. >> reporter: jessica clark has lived all her life in palo alto. but housing is now so expensive here, even her kids know their family can't afford it much longer. >> they have questions about where are we going to go to school next year. what if we have to move, where are we going to go. x d that is questions a six year old shouldn't be asking. >> reporter: clark and her husband a medical therapist pay 85% of their income on rent. motwo bedroom apartment now averages $3,800 a month. well out of reach for tara hunt, a kindergarten teacher who has taught in palo alto for 11 years. she is struggling to stay. >> i'm actually considering moving back home. >> reporter: in your mid 30s moving back in with your parents. >> i know a lot of people who are doing it. a lot of my friends are doing it. we don't have any other options. h reporter: with the median house price in palo alto now 2.5 million dollars, nearly doubling in just the last four years, even the reasonably well off feel shut out. cote downing is a corporate attorney, her husband a software en

. >> reporter: jessica clark live all her life in palo alto but housing is so expensive even her kids know that their family can't afford it much longer. >> they have questions about where we are going school next year what if we have to move where we going to go and that's questions a 6-year-old shouldn't ask. >> reporter: clark and her husband a medical therapist pay 85% of their income on rent. a 2 bedroom apartment now averages 3800 a month and well out of reach for tara hunt a kindergarten teacher who taught here for 11 years. she is struggling to stay. >> i am considering moving back home. >> mid-30s moving back in with your parents. >> i know a lot of people who are doing it. a lot of my friends are doing it. we don't have any other options. >> reporter: with the median house price in palo alto 2.5 hillion dollars nearly doubling in the -- million dollars nearly doubling in the last four years even the reasonably well-off feel shut off many kate downing is a attorney and her haus software engineer with your earnings and your husband together you are in the top 2%. >> that's rig

. >> reporter: jessica clark has lived all her life in palo alto, but housing is now so expensive here even their kids know their family can't afford it much longer. >> they have questions about where are we going to school next year? what if we have to move, where are we going to go? that's questions a 6-year-old shouldn't be asking. >> reporter: clark and her husband, a medical therapist, pay 85% of their income on rent. a two bedroom apartment now averages $3,800 a month, well out of reach for tara hunt, a kindergarten teacher who taught in palo alto for 11 years struggling to stay. >> i'm actually considering moving back home. >> reporter: in your mid-30s moving back in with your parents. >> i know a lot of people who are doing it. a lot of my friends are doing it. we don't have any other options. >> reporter: with the median house price in palo alto now $2.5 million nearly doubling in just the last four years, even the reasonably well off feel shut off. kate downing is a corporate attorney, her husband a software engineer. when your and your husband's earnings together you're in t

. >> reporter: jessica clark has lived all her life in palo alto. but housing is now so expensive here, even her kids know their family can't afford it much longer. >> they have questions about where are we going to go to school next year. what if we have to move, where are we going to go. and that is questions a six year old shouldn't be asking. >> reporter: clark and her husband a medical therapist pay 85% of their income on rent. a two bedroom apartment now averages $3,800 a month. well out of reach for tara hunt, a kindergarten teacher who has taught in palo alto for 11 years. she is struggling to stay. >> i'm actually considering moving back home. >> reporter: in your mid 30s moving back in with your parents. >> i know a lot of people who are doing it. a lot of my friends are doing it. we don't have any other options. >> reporter: with the median house price in palo alto now $2.5 million, nearly doubling in just the last four years, even the reasonably well off feel shut out. kate downing is a corporate attorney, her husband a software engineer