Scott's Real Estate Market Report
Palo Alto, CA
Single-Family Homes
Scott Perry | (408) 394-1649 | https://scottperryrealtor.com
Palo Alto, CA
Mon Jan 19 2026
This week the median list price for Palo Alto, CA is $4,824,000 with the market action index hovering around 58. This is an increase over last month's market action index of 55. Inventory has decreased to 12.
Market Action Index
This answers “How’s the Market?” by comparing rate of sales versus inventory.
Strong Seller's Market
Real-Time Market Profile
| Median List Price | $4,824,000 | |
| Median Price of New Listings | $3,719,444 | |
| Per Square Foot | $1,716 | |
| Average Days on Market | 313 | |
| Median Days on Market | 98 | |
| Price Decreased | 8% | |
| Price Increased | 0% | |
| Relisted | 17% | |
| Inventory | 12 | |
| Median Rent | ||
| Market Action | 58 | |
| Strong Seller's Market | ||
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Market Segments
Each segment below represents approximately 25% of the market ordered by price.
| Median Price | Sq. Ft. | Lot Size | Beds | Bath | Age | New | Absorbed | DOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8,900,000 | 5,213 | 0.25 - 0.5 acre | 5 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 259 |
| $5,395,000 | 2,823 | 8,000 - 10,000 sqft | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1302 |
| $4,488,888 | 2,726 | 4,500 - 6,500 sqft | 4 | 3 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 91 |
| $2,789,000 | 1,710 | 6,500 - 8,000 sqft | 4 | 2 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 56 |