For the fifth straight year, the Bay Area had the most expensive ZIP code in the country in 2021. Which got us wondering, what does the least expensive home sold in 2021 look like in a place where the median sold price is the highest in the country? We’ve gathered the three least expensive sales in the Bay Area’s most expensive ZIP codes — Atherton (94027), Ross (94957) and Los Altos (94022) as well as the three least expensive homes listed right now in each of these exclusive markets.
Atherton is hardly alone in the Bay Area when it comes to America’s most expensive real estate. PropertyShark’s analysis of the nation’s 100 most expensive ZIP codes in 2021 shows that the Bay Area is home to almost half of those: 47 of the nation’s most expensive ZIP codes are in the Bay Area. In San Francisco, the city has the highest concentration of pricey ZIP codes in one city in all of the U.S. (as of 2021, New York City has dropped out of the top 20).
Real estate marketing company Point2.com used an algorithm that included MLS, local brokerage and listings websites to identify the lowest priced listing from each ZIP code identified as among the year’s top 100 highest priced markets, so we can imagine what it’s like to get a “bargain” in one of the top three most expensive Bay Area ZIP codes.
These listings are the least expensive properties currently on the market in Atherton (San Mateo County), the country’s No. 1 most expensive; in Ross (Marin County), the country’s No. 4 most expensive; and in Los Altos (Santa Clara County), the country’s No. 9 most expensive.
The least expensive home you can buy in Atherton right now is this one asking $9.85 million at 10 Atherton Ave. This new construction home spanning nearly 5,000 square feet has five bedrooms and six bathrooms. It also features a pool.
This home at 10 Atherton Ave. is asking $9.85 million. It’s listed by Compass Realty.
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The home has a lot of space for indoor-outdoor living.
MLSThe cheapest home for sale in Ross right now is 3 Thomas Court, asking $3.45 million. It’s on a cul-de-sac in the flats of Ross and includes three bedrooms and three bathrooms.
3 Thomas Court in Ross is asking $3.45 million and is listed by Vanguard Properties.
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It’s a 2,455-square-foot home with 3 beds and 3 baths.
MLSIn Los Altos, the cheapest home you can buy is this condo at 150 West Edith Ave., No. 3, listed for $950,000. It’s in the downtown section of the town and has two bedrooms and two bathrooms.
This condo listed by Realty One is asking $950,000.
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It’s 1,086 square feet.
MLSLooking back, here are the three least expensive sales in the Bay Area’s three most expensive ZIP codes in 2021.
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