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Median Home Price in Los Gatos, CA

The median home value in Los Gatos, CA is $2,628,349 as of 2026-07-31, up 4.13% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$2,628,349

Year-over-Year

+4.13%

Population

31,828

Los Gatos ranks #18 of 396 California cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 243.3% 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 Gatos

Median household income in Los Gatos is $217,554, so the typical home value is about 12.1× 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 Gatos

Los Gatos police recorded a violent crime rate of 148 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,433 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 Gatos

What is the average home price in Los Gatos, 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 Gatos, that value is $2,628,349. That's up 4.13% from a year earlier. It is about 243.3% above the typical California city tracked here.

Is Los Gatos expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Los Gatos are more expensive than Santa Clara County as a whole, where the median is $1,598,562 — a difference of about 64.4%.

Is Los Gatos affordable?

Median household income here is $217,554, so the typical home value is about 12.1× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Los Gatos a safe place to live?

Los Gatos police reported 148 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 31,828. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.