West of 101 East Palo Alto, CA
The part of East Palo Alto west of 101, near University Avenue and Palo Alto.
Living in West of 101
This MLS area covers the part of East Palo Alto west of Highway 101, near University Avenue and the Palo Alto border. It's a mix of condos and a smaller number of single-family homes. Sales are few, only a handful a year, so medians move around; recent single-family sales have ranged from about $1M to $2M, and condos around $530K to $750K.
Parking & walkability: Single-family homes have driveways and garages, and condo buildings include assigned parking. University Avenue's shopping and downtown Palo Alto are a short walk or bike ride, and Highway 101 is right there.
What homes in West of 101 are doing
In 2025, homes here sold at a moderate pace (median 26 days on market) and close to asking (100.0% of list price on average).
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. 41 single-family sales since 2015.
| Year | Sales | Median price | $/sq ft | Days on market | Sale-to-list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | 1 few sales | $1.03M | $1,045 | 8 | 103.6% |
| 2025 | 3 | $1.56M | $867 | 26 | 100.0% |
| 2024 | 1 few sales | $2M | $1,549 | 53 | 100.0% |
| 2023 | 5 | $1.11M | $1,020 | 46 | 100.0% |
| 2022 | 2 few sales | $1.55M | $1,026 | 53 | 94.8% |
| 2021 | 6 | $1.32M | $1,146 | 7 | 102.3% |
| 2020 | 3 | $1.1M | $1,364 | 9 | 102.6% |
| 2019 | 8 | $1.12M | $1,028 | 33 | 95.6% |
| 2018 | 3 | $1.27M | $934 | 12 | 115.5% |
| 2017 | 4 | $1.15M | $664 | 6 | 111.5% |
| 2016 | 3 | $1.1M | $959 | 12 | 115.9% |
| 2015 | 2 few sales | $598K | $635 | 8 | 115.3% |
Condos & townhomes in West of 101 (60 sales since 2015)
| Year | Sales | Median price | $/sq ft | Days on market | Sale-to-list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | 3 | $534K | $840 | 16 | 107.9% |
| 2025 | 3 | $745K | $630 | 10 | 101.1% |
| 2024 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 4 | $713K | $617 | 13 | 98.5% |
| 2022 | 11 | $785K | $729 | 37 | 100.0% |
| 2021 | 7 | $769K | $686 | 9 | 102.6% |
| 2020 | 4 | $618K | $725 | 26 | 117.3% |
| 2019 | 3 | $540K | $872 | 123 | 98.4% |
| 2018 | 3 | $795K | $765 | 14 | 109.0% |
| 2017 | 8 | $581K | $745 | 18 | 103.1% |
| 2016 | 4 | $568K | $659 | 27 | 104.1% |
| 2015 | 10 | $464K | $513 | 20 | 98.1% |
West of 101 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 West of 101; where there are several, yearly figures are sales-weighted. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.