California · Census place 58380
Portola Valley town, CA
Quick answer
Portola Valley town has 4,329 residents, ranking #691 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $250,001, the median home is worth $2,000,001 and median gross rent runs $3,501 a month.
- Population
- 4,329Portola Valley town residents
- Median household income
- $250,001Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $2,000,001Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $3,501Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 58 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 83.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Portola Valley town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Portola Valley town median would spend about 16.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 8.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.3% of residents and 83.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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