Blog > Silicon Valley Neighborhoods Ranked by Price per Square Foot (2026)
Which neighborhoods in Silicon Valley sell for the most per square foot? We read the 10,791 houses, condos and townhomes sold in the 32 cities we cover over the 180 days to October 19, 2026, placed each sale on the map inside the outlines of our 436 neighborhood guides, and took the median price per square foot in each. 9,147 of the sales had a map position and a living area, and 7,448 of those fell inside one of our outlines. The full ranking for any city is live on our Neighborhood Ranking page.
The short answer
- Highest median price per square foot (neighborhoods with at least 10 sales): Old Palo Alto ($2,353, 21 sales), Midtown ($2,320, 25 sales) and Community Center ($2,241, 11 sales), all in Palo Alto.
- 370 of our 436 neighborhoods had 5 or more sales in the window, enough to rank on the live page.
- The widest spread inside one city: in San Jose, Rainbow sold for a median $1,635 per sq ft and Spartan Keyes & Martha Gardens for $493, 3.3 times as much per foot.
- The narrowest: Morgan Hill, where its top and bottom ranked neighborhoods are $683 and $557 per sq ft.
The top 25
All homes, neighborhoods with at least 10 sales, highest median price per square foot first. Each name opens its neighborhood guide.
| # | Neighborhood | City | Sales | Median $/sq ft | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Palo Alto | Palo Alto | 21 | $2,353 | $7.7M |
| 2 | Midtown | Palo Alto | 25 | $2,320 | $3.62M |
| 3 | Community Center | Palo Alto | 11 | $2,241 | $4.5M |
| 4 | South Los Altos | Los Altos | 18 | $2,218 | $4.15M |
| 5 | Duveneck / St. Francis | Palo Alto | 10 | $2,207 | $4.7M |
| 6 | Crescent Park | Palo Alto | 16 | $2,192 | $4.8M |
| 7 | Central Menlo Park | Menlo Park | 18 | $2,089 | $6.54M |
| 8 | Barron Park | Palo Alto | 18 | $1,987 | $4.33M |
| 9 | The Willows | Menlo Park | 16 | $1,981 | $3.8M |
| 10 | Central Los Altos | Los Altos | 23 | $1,974 | $5.45M |
| 11 | Monta Loma | Mountain View | 11 | $1,905 | $2.47M |
| 12 | North Los Altos | Los Altos | 45 | $1,899 | $4.2M |
| 13 | Hillsborough Park & Hillsborough Knolls | Hillsborough | 17 | $1,864 | $6.5M |
| 14 | Ventura | Palo Alto | 12 | $1,804 | $2.65M |
| 15 | West Menlo Park | Menlo Park | 28 | $1,796 | $4.17M |
| 16 | Old Los Altos | Los Altos | 14 | $1,778 | $3M |
| 17 | Ortega Park (approx.) | Sunnyvale | 13 | $1,775 | $2.95M |
| 18 | Waverly Park | Mountain View | 18 | $1,741 | $3.8M |
| 19 | Cherry Chase (approx.) | Sunnyvale | 19 | $1,721 | $2.83M |
| 20 | Cow Hollow | San Francisco | 31 | $1,705 | $2.41M |
| 21 | White Oaks | San Carlos | 24 | $1,697 | $3.08M |
| 22 | Old Mountain View | Mountain View | 14 | $1,671 | $2.42M |
| 23 | Birdland | Sunnyvale | 10 | $1,668 | $2.7M |
| 24 | Sea Cliff & Lake District | San Francisco | 28 | $1,660 | $4.28M |
| 25 | Marina | San Francisco | 35 | $1,643 | $3.4M |
Houses only
Condos and townhomes often sell for a different price per foot than houses on the same streets, so here are the top 10 for houses alone (at least 10 house sales).
| # | Neighborhood | City | House sales | Median $/sq ft | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crescent Park | Palo Alto | 14 | $2,423 | $5.46M |
| 2 | Old Palo Alto | Palo Alto | 21 | $2,353 | $7.7M |
| 3 | Midtown | Palo Alto | 24 | $2,339 | $3.65M |
| 4 | North Los Altos | Los Altos | 28 | $2,285 | $5.21M |
| 5 | Community Center | Palo Alto | 11 | $2,241 | $4.5M |
| 6 | South Los Altos | Los Altos | 18 | $2,218 | $4.15M |
| 7 | Duveneck / St. Francis | Palo Alto | 10 | $2,207 | $4.7M |
| 8 | Central Menlo Park | Menlo Park | 18 | $2,089 | $6.54M |
| 9 | Barron Park | Palo Alto | 15 | $2,077 | $4.6M |
| 10 | Marina | San Francisco | 13 | $2,040 | $5.31M |
City by city
For each city with at least four ranked neighborhoods (5 or more sales each): the highest and lowest median price per square foot, and how far apart they are. Tap a city for its full live ranking and map.
Fewer than four ranked neighborhoods in the window: Atherton, East Palo Alto, Monte Sereno and Portola Valley. Their guides and sales are on the live page.
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 views, and with the mix of homes that happened to sell. A higher number says nothing about which neighborhood is right for you.
- Bigger homes often sell for less per foot. A neighborhood of large homes can rank below one of small homes with a higher median price. See the numbers by house size.
- Outlines are ours and approximate. Each is the one drawn for our neighborhood guide; a few are simple boxes (marked “approx.”), and where two overlap a sale inside both counts for both.
- Sample sizes are shown on every row. Small neighborhoods can move several places from one month to the next.
- Price per square foot is sale price divided by living area as listed, from the MLS through our IDX feeds; repeat records are removed.
- San Jose and San Francisco: this post reads the full 180 days. The live page reads fewer sales at once in the largest cities, so its figures there can differ.
Go deeper
Our live Neighborhood Ranking page ranks any city’s neighborhoods by houses, condos or all homes, with a shaded map. The Price per Sq Ft Map plots every sale behind these numbers, and our neighborhood guides explain what drives prices in each one.
Weighing two neighborhoods?
A Property Nerd will pull the recent sales in each and walk you through what they say about price. 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.