Los Altos and Los Altos Hills share two ZIP codes that cross city boundaries. Browse active listings in Los Altos now, or, alternatively, use the ZIP and city cards below to find what you need. Both cities show up either way.
Los Altos ZIP codes do not behave the way most buyers expect. Currently, two residential codes serve this area: 94022 and 94024. Neither aligns with a single city boundary, both Los Altos and the separately incorporated city of Los Altos Hills carry addresses in both ZIPs.
A third number, 94023, appears in some national databases as a Los Altos code. That number, however, is purely administrative. No residential delivery addresses, no MLS results, nothing.
Searching by city name almost always produces cleaner results when working with Los Altos ZIP codes. City filters work better. This page provides both approaches for navigating the Los Altos ZIP codes.
Two residential ZIP codes are served: 94022 and 94024. Both are split across the city border. 94022 encompasses most of Los Altos Hills and extends into Los Altos. Boundary 94024 runs east of center on the City of Los Altos side.
Code 94023, by contrast, is a post office box designation only and carries no residential addresses. Los Altos School District serves both cities at the elementary and intermediate level, alongside Palo Alto Unified (western Los Altos Hills), Cupertino Union (eastern Los Altos edge), and Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District for grades 9 through 12. In short, searching by city produces cleaner MLS results than searching by ZIP alone. Search cards for both ZIPs and cities are below.
Los Altos runs on two residential ZIP codes: 94022 and 94024. That's it. Both the city and the separately incorporated City of Los Altos Hills share them. Neither code matches one city cleanly. ZIP 94022 picks up most of Los Altos Hills plus the western portion of Los Altos, including the downtown Village district. The 94024 picture sits east. Single-family homes still dominate that side, alongside condominiums and townhomes that don't exist on the hills side at all. What about 94023? Post office box designation only. No homes carry it. The ZIP code alone does not tell you which school district serves an address, either, so verify with the district before writing any offer.
But the boundary issue runs deeper than a database quirk. Los Altos Hills is not a neighborhood of Los Altos. It's a separately incorporated town. Different council, different zoning code, different rules from what the City of Los Altos permits.
Town zoning bans every form of attached housing on the hills side. No condominiums, no townhomes, not even ADUs that share a wall. That's a municipal boundary. You plan around it, not clean it up.
Use the Los Altos ZIP codes search cards on this page when you want everything inside a given code. That said, for one city, the city cards below are the cleaner path, they filter by municipality, not by ZIP boundary. In turn, match the search to your goal.
Both cities rank among Santa Clara County's most expensive residential markets, according to MLSListings data. In turn, that ranking reflects consistent demand and thin supply. Still, the two cities are not interchangeable. Los Altos has a walkable downtown Village district along Main Street, where cafés and restaurants anchor the city's social core.
The hills, however, have no commercial streets at all. Notably, no public schools exist within town limits either. That gap between estate living and suburban living defines the two Los Altos ZIP codes more than any line on a map.
ZIP Code 94022: Los Altos Hills and Western Los Altos
ZIP code 94022 climbs into the lower foothills at the western edge of this part of Santa Clara County. That hillside geography belongs to Los Altos Hills. The town's zoning has no equivalent in nearby flatlands. On the city side of the boundary, the same 94022 code covers central and western Los Altos, including the downtown Village district.
If you search 94022 looking for condos, townhomes, attached units, you won't find that product available on the hills side. Minimum lot sizes in Los Altos Hills rank among the largest in Santa Clara County. Couple those limits with deed restrictions in some neighborhoods which further dictate what you can build or remodel, and you have a community where housing stock turns over at a glacial pace.
Consequently, condominiums do not exist within town limits. That is not a market condition. It is, in fact, a zoning absolute that has been in place since the town incorporated in 1956, according to California Department of Finance records.
Importantly, school district assignment inside 94022 depends on which city an address falls in. Los Altos School District serves the eastern half of Los Altos Hills and most of the Los Altos city portion of this ZIP, according to California Department of Education records. Palo Alto Unified School District, however, covers the western half of Los Altos Hills, a boundary drawn in 1956 and unchanged since, per town records. Always verify the address first.
Currently, no public school operates within Los Altos Hills regardless of which district an address falls under. Egan Junior High is at 100 West Portola Avenue in Los Altos (94022). Almond Elementary is at 550 Almond Avenue in Los Altos (94022). Consequently, hills students travel out.
However, ZIP filtering blends both cities. The city search card below cuts the results cleanly to Los Altos Hills. Buyers set on the hills exclusively should start there, not with the 94022 ZIP card.
ZIP Code 94022 Homes and Condos Search
Results from this Los Altos ZIP code search include both Los Altos Hills and City of Los Altos addresses. Los Altos Hills has no condos or townhomes, condo results reflect the Los Altos city portion only. For Los Altos Hills exclusively, use the city card below. City filters work cleaner.
Not all of Los Altos looks like the hills. By contrast, ZIP 94024 covers the eastern half of the City of Los Altos, where single-family homes, condominiums, and townhomes all appear in the same search. Los Altos School District zones most addresses through grade 8. Cupertino Union covers a smaller eastern segment, according to the City of Los Altos.
Within ZIP code 94024 there are two LASD school campuses: Blach Junior High School (1120 Covington Road) and Covington Elementary School (205 Covington Road). Grades 9-12 are primarily served by Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District, with a small portion served by Fremont Union High School District east of the city limit. Eastern boundary addresses split.
But school districts in 94024 don't follow ZIP boundaries, they follow street boundaries. Two houses on the same block can potentially get their elementary schooling from completely different districts depending on which side of the boundary they fall on. Again, not a trivial issue.
Call the district enrollment office to verify any particular address before you send an offer. Boundary maps sold by third parties are often outdated, sometimes by months. They are no substitute for picking up the phone.
Inside 94024, eastern Los Altos continues the Rancho Shopping Center corridor along San Antonio Road. Side streets have numerous established residential neighborhoods. The majority of the city's condos and townhomes can be found in this footprint. Shoup Park on University Avenue draws residents from both ZIP codes, though many streets closest to the park are in 94024.
Buyer profiles split here. The 94022 side runs heavy on single-family detached. The 94024 side opens up to attached product.
ZIP Code 94024 Homes and Condos Search
This card pulls from the City of Los Altos primarily. Single-family homes show up, and so do condos and townhomes from the same eastern Los Altos footprint. Want one city with no ZIP overlap? Use the Los Altos city card below.
Run a city-name search alongside every ZIP search, since city searches return cleaner MLS results than ZIP filters when targeting Los Altos or Los Altos Hills.
Searching by City: Los Altos
Two ZIPs. One city. But searching by city name cuts through both codes and returns only what sits inside Los Altos city limits, regardless of which ZIP code a given address carries. These searches filter to the City of Los Altos exclusively, regardless of which ZIP code a given address carries.
For buyers working with Los Altos ZIP codes who want one specific city, this is the cleaner starting point.
The City of Los Altos covers approximately 6.6 square miles in northern Santa Clara County. Notably, it borders four separate cities. By contrast, single-family homes dominate the residential inventory. Condominiums and townhomes are also part of the mix, concentrating in the eastern areas near Rancho Shopping Center and San Antonio Road.
The downtown Village district along Main Street gives Los Altos, across both ZIP codes, a walkable commercial core that is relatively uncommon for a Silicon Valley city of this size. Restaurants, specialty retail, and a farmers market that draws from surrounding communities. Meanwhile, foot traffic runs steady.
Buyers relocating from outside the Bay Area sometimes assume Los Altos is a neighborhood of Palo Alto or Mountain View. It is, however, neither. Los Altos operates its own city services, runs its own planning process, and sets its own development standards.
However, geography factors into your search. To the northwest is Palo Alto, north is Mountain View, east is Cupertino and northeast is Sunnyvale. Our relocation guide gives you the county-wide perspective when comparing cities.
Public transportation available to Los Altos comes from surrounding cities. Caltrain station can be found in Mountain View which is a short drive from either zip code. Local bus routes from VTA will bring you to downtown Mountain View and Sunnyvale.
City of Los Altos Homes and Condos Search
These searches filter to the City of Los Altos regardless of ZIP code, the cleanest way to search Los Altos specifically.
Same ZIP code, totally different ballgame. Los Altos Hills is a separately incorporated city with its own elected government, its own zoning ordinance and approximately 9.3 square miles of gently rolling foothill land just north of flatland Los Altos. Completely different rules. The Hills zone prohibits multifamily dwellings within city limits. Which means no condos, no townhomes, no retail strips, and no public schools within city limits. Huge lots only. But why should this matter to you when you run your search? Because if you search 94022 or 94024 you get Los Altos Hills addresses mixed in with city-of-Los-Altos addresses since both cities share those ZIP codes. Easy fix. Include the city name in your search. Privacy is what buyers are seeking when they look to the Hills. Los Altos Hills lots are several times larger than what you'll find just south in Los Altos proper.
However, what Los Altos Hills offers is residential land at a scale that does not exist in the surrounding flatland cities. Conversely, modest parcels almost never appear. Estate-sized lots with privacy and hillside views are the standard, not the exception.
No public school operates within Los Altos Hills. Students travel outside town limits for every grade level. The eastern half of the town draws from Los Altos School District; the western half goes to Palo Alto Unified, a boundary drawn in 1956 that has not changed since.
That split is address-specific, not neighborhood-specific. Confirm the district directly with the school before purchasing. See the School Districts section below for the full breakdown, it covers both LASD and PAUSD assignments.
Buyers who have purchased in Los Altos Hills are direct about it: inventory is thin, and well-priced properties do not wait. The client reviews page has the full picture.
City of Los Altos Hills Homes Search
Single-family only, that is what Los Altos Hills zoning allows. No condos, no townhomes, nothing attached. These searches pull Los Altos Hills results specifically, regardless of which ZIP code the address carries.
What Qualifies as Luxury in Los Altos and Los Altos Hills?
Both cities are expensive. What separates the upper tier from the rest of the market is price point, lot size, and view, and those thresholds look different in Los Altos than in Los Altos Hills. Specifically, the search filters below default to each city's upper tier. Buyers can adjust both inside the search results to fit a specific budget.
In particular, the price floor for upper-tier properties in Los Altos sits well above the county median, per current MLS data. Los Altos Hills takes it further, estate-sized lots, hillside privacy, and almost no new supply in any given quarter mean the luxury entry point there is not comparable to the city side. Two distinct ceilings.
Distressed inventory is rare in both markets. The buyer profile here tends toward all-cash and equity-rich, largely insulated from rate movement.
However, foreclosures rarely surface. That said, a foreclosure search is available for buyers who want to confirm current distressed availability. For sellers, the seller's guide covers what listing in this segment looks like.
Addresses within the Los Altos ZIP codes are served by five separate public school districts. Los Altos School District serves the majority of TK through 8 students who live within the City of Los Altos as well as eastern half of Los Altos Hills. Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District serves grades 9 through 12 for those same addresses. After that it gets a little tricky. Western Los Altos Hills is served by Palo Alto Unified all the way through grade 12. However, the eastern boundary slices through two additional districts entirely. Cupertino Union brings students from that section all the way through 8th grade, and Fremont Union provides high school education for those same residents.
Why is this important? School boundaries are drawn independently of ZIP codes, which means two homes right next to each other can fall into two different school districts. Double check by street address, not ZIP code. The school district's enrollment office can verify any address. One call will do it. Don't waste time with third party boundary maps for Los Altos.
Los Altos School District (lasdschools.org) operates seven TK-6 elementary schools and two junior highs with an enrollment of about 3,500. Per their website, they cover most of the City of Los Altos, plus eastern Los Altos Hills, plus small parts of Mountain View and Palo Alto, which explains why more than Los Altos kids go there. Schools' campus street addresses for those living in Los Altos ZIP codes: Almond Elementary 550 Almond Avenue (94022), Egan Junior High 100 West Portola Avenue (94022), Covington Elementary 205 Covington Road (94024), Blach Junior High 1120 Covington Road (94024). Confirm with street address.
In addition, Bullis Charter School operates within LASD by lottery, no attendance zone, no access guaranteed by address. TK through grade 8. Apply directly to the school, not to the district office. Verify current lottery procedures before treating charter access as a factor in any purchase decision.
Palo Alto Unified serves the western half of Los Altos Hills through grade 12 for its portion. Additionally, Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District (mvla.net) picks up grades 9 through 12 for LASD-served students in both the City of Los Altos and the eastern portion of Los Altos Hills. That overlap matters. Fremont Union High School District, however, covers some Los Altos city addresses near the eastern boundary, according to the City of Los Altos school districts page.
Los Altos School District scores can be found on Walk Score and GreatSchools. Both have incorrect boundary information. Walk Score only has a walking map. To see district boundaries, please go to the California Department of Education map.
Want a confirmed assignment? Call the district enrollment office directly, street address in hand.
Districts are divided by boundaries that don't necessarily follow streets, neighborhoods, or ZIP codes. Adjacent homes can be in separate districts. Check by address. Contact the City of Los Altos school district before buying.
Are There ADUs and New Construction in Los Altos?
State law changed the math. California AB-68 (2019) and SB-9 opened ADU permitting statewide, Los Altos and Los Altos Hills both included. Lot eligibility, however, runs address by address. Setback requirements vary. Existing site coverage limits vary too. The scope of the proposed unit varies parcel by parcel. The ZIP code does not answer any of it.
Los Altos Hills has the lot size in many cases. The design review process, however, is strict and adds a layer that flatland city projects do not typically face. Plan extra months.
In Los Altos city, ADU activity has been most visible on single-family lots with sufficient rear yard depth to support a detached unit. Guest houses, garage conversions, and junior ADUs all show up in city permit records. Similarly, multigenerational and next-generation home configurations show up in the larger-lot sections of 94022, where existing footprint and lot size sometimes accommodate a secondary unit without a full rebuild. Lot size drives feasibility.
Verify with city planning department that the secondary structure has a permit before you close. You have to have them verify that before you buy, not after. However, never assume it's legal.
New single family construction is similarly limited in both cities. Los Altos benefits from some infill on re-developed parcels. However, there are few developable lots available. Hillside geography, large minimum lot sizes, and design review each greatly slow the process.
However, filter by build year inside any of the search results above to see what new construction is currently active.
Property taxes in Los Altos are governed by California Proposition 13 (1978), Proposition 8 (1978) and Proposition 19 (2020), as stated by California State Board of Equalization. The assessed value of a property is fixed at the time of purchase and cannot be increased until the property is sold. Upon resale, the property is reassessed at current market value. Changes were made to rules regarding transfers between parents and children with Proposition 19 in 2020. Property taxes are managed by the Santa Clara County Assessor, which serves Los Altos and Los Altos Hills.
Mello-Roos could also be in effect. Certain properties in Santa Clara County are subject to community facilities district taxes in addition to the base tax rate. This is a parcel-specific decision, not a city-wide or ZIP-wide determination, so don't presume because a property is in a certain area or ZIP code that it does or does not have Mello-Roos. Check with the County Assessor initially.
Each parcel is different. Therefore, property tax liability on a specific parcel requires professional analysis, not general information from a page like this. Look up the parcel through the County Assessor before drawing conclusions. Consult a licensed CPA and tax attorney before making any decisions based on tax implications.
What Are the Best Neighborhoods in Los Altos and Los Altos Hills?
Los Altos is informally subdivided into approximately seven neighborhoods. Neighborhoods are typically distinguishable by the character of housing stock, the feeder elementary schools and high school, and walkability distance to the downtown Village. The seven neighborhoods include North Los Altos, Old Los Altos, Country Club and Loyola Corners, Central Los Altos which includes the downtown Village, South Los Altos, The Highlands and Woodland Acres, and Rancho. Los Altos Hills has never been divided into neighborhoods. Los Altos Hills is managed as one large estate-zoned community spread out over approximately 9.3 square miles of foothills geography and has no commercial corridors.
North Los Altos (94022)
North Los Altos is north of San Antonio Road and west of Foothill Expressway up to the Mountain View city line. Property lots average just over 1/4 acre and homes have evolved from 1950s ranchers to include many Craftsman and Mediterranean homes built or rebuilt within the last twenty years. Many of the newer construction homes have basements which count as living space but are exempt from the city's above grade square footage restrictions. Buyers looking for the best bang for their buck in being a short walk from downtown Village without the costs associated with Old Los Altos start their search here. San Antonio Shopping Center resides along this corridor which includes the closest grocery store anchor. Browse North Los Altos active and pending listings.
Old Los Altos (94022)
Old Los Altos centers around University Avenue and spills into the downtown district. Neighborhoods like Old Los Altos boast the heart of Los Altos history, large shade trees, sidewalks and housing ranging from protected historic early-1900s homes to very recently built luxury remodels on original housing lots. Some properties on University Ave have been there for over a century. Downtown Village is within walking distance for most "Old Los Altos" addresses. This is the whole point. Many institutions such as Los Altos Hardware, an independently owned business on Main Street for over 35 years, give this town its small-business community atmosphere versus your typical Silicon Valley bedroom community. Browse Old Los Altos active and pending listings.
Country Club and Loyola Corners (94022)
Country Club Neighborhood surrounds the Los Altos Golf and Country Club, which is a 155-acre member-owned golf course built on land originally purchased in the early 1900s to develop as a satellite campus for Santa Clara University. Lots in this neighborhood range from 1/4 acre to full-acre parcels with views into the rolling foothills and San Antonio Open Space Preserve. The neighborhood also includes a small commercial pocket, Loyola Corners, at Foothill Expressway and Miramonte Avenue. This area features the walkable feel of a cluster of cafes and small businesses without the congestion found in the downtown Village area. The unincorporated pocket of Loyola has a Los Altos mailing address but is technically outside Los Altos city limits. Browse Country Club neighborhood active and pending listings.
Central Los Altos and the Downtown Village (94022)
Downtown Los Altos is the six-block central area surrounding the triangular downtown core. The Los Altos Village Association represents over 150 downtown retailers, restaurants, services and professional offices. Los Altos has an unusual concentration of restaurants for a city its size. Restaurants such as The Post on State Street, Roja, State of Mind Public House and Pizzeria, Rustic House Oyster Bar and Grill, and Amber India pull pedestrians from around the Peninsula. Residential real estate within the central core consists of smaller historic single-family residences and a limited stock of condominiums and townhomes. Proximity to dining and shopping within walking distance is a significant cost factor throughout the downtown area. Browse Central Los Altos active and pending listings.
South Los Altos (94024)
South Los Altos refers to the part of Los Altos south of El Monte Avenue, which occupies the majority of its area in 94024. South Los Altos has more mid-century single family ranchers than its northern neighbor and tends to have slightly smaller lots. The southern boundary gradually transitions into Cupertino and addresses closer to Fremont Avenue can be zoned to feed into schools in Cupertino rather than the Los Altos School District. When considering a home, ensure you check with the enrollment office of the district what school a specific address is zoned for before assuming the home price is based off of a certain district feeder pattern. Browse South Los Altos active and pending listings.
The Highlands and Woodland Acres (94024)
Highlands and Woodland Acres border southwest end of South Los Altos near the foothills and closer to Cupertino. Highlands & Woodland Acres go to Cupertino Union School District (elementary) and Fremont Union (high school). This is the distinction that matters from the rest of Los Altos. Properties are hilly and the lots are usually larger and less square than northern Los Altos. If you are looking for a property zoned in the Cupertino school feeder pattern, but want a Los Altos address, start here. Browse Woodland Acres and The Highlands active and pending listings.
Rancho (94024)
Rancho is named after the Rancho Shopping Center on San Antonio Road, the eastern anchor of Los Altos commercial districts. The neighborhood encompasses the eastern flank of the city, with much of the city's condo/townhome inventory located on side streets off San Antonio. Shoup Park on University Avenue attracts families from throughout both ZIP codes, though most addresses just around the park are in 94024. Rancho generally hosts buyers looking for attached housing in Los Altos, as most western neighborhoods are almost exclusively single-family. Browse Rancho neighborhood active and pending listings.
Los Altos Hills (94022)
Los Altos Hills is not divided into neighborhoods as Los Altos is. Los Altos Hills functions simply as one neighborhood itself: a residential community occupying some 9.3 square miles of foothill land where town zoning disallows every kind of multifamily housing, every kind of commercial use, and every school site within the town limits. Lots range from one acre to many acres, and the housing stock is almost exclusively custom-built single-family estates. Informal geographic clusters of homes do occur: along Page Mill Road in the town's western foothills section, near Elena Road in the central hills district, and near Fremont Road in the foothills just east of flatland Los Altos. Browse Los Altos Hills active and pending listings. For deeper context on what makes Los Altos Hills distinct, the top reasons to love living in Los Altos Hills guide covers schools, lifestyle, and community character in depth.
Pro Tip
Walking distance to the downtown Village, measured in actual blocks rather than driving minutes, drives a measurable price premium across every Los Altos neighborhood and is often the single biggest variable separating two otherwise comparable homes.
Inventory ebbs and flows throughout neighborhoods like the tide. The easiest way to monitor active inventory by area is to run a city search, then refine by neighborhood in the advanced property search and overlay market conditions using either the market trends and statistics tool or by building your own personalized report using the custom market report builder. For a deeper look at neighborhood character beyond active inventory, the Los Altos neighborhoods overview covers each area in more depth. For a longer-form Los Altos overview covering history, neighborhoods, schools, and lifestyle, the ultimate guide to living in Los Altos blog post provides additional context.
Frequently Asked Questions about Los Altos ZIP Codes
How many ZIP codes does Los Altos have?
Two. Los Altos has two residential ZIP codes: 94022 and 94024. A third number, 94023, circulates in some national databases as a Los Altos code,, it is a post office box designation only, with no residential delivery addresses. All homes and condos in Los Altos and Los Altos Hills carry either 94022 or 94024.
What cities share ZIP code 94022?
Both Los Altos and Los Altos Hills carry 94022 addresses, which is why ZIP-based searches for this code return results from two separate municipalities. Los Altos Hills is, in fact, an independent incorporated city with its own government, not a neighborhood of Los Altos. Buyers targeting one city should use the city search cards on this page rather than the 94022 ZIP card.
What cities share ZIP code 94024?
The eastern half of the City of Los Altos is the primary geography inside ZIP 94024. Most listings in this code carry Los Altos as the city. Single-family homes, condominiums, and townhomes all appear within 94024. That said, a small segment near the city's edge may touch adjacent boundaries, using city-name searches removes that ambiguity entirely.
What is ZIP code 94023 in Los Altos?
That third number is a post office box code only. ZIP 94023 has no residential delivery addresses and no commercial routes. No property in Los Altos or Los Altos Hills carries it as a mailing address. As a result, any MLS search filtered to 94023 returns zero results. It is not a usable search parameter for real estate purposes.
Should I search by ZIP or by city in Los Altos?
City name, almost always. Both ZIP codes cross the boundary between Los Altos and Los Altos Hills, so ZIP searches return results from both cities in the same list. For one specific city (Los Altos only or Los Altos Hills only), the city cards on this page filter cleanly by municipality regardless of which ZIP an address carries. The advanced property search offers the same filtering across the full county.
What school districts serve Los Altos?
Most Los Altos addresses fall under Los Altos School District for TK through grade 8. The eastern edge of the city is a different story, Cupertino Union picks up those addresses at the elementary level, and Fremont Union handles some of the high school territory near the same boundary. Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District covers most of the city for grades 9 through 12. Notably, none of these boundaries follow ZIP code lines. Contact the district with the specific street address before purchasing. In other words, no ZIP code substitutes for that verification step.
What school districts serve Los Altos Hills?
Split down the middle. Los Altos Hills divides elementary enrollment between Los Altos School District on the eastern half and Palo Alto Unified on the western portion, that line has sat unchanged since 1956. No public school operates inside town limits on either side. For grades 9 through 12, the LASD-served portion feeds Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District. Additionally, exact assignment varies by address within that portion.
Are there condos in Los Altos?
Yes, in the City of Los Altos. Condominiums and townhomes appear throughout the city, concentrating in the eastern areas within ZIP 94024. Los Altos Hills is, in contrast, a different situation entirely, town zoning prohibits multifamily housing of any kind within town limits. Condo searches for this area should filter to the City of Los Altos, not to the ZIP code. The condo search tool handles that filter directly.
Does Los Altos Hills allow condominiums or townhomes?
Town zoning prohibits it entirely. In fact, no multifamily product of any form has ever existed within town limits. Los Altos Hills limits all residential development to single-family detached homes on large lots. No condominiums, no townhomes, and no attached units of any kind exist within town limits. As a result, buyers looking for that product in the 94022 ZIP code area will find it only on the Los Altos city side, not the Los Altos Hills side.
What is Bullis Charter School?
Bullis Charter School (BCS) is a public charter school operating within Los Altos School District, serving TK through grade 8 by lottery. No attendance zone exists, placement is by application, not by home address. Enrollment is not guaranteed based on where a property is located. Accordingly, verify current lottery procedures directly with BCS before treating charter access as a factor in any purchase decision.
Are there ADU opportunities in Los Altos and Los Altos Hills?
California AB-68 (2019) and SB-9 opened ADU permitting statewide, applying to both cities. Lot eligibility is address-specific, setbacks, existing site coverage, and the scope of the proposed unit all factor in. Los Altos Hills properties tend to have larger lots but, at the same time, stricter design review standards. Confirm ADU feasibility with the city or town planning department before purchasing any property for that purpose. Browse Los Altos homes with existing ADU listings or review the buyer's guide for ADU due diligence steps.
What high schools serve students in Los Altos ZIP codes?
Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District operates Los Altos High School and Mountain View High School, serving most City of Los Altos students and the LASD-served portion of Los Altos Hills for grades 9 through 12. Fremont Union High School District, however, covers some Los Altos addresses near the eastern boundary. Buyers must verify enrollment with the district directly. General boundary descriptions cannot support a purchase decision.
How do property taxes work in Los Altos and Los Altos Hills?
California Proposition 13 (1978), Proposition 8 (1978), and Proposition 19 (2020) govern property taxation, with the California State Board of Equalization (boe.ca.gov) publishing the full framework. The Santa Clara County Assessor administers it. Mello-Roos assessments may apply to some parcels. Consult a licensed CPA and tax attorney before making any decisions based on tax implications.
What cities border Los Altos?
Mountain View sits to the north, Palo Alto to the northwest, City of Cupertino to the east, and City of Sunnyvale to the northeast. Los Altos Hills lies to the south and west of the City of Los Altos, sharing both ZIP codes. In turn, each neighboring city operates its own real estate market, school districts, and city services, none are interchangeable with Los Altos or with each other. None overlap.
How competitive is the Los Altos real estate market?
Both cities consistently rank among Santa Clara County's most competitive markets, per current MLS data. Inventory is thin. Well-priced properties attract multiple offers. In particular, Los Altos Hills sees the thinnest supply of the two, large-lot zoning and minimal new development limit what comes to market in any given year. Working with an agent who knows both Los Altos ZIP codes and cities gives buyers a real advantage when the right property appears.
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Where Can Buyers Find Los Altos Real Estate Resources?
Direct links to search tools, market data, buyer and seller resources, and official sources for Los Altos and Los Altos Hills, covering ZIP codes 94022 and 94024. Use these alongside the live listings and market report data above to build a complete picture of both cities before making any decisions. Verify before acting.
Provided for informational purposes only, the real estate data shown is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. School attendance boundaries are subject to change and must be verified with the applicable school district before any purchase decision. Consult licensed real estate, legal, and tax professionals before acting on anything here. Silicon Valley Real Estate Team, Don Orason DRE#01319840.
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