San Mateo County, California
Portola Valley Real Estate and Local Guide
An affluent, rural residential town in the wooded foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains in San Mateo County, zoned almost entirely for single-family homes and surrounded by open space.
Living in Portola Valley
In 1976 an early three-network internetworked (TCP/IP) transmission was demonstrated from the Alpine Inn, a step in the development of the Internet. Source: en.wikipedia.org
IncomeAbout $250,001 median household
EducationAbout 83% hold a bachelor's or higher
CountySan Mateo County
Homes in Portola Valley
Owner-occupiedAbout 84% of occupied housing units
Single-family homesAbout 83% of housing units
- The median home value reaches the Census top-coded ceiling of about $2,000,001.
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Portola Valley home
Our Lady of the Wayside Church
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1912 church designated a California Historical Landmark
Alpine Inn (Casa de Tableta)
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Roadhouse dating to about 1852, one of California's oldest continuously operating bars
Portola Valley School
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1909 one-room schoolhouse listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Windy Hill Open Space Preserve
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Midpeninsula open space preserve with ridgeline hiking trails
Coal Mine Ridge Nature Preserve
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About 235 acres of foothill trails in the Santa Cruz Mountains