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.

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Home Value$4,448,282

+3.4%

Rent$6,851/mo

AFFORDABILITY

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Income (annual)

Down Payment

$889,656 on $4,448,282

Out of reach — 404.4% of income

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

PITI$25,275

P/I404.4%

Afford$308K

Gap-$4140K

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$7517K Los Altos Hills$5802K Montecito$5251K Hidden Hills$4992K Hillsborough$4946K Belvedere$4421K Rancho Santa Fe$4186K Monte Sereno$4157K

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LOS ALTOS, CA