Los Altos Hills Real Estate

Los Altos Hills has no commercial nor industrial zones. It is strictly residential. The only retail establishment in town is the book store on the campus of Foothill College. It does not have a post office, library, nor telephone exchange. Residents wanting to visit a library go to nearby county operated libraries in Los Altos or Cupertino. Mail delivery and telephone services are provided from Los Altos.

The town’s zoning requires a minimum lot size of one acre, setbacks from the property boundary, and easements for public pathways. There can only be one primary dwelling per lot. There is no multifamily housing.

In 2013 Forbes ranked Los Altos Hills as the 2nd most expensive zip code in America with a median home price of $5.4 million.

As with most homes priced at the high end of the local real estate market, Los Altos Hills houses are typically selling under list price. In 2000 and again in 2015 are the only times, where on average, homes have sold over list price.

Los Altos Hills has a low school age population. Students have attended both Los Altos School District and Palo Alto Unified School District. For a summary of some of the concerns this has caused please visit the 2004 Public Education Committee web page, the 2006 Public Education Update (Power Point)

Los Altos School District, 201 Covington Road
Los Altos, CA 94024
650-947-1150
web site
2008 Los Altos School District attendance boundaries

Mountain View/Los Altos Union High School District, 1299 Bryant Ave.
Mountain View, CA 94040
650-940-4650

Palo Alto Unified School District
25 Churchill Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94306
650-329-3700