Blog > Menlo Park Neighborhoods Ranked by Price per Square Foot (2026)
Menlo Park has 13 neighborhood guides on our site. To see how they compare on price, we took the 174 Menlo Park houses, condos and townhomes that sold in the 180 days to October 27, 2026, placed the 173 with a map position and a living area on the map, and found the median price per square foot inside each guide’s outline. 151 of those sales landed inside at least one guide. Across the city, the median was $1,579 per square foot for all homes and $1,767 for houses.
The short answer
- Highest median price per square foot (guides with at least 10 sales): The Willows ($2,093, 16 sales), Central Menlo Park ($2,089, 20 sales) and West Menlo Park ($1,817, 26 sales).
- Lowest: Sharon Heights ($1,094, 32 sales) and Belle Haven ($1,087, 15 sales).
- 9 of the 13 guides had 5 or more sales in the window, enough to rank here; the rest are listed below with their counts.
- Top to bottom, the highest-ranked guide sold for 1.9 times as much per square foot as the lowest-ranked one.
Next steps in Menlo Park
- What’s my Menlo Park home worth? Request an estimate, and ask us for the recent sales on your street.
- See Menlo Park homes for sale, then use Save Search to get new listings by email.
- Book a strategy call with a Property Nerd.
All homes, ranked
Guides with at least 5 sales, highest median price per square foot first. Each name opens its guide, with live listings, the last 12 months of sales and our notes on the streets and houses.
| # | Neighborhood | Sales | Median $/sq ft | Median price | Median size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Willows | 16 | $2,093 | $3.97M | 1,901 sq ft |
| 2 | Central Menlo Park | 20 | $2,089 | $6.54M | 2,965 sq ft |
| 3 | South of Seminary / Vintage Oaks | 5 | $2,048 | $4.7M | 2,567 sq ft |
| 4 | Allied Arts / Stanford Park | 8 | $1,846 | $4.28M | 2,005 sq ft |
| 5 | Suburban Park, Lorelei Manor & Flood Triangle | 9 | $1,818 | $3M | 1,650 sq ft |
| 6 | West Menlo Park | 26 | $1,817 | $3.92M | 2,473 sq ft |
| 7 | Downtown Menlo Park | 12 | $1,539 | $2.29M | 1,451 sq ft |
| 8 | Sharon Heights | 32 | $1,094 | $2.12M | 1,984 sq ft |
| 9 | Belle Haven | 15 | $1,087 | $1.45M | 1,230 sq ft |
Houses only
Townhomes and condos often sell for a different price per foot than houses a block away, so here are the guides with at least 5 house sales, ranked on houses alone.
| # | Neighborhood | House sales | Median $/sq ft | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Willows | 16 | $2,093 | $3.97M |
| 2 | Central Menlo Park | 20 | $2,089 | $6.54M |
| 3 | Allied Arts / Stanford Park | 6 | $2,032 | $4.67M |
| 4 | West Menlo Park | 24 | $1,847 | $4.17M |
| 5 | Suburban Park, Lorelei Manor & Flood Triangle | 9 | $1,818 | $3M |
| 6 | Downtown Menlo Park | 5 | $1,699 | $2.45M |
| 7 | Sharon Heights | 10 | $1,583 | $4.7M |
| 8 | Belle Haven | 15 | $1,087 | $1.45M |
Fewer than 5 sales in the window, so not ranked: Felton Gables (1), Linfield Oaks (4), Menlo Oaks (1) and Park Forest (2).
Reading it right
- A ranking summarizes recent sales; it isn’t a verdict on a neighborhood. Price per square foot moves with home size, age, lot, condition and the mix of homes that happened to sell, and a higher number says nothing about which neighborhood is right for you.
- Some guides overlap. Central Menlo Park overlaps West Menlo Park, and Suburban Park, Lorelei Manor & Flood Triangle overlaps The Willows; no sale in this window falls inside two of these outlines.
- Small samples swing. Each row shows its sale count; a guide with 6 sales can move a lot when one more home closes.
- Bigger homes often sell for less per foot, so compare guides with similar homes, or use the houses-only table.
Go deeper
The live Neighborhood Ranking recalculates these numbers from the MLS whenever you open it, with a shaded map and a budget finder. The Price per Sq Ft Map plots every sale, and the Menlo Park city guide links all 13 guides. To see where we’ve sold, our Menlo Park sales map shows the 15 sales since 2013 we can match to MLS records. Condos and townhomes have their own post: Menlo Park condo and townhome prices.
The Menlo Park data series: housing market by the numbers · where homes sell over asking · ten years of prices by neighborhood · condos and townhomes · house prices by bedrooms · houses under $3M · houses at $6M and up · the best month to sell · the most expensive streets · lots by neighborhood · our sales map
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