Menlo Park, CA Housing


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Menlo Park, CA is an affluent city in the Silicon Valley region of California known for its high median housing values. The median house value in Menlo Park, CA is $2,476,200, significantly higher than the US median of $338,100. In the past year, the US house appreciation rate was 8.27%, while the appreciation rate in Menlo Park was 8.62%. This indicates that housing in Menlo Park may be appreciating faster than in other parts of the country. It also confirms that Menlo Park is an expensive place to buy a home and that owning property there can be a worthwhile investment.

The median home cost in Menlo Park is $2,476,200. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 88.1%. Home Appreciation in Menlo Park is up 13.3%.

Average Age of Homes
- The median age of Menlo Park real estate is 58 years old
The Rental Market in Menlo Park
- Renters make up 41.9% of the Menlo Park population
- 2.6% of houses and apartments in Menlo Park, are available to rent

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Median Monthly Rent by Number of Bedrooms

   Housing by Year Built

  HousingMenlo Park, CaliforniaUnited States
  13,069.0139,647,020.0
  6142
  $2,476,200$338,100
  13.3%16.6%
  18.4%57.0%
  88.1%101.1%
  $6.33$10.98
  $10,001$2,690
  52.1%57.4%
  10.3%11.2%
  37.6%31.4%
  Vacant Housing
  2.6%1.9%
  1.1%0.4%
  0.0%0.7%
  0.7%0.4%
  2.8%3.6%
  3.1%4.1%
  Value of Owner-Occupied Housing
  0.6%2.6%
  0.0%2.4%
  0.3%2.8%
  0.0%3.9%
  0.1%4.5%
  0.3%11.3%
  0.0%13.0%
  0.7%20.1%
  0.7%13.6%
  0.2%8.3%
  2.7%9.7%
  5.3%3.9%
  11.0%2.2%
  15.1%0.8%
  63.1%1.1%
  Housing Units by Year Structure Built
  0.0%0.2%
  4.2%13.6%
  4.2%13.6%
  5.1%13.6%
  6.9%13.2%
  12.1%14.8%
  5.1%13.6%
  28.6%10.0%
  15.0%4.7%
  7.1%12.2%
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Over 9 years ago

Cost of living is beyond absurdly  More

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Very nice. Good connection to San Francisco or San Jose or any city in between via Caltrain or bus. Weather can't be  More

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My 14mo daughter, wife and I live in Menlo Park, CA which is approximately half way between San Francisco and San Jose. To afford an upper middle class quality of life  More

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