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The median home value in Los Altos, CA is $4,601,729 as of 2026-07-31, up 7.01% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$4,601,729
Year-over-Year
+7.01%
Population
29,551
Los Altos ranks #4 of 396 California cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 501.1% above the state's city median of $765,555. It sits in Santa Clara County, where the county-wide median is $1,598,562.
Median household income in Los Altos is $250,000+, so the typical home value is no more than 18.4× 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).
Los Altos police recorded a violent crime rate of 78 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 1,212 per 100,000.
Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).
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, that value is $4,601,729. That's up 7.01% from a year earlier. It is about 501.1% above the typical California city tracked here.
Homes in Los Altos are more expensive than Santa Clara County as a whole, where the median is $1,598,562 — a difference of about 187.9%.
Median household income here is $250,000+, so the typical home value is no more than 18.4× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.
Los Altos police reported 78 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 29,551. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.
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