Atherton surges to top spot for U.S. house prices, breaking 8-figure median

Atherton reclaimed the nation’s top spot for median home price, breaking the eight-figure mark for the first time, according to a new report from the data company Property Shark.

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The Peninsula enclave had been dethroned last year, after eight years at No. 1, by the Miami community of Fisher Island. It came back in a big way, with its median price jumping 29% to $10.725 million.

The other Bay Area ZIP code in the national top 10 is 94022 in Los Altos ($4.875 million).

Though prices hit a record in San Francisco, that city landed only three ZIP codes in the top 100 — down from its peak of 13 in 2019. The priciest is the Presidio Terrace neighborhood, at No. 70.

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Just below that, at No. 75, San Jose’s most expensive ZIP is 95129, in the West Valley, with a median price of $2.46 million.

Before last week’s release of its 2026 report, Property Shark had acknowledged that Atherton was ascendant, having recorded five property sales of at least $30 million in the first six months of this year.

Top 10 nationally, plus Bay Area communities in top 50:

Property Shark is a nationwide company that provides data on residential and commercial real estate.

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