The median home in Los Altos, California is valued at $4,448,282, up 3.4% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $6,851, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 54.1x — well above the national average of 18x. Los Altos is part of the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

Home Value$4,448,282

+3.4%

Rent$6,851/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

Affordability

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$889,656 on $4,448,282

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Out of reach404.4% of income

Need $1,083,214/yr to afford.

PITI$25,275

P/I404.4%

Afford$308K

Gap-$4.14M

P&I $22,493Tax $2,632Ins $150

Renting $18,424/mo cheaper ($6,851 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + CA ins. 28% per HUD.

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Other cities in California

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Atherton$7.52M Los Altos Hills$5.8M Montecito$5.25M Hidden Hills$4.99M Hillsborough$4.95M Belvedere$4.42M Rancho Santa Fe$4.19M Monte Sereno$4.16M

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