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Advertised in 1906 as the loveliest place on the peninsula, Los Altos was the vision of Paul Shoup, a Southern Pacific railroad executive who sought to make it a commuter town on a new rail line linking Palo Alto and Los Gatos. By 1911, the town consisted of a few homes, office buildings and stores. Eschenbreuchers Hardware Store on Main Street was the first business in town and also housed the Post Office. It wasnt however, until after WWII in the 1950s when most of the towns homes were built -- rambling California single story ranchers on large, flat lots. Los Altos has achieved the perfect California community balance of an attractive, centralized down town flanked by semi-rural residential neighborhoods. Its conveniently located near highways #280, #85, El Camino Real and Foothill Expressway.
Complimenting Los Altos quiet, suburban, tree lined, residential areas, commercial development is strictly limited to downtown and a few shopping centers and office parks along Foothill Expressway and El Camino Real. The downtown area is comprised of several city blocks full of boutique shops, upscale restaurants and office buildings. The Los Altos Farmers Market which occupies a few blocks of downtown State Street from May through September is a Bay Area Parent Family Favorite in Silicon Valley, voted the Best of The Best in 2003. Among Los Altos most famous residents are high tech moguls, Apple Computer founder, Steve Jobs, Adobe Systems co-founders, Charles Geschke and John Warnock and domain name system inventor Paul Mockapetris.
27,693 residents live within the 7-square-miles of Los Altos, earning a median household income of $126,740 yearly. 396 single family homes were sold last year, with a median price of $1,726,860. The desirability of Los Altos with its excellent schools and proximity to Palo Alto has made it a favorite community for custom home builders and developers to construct large, high quality homes which sell at the higher end of the market in the $2 to $3 million price range. Many of the smaller 1950s, ranch-style homes are giving way to these executive homes and the well-to-do buyers attracted to them have helped make the Los Alto 94022 zip code the the19th most affluent zip code in the United States according to the April 2005 issue of American Demographics magazine. Los Altos schools are among the highest scoring in the state with the six elementary and two middle schools scoring an average API of 949. Los Altos High School is one of two high schools in the Mountain View Los Alto High School District. The two high schools serve students from both Los Altos and neighboring Mountain View. Los Alto High School was built on the site of an orchard in 1954 and ranks 10th in the state with an API base score of 791. Most graduates continue on to well-known universities throughout the United States.
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These are
Los Altos homes for sale
, arranged by the neighborhoods.
| 1723 Westbrook Ave, Los Altos - 4 Beds, 4 Baths, 4044 SF, $1,899,000 View Property  | | 1619 Crestview Dr, Los Altos - 4 Beds, 3&1/2 Baths, 2262 SF, $1,899,000 View Property  | NEW | 1464 Fairway Dr, Los Altos - 4 Beds, 4 Baths, 4414 SF, $2,495,000 View Property  | | 1695 Miller Ave, Los Altos - 4 Beds, 2&1/2 Baths, 2647 SF, $2,595,000 View Property  | | 576 Magdalena Ave, Los Altos - 5 Beds, 4 Baths, 4262 SF, $2,835,000 View Property  | | 1505 Arriba Ct, Los Altos - 5 Beds, 4 Baths, 4800 SF, $2,950,000 View Property  | NEW | 1551 Plateau Ave, Los Altos - 5 Beds, 4 Baths, 3874 SF, $2,998,000 View Property  | | 919 Lundy Ln, Los Altos - 6+ Beds, 3&1/2 Baths, 3729 SF, $3,395,000 View Property  | | 944 Lundy Ln, Los Altos - 6+ Beds, 4 Baths, 5800 SF, $3,395,000 View Property  | | 1355 Arbor Ave, Los Altos - 5 Beds, 3&1/2 Baths, 4400 SF, $3,895,000 View Property  | | 1310 Villa Dr, Los Altos - 5 Beds, 4 Baths, 4300 SF, $4,259,000 View Property  | |
| 35 Farm Rd, Los Altos - 2 Beds, 2 Baths, 1518 SF, $925,000 View Property  | | Los Altos - 4 Beds, 2 Baths, 2132 SF, $1,599,000 View Property  | NEW | 1211 Saint Joseph Ave, Los Altos - 4 Beds, 2 Baths, 2181 SF, $1,650,000 View Property  | | 2205 Vineyard Ct, Los Altos - 3 Beds, 3&1/2 Baths, 2654 SF, $1,746,000 View Property  | | 22805 Aspen Dr, Los Altos - 4 Beds, 3 Baths, 2160 SF, $2,376,000 View Property  | | 1931 Deodara Dr, Los Altos - 5 Beds, 3&1/2 Baths, 3061 SF, $2,398,000 View Property  | | 1080 Nottingham Way, Los Altos - 4 Beds, 3&1/2 Baths, 3458 SF, $2,998,800 View Property  | | 5887 Arboretum Dr, Los Altos - 4 Beds, 4 Baths, 6293 SF, $4,750,000 View Property  | |
| 226 Alvarado Ave #3, Los Altos - 1 Beds, 1 Baths, 640 SF, $499,000 View Property  | | 224 Alvarado Ave #2, Los Altos - 1 Beds, 1 Baths, 640 SF, $519,000 View Property  | | 222 Alvarado Ave #1, Los Altos - 2 Beds, 1 Baths, 756 SF, $589,000 View Property  | | 228 Alvarado Ave #4, Los Altos - 2 Beds, 1 Baths, 980 SF, $699,000 View Property  | | 5100 El Camino Real #201, Los Altos - 3 Beds, 2 Baths, 1353 SF, $829,000 View Property  | | 5100 El Camino Real #301, Los Altos - 3 Beds, 2 Baths, 1273 SF, $859,000 View Property  | | Los Altos - 3 Beds, 2 Baths, 1302 SF, $889,000 View Property  | | 893 Jordan Ave, Los Altos - 3 Beds, 2&1/2 Baths, 1858 SF, $928,000 View Property  | | 55 Chester Cir, Los Altos - 3 Beds, 2&1/2 Baths, 1630 SF, $1,350,000 View Property  | | Los Altos - 4 Beds, 2 Baths, 1428 SF, $1,488,000 View Property  | | 691 University Ave, Los Altos - 3 Beds, 2 Baths, 1352 SF, $1,549,000 View Property  | | 1080 Los Altos Ave, Los Altos - 3 Beds, 1&1/2 Baths, 1350 SF, $1,698,000 View Property  | | 1086 Los Altos Ave, Los Altos - 2 Beds, 1 Baths, 1000 SF, $1,698,000 View Property  | | 656 Palm Ave, Los Altos - 3 Beds, 3 Baths, 2237 SF, $1,849,000 View Property  | | 355 Warec Way, Los Altos - 4 Beds, 3&1/2 Baths, 3116 SF, $1,998,000 View Property  | | 390 Hacienda Ct, Los Altos - 4 Beds, 2 Baths, 2090 SF, $2,150,000 View Property  | | 152 Pasa Robles Ave, Los Altos - 4 Beds, 3&1/2 Baths, 3278 SF, $2,198,000 View Property  | | 120 S Gordon Way, Los Altos - 4 Beds, 2&1/2 Baths, 2374 SF, $2,395,000 View Property  | | 424 Orange Ave, Los Altos - 5 Beds, 4 Baths, 3421 SF, $2,495,000 View Property  | | 121 Pepper Dr, Los Altos - 2 Beds, 1&1/2 Baths, 1748 SF, $2,550,000 View Property  | | 465 Mundel Way, Los Altos - 4 Beds, 3 Baths, 3526 SF, $2,595,000 View Property  | | 305 S Gordon Way, Los Altos - 4 Beds, 3&1/2 Baths, 4057 SF, $2,595,000 View Property  | | 60 E Portola Ave, Los Altos - 4 Beds, 3&1/2 Baths, 3691 SF, $2,635,000 View Property  | | 411 Los Ninos Way, Los Altos - 4 Beds, 4 Baths, 3583 SF, $2,788,000 View Property  | | 568 Shirlynn Ct, Los Altos - 5 Beds, 4 Baths, 3058 SF, $2,888,000 View Property  | | 946 Mercedes Ave, Los Altos - 5 Beds, 4 Baths, 3477 SF, $2,890,000 View Property  | | 140 Merritt Rd, Los Altos - 4 Beds, 3 Baths, 3005 SF, $2,995,000 View Property  | | 38 Avalon Dr, Los Altos - 5 Beds, 4 Baths, 3850 SF, $3,595,000 View Property  | | 731 Vera Cruz Ave, Los Altos - 5 Beds, 4 Baths, 3718 SF, $3,595,000 View Property  | | 47 View St, Los Altos - 5 Beds, 4 Baths, 12160 SF, $19,900,000 View Property  | |
| 934 Loraine Ave, Los Altos - 2 Beds, 2 Baths, 1220 SF, $975,000 View Property  | | 1235 S Springer Rd, Los Altos - 3 Beds, 2 Baths, 1287 SF, $1,295,000 View Property  | | 1994 Newcastle Dr, Los Altos - 4 Beds, 2&1/2 Baths, 2015 SF, $1,498,000 View Property  | | 1246 Carmel TER, Los Altos - 3 Beds, 1 Baths, 919 SF, $1,695,000 View Property  | | 634 Stardust Ln, Los Altos - 5 Beds, 3&1/2 Baths, 3093 SF, $1,858,888 View Property  | | Los Altos - 3 Beds, 2 Baths, 2600 SF, $1,899,000 View Property  | | 1251 Lisa Ln, Los Altos - 4 Beds, 3 Baths, 2748 SF, $2,198,000 View Property  | | 943 Loraine Ave, Los Altos - 2 Beds, 1 Baths, 1730 SF, $2,395,000 View Property  | | 1240 Thurston Ave, Los Altos - 4 Beds, 3&1/2 Baths, 3330 SF, $2,397,000 View Property  | | 888 Stagi Ln, Los Altos - 4 Beds, 4 Baths, 2929 SF, $2,498,000 View Property  | | 501 Valley View Dr, Los Altos - 3 Beds, 4 Baths, 2278 SF, $2,500,000 View Property  | | Los Altos - 4 Beds, 3&1/2 Baths, 3600 SF, $2,555,000 View Property  | | 794 Sunshine Dr, Los Altos - 5 Beds, 4 Baths, 3578 SF, $2,749,000 View Property  | | 881 Parma Way, Los Altos - 5 Beds, 4 Baths, 5186 SF, $3,500,000 View Property  | | 919 Stagi Ct, Los Altos - 5 Beds, 4 Baths, 5222 SF, $3,599,000 View Property  | | 795 Nash Rd, Los Altos - 4 Beds, 4 Baths, 6147 SF, $4,299,000 View Property  | |
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