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Los Altos & Los Altos Hills Houses Under $4 Million: Where They Sold, Neighborhood by Neighborhood
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Shopping for a house in Los Altos & Los Altos Hills on a budget near $4 million? Of the 657 single-family houses that sold in the two years to October 19, 2026, by the MLS records we can read with repeat records removed, 126 (19%) sold for less than $4 million. Here is where those sales happened, inside each of our neighborhood guides, with two other price levels for context.
The short answer
- Across both towns: 8% of house sales closed under $3.5M, 19% under $4M and 46% under $5M. The median house sold for $5.1M.
- Where the most did (guides with at least 8 house sales; none had a majority under $4M): Old Los Altos (46%), Loyola Corners (44%) and Woodland Acres (40%).
- Where almost none did: Town Hall & Fremont Road (3%), Burke Road & Sunset Drive (0%) and Arastradero Road & Manuella (0%).
- What it bought: the houses that sold under $4M had a median of 2,027 sq ft, against 2,752 sq ft for all houses.
Neighborhood by neighborhood
Guides with at least 8 house sales, most sales under $4M first. Each cell shows how many houses sold under that price and their share of the guide’s house sales. Each name opens its guide, with live listings and the last 12 months of sales.
| Neighborhood | Town | House sales | Median price | Under $3.5M | Under $4M | Under $5M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Los Altos | Los Altos | 28 | $4.28M | 9 (32%) | 13 (46%) | 19 (68%) |
| Loyola Corners | Los Altos | 16 | $4.44M | 4 (25%) | 7 (44%) | 11 (69%) |
| Woodland Acres | Los Altos | 25 | $4.21M | 2 (8%) | 10 (40%) | 18 (72%) |
| Country Club | Los Altos | 24 | $5.17M | 1 (4%) | 9 (38%) | 11 (46%) |
| The Highlands | Los Altos | 17 | $4.15M | 2 (12%) | 6 (35%) | 16 (94%) |
| South Los Altos | Los Altos | 40 | $4.53M | 3 (8%) | 12 (30%) | 25 (63%) |
| Mora Drive & Olive Tree | Los Altos Hills | 28 | $4.43M | 2 (7%) | 8 (29%) | 15 (54%) |
| Altamont, Taaffe & Moody Roads | Los Altos Hills | 33 | $5.38M | 6 (18%) | 7 (21%) | 11 (33%) |
| Purissima Hills | Los Altos Hills | 16 | $4.88M | 1 (6%) | 3 (19%) | 10 (63%) |
| El Monte Road & Foothill College | Los Altos Hills | 21 | $5.2M | 2 (10%) | 3 (14%) | 10 (48%) |
| North Los Altos | Los Altos | 123 | $5.3M | 8 (7%) | 15 (12%) | 44 (36%) |
| Page Mill Road & Palo Alto Hills | Los Altos Hills | 19 | $6.1M | 0 (0%) | 2 (11%) | 3 (16%) |
| Central Los Altos | Los Altos | 111 | $5.1M | 3 (3%) | 10 (9%) | 52 (47%) |
| Town Hall & Fremont Road | Los Altos Hills | 36 | $6.42M | 1 (3%) | 1 (3%) | 8 (22%) |
| Burke Road & Sunset Drive | Los Altos Hills | 16 | $6.5M | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (13%) |
| Arastradero Road & Manuella | Los Altos Hills | 12 | $10.16M | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (8%) |
Fewer than 8 house sales, so not ranked: Costello Acres (6 sales, 1 under $4M) and Rancho (4 sales, 1 under $4M). No house sales in the window: Downtown Los Altos, El Camino & Sherwood Gateway and Fallen Leaf Park.
Reading it right
- These are sale prices, not list prices. Many Los Altos houses sell over asking, so a house listed under your budget can close above it.
- Houses only. Condos and townhomes, which sell for less, have their own post.
- The houses differ. Under-budget sales are often smaller (see the size comparison above), and a neighborhood’s mix of sizes and lots drives its numbers.
- Small samples swing. Every cell shows its count.
- Past sales aren’t a forecast of what you’ll find next month.
- Some guides overlap, and a sale inside two outlines counts in both.
How we counted
Closed sales of single-family houses reported to the MLS, read through the IDX feeds that power our home search, with one record per MLS number and only sales with a recorded living area and a map position, placed inside each guide’s outline. A sale counts as under a price if it closed below it.
Go deeper
The Budget Lab shows what your budget bought in up to three cities, and the Price Ladder shows where Los Altos’ entry price and top end sit. For the top end, see where Los Altos and Los Altos Hills houses sold for $7.5 million or more. For Los Altos & Los Altos Hills, see house prices by bedrooms, 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.
Common questions
Where can I find a house under $4 million in Los Altos and Los Altos Hills?
In the two years to October 19, 2026, 126 of 657 house sales (19%) closed under $4M. The most were in North Los Altos (15), Old Los Altos (13) and South Los Altos (12).
What are the most affordable Los Altos and Los Altos Hills neighborhoods for houses?
By median house price over the same two years, among guides with at least 8 house sales: The Highlands ($4.15M), Woodland Acres ($4.21M) and Old Los Altos ($4.28M).
How big is a house under $4 million in Los Altos and Los Altos Hills?
Houses that sold under $4M had a median of 2,027 sq ft, against 2,752 sq ft for all Los Altos and Los Altos Hills houses.
The Los Altos data series: housing market by the numbers · neighborhoods ranked by price per sq ft · where homes sell over asking · ten years of prices by neighborhood · condos and townhomes · house prices by bedrooms · houses at $7.5M and up · the best month to sell · our sales map
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