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. Ranked Realty pairs verified local data with the agents who know Portola Valley best.
About the area
Living in Portola Valley, CA
In 1976 an early three-network internetworked (TCP/IP) transmission was demonstrated from the Alpine Inn, a step in the development of the Internet.
The housing market
Homes in Portola Valley
- About 84% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied.
- About 83% of housing units are single-family homes.
- The median home value reaches the Census top-coded ceiling of about $2,000,001.
Landmarks and lifestyle
What makes Portola Valley home
Our Lady of the Wayside Church
1912 church designated a California Historical Landmark
Alpine Inn (Casa de Tableta)
Roadhouse dating to about 1852, one of California's oldest continuously operating bars
Portola Valley School
1909 one-room schoolhouse listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Windy Hill Open Space Preserve
Midpeninsula open space preserve with ridgeline hiking trails
Coal Mine Ridge Nature Preserve
About 235 acres of foothill trails in the Santa Cruz Mountains
Neighborhoods
Portola Valley areas to know
Portola Valley Ranch
Planned residential neighborhood
Corte Madera
Residential neighborhood
Westridge
Residential neighborhood
Woodside Highlands
Residential neighborhood
Blue Oaks
Residential neighborhood
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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.