Finding an Apartment in Silicon Valley with Google Earth

This .kmz file I created opens in Google Earth, and it is like HousingMaps.com. Except instead of being a mashup of (Google Maps) + (Craigslist.org), it is is (Google Earth) + ((Apartments.com) + (Rent.com)).

The file only contains apartments that are managed by companies, while HousingMaps.com contains apartments that are managed by individual landlords, and sublets. So the data is entirely different, and both sources are useful depending on the type of apartment you are looking for.

The info on each apartment contains URLs to Apartments.com and Rent.com, and in some cases links to Avalon and Prometheus's sites (two major apartment management companies in the area).

This is followed by a sequence of 5 numbers, they are:
2 bedroom cost low, 2 bedroom cost high, 2 bedroom size low, 2 bedroom size high, average cost per square foot.

The price data is of course going to be less useful in the future, but baring any major natural disasters, all of the apartment buildings should still be around.

Enjoy!