The median home in Menlo Park, California is valued at $2,701,610, up 4.5% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $3,778, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 59.6x — well above the national average of 18x. Menlo Park is part of the San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

Home Value$2,701,610

+4.5%

Rent$3,778/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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Out of reach246.5% of income

Need $660,386/yr to afford.

PITI$15,409

P/I246.5%

Afford$307K

Gap-$2.39M

P&I $13,661Tax $1,598Ins $150

Renting $11,631/mo cheaper ($3,778 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + CA ins. 28% per HUD.

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Atherton$7.52M Los Altos Hills$5.8M Montecito$5.25M Hidden Hills$4.99M Hillsborough$4.95M Los Altos$4.45M Belvedere$4.42M Rancho Santa Fe$4.19M

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