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Moving to East Palo Alto, CA
$1,098,800Median listing price
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About East Palo Alto
East Palo Alto is a Peninsula city of about 30,000 between Menlo Park and Palo Alto, historically the Bay Area's most affordable Peninsula community. Sitting at the Dumbarton corridor with Ravenswood open space on the bay, it has seen major investment and change as Silicon Valley growth spills over from neighboring tech campuses.
Home prices in East Palo Alto
The median listing price in East Palo Alto is $1,098,800.
Top places in East Palo Alto
- University Circle — office and hotel complex at the city's gateway (shown in the Commons photo below).
- Cooley Landing and Ravenswood Open Space Preserve — bayfront trails and shoreline.
- Bell Street Park — central community park.
- The Ravenswood Business District and Bay Road corridor.
- IKEA East Palo Alto — the well-known big-box anchor.
Commuting from East Palo Alto
- No rail service in town; Dumbarton Express and SamTrans buses connect to BART/Caltrain.
- Approximate drive to downtown San Francisco via US-101: ~35–60 minutes (heavily traffic-dependent).
East Palo Alto FAQs
- What is the housing market like in East Palo Alto, CA?
The median listing price in East Palo Alto is $1,098,800. Median listing price (September 2026 research snapshot) - How is the commute from East Palo Alto, CA?
No rail service in town; Dumbarton Express and SamTrans buses connect to BART/Caltrain.
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Schools
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Official town resources. School report cards via the National Center for Education Statistics.