Neighborhood deep dive · Mountain View, CA

Mountain View.

Walkable downtown, Caltrain access, Google's footprint everywhere. Old Mountain View has 1950s charm; new condos near Castro have rooftop pools.

"Mountain View is the city Google built. Castro Street is real urban energy in a town that's still small enough to bike."
Swati Petkar · April 2026
Median home
$2.45M
▲ 4.4% YoY
Population
82k
Median income
$195k
household
Top school
9 / 10
Huff Elementary
DOM
19 days
Walk score
64
car-dependent
Price & market

Five-year price trend.

Median single-family home price for Mountain View.

Median price · 2021–2026 · Mountain View
Mountain View · +36% 5y
Schools

5 schools, 4 rated 8+.

Public schools serving the Mountain View area, sourced from GreatSchools ratings.

9

Huff Elementary

elementary
8

Bubb Elementary

elementary
7

Graham Middle

middle
9

Los Altos High

high
9

Mountain View High

high
Commute

From Mountain View to where you work.

Average peak-hour drive or transit time.

🍎
16 min
Apple HQ
6 min
Google MV
18 min
Meta MPK
🚇
55 min
SF via Caltrain
Swati's local notes

What I tell my clients about Mountain View.

Where I'd buy

Old Mountain View — anything within 8 blocks of Castro Street. Walkability is the rare-and-getting-rarer Bay Area amenity.

Where I'd skip

Whisman/North Bayshore — better as a renter neighborhood than owner. Building cycle exposure if Google scales back.

The hidden play

1960s mid-century homes near the Cuesta Park area. Quiet, yielded under 95% of recent comps, big lots.

Active listings

Homes for sale in Mountain View right now.

Showing 3 from the curated active inventory Swati is tracking.

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