Los Altos Home Prices
· Single-family homes · MLS sold data
Los Altos' average sold price for single-family homes was $5,728,511 over the last three months, up 10.6% compared with three months ago and up 7.5% over six months. Homes sold 7.9% over asking on average, at $2,215 per square foot, across 74 sales. That's the 4th highest average price of the 29 Bay Area cities on the map. Homes that sold here averaged 2,712 sq ft on lots averaging 13,577 sq ft over the last six months.
Avg sold price · 3 mo
$5,728,511
4th highest of 29 cities
Price change · 3 mo
+10.6%
1 mo +3.6% · 6 mo +7.5%
Over asking · 3 mo
+7.9%
29-city average +6.2%
$ / sq ft · 3 mo
$2,215
29-city average $1,064
Homes sold · 3 mo
74
single-family sales
Avg home size · 6 mo
2,712 sf
on 13,577 sf lots
3-month price changeBeyond -5%-3 to -5%-1 to -3%Within 1%+1 to +3%+3 to +5%Beyond +5%Not in the table
Los Altos vs. Nearby Cities
| City | Avg sold price | 3-mo | $ / sq ft | Over asking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Altos | $5,728,511 | +10.6% | $2,215 | +7.9% |
| Los Altos Hills | $7,456,362 | +1.0% | $1,658 | −2.2% |
| Mountain View | $3,074,026 | −4.1% | $1,773 | +7.3% |
| Palo Alto | $4,771,772 | −5.3% | $2,310 | +6.9% |
| Sunnyvale | $2,677,794 | +2.7% | $1,550 | +6.8% |
Questions About Los Altos Home Prices
What is the average home price in Los Altos?
$5,728,511 for a single-family home, or $2,215 per square foot, averaged over 74 sales in the last three months. That ranks 4th of the 29 cities on the map, in the top third. Over the last six months, the average home that sold had 2,712 sq ft of living space.
Are prices going up or down?
Up lately. The average sold price rose 3.6% from last month and is 10.6% above where it was three months ago. Over six months it's up 7.5%, so this isn't just a one-month blip.
Are homes selling over asking?
Yes, more than most. Homes sold 7.9% over asking on average, above the 6.2% across all 29 cities. Well-priced homes are likely drawing multiple offers.
Where does this data come from?
These numbers come from MLS sold data for detached single-family homes, so condos and townhomes aren't included. Josh Uy, a Bay Area Realtor with Everhome Real Estate (DRE 01952401), compiles them every month for his Bay Area Market Snapshot.
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Avg sold price, % over asking, $/sq ft and homes sold cover the last 3 months. Avg home and lot size cover the last 6 months. Price changes compare the 3-month avg sold price with the same figure 1, 3 and 6 months earlier. Single-family homes only.
Source: MLS sold data via Josh's Bay Area Market Snapshot. Updated monthly by Josh Uy. See Bay Area home prices by city on the heat map