Santa Clara County, California
Palo Alto Real Estate and Local Guide
An affluent Silicon Valley charter city adjacent to Stanford University, known as a technology hub with highly educated residents. Ranked Realty pairs verified local data with the agents who know Palo Alto best.
About the area
Living in Palo Alto, CA
Incorporated in 1894 by Leland and Jane Stanford alongside Stanford University, and home to the garage named the Birthplace of Silicon Valley.
The housing market
Homes in Palo Alto
- About 54% of homes are owner-occupied.
- Roughly 56% of housing units are single-family homes.
- The median home value exceeds $2 million.
Landmarks and lifestyle
What makes Palo Alto home
Hewlett-Packard Garage
California Historical Landmark named the Birthplace of Silicon Valley
Stanford University
Private research university adjacent to and partly within the city limits
El Palo Alto
The tall coastal redwood tree for which the city is named
Baylands Nature Preserve
1,940-acre preserve of marshland along San Francisco Bay
The Dish
About a 3-mile paved loop trail around a retired satellite dish in the Stanford foothills
Neighborhoods
Palo Alto areas to know
Professorville
Registered national historic district settled by early Stanford faculty
College Terrace
Residential neighborhood with streets named after colleges and universities
Downtown
Central district around University Avenue with a library branch
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Local facts on this page are verified against public sources as part of the AppWT local-data project. Data reflects the most recent available figures.