CA area data
Palo alto, CA
Aggregated across 3 ZIP codes in Palo alto.
Population: 49,691 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $3.65M
- 1-year appreciation
- +5.0%
- 3-year appreciation
- +15.1%
- 5-year appreciation
- +21.0%
- 10-year appreciation
- +46.5%
- All-time peak (2022-05)
- $3.71M
- House Price Index
- 417.4 (-0.8% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $4.27M
- Median list price
- $3.78M
- Median days on market
- 27 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 102.0%
- Active listings
- 9
- 1-year forecast
- +0.2%
- Days to pending
- 21 days
- New listings (monthly)
- 32
Rents
- Typical rent
- $4,269/mo
- 1-year rent change
- +7.8%
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $3,423/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $5,287/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
- 12
- Elementary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 2
- High schools
- 2
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very High
- Top hazards
- earthquake, inlandFlooding, coastalFlooding, drought, heatWave
- FEMA flood zone
- AO
- Flood risk level
- High
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 59.7°F
- Average high
- 71.3°F
- Average low
- 47.3°F
- Annual precipitation
- 38.3 in
- Annual snowfall
- 0.5 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 43
- Days with Good air quality
- 240
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 18.9 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- 216
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 31
- Nearest national park
- Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site (27 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Palo Alto Airport (PAO) (2 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Palo Alto Airport (PAO) (2 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 12
- Avg hospital rating
- 4.1 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 140
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (5.0 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -12,496 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,972
- Median annual property tax
- $10,001
- Mean commute to work
- 14 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 86.1%
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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