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For the second year in a row, Atherton topped the list for most expensive residential real estate in the country, according to real estate website PropertyShark.
Atherton topped the list of the 100 priciest ZIP codes, with a median home sale price of $6.7 million in 2018. The town’s median home sale price increased 35 percent from last year, when it was $4.95 million, according to PropertyShark.
Los Altos is in the top 10, and homes in Mountain View’s 94041 ZIP code are ranked 50th with a median of $1.85 million, followed by 94040 in 51st place with a median of $1.84 million. The city’s 94043 ZIP code trails in 66th place with a median home price of $1.65 million.
Silicon Valley is home to 30 of the country’s priciest ZIP codes. The region has the highest concentration of expensive ZIP codes on PropertyShark’s list, which was released last month.
Midpeninsula cities on the PropertyShark list
1 – Atherton 94027, $6.7 million median sale price
6 – Palo Alto 94301, $3.75 million
7 – Los Altos 94022, $3.5 million
8 – Portola Valley 94028, $3.3 million
9 – Los Altos 94024, $3.25 million
28 – Menlo Park 94025, $2.36 million
35 – Redwood City/Woodside 94062, $2.15 million
50 – Mountain View 94041, $1.85 million
51 – Mountain View 94040, $1.84 million
66 – Mountain View 94043, $1.65 million
78 – Redwood City 94061, $1.57 million
Hooray Atherton!
Still the richest.
I feel like that should be their town motto.
How can a town without a grocery store be the most expensive.
Just saying.
Grocery shopping? That’s what the hired help is for.
It’s where people go to rattle around in their huge empty house, then drive to some other town to get some sort of community interaction.
No thanks, there’s a trade off for everything, even if you can afford “the most”.
I wish I could afford to live there to avoid the noise and congestion. Most neighbors are also bothersome.
And your point is?? Oh yes, let’s celebrate obscene wealth. I would think the ‘Mountain View Voice’ could come up with stories relevant to issues facing our city. Must be a very slow news day.
Haha, everyone has advice for the other guy. You should start your own paper, then you can decide what is important. I thought this was locally interesting.
Atherton has no charm for such an expensive price tag.
Wow! Lots of bitter comments! Some people seem upset (more like jealous?). Anyways I applaud Atherton even though our town was only #8 on the list. We’re all neighbors—no need to be outraged over a trivial list.
Hahaha imagine being the above poster.and pretending online to be a resident of Portola Valley. Sad!
I find it strangely ironic in these times of political correctness and renaming schools and streets, that Atherton and Hillsborough were originally formed specifically without retail downtowns (no shops, restaurants, services), and big lots, to keep minorities out, and particularly Italians. Now they are two of the most expensive towns in the US and quite diverse. Please, please do not rename these towns. Leave history alone to repair itself.
Of course, I am partial to Los Altos…..but then…..
Is there rent control in Atherton? The owner of my rented RV wants to move it from Mountain View to Atherton and increase my rent by $50. Is that even legal???