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Los Altos & Los Altos Hills Home Prices by Neighborhood: Ten Years of Change
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How much have Los Altos & Los Altos Hills house prices changed in ten years? We compared the single-family houses that sold in the two years to October 19, 2016 (696 sales) with those that sold in the two years to October 19, 2026 (657 sales), using the MLS records we can read with repeat records removed. Across both towns, the median price per square foot went from $1,140 to $1,833, up 61%, and the median house sold for $2.91M then and $5.1M now. Prices are as recorded, not adjusted for inflation.
The short answer
- Biggest change in median price per square foot: Loyola Corners ($945 to $1,891, +100%), South Los Altos ($1,107 to $1,974, +78%) and The Highlands ($981 to $1,668, +70%).
- Smallest: Mora Drive & Olive Tree ($979 to $1,409, +44%) and El Monte Road & Foothill College ($978 to $1,345, +38%).
- 16 of the 21 guides had at least 8 house sales in both periods, enough to compare here.
- It’s not the same houses. These are the houses that happened to sell in each period, so rebuilds, remodels and new construction push a neighborhood’s number up.
Neighborhood by neighborhood
Single-family houses only, biggest change first. “Then” is the two years to Oct. 19, 2016; “now” is the two years to Oct. 19, 2026. Each name opens its guide, with live listings and the last 12 months of sales.
| # | Neighborhood | Town | Then: sales | Then: $/sq ft | Now: sales | Now: $/sq ft | Change | Median price, then → now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loyola Corners | Los Altos | 29 | $945 | 16 | $1,891 | +100% | $2.6M → $4.44M |
| 2 | South Los Altos | Los Altos | 44 | $1,107 | 40 | $1,974 | +78% | $2.44M → $4.53M |
| 3 | The Highlands | Los Altos | 10 | $981 | 17 | $1,668 | +70% | $2.36M → $4.15M |
| 4 | Woodland Acres | Los Altos | 17 | $984 | 25 | $1,649 | +68% | $2.3M → $4.21M |
| 5 | North Los Altos | Los Altos | 137 | $1,290 | 123 | $2,128 | +65% | $2.81M → $5.3M |
| 6 | Country Club | Los Altos | 36 | $1,015 | 24 | $1,665 | +64% | $2.76M → $5.17M |
| 7 | Purissima Hills | Los Altos Hills | 17 | $1,053 | 16 | $1,725 | +64% | $3.33M → $4.88M |
| 8 | Central Los Altos | Los Altos | 130 | $1,190 | 111 | $1,943 | +63% | $2.65M → $5.1M |
| 9 | Altamont, Taaffe & Moody Roads | Los Altos Hills | 30 | $957 | 33 | $1,519 | +59% | $3.33M → $5.38M |
| 10 | Arastradero Road & Manuella | Los Altos Hills | 17 | $1,132 | 12 | $1,779 | +57% | $3.9M → $10.16M |
| 11 | Burke Road & Sunset Drive | Los Altos Hills | 19 | $1,176 | 16 | $1,830 | +56% | $4.7M → $6.5M |
| 12 | Old Los Altos | Los Altos | 22 | $1,223 | 28 | $1,888 | +54% | $3.29M → $4.28M |
| 13 | Page Mill Road & Palo Alto Hills | Los Altos Hills | 16 | $1,027 | 19 | $1,528 | +49% | $3.88M → $6.1M |
| 14 | Town Hall & Fremont Road | Los Altos Hills | 29 | $1,197 | 36 | $1,739 | +45% | $3.73M → $6.42M |
| 15 | Mora Drive & Olive Tree | Los Altos Hills | 26 | $979 | 28 | $1,409 | +44% | $3.35M → $4.43M |
| 16 | El Monte Road & Foothill College | Los Altos Hills | 33 | $978 | 21 | $1,345 | +38% | $3.8M → $5.2M |
Fewer than 8 house sales in one of the periods, so not compared: Costello Acres (7 then, 6 now), Downtown Los Altos (1 then, 0 now), El Camino & Sherwood Gateway (1 then, 0 now), Fallen Leaf Park (0 then, 0 now) and Rancho (6 then, 4 now).
Reading it right
- These are different houses in each period. A neighborhood where many older houses were rebuilt or expanded will show a bigger jump than one where the same kinds of houses keep trading.
- Not adjusted for inflation. Prices are the recorded sale prices.
- Price per square foot moves with size, and bigger houses often sell for less per foot, so a change in the mix of sizes moves the number too.
- Small samples swing. Every row shows its sale counts.
- Past change isn’t a forecast, and a bigger rise doesn’t mean one neighborhood is a better choice than another.
- Some guides overlap, and a sale inside two outlines counts in both.
Go deeper
The Home Price History charts city-wide prices since 2012, and the Then & Now Calculator shows what a past purchase price would be today if it had moved with the city’s median price per square foot. For the current picture by neighborhood, see Los Altos & Los Altos Hills neighborhoods ranked by price per square foot and where homes sell over asking; the Los Altos and Los Altos Hills city guides link every guide. Our sales map shows the homes we’ve sold there. Condos and townhomes have their own post: Los Altos condo and townhome prices.
The Los Altos data series: housing market by the numbers · neighborhoods ranked by price per sq ft · where homes sell over asking · condos and townhomes · house prices by bedrooms · houses under $4M · houses at $7.5M and up · the best month to sell · our sales map
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