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Los Altos & Los Altos Hills Luxury Homes: Where $7.5 Million+ Houses Sold, Neighborhood by Neighborhood
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Where do top-of-market houses sell in Los Altos & Los Altos Hills? In the two years to October 19, 2026, 89 of the 657 single-family houses that sold in both towns (14%) closed at $7.5 million or more, by the MLS records we can read with repeat records removed. In 2012, 2 did all year; in 2025, 43 did. Here is where those sales happened, inside each of our neighborhood guides.
The short answer
- Across both towns: 54% of house sales closed at $5M or more, 14% at $7.5M or more and 3% at $10M or more. The highest sale was $19.5M in Burke Road & Sunset Drive.
- Where they cluster (share of house sales at $7.5M+, guides with at least 8 house sales): Arastradero Road & Manuella (67%), Burke Road & Sunset Drive (44%), Town Hall & Fremont Road (36%), Country Club (25%), Altamont, Taaffe & Moody Roads (21%) and Page Mill Road & Palo Alto Hills (21%).
- None at $7.5M+ in the window: Purissima Hills, South Los Altos, Woodland Acres and The Highlands.
- What it buys: the typical house that sold for $7.5M or more went for $8.6M, with 5,015 sq ft ($1,818 per sq ft), against 2,752 sq ft and $1,833 per sq ft for all Los Altos and Los Altos Hills houses.
- Over time: 2 house sales at $7.5M or more in 2012, 32 in 2021 and 43 in 2025, with 38 more from January through September 2026.
Neighborhood by neighborhood
Guides with at least 8 house sales, highest share at $7.5M or more first. Each cell shows how many houses sold at that price or more 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 | $5M+ | $7.5M+ | $10M+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arastradero Road & Manuella | Los Altos Hills | 12 | $10.16M | 11 (92%) | 8 (67%) | 6 (50%) |
| Burke Road & Sunset Drive | Los Altos Hills | 16 | $6.5M | 14 (88%) | 7 (44%) | 2 (13%) |
| Town Hall & Fremont Road | Los Altos Hills | 36 | $6.42M | 28 (78%) | 13 (36%) | 5 (14%) |
| Country Club | Los Altos | 24 | $5.17M | 13 (54%) | 6 (25%) | 0 (0%) |
| Altamont, Taaffe & Moody Roads | Los Altos Hills | 33 | $5.38M | 22 (67%) | 7 (21%) | 2 (6%) |
| Page Mill Road & Palo Alto Hills | Los Altos Hills | 19 | $6.1M | 16 (84%) | 4 (21%) | 0 (0%) |
| El Monte Road & Foothill College | Los Altos Hills | 21 | $5.2M | 11 (52%) | 3 (14%) | 2 (10%) |
| North Los Altos | Los Altos | 123 | $5.3M | 79 (64%) | 14 (11%) | 0 (0%) |
| Mora Drive & Olive Tree | Los Altos Hills | 28 | $4.43M | 13 (46%) | 3 (11%) | 1 (4%) |
| Central Los Altos | Los Altos | 111 | $5.1M | 59 (53%) | 9 (8%) | 1 (1%) |
| Old Los Altos | Los Altos | 28 | $4.28M | 9 (32%) | 2 (7%) | 0 (0%) |
| Loyola Corners | Los Altos | 16 | $4.44M | 5 (31%) | 1 (6%) | 0 (0%) |
| Purissima Hills | Los Altos Hills | 16 | $4.88M | 6 (38%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| South Los Altos | Los Altos | 40 | $4.53M | 15 (38%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Woodland Acres | Los Altos | 25 | $4.21M | 7 (28%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| The Highlands | Los Altos | 17 | $4.15M | 1 (6%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Fewer than 8 house sales, so not ranked: Costello Acres (6 sales, 3 at $7.5M+) and Rancho (4 sales, 0 at $7.5M+). No house sales in the window: Downtown Los Altos, El Camino & Sherwood Gateway and Fallen Leaf Park.
Year by year since 2012
House sales at $7.5M or more each year, in both towns. The line is fixed in dollars while prices rose, so part of the climb is simply more houses crossing it: the median house sold for $2M in 2012 and $5.1M in 2025.
| Year | House sales | $7.5M+ | Share | Median house price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 443 | 2 | <1% | $2M |
| 2013 | 399 | 3 | 1% | $2.3M |
| 2014 | 343 | 11 | 3% | $2.56M |
| 2015 | 365 | 4 | 1% | $2.95M |
| 2016 | 325 | 6 | 2% | $2.9M |
| 2017 | 369 | 9 | 2% | $3.25M |
| 2018 | 313 | 6 | 2% | $3.62M |
| 2019 | 312 | 2 | 1% | $3.45M |
| 2020 | 357 | 16 | 4% | $3.56M |
| 2021 | 452 | 32 | 7% | $4.25M |
| 2022 | 274 | 25 | 9% | $4.34M |
| 2023 | 209 | 15 | 7% | $4.41M |
| 2024 | 294 | 25 | 9% | $4.7M |
| 2025 | 341 | 43 | 13% | $5.1M |
| 2026 (Jan.–Sept.) | 237 | 38 | 16% | $5.15M |
Reading it right
- These are sale prices, not list prices, and they aren’t adjusted for inflation.
- Size drives much of the top end, so compare price per square foot as well as price when you look at houses at $7.5M or more.
- Small samples swing. Every cell shows its count, and one or two sales can move a small guide’s share.
- Some guides overlap, and a sale inside two outlines counts in both.
- Past sales aren’t a forecast or the value of any one home.
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 at a price if it closed at that amount or more. The yearly table uses the same rules, by closing date, through September 30, 2026.
Go deeper
The Luxury Market Report follows the top of the market across Silicon Valley, and the Price Ladder shows where Los Altos’ top end sits against other cities. For Los Altos & Los Altos Hills, see houses under $4 million, guide by guide, house prices by bedrooms and neighborhoods ranked by price per square foot; the Los Altos and Los Altos Hills city guides link every guide. Our sales map shows the homes we’ve sold there.
Common questions
What is the most expensive neighborhood in Los Altos and Los Altos Hills?
By median house price over the two years to October 19, 2026, among guides with at least 8 house sales: Arastradero Road & Manuella ($10.16M), Burke Road & Sunset Drive ($6.5M) and Town Hall & Fremont Road ($6.42M).
How many Los Altos and Los Altos Hills houses sell for $7.5 million or more?
89 of 657 house sales (14%) in those two years, and 43 in 2025 alone, up from 2 in 2012.
What was the highest house sale in Los Altos and Los Altos Hills?
$19.5M in Burke Road & Sunset Drive, in the two years to October 19, 2026, by the MLS records we can read.
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