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Palo Alto, CA: housing market trends

The median home sale price in Palo Alto, CA was $3,608,282 for the three-month period ending September 2026. Sale prices were 0.9% higher than the same period one year earlier. These are area-level statistics; changes in the mix of homes sold can move the median.

Median sale price
$3,608,282
three-month period ending September 2026
Median sale price per sq ft
$2,021.04
three-month period ending September 2026
Active listings
243
three-month period ending September 2026
Typical monthly rent
$4,678
Rent index · August 2026

How is housing inventory changing?

There were 243 active listings for the three-month period ending September 2026. Active listings were 4.3% higher than the same period one year earlier. This counts homes active at any time during the period, not only those available on its final day.

How long are homes taking to sell?

The median time on market was 13 days for the three-month period ending September 2026. Sale prices, inventory, and selling time describe different parts of the market; none alone establishes what an individual home will sell for.

Home prices by property type

Published Redfin medians for each home type. Each row covers the three-month period ending in its listed month; missing values remain unavailable.

Property-type comparison for Palo Alto, CA
Home typePeriod endingMedian sale priceSale price / sq ftHomes sold
All homesSeptember 2026$3,608,282$2,021.04135
Single-familySeptember 2026$4,198,326$2,190.20103
TownhousesSeptember 2026$1,743,021$1,213.599 · small sample
Condos / co-opsSeptember 2026$1,396,082$1,035.7020
Multifamily (2–4 units)September 2026$3,375,000$916.243 · small sample

Compare nearby housing markets

Published city and place figures. Check each row’s reporting period and source before comparing; these are separate markets, not neighborhood boundaries.

Nearby market comparison for Palo Alto, CA
MarketMedian sale priceReporting period / source
Los Altos Hills, CA$6,746,7873 months ending September 2026 · Redfin
Stanford, CA$2,983,5793 months ending September 2026 · Redfin
Los Altos, CA$4,617,8013 months ending September 2026 · Redfin
Mountain View, CA$1,960,000Month ending July 2026 · Zillow
East Palo Alto, CA$944,5503 months ending September 2026 · Redfin
Atherton, CA$11,994,2883 months ending September 2026 · Redfin

Recent sale-price history

All residential home types. Each row represents an overlapping three-month period ending in that month. Use the charts above for the full available history and home-type filters. Missing values remain unavailable.

Recent home sale prices for Palo Alto, CA
Period endingMedian sale priceSale price / sq ftActive listings
September 2026$3,608,282$2,021.04243
August 2026$3,485,000$2,012.55228
July 2026$3,520,000$2,042.84215
June 2026$3,500,000$2,013.59258
May 2026$3,600,000$2,016.11276
April 2026$3,500,000$1,905.59261
March 2026$3,201,000$1,797.51213
February 2026$3,091,500$1,594.92175
January 2026$3,083,000$1,703.06165
December 2025$3,288,000$1,829.21165
November 2025$3,430,000$1,848.72198
October 2025$3,500,000$1,847.38235
September 2025$3,575,000$1,826.48233
August 2025$3,320,000$1,871.54227
July 2025$3,571,500$1,868.18249
June 2025$3,385,000$1,924.53254
May 2025$3,553,000$1,909.79265
April 2025$3,500,000$1,971.06248
March 2025$3,550,000$1,916.23199
February 2025$3,100,000$1,837.12145
January 2025$3,350,000$1,708.52125
December 2024$3,487,500$1,801.61156
November 2024$3,570,000$1,825.00189
October 2024$3,600,000$1,870.64227

Sources and definitions

Sale-price and property-type histories use Redfin where available. Redfin observations cover rolling three-month periods. Zillow Research supplies monthly home-value and rent indices and additional market series. Provider selection is shown in the chart details. Each metric retains its own reporting date.

Sale price per square foot describes completed sales with reported floor area; it is not a listing-price measure. Active listings count listings active during the reporting period. Home values and rents are typical-value indices, not sale-price or rent medians. ZIP map boundaries are Census ZCTAs and may differ from provider regions. Related ZIP associations do not imply containment within city boundaries.

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