Central Menlo Menlo Park, CA
Walkable to Santa Cruz Avenue and Caltrain. One of the most in-demand areas in town.
What homes in Central Menlo are doing
Single-family homes in Central Menlo sold for a median of about $3.56M in 2015–16 and $5.2M in 2024–25, a 46% increase, behind Menlo Park as a whole (+61%). In 2025, homes here sold quickly (median 12 days on market) and close to asking (100.0% of list price on average). So far in 2026 (34 sales through September), the median is $6.21M.
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. 570 single-family sales since 2015.
| Year | Sales | Median price | $/sq ft | Days on market | Sale-to-list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | 34 | $6.21M | $2,045 | 8 | 100.2% |
| 2025 | 48 | $5.25M | $1,952 | 12 | 100.0% |
| 2024 | 49 | $5.15M | $1,880 | 13 | 100.0% |
| 2023 | 48 | $5.27M | $1,739 | 11 | 98.9% |
| 2022 | 41 | $4.7M | $2,022 | 12 | 100.0% |
| 2021 | 82 | $4.88M | $1,730 | 10 | 100.4% |
| 2020 | 40 | $4.52M | $1,524 | 12 | 99.3% |
| 2019 | 50 | $4.5M | $1,496 | 11 | 100.1% |
| 2018 | 45 | $3.73M | $1,520 | 18 | 100.0% |
| 2017 | 44 | $3.8M | $1,517 | 13 | 99.6% |
| 2016 | 44 | $3.62M | $1,306 | 17 | 100.0% |
| 2015 | 45 | $3.5M | $1,211 | 12 | 102.1% |
Central Menlo on the map
Borders follow real streets and where homes have sold (MLS neighborhood codes), 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 Central Menlo; where there are several, yearly figures are sales-weighted. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.