Average Rent in South Los Altos, Los Altos, CA and Rent Price Trends

Rent trends in South Los Altos, Los Altos, CA

Average rent prices in South Los Altos have decreased by 2% over the last month and have increased by 21% since last year.

Rent trends

Rent prices on this page are calculated on a rolling 30-day basis and updated daily.

Compare rent prices in
South Los Altos, Los Altos, CA

Rent prices in South Los Altos vary by bedroom size, rental type, and neighborhood. The average rent for an apartment in South Los Altos is $3,500, whereas a house costs $6,000. 1-bedroom apartments in South Los Altos run $3,347 on average, while 2-bedroom apartments are $4,059.


1 bedroom	$3,129	8%	25%
2 bedroom	$4,039	No Change	32%
3 bedroom	$5,429	2%	5%
4 bedroom	$7,595	40%	-

		Listings
Country Club	$3,538
Martens Carmelita	$4,470
Monta Vista	$3,830
Morse Park	$4,977
North Waverly Park	$3,907
Woodland Acres The Highlands	$4,460


Apartments	$3,500	5%	No Change
Condos	$3,407	-	-
Houses	$6,000	71%	No Change
Rooms	$1,040	-	-

1 bedroom

Average rent

$3,129

Last 30 days

Last year

25%

2 bedroom

Average rent

$4,039

Last 30 days

No Change

Last year

32%

3 bedroom

Average rent

$5,429

Last 30 days

Last year

4 bedroom

Average rent

$7,595

Last 30 days

40%

The table above reflects average rent prices in South Los Altos, Los Altos, CA, broken down by the number of bedrooms, neighborhoods, and property types. The availability of data for each category is dependent on market inventory and will adjust depending on your selected filters.

How does rent in South Los Altos, Los Altos, CA compare to other neighborhoods?

Compare median rent prices in South Los Altos and Monta Vista by all bedroom counts and property types.

South Los Altos

Median rent price$3,537

84%

higher than the national median

Median rent price$3,830

99%

higher than the national median

Takeaway

The median rent for all rentals in South Los Altos, Los Altos, CA is 8% lower than the median rent in Monta Vista, Cupertino, CA.

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Monta Vista

$3,830

28%

Last year

Woodland Acres The Highlands

$4,460

$3,538

$4,470

$3,907

$4,977

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Frequently asked questions for South Los Altos, Los Altos, CA

Quick answers to common questions about the South Los Altos rental market.

How much is rent in South Los Altos?

The average rent in South Los Altos is $3,537 per month as of August 8, 2026.

Is rent up or down in South Los Altos?

Average rent prices in South Los Altos have decreased by 2% over the last month and have increased by 21% since last year.

How does South Los Altos rent compare to the national average?

Rent in South Los Altos is 84% above the national average, which means renters are paying approximately $1,612 more per month.

What salary do I need to afford rent in South Los Altos?

To comfortably afford rent in South Los Altos, you'd need to earn approximately $141,000/year, based on spending no more than 30% of your income on rent.

Methodology

Rent prices are based on Zumper's rental listings from the past 30 days. Median rent is calculated across all available listings and property types on the platform. If you filter the page by bedroom count or property type, the pricing throughout the page will update automatically to reflect that segment of the rental market.

Household and population data come from the U.S. Census Bureau. Cost-of-living data is sourced from the Council for Community and Economic Research's Cost of Living Index (COLI).