Housing in Alto

Homes in Alto

Home prices around Alto have risen about 26% over the past 5 years.

2-bedroom rent

$3,960

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$10,001

CA $5,124

What kind of housing town is Alto?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

Prices climbing fastUp 8.8% in a year.A renters’ town53% of households rent.Older homesThe typical home was built around 1952.

★ What stands out · Price trend

Home prices up 26% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Alto rose 26% over the past 5 years, slower than across California (40%). Last year prices rose 8.8%.

Alto areaCalifornia

+8.8%

past year

+26%

past 5 years

+29%

past 10 years

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Alto, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $3,960

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$2,730

1 bedroom$3,270

2 bedrooms$3,960

3 bedrooms$5,060

4 bedrooms$5,240

53%

of households rent · CA 44%

239

renter households

32%

of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · CA 55%

37%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

The homes

47% of Alto households own their home

Half of Alto’s homes were built before 1952.

Owners and renters

Own 47%Rent 53%

California: 56% own.

1952

typical home built · CA 1976

$10,001

median property tax bill · CA $5,124

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

Next door

Alto vs. its neighbors

The towns that share a border with Alto. Tap one to see its housing page.

Mill Valley$2.13M Strawberry$436K

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Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	New homes 2025	Median income
Alto	—	+8.8%†	$3,960	—	$129,191
Mill Valley	$2.13M	+9.3%	$3,960	10	$206,212
Strawberry	$436K	+1.5%	$3,970	—	$157,661

Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.

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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.