Blog > Cupertino vs. Los Gatos: Home Prices, Sizes and the City Line (2026)
Cupertino and Los Gatos sit about 7 miles apart, center to center, both in Santa Clara County. Here’s how they compare on what houses, condos and townhomes sold for in the 12 months to October 27, 2026, and on the things that change at the city line: trains, electricity and transfer tax.
The short answer
- Houses: the median sale was $3.3M in Cupertino and $2.67M in Los Gatos, so a typical Cupertino house cost 24% more than one in Los Gatos.
- Per square foot: $1,660 in Cupertino and $1,210 in Los Gatos; the median house was 2,036 sq ft in Cupertino and 2,303 sq ft in Los Gatos, on a 7,490-sq-ft lot versus an 11,352-sq-ft lot.
- Competition: 71% of Cupertino houses sold over asking, against 39% in Los Gatos.
- Condos and townhomes: a median of $1.28M in Cupertino (65 sales) and $1.46M in Los Gatos (92 sales).
- At the city line: they match on trains, electricity and transfer tax.
See it live
- Open Cupertino vs. Los Gatos in the City Match-Up: homes for sale now and the last 90 days of sales, side by side.
- Talk to a Property Nerd about the streets that fit in either city.
Houses, side by side
Houses (MLS property type “single family home”) sold in the 12 months to October 27, 2026. The last three rows count listings whose description says so, so they undercount.
| Cupertino | Los Gatos | |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | 217 | 360 |
| Median price | $3.3M | $2.67M |
| Median per sq ft | $1,660 | $1,210 |
| Median size | 2,036 sq ft | 2,303 sq ft |
| Median lot | 7,490 sq ft | 11,352 sq ft |
| Median bedrooms | 4 | 4 |
| Sold over asking | 71% | 39% |
| Median sale vs. asking | 3.5% over | 0.6% under |
| Sold for $2 million or less | 4% | 27% |
| Listing says single-story | 19% | 16% |
| Listing mentions a pool | 11% | 26% |
| Listing mentions an ADU or in-law unit | 6% | 12% |
Condos and townhomes, side by side
Condos and townhomes sold in the same 12 months.
| Cupertino | Los Gatos | |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | 65 | 92 |
| Median price | $1.28M | $1.46M |
| Median per sq ft | $976 | $904 |
| Median size | 1,265 sq ft | 1,450 sq ft |
| Sold over asking | 40% | 37% |
At the city line
Some costs and services follow the city, not the mailing address.
| Cupertino | Los Gatos | |
|---|---|---|
| County | Santa Clara County | Santa Clara County |
| Caltrain | none | none |
| BART | none | none |
| VTA light rail | no | no |
| Electricity | Silicon Valley Clean Energy, delivered by PG&E | Silicon Valley Clean Energy, delivered by PG&E |
| Transfer tax on a $2 million sale | $2,200 | $2,200 |
| Eichler tracts | 1 tract on our Eichler index | none on our index |
Electricity is the default provider for most homes; some addresses differ. Transfer tax is the county tax plus any city tax, by the rates on our calculators page; who pays it is set in the contract. School district lines don’t follow city lines, so check the district’s own boundary lookup for any address.
How we counted
Closed sales reported to the MLS and read through the IDX feeds that power our home search, with repeat records removed (same MLS number and sale date). A sale is placed by the city in its MLS address, so a few homes in unincorporated pockets count under the nearby city. Medians follow the mix of homes, and cities are averages: blocks within each can differ a lot. Past sales aren’t a forecast or the value of any one home.
Go deeper
- Cupertino: Cupertino city guide, Cupertino neighborhoods compared, Cupertino home types by the numbers and the Cupertino housing market by the numbers.
- Los Gatos: Los Gatos city guide, Los Gatos neighborhoods compared, Los Gatos home types by the numbers and the Los Gatos housing market by the numbers.
- More comparisons: Campbell vs. Los Gatos, Cupertino vs. Saratoga, Cupertino vs. Sunnyvale, Los Altos vs. Cupertino, Los Gatos vs. Saratoga, Campbell vs. Cupertino, Cupertino vs. Mountain View, Cupertino vs. Palo Alto, Cupertino vs. San Jose, Cupertino vs. Santa Clara, Los Gatos vs. Los Altos and Los Gatos vs. San Jose.
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