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Palo Alto
Stanford-adjacent prestige, tree-canopied streets
Crescent Park, Old Palo Alto and Professorville anchor the most liquid luxury market on the Peninsula. Walkable University Avenue, Stanford culture, and a founder-heavy buyer pool keep inventory scarce and pricing resilient.
Typical home value
$3.56M
Estimated price / sq ft
$2,180
Estimated days on market
12
School information
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Home-value trend: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) · Palo Alto city · reporting period August 2026. View source.
Community lifestyle
- University Avenue dining & Stanford Shopping Center
- Stanford arts, athletics and lectures
- Bike-friendly boulevards to downtown
- Top-ranked public high schools
Schools
- Palo Alto High (Gunn, Paly) — 10/10
- Jordan & JLS Middle — 9/10
- Addison, Walter Hays Elementary — 9/10
Year-over-year home-value change: +5.5%
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