school K-8, 215 students attend and the student to teacher ratio is 29:1.

Moving on to middle schools, we have Arts and Technology Academy it's a 6-8 grade public school with 412 students with 31:1 student to teacher ratio. Next we have Roosevelt Middle School, which is also 6-8 grade public school, that has 575 students, the student teacher ratio is 26:1.

High Schools, the Network Charter School is a combined middle and high school grades 7-12 and as 172 students with a 15:1 student to teacher ratio. And last we have South Eugene High School grades 9-12, It's a public school with 1466 students and the student teacher ratio is 25:1.
 
Parks and Recreation. Washington Park is in the College Hill neighborhood. It provides a basketball court, performing arts space, picnic tables, a play area, recreation center, restrooms, soccer fields, tennis courts and water spigots. There's also the Fern Ridge trail, which is an out and back trail, which features all skill levels. It's dog friendly, but your dogs must remain on a leash.

Shopping and restaurants. There are a couple of unique grocery stores in the neighborhood. First is Market of Choice, a unique grocery shopping experience with a bakery that serves up tasty delights and extensive beer and wine section. If you can't find what you're looking for at a standard grocery, then be sure to check out Market of Choice. And second is the Sunrise Asian Food Market serving up exotic spices and seasonings from around the world and so much more. It's definitely worth visiting. And our two favorite restaurants in the College Hill neighborhood are Turtle's Bar and Grill and Chapala’s Mexican food restaurant.
 
Community market stats as of today, June 22nd 2020. There are 2 active listings, 4 pending listings and in the past 3 months, there have been 6 properties sold. The average days on market in the College Hill neighborhood are 9. And the average sold price is $459,970. If you would like a list of active listings in the College Hill neighborhood don't hesitate to reach out to one of us.
Well, that's a wrap, folks. We hope you enjoyed our tour of College Hill. If there's a neighborhood we haven't covered and you would like to see more information, e-mail us and we will tour the neighborhood for you.

Have a great week!
Team Howes