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n Palo Alto, a city renowned for its affluent and highly successful residents, a $4.8 million home is touting its unique selling point: the children of every owner since its 2017 rebuild have attended either Harvard or Stanford. The listing boasts that this "extraordinary energy" will be passed on to the next family, implying that the house's success is tied to its academic pedigree.

    The five-bedroom, four-bathroom home appears to have been staged to highlight the children's achievements, with framed diplomas and acceptance letters prominently displayed in photos. Palo Alto is a city where 82.4% of residents over 25 hold a bachelor's degree or higher, making it one of California's most highly educated cities. The median household income is $220,408 per year.

    The listing has sparked a reaction on Reddit, with some calling it "peak Palo Alto" due to the town's reputation for high-achieving parents putting pressure on their children to succeed.