Santa Clara County
Los Altos Housing Market & Neighborhood Guide
Tree-lined elegance, walkable village core, and quiet generational wealth.
Median
$4.1M
Inventory
Very tight
Schools
10 / 10
Los Altos is the Peninsula's quietest premium market — old oaks, deep lots, and a downtown village that locals rarely leave. Long-tenured owners create scarcity; when the right home lists, it tends to clear quickly at full ask or above.
What sets it apart
- Los Altos Hills commands the largest lots and highest absolute pricing
- Walkable to Main Street's restaurants, boutiques, and weekly farmers' market
- Top-ranked Los Altos High School District
Market note
Median sale price up 5.2% YoY. Average days on market: 14. Strong demand from Stanford and venture capital households.
Market snapshot
Los Altos at a glance
- Approx. single-family median (2025–2026)
- $3.9M – $4.4M
- Typical days on market
- 10–18 days
- Typical lot sizes
- ~10,000 sq ft in Los Altos; 1 acre minimum in Los Altos Hills
- Property tax base rate
- 1% + local assessments (Prop 13)
ZIP codes: 94022, 94024, 94040 (portions)
Schools
Public schools serving Los Altos
Los Altos High School · 9–12
Mountain View–Los Altos Union High School District (MVLA)
Mountain View High School · 9–12
MVLA — serves parts of Los Altos; verify by address
Blach and Egan Junior High Schools · 7–8
Los Altos School District (LASD)
Almond, Santa Rita, Oak, Loyola, Springer, Covington · K–6
LASD — attendance is address-based
Frequently asked
About Los Altos real estate
What is the median home price in Los Altos?
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Single-family homes in Los Altos have generally sold in the $3.9M–$4.4M range in 2025–2026. Homes near downtown Main Street and on the north Los Altos flats trend higher, while smaller homes near the El Camino corridor trend lower. Los Altos Hills, a separate town, generally prices above Los Altos on one-acre minimum lots.
What is the difference between Los Altos and Los Altos Hills?
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Los Altos is a walkable city with a downtown village and typical lots around 10,000 square feet. Los Altos Hills is an adjacent, unincorporated-feeling town with a one-acre minimum lot size, no commercial district, and estate-scale properties. They have different zoning, different buyers, and different comparable sales — pricing one from the other's data is a common and costly mistake.
Which schools serve Los Altos?
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Los Altos School District serves K–8 (six elementary schools plus Blach and Egan junior highs), and Mountain View–Los Altos Union High School District serves grades 9–12 through Los Altos High and Mountain View High. Assignments depend on your street address — verify with LASD and MVLA before making an offer.
How quickly do Los Altos homes sell?
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Well-prepared listings typically go into contract within roughly two weeks. Long-tenured ownership keeps inventory structurally low, so a correctly priced and properly presented home usually draws several qualified buyers rather than a slow trickle.
Market ranges reflect recent MLSListings and Santa Clara County recorder data for 2025–2026 and are approximate. Los Altos Hills is a separate town with its own zoning and typically higher pricing. School boundaries are set by LASD and MVLA and can change — verify per address. Equal Housing Opportunity.
Live listings
Homes for sale in Los Altos
Real-time MLS inventory, refreshed continuously. Save searches and request private tours. Also see our off-market & coming-soon inventory — several Los Altos-area homes never reach Zillow or Redfin.
Thinking of selling?
Los Altos home-selling strategy
This page is a community and market guide. If you own here, our guide to selling a home in Los Altos covers pricing strategy, preparation, local buyer demand, and marketing — or start with a Silicon Valley home valuation.
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