Palo Alto, CA

Name: Palo Alto, California
Address: Palo Alto, CA

4 neighborhoods · 97,522 residents · California

80/100

Safety Score

Affordability

$180K

Median Income

$1918K

Median Home Value

Is Palo Alto, CA a Good Place to Live?

Palo Alto receives an overall livability grade of A (80/100), placing it among the better areas in California. Safety scores A+ (93/100), indicating lower crime rates than most areas. Affordability scores A (80/100) with a median household income of $180,327 and median home values around $1,917,726.

About 73% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the unemployment rate is 2.9%. 47% of housing is owner-occupied. The median age is 41.

$2,901

Median Rent/mo

73%

College Educated

2.9%

Unemployment

47%

Owner-Occupied

Median Age

97,522

Population

Zip Codes

Santa Clara

County

4 zip codes · hover for score · click to view

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Neighborhoods in Palo Alto

#	Zip	Overall	Safety	Afford.	Income	Home $	Pop.
1	94301Santa Clara Co.	84 A	94	90	$218K	$2000K	17,259
2	94306Santa Clara Co.	83 A	94	86	$200K	$2000K	27,785
3	94304Santa Clara Co.	80 A	93	68	$160K	$2000K	4,489
4	94303San Mateo Co.	74 B+	90	78	$144K	$1671K	47,989

Scores are percentile-based (0–100) derived from US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates) and FBI crime data. A score of 80 means this area ranks better than 80% of all US locations on that metric.