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What Comes With a House in Each Silicon Valley City: 12 Features Compared (2026)
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What comes with a house in each Silicon Valley city? We read the listing descriptions of all 21,632 houses sold in 31 Silicon Valley cities in the two years to October 27, 2026 and counted how often they mention twelve features: single-story living, a pool, an ADU, a view, RV parking, a three-car garage, a remodel, fixer condition, solar, EV charging, air conditioning and a home office. Here is each city’s profile, and what sets it apart.
The short answer
- Across all 21,632 houses: 14% single-story, 13% pool, 9% ADU, 19% A/C, 13% remodeled and 11% solar.
- Most single-story: Saratoga (31%), Foster City (23%) and Los Altos (22%).
- Most pools: Atherton (59%), Hillsborough (51%) and Los Altos Hills (44%).
- Most remodeled: East Palo Alto (18%), Sunnyvale (18%) and Santa Clara (17%).
Next steps
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- Talk to a Property Nerd about what you’re weighing.
Layout and lot
Share of each city’s house sales whose listing mentions each feature, cities with the most sales first. Linked cities have their own page with every style and feature.
| City | Houses | Single-story | Pool | ADU | View | RV parking | 3-car garage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose | 7,668 | 15% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 4% | 4% |
| San Mateo | 1,009 | 12% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 1% | 3% |
| Sunnyvale | 979 | 14% | 8% | 6% | under 1% | 1% | 1% |
| Redwood City | 930 | 11% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 2% | 3% |
| Santa Clara | 840 | 13% | 5% | 8% | 1% | 3% | 1% |
| Palo Alto | 775 | 9% | 9% | 10% | 1% | 0% | 1% |
| Los Gatos | 729 | 15% | 27% | 13% | 22% | 3% | 7% |
| Gilroy | 713 | 19% | 18% | 7% | 12% | 6% | 17% |
| Morgan Hill | 686 | 20% | 29% | 8% | 12% | 6% | 21% |
| Daly City | 636 | 4% | 1% | 8% | 18% | under 1% | 1% |
| Menlo Park | 550 | 11% | 10% | 12% | 2% | under 1% | 2% |
| Los Altos | 549 | 22% | 26% | 15% | 6% | 1% | 5% |
| San Carlos | 474 | 12% | 8% | 6% | 16% | 1% | 4% |
| Mountain View | 469 | 14% | 10% | 8% | 8% | under 1% | 3% |
| Saratoga | 457 | 31% | 35% | 14% | 8% | 1% | 13% |
| South San Francisco | 434 | 7% | 2% | 6% | 12% | 1% | 1% |
| Cupertino | 415 | 17% | 10% | 7% | 6% | 1% | 6% |
| Campbell | 395 | 17% | 11% | 13% | 2% | 5% | 1% |
| San Bruno | 384 | 7% | 1% | 8% | 10% | 2% | 1% |
| Milpitas | 374 | 10% | 5% | 3% | 9% | 2% | 5% |
| Burlingame | 359 | 12% | 7% | 9% | 10% | under 1% | 1% |
| Belmont | 334 | 11% | 6% | 6% | 34% | 1% | 2% |
| Hillsborough | 230 | 17% | 51% | 14% | 21% | 0% | 22% |
| Millbrae | 220 | 9% | 4% | 6% | 19% | 1% | 1% |
| Los Altos Hills | 192 | 14% | 44% | 20% | 29% | 1% | 17% |
| Foster City | 177 | 23% | 8% | 0% | 3% | 1% | 1% |
| East Palo Alto | 157 | 12% | 2% | 17% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Atherton | 141 | 17% | 59% | 33% | 2% | 0% | 12% |
| Woodside | 141 | 9% | 37% | 26% | 35% | 1% | 11% |
| Portola Valley | 137 | 13% | 30% | 17% | 27% | 0% | 4% |
| Monte Sereno | 78 | 27% | 42% | 24% | 8% | 1% | 19% |
| All cities | 21,632 | 14% | 13% | 9% | 8% | 2% | 5% |
Condition and systems
Same sales, the other six features.
| City | Houses | Remodeled | Fixer | Solar | EV charging | A/C | Home office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose | 7,668 | 15% | 3% | 13% | 8% | 27% | 13% |
| San Mateo | 1,009 | 13% | 3% | 7% | 8% | 14% | 19% |
| Sunnyvale | 979 | 18% | 2% | 11% | 8% | 27% | 12% |
| Redwood City | 930 | 11% | 3% | 9% | 8% | 20% | 19% |
| Santa Clara | 840 | 17% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 27% | 13% |
| Palo Alto | 775 | 9% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 15% | 15% |
| Los Gatos | 729 | 12% | 3% | 14% | 9% | 17% | 14% |
| Gilroy | 713 | 7% | 2% | 25% | 7% | 18% | 16% |
| Morgan Hill | 686 | 8% | 2% | 19% | 9% | 17% | 15% |
| Daly City | 636 | 15% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 21% |
| Menlo Park | 550 | 9% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 13% | 18% |
| Los Altos | 549 | 7% | 5% | 12% | 8% | 15% | 17% |
| San Carlos | 474 | 9% | 2% | 9% | 8% | 13% | 18% |
| Mountain View | 469 | 10% | 3% | 11% | 7% | 20% | 18% |
| Saratoga | 457 | 11% | 4% | 9% | 6% | 17% | 11% |
| South San Francisco | 434 | 14% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 3% | 16% |
| Cupertino | 415 | 12% | 4% | 9% | 8% | 19% | 13% |
| Campbell | 395 | 15% | 4% | 14% | 9% | 24% | 13% |
| San Bruno | 384 | 16% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 19% |
| Milpitas | 374 | 14% | 2% | 11% | 6% | 25% | 12% |
| Burlingame | 359 | 13% | 3% | 4% | 9% | 10% | 19% |
| Belmont | 334 | 10% | 3% | 10% | 10% | 13% | 17% |
| Hillsborough | 230 | 6% | 2% | 6% | 2% | 4% | 12% |
| Millbrae | 220 | 11% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 6% | 18% |
| Los Altos Hills | 192 | 7% | 3% | 9% | 6% | 7% | 13% |
| Foster City | 177 | 14% | 1% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 18% |
| East Palo Alto | 157 | 18% | 8% | 8% | 3% | 15% | 13% |
| Atherton | 141 | 6% | 4% | 4% | 9% | 4% | 11% |
| Woodside | 141 | 9% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 6% | 18% |
| Portola Valley | 137 | 7% | 3% | 10% | 6% | 7% | 21% |
| Monte Sereno | 78 | 9% | 3% | 10% | 18% | 6% | 12% |
| All cities | 21,632 | 13% | 3% | 11% | 7% | 19% | 15% |
What stands out in each city
Features a city’s listings mention at least 1.4 times as often as the whole area’s (and in at least 10 sales; condition is left out here).
- San Jose: RV parking (4%, vs. 2% overall).
- Santa Clara: RV parking (3%, vs. 2% overall).
- Los Gatos: view (22%, vs. 8% overall) and pool (27%, vs. 13% overall).
- Gilroy: 3-car garage (17%, vs. 5% overall) and RV parking (6%, vs. 2% overall).
- Morgan Hill: 3-car garage (21%, vs. 5% overall) and RV parking (6%, vs. 2% overall).
- Daly City: view (18%, vs. 8% overall).
- Los Altos: pool (26%, vs. 13% overall) and ADU (15%, vs. 9% overall).
- San Carlos: view (16%, vs. 8% overall).
- Saratoga: pool (35%, vs. 13% overall) and 3-car garage (13%, vs. 5% overall).
- South San Francisco: view (12%, vs. 8% overall).
- Campbell: RV parking (5%, vs. 2% overall) and ADU (13%, vs. 9% overall).
- Belmont: view (34%, vs. 8% overall).
- Hillsborough: 3-car garage (22%, vs. 5% overall) and pool (51%, vs. 13% overall).
- Millbrae: view (19%, vs. 8% overall).
- Los Altos Hills: view (29%, vs. 8% overall) and pool (44%, vs. 13% overall).
- Foster City: single-story (23%, vs. 14% overall).
- East Palo Alto: ADU (17%, vs. 9% overall).
- Atherton: pool (59%, vs. 13% overall) and ADU (33%, vs. 9% overall).
- Woodside: view (35%, vs. 8% overall) and ADU (26%, vs. 9% overall).
- Portola Valley: view (27%, vs. 8% overall) and pool (30%, vs. 13% overall).
- Monte Sereno: 3-car garage (19%, vs. 5% overall) and pool (42%, vs. 13% overall).
Reading it right
- It’s what listings say. A house counts when its description mentions the feature; many never do, so every share here is a floor, not a census.
- Shares, not prices. For what each feature sells for, follow the links in the table headings.
- Neighborhoods differ within a city as much as cities differ from each other; ask us for the streets you’re weighing.
How we counted
Closed sales of houses (MLS property type “single family home”) between October 28, 2024 and October 27, 2026 in 31 cities of Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, reported to the MLS and read through the IDX feeds that power our home search, with repeat records from different feeds removed (same normalized address or same MLS number, plus the same sale date). Each sale is counted once, with features read from its listing description (the rules are the same as in each feature’s own post). Past sales aren’t a forecast.
Go deeper
Compare cities side by side on the City Scorecard and City Match-Up, or search by feature with the Feature Finder. San Jose, ZIP code by ZIP code: San Jose home features by ZIP code. More from the same sales: what Silicon Valley buyers pay more for (30 features ranked), single-story homes, homes with a pool and with an ADU.
Looking for a particular kind of house?
A Property Nerd will pull the recent sales closest to the home you’re weighing and show you what buyers paid. Call (408) 373-1660 or (650) 383-8606, or book a strategy call. Commissions are negotiable, and we offer bundled services, so ask us what’s included.