Stanford, CA Housing Market & City Data

Explore key insights and real experiences from people who call Stanford home. Use the data below as a starting point to compare and discover what makes this city a great place to live.

16,326
Population Estimate
$2,000,001
Median Home Value
95.3%
Employment Rate
93.5%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$602
Median Listing Price$861,500
Median Days on Market53
Active Listings2
New Listings0
Total Listings (Active + Pending)2
Avg Listing Price$949,500
Avg Listing Price Change MoM10%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-7%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.08
Family Dual Income59.9
Median Household Income$58,906
Median Individual Income$16,346
Home Ownership26.1%
Home Value$2,000,001
Median Rent$1,617
Rent Burden48.4%
Poverty20.8%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED0.8%
  • Highschool Education1.9%
  • Some College3.8%
  • Bachelors Degree35.5%
  • Graduate Degree58.0%
  • Total College or Above93.5%
  • Stem Degree78.2%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male52.5%
  • Female47.5%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married15.2%
  • Divorced0.8%
  • Never Married82.8%
  • Widowed1.3%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityStanford
State IDCA
Population16,326

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1831.7%
19–2951.2%
30–396.2%
40–493.1%
Age Group% of Population
50–592.5%
60–692.0%
70–791.7%
80+1.4%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation48.8%
Unemployment Rate4.7%
Disabled4.9%

ETHNICITY

White56.4%
Black3.8%
Asian28.2%
Native American0.3%
Pacific Islander0.2%
Other2.8%
Multiple8.2%

OTHER

Hispanic16.0%
Limited English6.0%
Health Uninsured2.5%
Veteran1.0%

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Neighborhoods in Stanford, CA

Get to know neighborhoods in Stanford, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Pine Hill, Stanford

    Pine Hill ↗

    Median asking price
    $2,449,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    57
    A

    Nearby schools · estimated

    8/10 · 6 schools

  • Peter Coutts Hills, Stanford

    Peter Coutts Hills ↗

    Median asking price
    $1,037,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    52
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    7.8/10 · 4 schools

  • Frenchmans Hill, Stanford

    Frenchmans Hill ↗

    Median asking price
    —
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    6
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    7.9/10 · 7 schools

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.