Area data
Los altos, CA — ZIP 94024
Population: 23,051 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $4.62M
- 1-year appreciation
- +6.1%
- 3-year appreciation
- +17.5%
- 5-year appreciation
- +26.1%
- 10-year appreciation
- +75.0%
- All-time peak (2026-01)
- $4.65M
- House Price Index
- 417.4 (-0.8% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $4.50M
- Median list price
- $4.50M
- Median days on market
- 10 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 106.8%
- Active listings
- 20
- 1-year forecast
- +0.2%
- Days to pending
- 15 days
- New listings (monthly)
- 13
Rents
- Typical rent
- $8,797/mo
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $3,710/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $5,730/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (High)
- 113.3 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 32.5¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $22.00/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 6
- Elementary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 0
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very High
- Top hazards
- earthquake, inlandFlooding, coastalFlooding, drought, heatWave
- FEMA flood zone
- B
- Flood risk level
- Moderate
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 60.0°F
- Average high
- 70.0°F
- Average low
- 50.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 32.6 in
- Annual snowfall
- 0.6 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 43
- Days with Good air quality
- 240
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 13.2 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- 1,176
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 10
- Nearest national park
- Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site (33 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) (5 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) (5 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 16
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.8 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 315
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (5.1 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -12,496 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,962
- Median annual property tax
- $10,001
- Mean commute to work
- 14 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 92.7%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 1,025,254
- Average weekly wage
- $3,486
- Top industries (by employment)
- Professional Services, Health Care, Information
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 1,919
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