Mountain View Whisman Elementary
Single-family · 3 bedrooms · Mountain View, Palo Alto, Sunnyvale
As of Sun, Oct 4, 7:41 AM PT
Typical-size homes · 1,200–1,700 sqft · last 90 days to Oct 4 · 18 sales
a direction, but the evidence is not strong
Houseticker tracks 320 homes in this market; 95 sold in the last year.
How prices compare
3-bedroom houses · Past 12 months
For 1,200–1,700 sqft homes, prices per square foot are within 4% across the high school zones.
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| Zone | Median $/sqft | Median sale | Typical lot | Sales counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View High School | $1,820 | $2.55M | 5,900 sqft | 28 |
| Los Altos High School | $1,748 | $2.49M | 6,000 sqft | 22 |
School zones are from each district's published boundaries. Boundaries and enrollment rules change: confirm a home's school assignment with the district.
Price & competition read · September 2026
A 21.7% headline gain shrinks sharply once you account for what sold
After adjusting for what sold, the change in price per square foot for typical-size homes comes to 1.9% against the same 90 days last year. That is within normal variation, so we cannot say prices moved. The headline jump mostly reflects which homes sold.
The median is $1,804 per square foot for July 3 to September 30, against $1,482 a year earlier, a 21.7% rise based on 18 recent sales and 12 a year earlier.
On the average, 12 points of a 13.9% change come from the mix of homes, mostly the lots that sold. The Los Altos High School zone made up 61% of sales, up from 50%.
Generated automatically from listing and sale records, and it can make mistakes: check the numbers before relying on them, and confirm details with the listing agent and public records. For information only: not an appraisal, and not financial, legal or real estate advice.
How this market is changing
3-bedroom houses · 1,200–1,700 sqft homes · past 12 months
Typical-size homes sold for $1,804 per square foot over the latest 90 days, 21.7% higher than the same 90 days last year (18 and 12 sales).
Homes that went pending in the latest 90 days took about 9 days to do it (14 homes).
Price move explained
- Typical-size $/sqft, last 90 days
- $1,804 · ↑21.7% from a year ago
- After adjusting for what sold
- ↑9.6% from a year ago
What changed in the mix. This period's sales came with larger lots: a typical 5,442 sqft against 4,695 sqft a year earlier.
Houseticker read. Part of the headline change reflects the mix of homes that sold; comparable homes are selling for about 9.6% more than a year ago, though the evidence is not strong.
Based on 18 sales in the last 90 days and 12 in the same 90 days a year earlier. Adjusted for home size, lot size and school zone.
Are prices rising?
$1,804/sqft
21.7% above the same 90 days last year
The typical price per square foot 1,200–1,700 sqft homes sold for over the last 90 days, worked out again each month: 18 sales in the last 90 days, and 12 in the same 90 days last year. Our sales records start September 25, 2023. The bars count the sales that closed each month. The typical sale price over the last 90 days: $2.50M.
Each point covers 90 days, so neighboring points share sales: look at the direction over several months. A month with a short bar has few sales, and one unusual home can swing it.
A dashed stretch joins the months either side of one with too few sales to plot; nothing is drawn through it. Gaps: Feb: too few sales (4; 5 needed)
How widely do similar homes sell?
$1,515–$2,045
the middle half of sales · 29.3% wide
The 25th to 75th percentile of typical-size homes' price per square foot over the last 90 days, worked out again each month, on 18 sales. The width is that range as a share of the median.
A narrower range means similar homes sell at more predictable prices; a wider one means more room either way.
A dashed stretch joins the months either side of one with too few sales to plot; nothing is drawn through it. Gaps: 75th percentile, Feb: too few sales · Median, Feb: too few sales · 25th percentile, Feb: too few sales
What do homes sell for against asking?
8% over the first asking price
73% sold over asking
How the typical sale over the last 90 days compares with the home's first asking price: 15 sales whose asking price we know, and 3 we never saw advertised. Our sales records start September 25, 2023.
Above the dashed line, homes sell for more than they first asked. Against the last asking price before the sale, the typical sale was 8% over the last asking price (15 sales). We lead with the first ask: after a price cut, the last ask makes a sale look stronger than it was.
A dashed stretch joins the months either side of one with too few sales to plot; nothing is drawn through it. Gaps: Feb: too few sales with a known asking price (2; 5 needed) · Mar: too few sales with a known asking price (4; 5 needed)
How many homes sell over their first ask?
73%
sold over asking, down 7 points from the previous 90 days
The share of sales over the last 90 days that closed above the home's first asking price, worked out again each month, on the 15 sales whose first asking price we saw.
A rising share means more homes draw more than one offer; the typical sale above can stay level while the share moves.
A dashed stretch joins the months either side of one with too few sales to plot; nothing is drawn through it. Gaps: Feb: too few sales with a known asking price (2; 5 needed) · Mar: too few sales with a known asking price (4; 5 needed)
How fast do homes go pending?
9 days
6% below the previous 90 days
The typical number of days from listing to pending over the last 90 days, for homes whose listing date we know: 14 in the last 90 days. Pendings before June 1, 2026 come from the histories of homes that later sold.
Fewer days means more competition. A home that went pending and fell through counts from its relisting.
A dashed stretch joins the months either side of one with too few sales to plot; nothing is drawn through it. Gaps: Jan: too few pendings (3; 5 needed) · Feb: too few pendings (3; 5 needed)
Do I have more choices?
5 homes for sale
2 new listings in the last four weeks
Homes for sale on each Monday and listings that came on the market each week, tracked since June 1, 2026; 13 were already for sale then and are not counted as new.
More homes for sale means more choice and less pressure; a week with none listed is a real zero.
What explains price differences here · Q3 2026
Once a quarter, Houseticker analyzes recent sales to measure how price differences are associated with home size, lot size, city, and school zone while controlling for the other factors.
Comparable homes tell a different story than the raw price gain
The median sale price per square foot for three bedroom single family homes in Mountain View Whisman was $1,804 this quarter, up 21.7% from $1,482 in the same quarter last year, though the evidence for that rise is not strong. After adjusting for what sold, comparable homes changed 1.9%, which we cannot tell apart from normal variation.
The difference is mostly the lots: the lot mix of what sold accounts for 17.5 points of the raw change, while home size and school zone pull slightly the other way. Based on 18 sales this quarter and 12 a year ago, a buyer comparing the two years is mostly seeing a different set of homes.
Generated automatically from listing and sale records, and it can make mistakes: check the numbers before relying on them, and confirm details with the listing agent and public records. For information only: not an appraisal, and not financial, legal or real estate advice.