Los Altos Real Estate Market
Live single-family home prices, trends, and inventory for Los Altos, updated monthly. Free, with neighborhood-level detail and plain-English context.
Data through May 2026 · Source: Redfin · Single-family homes
Median price
$4.51M-7.0%
Price / sq ft
$1,788-7.3%
Sale / list
107.5%Over ask
Days on market
9Median
Active listings
12This month
Homes sold
25Last month
Los Altos Price Trend
Trailing 12 months · Median sale priceLos Altos Neighborhoods
Where the numbers diverge inside Los Altos — the detail county-level reports miss.
Modeled from citywide data — not independently reported per-neighborhood figures.
NeighborhoodMedian$/sq ftYoY
Old Los Altos
$5.32M
$2,110
-7.6%
North Los Altos
$4.69M
$1,860
-7.1%
Country Club
$4.06M
$1,609
-6.6%
Highlands
$3.61M
$1,430
-6.1%
Los Altos Market FAQ
The median single-family home price in Los Altos is $4.51M as of May 2026, -7.0% year over year. Homes are currently selling at 107.5% of list price, after a typical 9 days on the market. Median is a useful headline, but pair it with price-per-square-foot ($1,788) and the sale-to-list ratio for a true read.
Los Altos is firmly a seller's market. With homes closing at 107.5% of asking and only 9 days on market, well-priced listings draw multiple offers. Buyers should expect to compete and move decisively.
Right now homes in Los Altos sell in about 9 days from list to accepted offer, with 12 active listings and 25 closed sales last month. Days-on-market tends to rise seasonally in late fall and tighten each spring.
What This Means for You
At $4.51M, Los Altos sits -7.0% above this time last year. With homes selling at 107.5% of list in about 9 days, sellers hold a clear edge — well-priced listings are still drawing competing offers. The 25 sales last month against 12 active listings keep supply tight.
The headline median hides real variation block to block — the neighborhood table above shows spreads of hundreds of dollars per square foot inside Los Altos alone. If you're weighing a move, anchor on price-per-square-foot for your specific area and the sale-to-list trend rather than the citywide average.
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