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Median Home Price in Los Altos Hills, CA

The median home value in Los Altos Hills, CA is $6,044,436 as of 2026-07-31, up 5.04% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$6,044,436

Year-over-Year

+5.04%

Population

8,092

Los Altos Hills ranks #2 of 396 California cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 689.5% above the state's city median of $765,555. It sits in Santa Clara County, where the county-wide median is $1,598,562.

Housing affordability in Los Altos Hills

Median household income in Los Altos Hills is $250,000+, so the typical home value is no more than 24.2× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Los Altos Hills

Los Altos Hills police recorded a violent crime rate of 49 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 358 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Los Altos Hills

What is the average home price in Los Altos Hills, CA?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Los Altos Hills, that value is $6,044,436. That's up 5.04% from a year earlier. It is about 689.5% above the typical California city tracked here.

Is Los Altos Hills expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Los Altos Hills are more expensive than Santa Clara County as a whole, where the median is $1,598,562 — a difference of about 278.1%.

Is Los Altos Hills affordable?

Median household income here is $250,000+, so the typical home value is no more than 24.2× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Los Altos Hills a safe place to live?

Los Altos Hills police reported 49 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 8,092. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.