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Palo Alto neighborhoods, side by side
Each of our 22 Palo Alto neighborhood guides in one table: its single-family homes, their median lot (and age and size, where the records publish them), and how many sit in FEMA flood, CAL FIRE fire and state earthquake zones, counted parcel by parcel from public records.
- neighborhoods22Boyenga Team guides
- homes counted13,269single-family houses
- median lot range5,630to 8,000 sq ft
- in a liquefaction zone9,37771% of homes counted
side by side
Every Palo Alto neighborhood, side by side
One row per neighborhood guide. Select a column heading to sort; each name opens its guide.
| Adobe Meadow & Meadow Park | 411houses | 7,3900.17 acre | 1957 | 27266% | 0 | 411100% | 0 | 0 |
| Barron Park | 1,189houses | 7,5000.17 acre | 1952 | 131% | 0 | 474% | 0 | 0 |
| Charleston Gardens | 154houses | 6,1300.14 acre | 1954 | 0 | 0 | 154100% | 0 | 0 |
| Charleston Meadows | 331houses | 6,4900.15 acre | 1951 | 0 | 0 | 21665% | 0 | 0 |
| College Terrace | 492houses | 5,7500.13 acre | 1941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Community Center | 432houses | 7,3500.17 acre | 1947 | 5413% | 0 | 24757% | 0 | 0 |
| Crescent Park | 1,184houses | 8,0000.18 acre | 1940 | 1,01085% | 0 | 1,184100% | 0 | 0 |
| Downtown North | 142houses | 5,6300.13 acre | 1937 | 6848% | 0 | 142100% | 0 | 0 |
| Duveneck / St. Francis | 1,248houses | 6,6900.15 acre | 1950 | 92474% | 0 | 1,248100% | 0 | 0 |
| Evergreen Park | 149houses | 7,5000.17 acre | 1941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fairmeadow | 300houses | 6,2000.14 acre | 1952 | 0 | 0 | 300100% | 0 | 0 |
| Green Acres | 394houses | 7,7300.18 acre | 1954 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greenmeadow | 539houses | 7,9500.18 acre | 1954 | 1under 1% | 0 | 539100% | 0 | 0 |
| Leland Manor / Garland | 710houses | 7,5100.17 acre | 1950 | 7911% | 0 | 66794% | 0 | 0 |
| Midtown | 2,517houses | 6,7300.15 acre | 1953 | 1,09443% | 0 | 2,517100% | 0 | 0 |
| Old Palo Alto | 1,157houses | 7,5000.17 acre | 1939 | 0 | 0 | 51545% | 0 | 0 |
| Palo Verde | 831houses | 7,2500.17 acre | 1957 | 56868% | 0 | 831100% | 0 | 0 |
| Professorville | 185houses | 7,8800.18 acre | 1908 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southgate | 208houses | 6,3000.14 acre | 1937 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Triple El | 68houses | 6,5700.15 acre | 1955 | 2943% | 0 | 68100% | 0 | 0 |
| University South | 283houses | 5,6300.13 acre | 1925 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ventura | 345houses | 6,0000.14 acre | 1950 | 3under 1% | 0 | 29184% | 0 | 0 |
Homes = single-family houses where the records identify them, otherwise lots zoned or coded single-family (marked “lots”). Percentages are shares of the homes counted in that neighborhood. Year built and house size are medians, shown only where the records publish them for at least 80% of the homes (— otherwise).
what stands out
What stands out
- Lot sizesMedian lots run from 5,630 sq ft in University South to 8,000 sq ft (0.18 acre) in Crescent Park.
- Year builtWhere the records publish it, the median year built runs from 1908 in Professorville to 1957 in Palo Verde.
- Flood zones (FEMA)12 of the 22 neighborhoods have homes in a FEMA high-risk flood zone; the highest share is in Crescent Park (1,010 of 1,184, 85%), followed by Duveneck / St. Francis (74%).
- Fire zones (CAL FIRE)None of the homes counted has part of its lot in a fire hazard severity zone.
- Liquefaction zones16 of the 22 neighborhoods have homes in a liquefaction zone; the highest share is in Midtown (2,517 of 2,517, 100%), followed by Duveneck / St. Francis (100%).
- Landslide zonesNo counted home is in an earthquake-induced landslide zone.
- Fault zones (Alquist-Priolo)No counted home is in an Alquist-Priolo fault zone.
prices
What homes are selling for
Prices move every week, so they live on pages that read the MLS each time they load.
- Neighborhood RankingEach Palo Alto neighborhood ranked by median price per square foot from the last 180 days of sales.
- Price per Sq Ft MapEvery recent Palo Alto sale plotted where it happened, shaded by price per square foot.
- Palo Alto Homes SoldRecent Palo Alto sales with prices, sale-to-list and days on market.
the method
How we counted
- Neighborhoods
- Our Palo Alto neighborhood guides, using the outline drawn for each guide (approximate; neighboring outlines can overlap). Guides with fewer than 20 counted homes are left out.
- Homes
- Single-family houses where the records identify them, otherwise lots zoned or coded single-family. Condos and townhomes are not counted. These are the same homes as on our Flood & Fire, Lot Size and Earthquake Zones pages.
- Lot size
- The median parcel lot area: the parcel record’s lot area where the source publishes one, otherwise the area of the mapped parcel outline. Approximate; confirm a parcel’s size with the county assessor or a title report.
- Flood
- FEMA high-risk flood zones (A, AE, AH or AO) at each parcel’s center, on FEMA’s flood maps as of October 2026.
- Fire
- Any part of the lot inside a CAL FIRE fire hazard severity zone (Moderate, High or Very High), counted once in its highest zone, on CAL FIRE’s current maps as of October 2026.
- Earthquake zones
- The California Geological Survey’s liquefaction, earthquake-induced landslide and Alquist-Priolo fault zones as published in October 2026, judged at each parcel’s center.
- Source for Palo Alto
- City of Palo Alto parcel records.
questions
Questions we hear
Which Palo Alto neighborhood has the biggest lots?
Among our 22 Palo Alto neighborhood guides, Crescent Park has the largest median lot, about 8,000 square feet (0.18 acre), and University South the smallest, about 5,630 square feet. Lot sizes come from public parcel records as of October 2026.
Do any Palo Alto neighborhoods have homes in a flood zone?
12 of the 22 neighborhoods have homes in a FEMA high-risk flood zone; the highest share is in Crescent Park (1,010 of 1,184, 85%), followed by Duveneck / St. Francis (74%). That’s judged at each parcel’s center on FEMA’s maps as of October 2026.
Are any Palo Alto homes in an earthquake fault zone?
None of the 13,269 homes counted in our Palo Alto guides is in an Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone. Strong shaking can still reach any home in the region.
Where can I see home prices by neighborhood?
Our Neighborhood Ranking page ranks each Palo Alto guide by median price per square foot from the last 180 days of sales, live from the MLS, and the Price per Sq Ft Map plots each sale where it happened. Recent Palo Alto sales are on our Palo Alto Homes Sold page.
more to learn
Keep going
- Palo Alto homes and neighborhoodsHomes for sale and the full list of our Palo Alto neighborhood guides.
- Lot Size by NeighborhoodThe same lot sizes next to every other city’s neighborhoods.
- Flood & Fire ZonesFlood and fire zone counts with zone-by-zone detail.
- Earthquake ZonesLiquefaction, landslide and fault zone counts for 415 neighborhoods.
- Outside Mapped Hazard ZonesThe neighborhoods where no counted home sits in a flood, fire or earthquake zone.
- Year Built by NeighborhoodHow old the homes are in each Palo Alto neighborhood where the records publish it.
- Earthquake Retrofit GrantsState grants to brace and bolt an older house on a raised foundation.
- Neighborhood RankingEach Palo Alto neighborhood ranked by price per square foot, live from the MLS.
- Palo Alto Homes SoldRecent Palo Alto sales, live from the MLS.
- Property Nerds Data LibraryThe datasets behind these numbers (PN-DS-27 to PN-DS-29) as CSV downloads.
Counts from public parcel records and FEMA, CAL FIRE and California Geological Survey maps as published in October 2026. Neighborhood outlines are our own and approximate. Not a substitute for a property-specific report or the disclosures in a sale.
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