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Market data, neighborhood guides, Eichler history and how-tos for buyers and sellers, from Eric & Janelle Boyenga and the team at Compass.

Los Gatos vs. Los Altos: Home Prices, Sizes and the City Line (2026)

Los Gatos and Los Altos sit about 13 miles apart, center to center, both in Santa Clara County. Here’s how they compare on what houses, condos and townhomes sold for in the 12 months to October 27, 2026, and on the things that change at the city–town line: trains, electricity and transfer tax. The s
Palo Alto vs. Atherton: Home Prices, Sizes and the City Line (2026)

Palo Alto and Atherton sit about 3 miles apart, center to center, Palo Alto in Santa Clara County and Atherton in San Mateo County. Here’s how they compare on what houses, condos and townhomes sold for in the 12 months to October 27, 2026, and on the things that change at the city–town line: trains,
Walkable Neighborhoods in Silicon Valley: Every Neighborhood Within a Walk of a Downtown (2026)

Want to walk to coffee and dinner? We took every neighborhood guide on our site and measured how far its house sales sit from the main street of each of the 21 downtowns on our downtown map. Here are the 60 neighborhoods whose sales sit a median of three-quarters of a mile or less from one, about a
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