How much do homeowners pay a month in Stanford, CA?

Name: Homeowner costs in Stanford, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Homeowners with a mortgage in Stanford, CA pay a median of $4,000 or more a month in selected owner costs (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Owners without a mortgage pay $1,500 or more.

53.6% of owned homes carry a mortgage.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

With a mortgage: $4,000 or more
Without a mortgage: $1,500 or more
Owned with a mortgage: 53.6%

Monthly owner costs in Stanford

Median selected monthly owner costs, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Stanford	Santa Clara County	California	United States
With a mortgage	$4,000 or more	$4,000 or more	$2,946 (±$5)	$1,963
Without a mortgage	$1,500 or more	$1,155 (±$18)	$829 (±$3)	$638
Owned homes with a mortgage	53.6% (±15.9 points)	67.0% (±0.5 points)	67.4% (±0.1 points)	60.6%
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$10,000 or more	$10,000 or more	$5,124 (±$17)	$3,119

Selected monthly owner costs are the mortgage payment, property taxes, insurance, utilities, fuels and any condominium or mobile-home fees.

Median monthly cost with a mortgage in places near Stanford

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Stanford
Place	Distance	Median monthly cost with a mortgage	Compared with this place
Stanford	—	$4,000 or more	—
West Menlo Park	2.0 mi	$4,000 or more	—
Palo Alto	2.5 mi	$4,000 or more	—
Ladera	2.5 mi	$4,000 or more	—
Atherton	2.8 mi	$4,000 or more	—
East Palo Alto	3.4 mi	$3,875 (±$286)	—
Menlo Park	3.8 mi	$4,000 or more	—
North Fair Oaks	3.9 mi	$3,665 (±$361)	—
Los Altos Hills	4.5 mi	$4,000 or more	—

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Median monthly cost with a mortgage across Santa Clara County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median monthly cost with a mortgage
1 (tie)	Sunnyvale	$4,000 or more
1 (tie)	Cambrian Park	$4,000 or more
1 (tie)	East Foothills	$4,000 or more
1 (tie)	Lexington Hills	$4,000 or more
1 (tie)	Loyola	$4,000 or more
1 (tie)	San Martin	$4,000 or more
1 (tie)	Stanford	$4,000 or more
21	Gilroy	$3,933 (±$147)
22	Burbank (community)	$3,586 (±$475)
23	Alum Rock	$3,005 (±$365)

Showing 10 of 23 places in Santa Clara County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Stanford is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 Stanford

What is the average mortgage payment in Stanford?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Stanford, CA is $4,000 or more a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much does it cost to own a paid-off home in Stanford?

Owners without a mortgage in Stanford pay a median of $1,500 or more a month in taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

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 Stanford CDP, California (place:73906, in state:06).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0101E, DP04_0101M, DP04_0109E, DP04_0109M, DP04_0091PE, DP04_0091PM, B25103_001E, B25103_001M

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