Blog > What Each Home Style Sells For in Silicon Valley (2026)
Does a Craftsman sell for more than a ranch house? Do Eichlers really carry a premium? We read the listing descriptions of every house that sold in 31 Silicon Valley cities in the two years to October 27, 2026, 21,761 sales in all, and sorted them by the style the listing names, using the same rules as the live boards on our Home Styles pages. San Francisco is reported separately, as in the Property Nerds® Index.
The short answer
- Highest median price: Spanish & Mediterranean houses, $3.45M across 314 sales.
- Lowest: Victorian & Edwardian, $1.55M across 81 sales.
- Against the typical house in the same city, California ranch sold for 13% more per square foot, and Victorian & Edwardian for 12% less.
- Most common style named: Modern & contemporary (1,062 sales). 18% of house sales named a style; the rest didn’t.
Next steps
- Home Styles: how to spot each style from the sidewalk, and live listings for each one.
- Search homes for sale, then use Save Search to get new listings by email.
- Talk to a Property Nerd about the style you love.
Every style, side by side
Houses sold in the two years to October 27, 2026, highest median price first. The last column compares each sale’s price per square foot with the median for all houses in its own city, so a style isn’t flattered or punished by where it happens to stand.
| Style | Sales | Median price | Median $/sq ft | Median size | Sold over asking | $/sq ft vs. its city |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish & Mediterranean | 314 | $3.45M | $1,205 | 2,787 sq ft | 54% | 7% less |
| Modern farmhouse & new construction | 812 | $2.85M | $1,261 | 2,424 sq ft | 56% | 3% more |
| Tudor, storybook & traditional | 277 | $2.8M | $1,354 | 2,112 sq ft | 62% | 1% more |
| Eichler | 263 | $2.79M | $1,599 | 1,721 sq ft | 76% | 5% more |
| Modern & contemporary | 1,062 | $2.6M | $1,273 | 2,057 sq ft | 66% | 2% more |
| Mid-century modern | 818 | $2.52M | $1,410 | 1,753 sq ft | 74% | 2% more |
| California ranch | 632 | $2.35M | $1,347 | 1,735 sq ft | 70% | 13% more |
| Craftsman & bungalow | 472 | $2M | $1,237 | 1,658 sq ft | 61% | 4% more |
| Victorian & Edwardian | 81 | $1.55M | $951 | 1,852 sq ft | 47% | 12% less |
| All houses | 21,761 | $2M | $1,140 | 1,811 sq ft | 63% | — |
Spanish & Mediterranean
314 sales; median $3.45M, $1,205 per sq ft. Where they sold most: San Jose (75, median $2.16M), Palo Alto (28, median $5.5M), Redwood City (24, median $2.54M), San Mateo (24, median $3.59M) and Los Gatos (19, median $4.25M).
Modern farmhouse & new construction
812 sales; median $2.85M, $1,261 per sq ft. Where they sold most: San Jose (244, median $2.12M), Menlo Park (47, median $4.95M), Sunnyvale (44, median $3.13M), Redwood City (40, median $2.81M) and Palo Alto (35, median $5.79M).
Tudor, storybook & traditional
277 sales; median $2.8M, $1,354 per sq ft. Where they sold most: San Jose (59, median $1.75M), San Mateo (31, median $2.33M), Palo Alto (28, median $4.37M), Burlingame (24, median $2.98M) and Redwood City (23, median $2.2M).
Eichler
263 sales; median $2.79M, $1,599 per sq ft. Where they sold most: Palo Alto (71, median $3.41M), San Mateo (52, median $2.42M), Sunnyvale (48, median $2.96M), San Jose (34, median $2.05M) and Foster City (15, median $1.96M).
Modern & contemporary
1,062 sales; median $2.6M, $1,273 per sq ft. Where they sold most: San Jose (284, median $1.89M), Palo Alto (66, median $4.2M), Sunnyvale (64, median $2.83M), San Mateo (60, median $2.46M) and Redwood City (53, median $2.65M).
Mid-century modern
818 sales; median $2.52M, $1,410 per sq ft. Where they sold most: Palo Alto (117, median $3.45M), San Jose (113, median $1.9M), Sunnyvale (105, median $2.81M), San Mateo (93, median $2.35M) and Daly City (48, median $1.25M).
California ranch
632 sales; median $2.35M, $1,347 per sq ft. Where they sold most: San Jose (198, median $1.8M), Los Altos (56, median $4.54M), San Mateo (32, median $2.09M), Sunnyvale (28, median $2.83M) and Redwood City (21, median $1.98M).
Craftsman & bungalow
472 sales; median $2M, $1,237 per sq ft. Where they sold most: San Jose (178, median $1.39M), Los Gatos (40, median $3.21M), Palo Alto (39, median $4.06M), Menlo Park (36, median $3.59M) and Redwood City (36, median $1.78M).
Victorian & Edwardian
81 sales; median $1.55M, $951 per sq ft. Where they sold most: San Jose (41, median $1.25M), Los Gatos (14, median $2.98M), Palo Alto (9, median $3.5M) and Santa Clara (6, median $1.45M).
San Francisco, for comparison
5,034 houses sold in San Francisco in the same two years (median $1.74M). Styles named in at least 25 sales: Victorian & Edwardian $2.25M (585 sales, $1,168 per sq ft vs. the city’s $1,046), Craftsman & bungalow $1.84M (106 sales, $1,119 per sq ft vs. the city’s $1,046), Spanish & Mediterranean $2.3M (163 sales, $1,074 per sq ft vs. the city’s $1,046), Tudor, storybook & traditional $2.62M (65 sales, $1,164 per sq ft vs. the city’s $1,046), Mid-century modern $1.7M (284 sales, $1,082 per sq ft vs. the city’s $1,046), Modern & contemporary $2.37M (337 sales, $1,126 per sq ft vs. the city’s $1,046) and Modern farmhouse & new construction $2.13M (106 sales, $1,145 per sq ft vs. the city’s $1,046).
Reading it right
- Listings name styles loosely. A sale counts for a style when its description names it (“Craftsman bungalow”, “Spanish Revival”, “Eichler”, “ranch-style”), the same test our style pages use for live listings. Some houses of each style never say so, and a few listings stretch the word.
- One sale can count twice. Every Eichler is also mid-century modern, and a listing can name two styles.
- Where beats what. Styles cluster in particular cities and neighborhoods, so the median price mostly reflects location. The last column of the table takes the city out.
- Size and condition matter more than style for any one house; a remodeled ranch and an original one are different products.
- Past sales aren’t a forecast or the value of any one home.
How we counted
Closed sales of houses (MLS property type “single family home”) in 31 Silicon Valley cities and San Francisco between October 28, 2024 and October 27, 2026, 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). Price per square foot uses sales with 400 sq ft or more; “vs. its city” uses cities with at least 30 such sales. A sale counts toward a style when its listing description matches that style’s phrases on our Home Styles pages (closed sales carry no MLS style field or year built in the feed).
Styles and features side by side, from pools and views to ADUs and remodels: what Silicon Valley buyers pay more for.
Beyond style: single-story, pools, ADUs, big lots, waterfront, condos and more are grouped on Silicon Valley home types by the numbers. Where each style clusters: the neighborhoods where each style sold most.
Each style, city by city
Every style has its own post with every city and ZIP code: Spanish & Mediterranean, Modern farmhouse & new construction, Tudor, storybook & traditional, Eichler, Modern & contemporary, Mid-century modern, California ranch, Craftsman & bungalow and Victorian & Edwardian.
Go deeper
Each style has its own page with how to spot it, where it stands and live listings: Victorian & Edwardian, Craftsman & bungalow, Spanish & Mediterranean, Tudor, storybook & traditional, California ranch, Mid-century modern, Eichler, Modern & contemporary and Modern farmhouse & new construction. The Eichler tract index lists every tract we cover. For prices by neighborhood instead of by style, see ten years of prices by neighborhood and what a 3- or 4-bedroom house costs.
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