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Homes With Solar in Palo Alto: Prices, Neighborhoods and Homes for Sale (2026)
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Looking for homes with solar in Palo Alto? Of the 775 houses that sold in Palo Alto in the two years to October 27, 2026, 32 (4%) were described in their listings as having solar; across Silicon Valley it’s 11%. Here’s what they sold for, by size, price and neighborhood, and a one-click search of the ones for sale now.
The short answer
- Median price: $5.11M (all Palo Alto houses: $3.9M), about the same per square foot as the typical Palo Alto house.
- Typical size: 2,589 sq ft, 4 bedrooms.
- Bidding: 75% sold over asking (all Palo Alto houses: 68%).
- Where they sold most: Midtown (7), Crescent Park (5) and Barron Park (4).
Shopping now?
- See homes with solar for sale in Palo Alto now: our Feature Finder reads every live listing’s description and opens on this search.
- Search all homes for sale, then use Save Search to get new listings by email.
- Talk to a Property Nerd about the streets you’re weighing.
By bedrooms
Homes with solar sold in Palo Alto in the two years, by bedroom count (groups with at least 3 sales).
| Bedrooms | Sales | Median price | Median sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 8 | $3.26M | 1,737 |
| 4 | 9 | $5.11M | 2,420 |
| 5+ | 14 | $7M | 3,147 |
By price
How the 32 sales spread across price bands.
| Sale price | Sales | Share |
|---|---|---|
| under $3M | 2 | 6% |
| $3M to $4M | 7 | 22% |
| $4M to $5M | 6 | 19% |
| $5M to $7.5M | 14 | 44% |
| $7.5M and up | 3 | 9% |
By neighborhood
Our Palo Alto neighborhood guides with at least 3 such sales, placed by map position; “share” is of all house sales in the neighborhood.
| Neighborhood | Sales | Share | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midtown | 7 | 7% | $6.3M |
| Crescent Park | 5 | 7% | $8.11M |
| Barron Park | 4 | 6% | $5.64M |
| Duveneck / St. Francis | 3 | 6% | $4.6M |
Before you buy
- Owned or leased? A lease or power purchase agreement transfers with the house and needs the buyer’s approval; an owned system doesn’t. Ask for the paperwork.
- Ask the system’s size and age, the inverter’s age, and whether there’s a battery.
- Rate plans changed for new solar customers in California; an older system may keep its original terms. Our Solar Lab explains it.
How we counted
Closed sales of houses (MLS property type “single family home”) with a Palo Alto address between October 28, 2024 and October 27, 2026, reported to the MLS and read through the IDX feeds that power our home search, with repeat records from different feeds removed (same normalized address or same MLS number, plus the same sale date). A house counts when its listing description says so. Price per square foot uses sales with 400 sq ft or more and is compared with the median for all Palo Alto houses. Neighborhoods are our guides’ outlines, placed by each sale’s map position. Past sales aren’t a forecast or the value of any one home.
Go deeper
Homes with solar across Silicon Valley, every home type in Palo Alto, Palo Alto neighborhoods compared and the neighborhoods with the most single-story homes, pools and ADUs.
Looking for homes with solar in Palo Alto?
A Property Nerd will tell you which streets have them, what the recent ones sold for, and set up a search that catches new listings the day they hit. Call (408) 373-1660 or (650) 383-8606, or book a strategy call. Commissions are negotiable, and we offer bundled services, so ask us what’s included.
Selling one? Start with selling a home in Palo Alto: how we’d price, prepare and launch your sale, and the homes we’ve listed and sold in Palo Alto.