Market Intelligence · CA / Palo Alto

Palo Alto, CA 94301 Housing Market

The typical home value in Palo Alto's 94301 ZIP is $4,338,524, up 7.3% over the past year. The median list price stands at $3,190,750, with homes averaging 46 days on market as of July 2026.

Updated August 2026Median value$4339K

The median home value in Palo Alto, CA 94301 is $4.34M as of August 2026, up 7.3% year over year, according to Zillow ZHVI. Get your own home's value and a real cash offer in about two minutes, with sources shown and no obligation.

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Typical 94301 range

$3.99M to $4.69M

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12-month value trend

+7.3% over 12 months

Typical home value in 94301 over the last 12 months: $4.04M in Jul 2025 to $4.34M in Jul 2026 (+7.3%).

Jul 2025$4.04M

Jul 2026$4.34M

The numbers

What is the 94301 housing market like?

Typical home value

$4.34M

Up7.3%YoY

Median list price

$3.49M

Up9.3%MoM

Days on market

24

Down47.8%MoM

Homes for sale

22

Up29.4%MoM

Price cuts

9.8%

Up23.7%MoM

New listings

12

Flat0.0%MoM

Sources · Zillow ZHVI (July 2026) / Realtor.com (August 2026) / FRED (August 2026)

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The comparison

How do 94301 home prices compare?

  • 94301$4,338,524
  • Palo Alto$3,302,363
  • California$702,086
  • United States$289,821

Median Zillow home value (ZHVI), as of July 2026. Comparison levels are medians across every ZIP code with Zillow data (Palo Alto: 4 ZIPs; California: 1,543 ZIPs; United States: 26,266 ZIPs).

Context

The area has 17 homes for sale, with 12 new listings added recently. Median days on market of 46 suggests steady but not rushed absorption. Only 7.9% of listings have seen a price cut, indicating that most sellers have held their initial pricing. With typical home values climbing 7.3% year over year, this remains a strong market. However, the modest inventory and measured pace suggest sellers should price competitively and be prepared for a measured sales timeline.

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