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One-story homes, neighborhood by neighborhood

For the 118 neighborhood guides where public records list the number of stories, the share of single-family houses with one story, next to their median year built, house size and lot. That covers 10 cities: Campbell, Gilroy, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, Portola Valley, San Francisco, Saratoga and Sunnyvale.

neighborhoods118in 10 cities
houses counted144,395single-family houses
mostly one-story44neighborhoods at 75% or more
mostly two-story25neighborhoods under 50% one-story

every neighborhood

Every neighborhood, by its share of one-story houses

Every neighborhood where the records list stories, sorted by its share of one-story houses. Select a column heading to sort; each name opens its guide.

	city
Rancho Sans Souci	Sunnyvale	35	100%	1968	2,308sq ft	8,5600.20 acre
Lakewood Village	Sunnyvale	1,573	98%	1957	1,108sq ft	5,7800.13 acre
Fair Oaks Park	Sunnyvale	130	98%	1944	1,098sq ft	5,0000.11 acre
Brookview	Saratoga	426	96%	1956	2,094sq ft	10,1100.23 acre
Primewood	Sunnyvale	79	96%	1958	2,016sq ft	8,5500.20 acre
Fairorchard	Sunnyvale	54	96%	1958	1,853sq ft	7,9900.18 acre
San Miguel	Sunnyvale	684	94%	1954	1,326sq ft	5,2500.12 acre
Cherry Chase	Sunnyvale	1,371	92%	1954	1,483sq ft	6,0100.14 acre
Saratoga Woods	Saratoga	395	92%	1959	2,382sq ft	10,7400.25 acre
Downtown Gilroy	Gilroy	1,319	90%	1951	1,345sq ft	7,0000.16 acre
SNAIL	Sunnyvale	1,287	90%	1953	1,274sq ft	5,4600.13 acre
Birdland	Sunnyvale	1,123	90%	1958	1,525sq ft	6,4400.15 acre
Murphy Park	Sunnyvale	576	89%	1942	1,288sq ft	6,0000.14 acre
San Tomas West	Campbell	999	88%	1959	1,523sq ft	6,3200.15 acre
Fairwood	Sunnyvale	385	88%	1962	1,603sq ft	6,7000.15 acre
Serra Park & West Valley	Sunnyvale	2,444	87%	1959	1,923sq ft	8,2500.19 acre
The Highlands	Los Altos	315	87%	1962	2,328sq ft	10,8900.25 acre
Rancho	Los Altos	119	87%	1950	2,503sq ft	11,7600.27 acre
Parkside	San Francisco	11,353	86%	1941	1,425sq ft	3,0000.07 acre
Pruneyard–Dry Creek	Campbell	948	86%	1956	1,982sq ft	8,7600.20 acre
Quito & El Quito Park	Saratoga	922	86%	1955	2,172sq ft	10,0000.23 acre
Fairbrae	Sunnyvale	399	86%	1959	1,888sq ft	7,4600.17 acre
Outer & Central Sunset	San Francisco	8,273	85%	1939	1,494sq ft	3,0000.07 acre
Sobey & Marshall Lane	Saratoga	1,270	84%	1964	2,634sq ft	14,6900.34 acre
Panama Park	Sunnyvale	623	84%	1962	1,671sq ft	6,7000.15 acre
Sunnyvale Manor & Sunnymount Gardens	Sunnyvale	579	84%	1950	1,390sq ft	5,5000.13 acre
Oceanview, Merced Heights & Ingleside	San Francisco	5,675	83%	1940	1,225sq ft	2,5000.06 acre
Golden Triangle	Saratoga	1,897	83%	1963	2,575sq ft	12,6200.29 acre
Morgan Park	Campbell	231	83%	1952	1,752sq ft	8,5200.20 acre
Excelsior & Outer Mission	San Francisco	11,584	82%	1927	1,306sq ft	2,5000.06 acre
Sunnyvale West	Sunnyvale	927	82%	1954	1,504sq ft	5,9500.14 acre
Hazelwood	Campbell	628	82%	1961	1,517sq ft	6,9500.16 acre
Cherryhill	Sunnyvale	484	82%	1957	1,903sq ft	7,9900.18 acre
North Los Altos	Los Altos	2,613	81%	1958	2,555sq ft	10,8900.25 acre
South Los Altos	Los Altos	1,549	80%	1957	2,375sq ft	10,0200.23 acre
Arrowhead Meadows & Stonegate	Portola Valley	289	80%	1964	—	45,6101.0 acres
Portola Road & Town Center	Portola Valley	282	80%	1963	—	17,6900.41 acre
Central Los Altos	Los Altos	2,514	79%	1956	2,520sq ft	10,8900.25 acre
Miller Avenue & Castlewood	Gilroy	1,589	79%	1976	1,651sq ft	7,2800.17 acre
Lawrence Station	Sunnyvale	636	76%	1969	1,659sq ft	6,1500.14 acre
Campbell Village	Campbell	488	76%	1953	1,700sq ft	9,0100.21 acre
Vasona & Oak Meadow	Los Gatos	343	76%	1958	1,820sq ft	7,8200.18 acre
Miraloma Park & Sunnyside	San Francisco	4,986	75%	1936	1,401sq ft	2,8100.06 acre
Heritage District & Downtown	Sunnyvale	609	75%	1948	1,458sq ft	5,6100.13 acre
Los Gatos Blvd & North 40	Los Gatos	956	74%	1958	1,940sq ft	8,0000.18 acre
Braly Park	Sunnyvale	351	74%	1965	1,831sq ft	6,7100.15 acre
Ponderosa Park	Sunnyvale	1,581	73%	1964	1,685sq ft	6,1200.14 acre
Hacienda	Campbell	995	71%	1962	1,772sq ft	8,8300.20 acre
Woodland Acres	Los Altos	462	71%	1962	2,551sq ft	11,7600.27 acre
White Oaks	Campbell	409	71%	1955	1,839sq ft	8,5100.20 acre
Campbell Community Center	Campbell	394	71%	1954	1,792sq ft	8,0500.18 acre
Woodside Highlands & Hayfields	Portola Valley	166	71%	1952	—	13,9600.32 acre
Fallen Leaf Park	Los Altos	80	71%	1968	2,523sq ft	10,0200.23 acre
San Tomas	Campbell	851	70%	1963	1,663sq ft	6,6400.15 acre
Prides Crossing	Saratoga	735	70%	1966	2,457sq ft	12,4800.29 acre
Montalvo & Horseshoe	Saratoga	621	70%	1970	3,978sq ft	40,0000.92 acre
Blossom Hill	Los Gatos	2,454	69%	1963	2,250sq ft	9,6000.22 acre
Daves Avenue	Monte Sereno	401	69%	1973	2,739sq ft	13,4100.31 acre
Saratoga Village	Saratoga	375	69%	1959	2,463sq ft	10,4000.24 acre
Costello Acres	Los Altos	103	69%	1956	3,226sq ft	17,4200.40 acre
Twin Peaks & Midtown Terrace	San Francisco	1,872	67%	1957	1,436sq ft	3,3000.08 acre
Ortega Park	Sunnyvale	1,085	67%	1962	1,780sq ft	6,3000.14 acre
Blue Hills (Azule)	Saratoga	637	67%	1970	2,488sq ft	11,6300.27 acre
Alpine Hills	Portola Valley	250	67%	1963	—	49,4801.1 acres
Twin Creeks	Monte Sereno	343	66%	1971	3,803sq ft	37,5000.86 acre
Fruitvale	Saratoga	342	66%	1975	4,128sq ft	43,5601.0 acres
Sunny Arts & Community Center	Sunnyvale	332	66%	1966	1,725sq ft	6,2100.14 acre
Rancho Verde	Sunnyvale	124	65%	1960	1,825sq ft	7,7600.18 acre
Old Los Altos	Los Altos	336	64%	1955	2,533sq ft	9,5800.22 acre
Downtown Campbell	Campbell	537	63%	1947	1,550sq ft	6,5100.15 acre
Monte Sereno	Los Gatos	1,230	62%	1970	3,044sq ft	21,7400.50 acre
Glen Park	San Francisco	2,162	61%	1929	1,425sq ft	2,5000.06 acre
Cumberland & Las Palmas	Sunnyvale	1,412	61%	1963	1,947sq ft	6,4800.15 acre
Shannon & Kennedy Road hills	Los Gatos	898	61%	1966	2,912sq ft	14,9400.34 acre
Broadway	Los Gatos	44	61%	1908	2,474sq ft	6,8800.16 acre
Saratoga Foothills	Saratoga	1,362	60%	1970	3,097sq ft	39,8100.91 acre
Parker Ranch	Saratoga	644	60%	1971	2,921sq ft	15,0000.34 acre
Arastradero Road & Manuella	Los Altos Hills	278	60%	1972	4,072sq ft	44,8701.0 acres
Almond Grove	Los Gatos	163	60%	1920	2,066sq ft	6,6500.15 acre
Outer & Central Richmond	San Francisco	4,976	59%	1923	1,756sq ft	3,0000.07 acre
Bernal Heights	San Francisco	4,909	59%	1923	1,300sq ft	1,7500.04 acre
Town Hall & Fremont Road	Los Altos Hills	578	59%	1967	3,611sq ft	48,3501.1 acres
Potrero Hill & Dogpatch	San Francisco	1,229	58%	1912	1,436sq ft	2,5000.06 acre
El Sereno Hillside	Monte Sereno	240	58%	1963	3,493sq ft	43,2600.99 acre
Rose Avenue & Andrews Street	Monte Sereno	134	54%	1973	2,786sq ft	11,3500.26 acre
Inner Sunset & Golden Gate Heights	San Francisco	3,354	53%	1937	1,762sq ft	3,0000.07 acre
El Monte Road & Foothill College	Los Altos Hills	509	53%	1978	4,075sq ft	47,4801.1 acres
Downtown Los Gatos	Los Gatos	200	53%	1937	1,814sq ft	5,5500.13 acre
West Portal	San Francisco	833	52%	1925	1,926sq ft	3,3000.08 acre
Mora Drive & Olive Tree	Los Altos Hills	366	52%	1965	3,552sq ft	48,3501.1 acres
University-Edelen	Los Gatos	87	52%	1946	1,864sq ft	5,5000.13 acre
Purissima Hills	Los Altos Hills	303	51%	1973	3,461sq ft	47,9201.1 acres
Burke Road & Sunset Drive	Los Altos Hills	209	50%	1969	3,724sq ft	46,1701.1 acres
Las Animas & Crestwood	Gilroy	2,672	48%	1996	1,634sq ft	6,1000.14 acre
Ingleside Terraces & Balboa Terrace	San Francisco	970	48%	1925	2,163sq ft	5,7000.13 acre
Altamont, Taaffe & Moody Roads	Los Altos Hills	411	47%	1975	3,910sq ft	50,9701.2 acres
Page Mill Road & Palo Alto Hills	Los Altos Hills	336	45%	1980	4,006sq ft	54,4501.3 acres
Mission Dolores & Dolores Heights	San Francisco	641	43%	1909	1,854sq ft	2,8500.07 acre
Castro & Eureka Valley	San Francisco	1,445	41%	1908	1,686sq ft	2,5000.06 acre
Portola Valley Ranch & Blue Oaks	Portola Valley	226	41%	1984	—	22,3500.51 acre
Noe Valley	San Francisco	2,821	40%	1908	1,708sq ft	2,8500.07 acre
Forest Hill & Forest Hills Extension	San Francisco	1,279	40%	1929	2,120sq ft	3,8600.09 acre
Rinconada Hills	Los Gatos	46	40%	1973	2,626sq ft	11,3600.26 acre
Marina	San Francisco	642	39%	1927	2,386sq ft	2,7200.06 acre
Lions Creek & Country Estates	Gilroy	1,708	38%	1995	2,168sq ft	7,0000.16 acre
Telegraph Hill & North Beach	San Francisco	125	36%	1907	1,761sq ft	1,5700.04 acre
Diamond Heights	San Francisco	469	32%	1965	2,020sq ft	3,4100.08 acre
Inner Richmond & Lone Mountain	San Francisco	1,516	30%	1914	2,060sq ft	3,0000.07 acre
Sunrise Park	Gilroy	1,190	30%	2001	2,492sq ft	6,6100.15 acre
Glen Loma & Christmas Hill	Gilroy	2,672	27%	2000	2,258sq ft	6,5300.15 acre
Russian Hill	San Francisco	324	22%	1916	2,420sq ft	2,5400.06 acre
Cow Hollow	San Francisco	475	20%	1912	2,700sq ft	2,8100.06 acre
St. Francis Wood & Monterey Heights	San Francisco	925	19%	1927	2,684sq ft	5,0000.11 acre
Eagle Ridge & Hecker Pass	Gilroy	1,281	17%	2006	3,026sq ft	7,3800.17 acre
Haight-Ashbury & Cole Valley	San Francisco	1,126	16%	1908	2,250sq ft	2,6500.06 acre
Presidio Heights & Laurel Heights	San Francisco	910	16%	1913	3,482sq ft	3,7700.09 acre
Sea Cliff & Lake District	San Francisco	1,231	7%	1914	2,750sq ft	3,0000.07 acre
Pacific Heights	San Francisco	1,037	5%	1906	3,808sq ft	3,4400.08 acre

One story = recorded with one story or floor; everything else counts as two or more, which can include split-levels. Shares come from the stories field in city or county records, shown only where it’s published for at least 80% of the houses counted, and match the two-or-more-stories share on our Lot Size page (one story = 100% minus that share).

by city

Each city, added up

The same houses added up for each city, with the share of one-story houses across our guide outlines there.

city	neighborhoods	houses	one story
Campbell	10	6,480	77%
Gilroy	7	12,431	46%
Los Altos	9	8,091	79%
Los Altos Hills	8	2,990	53%
Los Gatos	10	6,421	66%
Monte Sereno	4	1,118	64%
Portola Valley	5	1,213	69%
San Francisco	28	77,142	66%
Saratoga	12	9,626	76%
Sunnyvale	25	18,883	83%

the extremes

Mostly one-story, mostly two-story

Among neighborhoods with at least 100 houses counted.

Highest one-story share

Lakewood VillageSunnyvale · 1,573 houses
98%one story
Fair Oaks ParkSunnyvale · 130 houses
98%one story
BrookviewSaratoga · 426 houses
96%one story
San MiguelSunnyvale · 684 houses
94%one story
Cherry ChaseSunnyvale · 1,371 houses
92%one story

Lowest one-story share

Pacific HeightsSan Francisco · 1,037 houses
5%one story
Sea Cliff & Lake DistrictSan Francisco · 1,231 houses
7%one story
Haight-Ashbury & Cole ValleySan Francisco · 1,126 houses
16%one story
Presidio Heights & Laurel HeightsSan Francisco · 910 houses
16%one story
Eagle Ridge & Hecker PassGilroy · 1,281 houses
17%one story

why it matters

Why the number of stories matters

Single-level livingA one-story house puts bedrooms, kitchen and garage on one floor with no stairs between them, which many buyers want for the long run.
Room to add upA one-story house on a generous lot can leave room for a second story where zoning allows it. Palo Alto and Sunnyvale have single-story overlay or combining districts in some neighborhoods that limit second stories, so check with the city before planning one.
Records lag remodelsThe stories field reflects what was recorded. A recent or unpermitted addition may not show, so confirm the house itself.

the method

How we counted

Neighborhoods: The outlines drawn for our neighborhood guides (approximate; neighboring outlines can overlap). Guides with fewer than 20 counted houses are left out.
Houses: Single-family houses in city or county assessor records. These are the same houses as on our Lot Size by Neighborhood page.
Stories: The number of stories or floors in the records. A neighborhood is shown only where that field is filled in for at least 80% of the houses counted; Palo Alto, San Jose, Mountain View and the other guide cities don’t publish it widely enough.
Sources by city: Campbell: County assessor records (City of Campbell layer); Gilroy: County assessor records (City of Gilroy layer); Los Altos: City of Los Altos parcel records; Los Altos Hills: County assessor records (fire district layer); Los Gatos: County assessor records (Town of Los Gatos layer); Monte Sereno: County assessor records (Town of Los Gatos layer); Portola Valley: County assessor records (Town of Portola Valley layer); San Francisco: San Francisco Assessor-Recorder secured roll; Saratoga: County assessor records (City of Saratoga layer); Sunnyvale: City of Sunnyvale parcel records.

questions

Questions we hear

Which neighborhoods have the most one-story homes?

Among neighborhoods with at least 100 houses counted, Lakewood Village in Sunnyvale (98%), Fair Oaks Park in Sunnyvale (98%) and Brookview in Saratoga (96%) have the highest shares of one-story houses in the public records.

Why aren’t Palo Alto, San Jose or Mountain View listed?

Their public parcel records don’t list the number of stories for enough houses, so we leave them out rather than guess. Each of our neighborhood guides describes the typical houses there.

Does a one-story neighborhood mean I can’t add a second story?

Not by itself. Zoning, height limits and, in some neighborhoods, single-story overlay districts decide that. Ask the city’s planning department about a specific lot, and see our Build Lab for what a lot can hold.

How current is this?

It’s a snapshot of public parcel records as published in October 2026. The same figures are in dataset PN-DS-28 in our Data Library, in the share-of-two-or-more-stories column.

more to learn

Keep going

Lot Size by NeighborhoodMedian lot size, year built and house size for 415 neighborhoods.
Neighborhoods ComparedEvery neighborhood in a city side by side, city by city.
Homes by DecadeHomes for sale grouped by the decade they were built.
Build LabADUs, SB 9 homes, second stories and lot splits: what a lot can hold.
Downsizing guidePlanning a move to a smaller or single-level home.

Shares from public parcel records as published in October 2026. Neighborhood outlines are our own and approximate. Records can lag remodels and additions; confirm a specific house in person and in its permit history.

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