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What Tudor, Storybook and Traditional Houses Sell For in Silicon Valley, City by City (2026)
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How much do Tudor, storybook and traditional houses sell for in Silicon Valley? In the two years to October 27, 2026, 277 houses sold in 31 Silicon Valley cities whose listings called them Tudor, storybook and traditional houses: steep gables, half-timbering, Cape Cods and colonials, mostly 1920s to 1940s. That’s 1% of all 21,761 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: $2.8M, or $1,354 per square foot, for a median 2,112 sq ft and 4 bedrooms.
- Against the typical house in the same city: 1% more per square foot.
- Sold over asking: 62% of sales with a list price.
- This year vs. last: median $2.9M in the year to Oct 27, 2026 (145 sales), against $2.75M the year before (132 sales), +5%.
- Highest city median (5+ sales): Atherton at $10.95M; lowest: San Jose at $1.75M.
- Most sales: San Jose (59).
Next steps
- Tudor, storybook & traditional 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 Tudor, storybook and traditional 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: Belmont, Campbell, Cupertino, Daly City, East Palo Alto, Foster City, Gilroy, Monte Sereno, Mountain View, Portola Valley, San Bruno, Santa Clara and South San Francisco.
| City | Sales | Median price | Median $/sq ft | Sold over asking | $/sq ft vs. its city |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton | 7 | $10.95M | $2,200 | 29% | 6% more |
| Woodside | 6 | $7.03M | $1,561 | 17% | 15% more |
| Hillsborough | 14 | $6.71M | $1,359 | 43% | 10% less |
| Los Altos Hills | 5 | $6.01M | $1,162 | 40% | 28% less |
| Saratoga | 7 | $5.5M | $1,132 | 43% | 27% less |
| Los Altos | 7 | $5.02M | $1,677 | 71% | 13% less |
| Palo Alto | 28 | $4.37M | $2,006 | 64% | 3% less |
| Menlo Park | 7 | $3.6M | $1,839 | 57% | 9% more |
| Burlingame | 24 | $2.98M | $1,527 | 58% | 1% more |
| Los Gatos | 16 | $2.77M | $1,105 | 56% | 10% less |
| Sunnyvale | 6 | $2.63M | $1,397 | 100% | 9% less |
| San Carlos | 6 | $2.59M | $1,671 | 50% | 18% more |
| San Mateo | 31 | $2.33M | $1,402 | 74% | 10% more |
| Redwood City | 23 | $2.2M | $1,365 | 83% | 9% more |
| Millbrae | 5 | $2.14M | $1,158 | 100% | 5% less |
| San Jose | 59 | $1.75M | $1,004 | 58% | 3% more |
ZIP codes with the most sales
ZIP codes with at least 5 Tudor, storybook and traditional sales, most sales first (up to 15).
| ZIP | City | Sales | Median price | Median $/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95125 | San Jose | 25 | $2.05M | $1,157 |
| 94010 | Burlingame | 24 | $2.98M | $1,527 |
| 94301 | Palo Alto | 19 | $4.3M | $2,041 |
| 94402 | San Mateo | 18 | $3.04M | $1,435 |
| 94010 | Hillsborough | 14 | $6.71M | $1,359 |
| 94062 | Redwood City | 12 | $2.79M | $1,491 |
| 95126 | San Jose | 10 | $1.77M | $1,026 |
| 94403 | San Mateo | 8 | $2.06M | $1,443 |
| 95112 | San Jose | 8 | $1.75M | $820 |
| 94025 | Menlo Park | 7 | $3.6M | $1,839 |
| 94027 | Atherton | 7 | $10.95M | $2,200 |
| 94061 | Redwood City | 7 | $1.91M | $1,184 |
| 95032 | Los Gatos | 7 | $2.4M | $1,047 |
| 95070 | Saratoga | 7 | $5.5M | $1,132 |
| 94062 | Woodside | 6 | $7.03M | $1,561 |
How listings describe them
The phrases that put these sales in this style, most common first: “storybook” (112), “tudor” (85), “cape cod” (26), “french country” (15), “colonial revival” (12) and “english country” (5). Listings name styles loosely, and many Tudor, storybook and traditional houses never say so, so treat these counts as the ones that called themselves Tudor, storybook and traditional.
San Francisco, for comparison: 65 Tudor, storybook and traditional houses sold in the same two years, median $2.62M ($1,164 per sq ft), 86% 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 Tudor, storybook and traditional when its listing description uses that style’s phrases on our Tudor, storybook & traditional 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.
Go deeper
The Tudor, storybook & traditional 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, California ranch, Mid-century modern, 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 Tudor, storybook and traditional 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.