Los Gatos real estate statistics and market trends
The Los Gatos real estate market for single family homes is a sellers market as a whole, but this varies depending on many factors. A particular home’s market will be impacted by things such as the pricing tier (the luxury market is a colder market, while homes under $2 million are generally a hot commodity), the school district, condition of the property, whether it is remote or convenient (in some cases), etc.
First, here’s a glance at the Altos Research profiles by the Los Gatos zip codes: 95030 and 95032 are “in town” and 95033 is in the Los Gatos Mountains. The last profile refers to the averages of all 3 zip codes. These are updated automatically every week – so check back often, it will always be current! Also, I’ve provided links to each of the 3 zip codes reports. Within those weekly reports are great data points, my favorite being the info of what size home and number of beds and baths you’re likely to find per price quartile. Check it out!
Altos Research Profiles of Los Gatos single family homes by zip code
A link is provided to the full weekly report for each zip code. It will bring you to the page for single family homes (houses and duet, or single family attached, homes), but from there you can click on a tab and view the same type of data for condominiums and townhouses if any data exists for them.
Close to downtown – 95030 (read the full weekly report for Los Gatos 95030, which is automatically updated, here):
Primarily East, West, and North Los Gatos (view the Altos Research report for Los Gatos 95032 HERE):
The Los Gatos Mountains / Santa Cruz Mountains – 95033 (see the full 95033 weekly report here, no condo or TH in these areas):
All 3 Zip Codes combined
Los Gatos real estate statistics and trends from the RE Report
The real estate numbers below reflect realty data gathered the first week of the month for the past month in Los Gatos 95030 & 95032, or MLS “area 16”. See the full REReport here.
Los Gatos Trends at a Glance for 95030 & 95032
The market is softening a little, but the sale to list price ratio is just a hair under 100%, so not a bad time for sellers, generally.
| Trends At a Glance | Jul 2019 | Previous Month | Year-over-Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Price | $2,295,000 (-11.7%) | $2,600,000 | $2,410,000 (-4.8%) |
| Average Price | $2,364,100 (-13.9%) | $2,745,390 | $2,424,220 (-2.5%) |
| No. of Sales | 33 (+6.5%) | 31 | 31 (+6.5%) |
| Pending | 32 (-22.0%) | 41 | 34 (-5.9%) |
| Active | 74 (-17.8%) | 90 | 75 (-1.3%) |
| Sale vs. List Price | 99.9% (-1.5%) | 101.4% | 101.9% (-2.0%) |
| Days on Market | 35 (+47.5%) | 24 | 25 (+39.1%) |
| Days of Inventory | 67 (-20.1%) | 84 | 73 (-7.3%) |
Los Gatos Park Dance
Need something to do on Labor Day weekend? The Los Gatos Park Dance is back during the holiday weekend – the 7th annual at Oak Meadow Park. The first year over 2000 people attended and it’s been growing ever since!
Los Gatos Park Dance Details
Cost: FREE – courtesy of Music in the Park
Date & Time: Saturday, August 31, 7 PM – 9:30 PM
Location: Lyndon Bandstand, Oak Meadow Park, Los Gatos
The band this year will again be The Houserockers (a Los Gatos band).
What else: to get a good spot, arrive early! Bring a picnic supper. Beer and wine are allowed with meals (no other alcohol). Bring layers, as it cools down once the sun sets. Prepare to dance on the lawn, so wear comfortable shoes and watch out for gopher holes as you leave – they can be hard to spot in the dark.
Parking at Oak Meadow Park is free to town residents, but if you’re a local, you know that it fills up fast. You can park on nearby public streets if that happens, or try Vasona’s parking, which will cost a little.
This event is sponsored by Los Gatos Music in the Park.
More details:
https://www.facebook.com/events/oak-meadow-park-los-gatos/los-gatos-park-dance/2231979613548484/
Fiesta de Artes in Los Gatos
Saturday September 21st and Sunday September 22nd mark the return of the Fiesta de Artes Los Gatos, Art & Wine Festival, the only Art & Wine Festival in town all year! It will be located at the Civic Center lawn, and the hours are 10 am to 6 pm both days. (This year it was moved from August to September – hopefully there will be far less “beach traffic” with this timing, which seems like a great idea to me.)
What happens at the Fiesta de Artes?
Think food & drink, art & shopping, dancing & socializing! Once again, there will be more than 150 vendors with a huge variety of artists and vendors displaying and selling their artwork, plus booths with food and wine and of course loads of music throughout both days. Please check out the musical lineup here: Fiesta de Artes music lineup
Where is the Fiesta de Artes held?
Fiesta de Artes will be at the Civic Center lawn across the street from Los Gatos High School.
For more information, please visit https://LosGatosFiesta.com/
Gas transmission lines in Los Gatos
Where are the gas transmission lines in Los Gatos? Ever since the San Bruno fire, caused by a faulty PG & E gas transmission pipe line, the location of those pipes has been a concern. The power company now provides a map with that information for the major gas transmission lines. The map actually outlines info for all of Silicon Valley – and the state of California as a whole!
In Los Gatos, those lines are along Winchester Boulevard, Blossom Hill Road, University Avenue, and Roberts Road (on both sides of 17).
Gas transmission lines in Los Gatos
Los Gatos Water
Just watched this short video from San Jose Water on where our water here in Los Gatos comes from. It’s a beautiful, short film, and informative. I encourage you to watch it “full screen”.
Los Gatos Summer Block Parties
Town Plaza Park fountain in downtown
The Summer Block Party series in Los Gatos is back! One Thursday of each summer month (it used to be the 3rd Thursday, but no longer tied to that week) the town celebrates with live music at the Town Park Plaza from 5 – 7 and then at adjacent Grays Lane with a DJ and Loma Brewing Company. This is sponsored by the Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce together with some local businesses.
The next one is Thursday, July 18th. Get the details on the Chamber’s website. (The following event will be August 8th – mark your calendars!)
Plein Art Show in Los Gatos
The Plein Art Show in Los Gatos returns this weekend!
- Preview and sale at 100 N. Santa Cruz Ave., Los Gatos on Sat., June 22nd from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
- The show itself is Sunday, June 23rd from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Los Gatos Town Plaza. These will be works of art created here in recent days. Beer & wine will be available for purchase.
What is Plein Air? Plein Air is a French phrase which refers to the way of painting in the open air, which was especially popular in the 19th century with many impressionists. There will be dozens of artists coming to town and over 100 pieces of art on display (and to purchase). Also found at the event will be wine tasting, music, and mini art sessions for kids.
Thanks to the Los Gatos morning Rotary for sponsoring this great event yet again. Learn more on the Los Gatos Plein Air website:
http://www.lgpleinair.org/
Los Gatos CERT Event
The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program is a nationwide effort at preparing individuals and communities to be better prepared in disasters. In some areas, the focus may be more on terrorist threats, and in others, natural hazards such as earthquakes, fire, tornadoes, tsunamis, flooding etc. Los Gatos and Monte Sereno have received funding and CERT has been getting rolled out here. Last night in my area, Belwood (one of 13 CERT communities), there was a meeting about safety generally and CERT in particular, and I believe these meetings are happening or will happen in the various CERT areas.
On July 13, there will be a CERT event at the Los Gatos Civic Center from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.,for a CERT Fire extinguisher training, unveiling of the new Civic Center Neighborhood Incident Command Post (NICP) and a B.B.Q. All are welcome! You can register for this event on the Eventbrite page.
Learn more about CERT – wonderful video produced by FEMA. The opening segment has to do with the Loma Prieta Earthquake in 1989.
Looking to get trained as a CERT volunteer? You can sign up here for the course, which begins in October.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/community-emergency-response-team-cert-academy-los-gatosmonte-sereno-tickets-50498156345
One-way pilot program
This summer, the town of Los Gatos will begin a one-way pilot program along N Santa Cruz Avenue, in the south bound direction, between Bachman Avenue and Elm Street. The trial will run from July through October and will also include the addition of a southbound bike lane, angled parking on the east side of the street, and 7 parklets. Parklets are spaces carved out of the roadway for people to gather and dine, along the lines of a sidewalk cafe. To learn more about what’s coming, please see all the details on the town’s website:
Experience Los Gatos – Town of Los Gatos summary of changes coming this July – October
Town of Los Gatos: One-Way Pilot details
One way pilot FAQs – a PDF on the town’s website
When I first heard about this program, I wondered if it was intended to address the problem with beach traffic. The FAQ page, though, states that “This project provides an opportunity to envision a future downtown with wider sidewalks (demonstrated by parklets) which leads to areas for sidewalk dining and casual gathering. Combined with other placemaking efforts, the goal is to provide for a vibrant downtown.” The downtown businesses do suffer each summer when traffic makes the area difficult to access, so perhaps this will be helpful to bring more cyclists and pedestrians into the beautiful downtown area (and perhaps the foot traffic will discourage cut-through motorists?).
Los Gatos pilot one-way program
Los Gatos Free Music Concert Series: Music in the Park, Jazz on the Plazz and Vasona Vibrations Schedule of Events and Performers
Summer 2019 is just around the corner and we’re all revved up and ready for those free concerts around Los Gatos. Most artists and schedules have been announced and, knowing that you are as excited about these as I am, I have compiled a calendar of free outdoor music events for us all! Below please find a compilation of the FOUR different Los Gatos free musical concert series (and don’t forget Independence Day festivities)! As always, the information below should be reliable but as with any concert or outdoors event it is subject to change, so double check the website prior to going and always read the rules (especially if you plan to picnic). Hope to see you there!
Los Gatos Free Music Concert Series List of Events
(1) Vasona Vibrations 5-7pm every Saturday of June & July (pl;us a bonus Open Mic on Aug 3) at Vasona Lake County Park, schedule of performers has recently been announced here at the event’s website. Performances are held on the lawn near the Ranger Office, just down the hill from the pedestrian entrance at University Ave and Pepper Tree Lane. Consider bringing food and cash donations to Second Harvest Food Bank, which are accepted at every concert. Please note that a $6 fee is charged for parking within the County Parks.
(2) Music in the Park 5-7pm Sundays from July 7th – August 4th, usually with a dance party finale at the Los Gatos Civic Center campus lawn. Get more information (rules, dates, location, schedule and lineup) when available at the website, closer to June.
(3) Jazz on the Plazz 6:30-8:30pm Wednesdays, June 19 – August 21 at the Los Gatos Town Plaza (where the farmers market is held) on West Main St and Santa Cruz Ave by the post office. More information and a schedule is available on the website. Please note that while the other music venues are 100% free, with Jazz on the Plazz, the “best” seats come with a price tag.
(4) Fiesta de Artes open 10am-6pm August 10th – 11th, at the Civic Center Lawn in Downtown Los Gatos. The Fiesta is the only art and wine festival in Los Gatos and offers musical performances both days from start to finish. Find the schedule here.
Don’t forget to include the Fourth of July in your plans – it is always spectacular, and is one of the more child-
friendly concerts! The events are held at Oak Meadow Park, and Los Gatos residents park for free. Event page is showing information from 2017, this is normally updated as we approach July. Last year, a new event was held the weekend prior, the Red, White, & Blue Block Party on 
Saturday, July 1st, 2017. Santa Cruz Avenue in Downtown was closed for festivities including, music, family games, a bike parade, and dunk tank. No updated information has been given yet, but we hope the party will be back in 2018!
Now for the full schedule of performances. Once again, please double check all rules, directions, and schedule information with the information on the festival website so you can enjoy the music to the fullest. A complete list of performers is not yet available, the chart will be filled in as details become available.
| Series | Date | Day | Time | Performer & Link |
| Vasona Vibrations | 1-Jun | Sat | 5:00-7:00pm | Top Shelf Big Band |
| Vasona Vibrations | 8-Jun | Sat | 5:00-7:00pm | Blue House |
| Vasona Vibrations | 15-Jun | Sat | 5:00-7:00pm | The Jones Gang |
| Jazz on the Plazz | 19-Jun | Wed | 6:30-8:30pm | Jane Monheit |
| Vasona Vibrations | 22-Jun | Sat | 5:00-7:00pm | Andre Thierry |
| Jazz on the Plazz | 26-Jun | Wed | 6:30-8:30pm | Tiffany Austin |
| Vasona Vibrations | 29-Jun | Sat | 5:00-7:00pm | Windy Hill |
| Vasona Vibrations | 30-Jun | Sat | 5:00-7:00pm | Andre Thierry |
| Jazz on the Plazz | 3-Jul | Wed | 6:30-8:30pm | Curtis Stigers with Full Spectrum Jazz |
| 4th of July Celebration | 4-Jul | Thurs | 1:00pm | Symphony in the Park – San Jose Wind Symphony |
| 4th of July Celebration | 4-Jul | Thurs | 11:00am | The Hipwaders (for kids) on 2nd stage |
| Vasona Vibrations | 6-Jul | Sat | 5:00-7:00pm | Blue Summit |
| Music in the Park | 7-Jul | Sun | 5:00-7:00pm | The Sun Kings (Beatles tribute) |
| Jazz on the Plazz | 10-Jul | Wed | 6:30-8:30pm | Paula West (Facebook Link) |
| Vasona Vibrations | 13-Jul | Sat | 5:00-7:00pm | Jessica Johnson |
| Music in the Park | 14-Jul | Sun | 5:00-7:00pm | Sweet HayaH |
| Jazz on the Plazz | 17-Jul | Wed | 6:30-8:30pm | John Proulx |
| Vasona Vibrations | 20-Jul | Sat | 5:00-7:00pm | Isis and The Cold Truth |
| Music in the Park | 21-Jul | Sun | 5:00-7:00pm | Ryan Scripps |
| Jazz on the Plazz | 24-Jul | Wed | 6:30-8:30pm | To Be Announced |
| Vasona Vibrations | 27-Jul | Sat | 5:00-7:00pm | Bean Creek |
| Music in the Park | 28-Jul | Sun | 5:00-7:00pm | Stealin’ Chicago |
| Jazz on the Plazz | 31-Jul | Wed | 6:30-8:30pm | Jamie Davis |
| Vasona Vibrations | 3-Aug | Sat | 4:00-7:00pm | Vasona Vibrations Acoustic Open Mike |
| Music in the Park | 4-Aug | Sun | 5:00-7:00pm | Caravansarai (Santana Tribute) |
| Jazz on the Plazz | 7-Aug | Wed | 6:30-8:30pm | Monterey Jazz Festival County High School All Stars |
| Jazz on the Plazz | 14-Aug | Wed | 6:30-8:30pm | Roberta Gambarini |
| Jazz on the Plazz | 21-Aug | Wed | 6:30-8:30pm | The Funky Godfather |
| Los Gatos Dance Party | 31-Aug | Sat | 7 – 9:30 pm | See https://liveinlosgatosblog.com/los-gatos-park-dance-3/ |
| Fiesta de Artes | 21 & 22-Sept | Sat & Sun | 10am – 6 pm | See https://losgatosfiesta.com/ |
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