Los Gatos, CA: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Los Gatos (US: ; Spanish: [loz ˈɣatos]; Spanish for 'The Cats') is an incorporated town in Santa Clara County, California, United States. The population was 33,529 at the 2020 census. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the population of Los Gatos at 32,576 as of July 1, 2025. It is located in the San Francisco Bay Area just southwest of San Jose in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Los Gatos is part of Silicon Valley, with several high technology companies maintaining a presence there. Netflix, the streaming service and content creator, is headquartered in Los Gatos and has developed a large presence in the area.

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How Los Gatos ranks

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#12Highest graduation rate in CA #39Highest income in CA #27Best schools in CA All CA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code95030, 95031, 95032

Area code408

Living in Los Gatos

Housing in Los Gatos

$2.57M▲ 4.7% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Los Gatos home is worth about $2,575,000, up 4.7% in a year, 237% above the California typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market24

Sale-to-list101.2%

Sold in May41

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Safety in Los Gatos

B⁻

Safety Grade B-

Los Gatos reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 51% report less. Within California, it does better than 75% of towns.

Violent crime per 1,000

Los Gatos 0.9

California 4.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Los Gatos 12.6

California 18.2

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Los Gatos

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School Grade A

The public schools Los Gatos’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 94% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#27Best public schoolsof 574 in CA

DistrictLos Gatos Union ElementarySchools9

Alta Vista ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 584 students Blossom Hill Elementary A+Elementary · Grades K–5 · 530 students Louise Van Meter Elementary AElementary · Grades K–5 · 507 students Raymond J. Fisher Middle AMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,015 students Los Gatos High A+High · Grades 9–12 · 1,914 students FUSION ACADEMY LOS GATOS

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CA. Ratings are from neighbors.