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What Mid-Century Modern Houses Sell For in Silicon Valley, City by City (2026)
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How much do mid-century modern houses sell for in Silicon Valley? In the two years to October 27, 2026, 816 houses sold in 31 Silicon Valley cities whose listings called them mid-century modern houses: post-and-beam houses, Eichlers and other modernist tracts from 1945 to 1975. That’s 4% of all 21,656 house sales. Here’s what they sold for, city by city and ZIP by ZIP, and how they compare with the typical house nearby.
The short answer
- Median price: $2.53M, or $1,410 per square foot, for a median 1,753 sq ft and 4 bedrooms.
- Against the typical house in the same city: 2% more per square foot.
- Sold over asking: 74% of sales with a list price.
- This year vs. last: median $2.6M in the year to Oct 27, 2026 (413 sales), against $2.48M the year before (403 sales), +5%.
- Highest city median (5+ sales): Hillsborough at $5.65M; lowest: Daly City at $1.25M.
- Most sales: Palo Alto (117).
Next steps
- Mid-century modern homes: how to spot one, where they stand, and the ones for sale now.
- Every style side by side: what each home style sells for.
- Talk to a Property Nerd about mid-century modern houses on your list.
City by city
Cities with at least 5 sales, highest median first. The last column compares each sale’s price per square foot with the median for all houses in its own city. Fewer than 5 sales: Atherton, East Palo Alto, Milpitas and Monte Sereno.
| City | Sales | Median price | Median $/sq ft | Sold over asking | $/sq ft vs. its city |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsborough | 14 | $5.65M | $1,741 | 71% | 15% more |
| Los Altos Hills | 19 | $5.2M | $1,664 | 58% | 4% more |
| Los Altos | 23 | $4.45M | $1,773 | 74% | 8% less |
| Woodside | 10 | $4.23M | $1,528 | 80% | 12% more |
| Saratoga | 12 | $3.79M | $1,612 | 67% | 4% more |
| Portola Valley | 10 | $3.78M | $1,523 | 50% | 2% less |
| Palo Alto | 117 | $3.45M | $2,009 | 79% | 3% less |
| Burlingame | 9 | $3.05M | $1,368 | 67% | 9% less |
| Menlo Park | 12 | $2.98M | $1,736 | 92% | 3% more |
| Cupertino | 21 | $2.85M | $1,602 | 67% | 3% less |
| Sunnyvale | 105 | $2.81M | $1,589 | 76% | 3% more |
| Belmont | 18 | $2.56M | $1,227 | 56% | 4% less |
| San Carlos | 17 | $2.55M | $1,451 | 82% | 3% more |
| Los Gatos | 18 | $2.5M | $839 | 22% | 32% less |
| Mountain View | 25 | $2.48M | $1,762 | 88% | 6% more |
| Redwood City | 22 | $2.38M | $1,240 | 73% | 1% less |
| San Mateo | 93 | $2.35M | $1,384 | 81% | 9% more |
| Campbell | 8 | $2.2M | $1,300 | 88% | 6% more |
| Santa Clara | 24 | $2.16M | $1,475 | 75% | 11% more |
| Foster City | 23 | $1.98M | $1,129 | 83% | 1% more |
| Millbrae | 13 | $1.96M | $1,195 | 92% | 2% less |
| San Jose | 112 | $1.88M | $1,102 | 65% | 13% more |
| San Bruno | 15 | $1.62M | $1,078 | 93% | 10% more |
| South San Francisco | 13 | $1.31M | $851 | 85% | 5% less |
| Morgan Hill | 5 | $1.3M | $778 | 80% | 18% more |
| Daly City | 48 | $1.25M | $895 | 75% | 11% more |
ZIP codes with the most sales
ZIP codes with at least 5 mid-century modern sales, most sales first (up to 15).
| ZIP | City | Sales | Median price | Median $/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94087 | Sunnyvale | 75 | $2.96M | $1,599 |
| 94402 | San Mateo | 65 | $2.45M | $1,469 |
| 94306 | Palo Alto | 55 | $3.32M | $1,978 |
| 94303 | Palo Alto | 52 | $3.61M | $1,977 |
| 94015 | Daly City | 37 | $1.3M | $914 |
| 95125 | San Jose | 33 | $2.34M | $1,247 |
| 94404 | Foster City | 23 | $1.98M | $1,129 |
| 94403 | San Mateo | 22 | $1.86M | $1,233 |
| 95014 | Cupertino | 21 | $2.85M | $1,602 |
| 95051 | Santa Clara | 19 | $2.32M | $1,619 |
| 94002 | Belmont | 18 | $2.56M | $1,227 |
| 94070 | San Carlos | 17 | $2.55M | $1,451 |
| 95124 | San Jose | 16 | $2.15M | $1,192 |
| 94022 | Los Altos Hills | 15 | $4.96M | $1,804 |
| 94043 | Mountain View | 15 | $2.44M | $1,762 |
How listings describe them
The phrases that put these sales in this style, most common first: “mid-century” (529), “eichler” (114), “atrium” (98), “midcentury” (34), “mid century” (31) and “post-and-beam” (4). Listings name styles loosely, and many mid-century modern houses never say so, so treat these counts as the ones that called themselves mid-century modern.
San Francisco, for comparison: 284 mid-century modern houses sold in the same two years, median $1.7M ($1,082 per sq ft), 85% sold over asking.
How we counted
Closed sales of houses (MLS property type “single family home”) between October 28, 2024 and October 27, 2026 in 31 cities of Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, reported to the MLS and read through the IDX feeds that power our home search, with repeat records from different feeds removed (normalized address plus sale date). A sale counts as mid-century modern when its listing description uses that style’s phrases on our Mid-century modern page; one sale can count for two styles. Price per square foot uses sales with 400 sq ft or more; “vs. its city” uses cities with at least 30 such sales. Past sales aren’t a forecast or the value of any one home.
City by city
Prices, neighborhoods and the ones for sale now: San Jose, Palo Alto, Sunnyvale, San Mateo and Daly City.
Go deeper
The Mid-century modern page shows how to spot one and the ones for sale now. Every style side by side, and the other styles city by city: Victorian & Edwardian, Craftsman & bungalow, Spanish & Mediterranean, Tudor, storybook & traditional, California ranch, Eichler, Modern & contemporary and Modern farmhouse & new construction. All of our styles are on the Home Styles hub, and where to find each style lists the neighborhoods where each one sold most.
Buying or selling a mid-century modern house?
A Property Nerd will pull the recent sales of houses like yours, same style and same streets, and show you what buyers paid for the details that matter. Call (408) 373-1660 or (650) 383-8606, or book a strategy call. Commissions are negotiable, and we offer bundled services, so ask us what’s included.