What percentage of people rent in Los Altos Hills, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Los Altos Hills, CA, 2020–2024
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6.6% (±3.0 points) of the occupied homes in Los Altos Hills, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 199 renting households against 2,826 that own their home.

In Los Altos Hills, the share of households that rent went from 8.5% in 2015–2019 to 6.6% in 2020–2024 (−1.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 6.6% (±3.0 points)
Renting households: 199 (±87)

Who rents and who owns in Los Altos Hills

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Los Altos Hills	Santa Clara County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	6.6% (±3.0 points)	44.9% (±0.5 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	199 (±87)	296,206 (±3,317)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,826 (±209)	363,147 (±3,294)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.7 (±0.8)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.1)	3.0 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$122,974 (±$2,206)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$250,000 or more	$208,519 (±$2,856)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Los Altos Hills, the renter share is lower than in Santa Clara County (44.9%).

It is also lower than in California (44.1%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Santa Clara County, Los Altos Hills ranks 22 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1034 of 1,076.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Los Altos Hills has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	8.5% (±3.1 points)	6.6% (±3.0 points)	−1.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Los Altos Hills

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Los Altos Hills
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Los Altos Hills	—	6.6% (±3.0 points)	—
Palo Alto	2.1 mi	45.4% (±2.2 points)	Higher
Los Altos	2.3 mi	18.3% (±2.1 points)	Higher
Loyola	2.5 mi	13.5% (±4.9 points)	Higher
Mountain View	4.0 mi	61.4% (±1.7 points)	Higher
Ladera	4.0 mi	3.8% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Stanford	4.5 mi	73.2% (±5.2 points)	Higher
Portola Valley	5.2 mi	21.2% (±7.8 points)	Higher
West Menlo Park	5.8 mi	21.7% (±7.6 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Palo Alto, CA (45.4%), Los Altos, CA (18.3%), Loyola, CA (13.5%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Santa Clara County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
16	San Martin	22.2% (±8.0 points)
17	Los Altos	18.3% (±2.1 points)
18	East Foothills	13.7% (±5.2 points)
19	Saratoga	13.6% (±2.3 points)
20	Loyola	13.5% (±4.9 points)
21	Lexington Hills	13.4% (±7.4 points)
22	Los Altos Hills	6.6% (±3.0 points)
23	Monte Sereno	2.6% (±2.6 points)

Showing 8 of 23 places in Santa Clara County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Los Altos Hills

How many renters are there in Los Altos Hills?

Los Altos Hills has an estimated 199 (±87) renting households, 6.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Los Altos Hills?

In Los Altos Hills, the share of households that rent went from 8.5% in 2015–2019 to 6.6% in 2020–2024 (−1.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Los Altos Hills?

A renting household in Los Altos Hills has 3.7 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Los Altos Hills town, California (place:43294, in state:06).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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