26 Years of Median Home Values
Monthly ZHVI data going back to 2000. Switch between SFR and condo, and between 1-year, 5-year, 10-year, or full-history windows. Hover for month-by-month readings.
From $1.02M in 2000-01 to $4.79M in 2026-04 — roughly +6.1% annualized.
Peak Jan 2026, trough Apr 2026. Drawdown of -1.3% over 3 months.
Current value versus the historical peak. Still below the peak. Mortgage rates and AI-driven tech wealth have been the dominant drivers over the last 24 months.
Market Pace: DOM and Active Inventory
Monthly median days-on-market and city-level active inventory — the cadence at which the market is breathing. Low DOM + low inventory = seller’s market; high DOM + high inventory = negotiating window. Both charts below are single-family residential (SFR) only — condos and townhouses are excluded.
Two ZIPs, Two Markets
94022 covers Old Los Altos and Loyola Corners (plus parts of Los Altos Hills); 94024 is the South Los Altos / Covington family-school tier (also including parts of LAH).
| ZIP | Median List | SFR ZHVI | $/SqFt | DOM | Active | New | vs City Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
94024 South Los Altos / Covington (includes part of LAH) | $4.80M▲ 2.5% | $4.71M | $1,714 | 22 | 24 | 22 | |
94022 Los Altos / Loyola Corners (includes part of LAH) | $4.32M▲ 4.3% | $5.38M | $1,678 | 35 | 39 | 22 |
Los Altos Among the Peninsula + Silicon Valley 7
SFR ZHVI side-by-side. Atherton, Hillsborough, and Los Altos Hills occupy the ultra-luxury tier; Palo Alto and Los Altos are the second tier; Menlo Park and Cupertino offer the entry-point school-district segment.
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