Chris Iverson's Market Report
Portola Valley, CA
Single-Family Homes
Market data for your neighborhood, updated weekly.
Portola Valley, CA
Tue Dec 16 2025
This week the median list price for Portola Valley, CA is $4,150,000 with the market action index hovering around 39. This is an increase over last month's market action index of 34. Inventory has decreased to 15.
Market Action Index
This answers “How’s the Market?” by comparing rate of sales versus inventory.
Slight Seller's Advantage
Market Narrative
Home sales continue to outstrip supply and the Market Action Index has been moving higher for several weeks. This is a Seller’s market so watch for upward pricing pressure in the near future if the trend continues.
Real-Time Market Profile
| Median List Price | $4,150,000 | |
| Median Price of New Listings | $0 | |
| Per Square Foot | $1,279 | |
| Average Days on Market | 113 | |
| Median Days on Market | 84 | |
| Price Decreased | 47% | |
| Price Increased | 0% | |
| Relisted | 0% | |
| Inventory | 15 | |
| Median Rent | ||
| Market Action | 39 | |
| Slight Seller's Advantage | ||
The market seems to have paused around this plateau. The Market Action Index is a good leading indicator for the durability of this trend.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9,096,500 | 6,900 | 2.5 - 5 acres | 5 | 7.3 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 147 |
| $4,712,500 | 4,202 | 0.5 - 1 acre | 4 | 3.5 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 77 |
| $3,550,000 | 3,060 | 1 - 2.5 acres | 4 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 87 |
| $1,950,000 | 1,225 | 0.5 - 1 acre | 3 | 2 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 63 |