Old Town Los Gatos
The pedestrian heart of downtown along North Santa Cruz Avenue. Independent restaurants, wineries, and retail that have been here for decades.
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Local Guide
Los Gatos
Walkable downtown. Foothill access. One of the most-watched markets in Silicon Valley.
Welcome
Welcome to Los Gatos.
Los Gatos is the town most of Silicon Valley imagines when they imagine living up against the Santa Cruz Mountains. A walkable downtown of independent restaurants and shops, residential streets shaded by oak canopy, and the kind of historic preservation that puts a hundred-year-old Victorian three doors down from a modern Eichler.
The southern edge gives you the foothills and Lexington Reservoir; the northern edge merges into Campbell and Cambrian. Highway 17 carries you to Santa Cruz in under thirty minutes when traffic cooperates. Vasona Lake and the Los Gatos Creek Trail anchor the recreational core right through the middle of town.
Around Los Gatos
Points of interest.
Forbes Mill Museum
The stone-walled 1860s grist mill at Church and East Main Street. The building that started the town.
Vasona Lake County Park
A recreational lake plus 150 acres of paths and meadow. The county park ties into the Los Gatos Creek Trail and Oak Meadow Park.
Los Gatos Creek Trail
Twelve paved miles running through town up to Lexington Reservoir. A daily walk-and-bike artery the locals actually use.
Mountain Charley's
The town's longest-running gathering spot, on North Santa Cruz Avenue just off the Old Town pedestrian zone.
Lexington Reservoir
Foothill water reservoir with hiking and boat-ramp access. Fifteen minutes from downtown, a different world.
Market dynamics
What this market actually does.
Los Gatos is a sellers' market in almost every cycle. Inventory turns fast at every price point above the entry tier. Buyers come prepared with strong financing, short contingency timelines, and offers above asking on properties priced strategically.
The biggest pricing mistake sellers make here is overpricing on the assumption that a hot market will absorb any number. It will not. Strategic underpricing in this town consistently produces better outcomes than chasing the comp at the top of the range.
The buyer pool is sophisticated and patient. They wait for the right home and they walk from the wrong one. If you are selling here, the marketing strategy needs to assume the buyer who matters has already seen everything currently on the market in Saratoga, Cupertino, and Cambrian.
Market snapshot
The Los Gatos market, by the numbers.
Los Gatos is a seller's market right now. Homes are moving at a steady pace, a median of 24 days on market, selling at 101.2% of asking, with 46% closing above list price. The median sale price is +15.6% year over year.
$3,120,000
Median sale price
+15.6% year over year
24
Median days on market
101.2%
Sale-to-list ratio
46%
Sold above list
41
Homes sold
1.5
Months of supply
Median sale price · last 6 periods
$2.00M
Dec '25
$2.52M
Jan '26
$2.36M
Feb '26
$2.46M
Mar '26
$2.15M
Apr '26
$3.12M
May '26
Source: Redfin Data Center (public market data), trailing 90-day figures as of Jun 2, 2026. Market data is informational and not a valuation of any specific property.
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Los Gatos questions
Buying or selling in Los Gatos.
Does Vladimir Westbrook represent buyers and sellers in Los Gatos?
Yes. Los Gatos is part of my core Bay Area service area, and I represent both buyers and sellers here regularly, on the open market and off-market.
What is the Los Gatos real estate market like?
Los Gatos is a seller's market right now. Homes are moving at a steady pace, a median of 24 days on market, selling at 101.2% of asking, with 46% closing above list price. The median sale price is +15.6% year over year.
How do I get a market read on a specific Los Gatos property or street?
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