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Los Gatos & Monte Sereno Home Prices by Neighborhood: Ten Years of Change
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How much have Los Gatos & Monte Sereno house prices changed in ten years? We compared the single-family houses that sold in the two years to October 27, 2016 (994 sales) with those that sold in the two years to October 27, 2026 (772 sales), using the MLS records we can read with repeat records removed. Across both towns, the median price per square foot went from $754 to $1,273, up 69%, and the median house sold for $1.72M then and $2.9M now. Prices are as recorded, not adjusted for inflation.
The short answer
- Biggest change in median price per square foot: North Lark ($544 to $1,075, +98%), Vasona & Oak Meadow ($825 to $1,591, +93%) and Daves Avenue ($854 to $1,604, +88%).
- Smallest: University-Edelen ($1,019 to $1,407, +38%) and Glen Ridge ($996 to $1,235, +24%).
- 21 of the 24 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.
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Neighborhood by neighborhood
Single-family houses only, biggest change first. “Then” is the two years to Oct. 27, 2016; “now” is the two years to Oct. 27, 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 | North Lark | Los Gatos | 11 | $544 | 14 | $1,075 | +98% | $1.31M → $2.25M |
| 2 | Vasona & Oak Meadow | Los Gatos | 23 | $825 | 17 | $1,591 | +93% | $1.44M → $2.52M |
| 3 | Daves Avenue | Monte Sereno | 26 | $854 | 18 | $1,604 | +88% | $2.35M → $4.38M |
| 4 | Johnson Avenue & Foster Road | Los Gatos | 23 | $845 | 18 | $1,547 | +83% | $2.35M → $3.47M |
| 5 | Twin Creeks | Monte Sereno | 30 | $905 | 26 | $1,631 | +80% | $3M → $5.63M |
| 6 | Monte Sereno | Monte Sereno | 98 | $864 | 71 | $1,537 | +78% | $2.59M → $4.62M |
| 7 | Blossom Hill | Los Gatos | 183 | $769 | 120 | $1,344 | +75% | $1.71M → $3.15M |
| 8 | Worcester Park & Vista del Monte | Los Gatos | 37 | $874 | 35 | $1,524 | +74% | $2.21M → $3.35M |
| 9 | Los Gatos Blvd & North 40 | Los Gatos | 65 | $827 | 46 | $1,441 | +74% | $1.65M → $2.52M |
| 10 | La Rinconada | Los Gatos | 64 | $790 | 44 | $1,359 | +72% | $1.85M → $3.32M |
| 11 | Rose Avenue & Andrews Street | Monte Sereno | 8 | $896 | 11 | $1,508 | +68% | $2.65M → $4.62M |
| 12 | College Avenue & Jones Road | Los Gatos | 17 | $850 | 21 | $1,382 | +63% | $2.04M → $3.4M |
| 13 | El Sereno Hillside | Monte Sereno | 19 | $822 | 8 | $1,320 | +61% | $2.4M → $4.6M |
| 14 | Twin Oaks & Creekside | Los Gatos | 20 | $855 | 16 | $1,308 | +53% | $1.35M → $2.4M |
| 15 | Shannon & Kennedy Road hills | Los Gatos | 62 | $866 | 44 | $1,325 | +53% | $2.28M → $4.55M |
| 16 | San Benito & Mariposa | Los Gatos | 16 | $954 | 16 | $1,449 | +52% | $2M → $2.54M |
| 17 | Downtown Los Gatos | Los Gatos | 18 | $989 | 23 | $1,478 | +49% | $1.81M → $3M |
| 18 | Almond Grove | Los Gatos | 13 | $1,109 | 10 | $1,633 | +47% | $2.25M → $3.02M |
| 19 | Santa Cruz Mountains | Los Gatos | 116 | $513 | 86 | $745 | +45% | $920K → $1.24M |
| 20 | University-Edelen | Los Gatos | 10 | $1,019 | 8 | $1,407 | +38% | $1.79M → $3.2M |
| 21 | Glen Ridge | Los Gatos | 15 | $996 | 15 | $1,235 | +24% | $2.86M → $4.3M |
Fewer than 8 house sales in one of the periods, so not compared: Broadway (5 then, 1 now), Fairview Plaza (1 then, none now) and Rinconada Hills (5 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 Gatos & Monte Sereno neighborhoods ranked by price per square foot and where homes sell over asking; the Los Gatos city guide links every Los Gatos guide and the Monte Sereno page its four. Our sales map shows the homes we’ve sold there. Condos and townhomes have their own post: Los Gatos condo and townhome prices. Across every city we cover: Silicon Valley home prices by neighborhood, ten years apart.
The Los Gatos 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 $3M · houses at $5M and up · the best month to sell · the most expensive streets · houses by neighborhood · fire hazard zones · our sales map
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