East Atherton (Middlefield to El Camino) Atherton, CA
East Atherton between Middlefield and El Camino, the town's most approachable price point.
Living in East Atherton (Middlefield to El Camino)
This MLS area covers east Atherton between Middlefield Road and El Camino Real, where some of the town's first estates stood: Faxon Atherton's own home, Valparaiso Park, was on the site of today's Circus Club, and attorney John Doyle's Ringwood estate was off Middlefield Road. Today it's large single-family homes on flat lots, often somewhat smaller than on the west side, and it's the most approachable part of Atherton, with a 12-month median around $5.05M; homes sold at about 101% of asking in 2025.
Parking & walkability: Homes have driveways and ample off-street parking, and most streets have no sidewalks. Downtown Menlo Park, Redwood City, Caltrain and Middlefield Road's shops are a short drive or bike ride away.
What homes in East Atherton (Middlefield to El Camino) are doing
Single-family homes in East Atherton (Middlefield to El Camino) sold for a median of about $3.37M in 2015–16 and $4.77M in 2024–25, a 42% increase, behind Atherton as a whole (+64%). In 2025, homes here sold quickly (median 12 days on market) and close to asking (100.7% of list price on average). So far in 2026 (13 sales through September), the median is $5.6M.
Median single-family price, 2015–2026
* 2026 covers January through September. Hollow dots mark years with fewer than 3 single-family sales; treat those medians as rough. 195 single-family sales since 2015.
| Year | Sales | Median price | $/sq ft | Days on market | Sale-to-list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | 13 | $5.6M | $1,883 | 13 | 100.0% |
| 2025 | 16 | $5.61M | $1,768 | 12 | 100.7% |
| 2024 | 17 | $3.99M | $1,810 | 11 | 102.3% |
| 2023 | 14 | $5.58M | $1,617 | 63 | 96.5% |
| 2022 | 19 | $4.55M | $1,728 | 9 | 100.7% |
| 2021 | 13 | $5.12M | $1,348 | 11 | 100.1% |
| 2020 | 18 | $4.77M | $1,388 | 10 | 100.1% |
| 2019 | 12 | $3.91M | $1,399 | 23 | 97.8% |
| 2018 | 14 | $3.75M | $1,280 | 12 | 101.2% |
| 2017 | 27 | $3.35M | $1,174 | 13 | 102.1% |
| 2016 | 17 | $3.52M | $1,138 | 18 | 97.1% |
| 2015 | 15 | $3.2M | $1,161 | 14 | 101.9% |
East Atherton (Middlefield to El Camino) on the map
Borders are built lot by lot from the county's property lines and where homes have been listed (MLS neighborhood codes), and stay inside official city limits (dashed), so a home or two along an edge may differ from official MLS lines.
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Source: MLSListings, Inc. closed sales, 2015–September 2026, summarized by Drew Lehr. Neighborhood figures combine the MLS area(s) that make up East Atherton (Middlefield to El Camino); where there are several, yearly figures are sales-weighted. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.