Neighborhood deep dive · Mountain View, CA

Mountain View.

Walkable downtown, Caltrain access, Google's footprint everywhere. Old Mountain View has 1950s charm; new condos near Castro have rooftop pools.

"Mountain View is the city Google built. Castro Street is real urban energy in a town that's still small enough to bike."

Swati Petkar · April 2026

Median home

$1.96M

▲ 1.8% YoY

Population

84k

Median income

$190k

household

Top school

9 / 10

Huff Elementary

DOM

16 days

Walk score

car-dependent

Price & market

Five-year price trend.

Median single-family home price for Mountain View.

Median price · 2021–2026 · Mountain View

Mountain View · +31% 5y

Schools

5 schools, 4 rated 8+.

Public schools serving the Mountain View area, sourced from GreatSchools ratings.

Huff Elementary

elementary

Bubb Elementary

elementary

Graham Middle

middle

Los Altos High

high

Mountain View High

high

Commute

From Mountain View to where you work.

Average peak-hour drive or transit time.

🍎

16 min

Apple HQ

Ⓖ

6 min

Google MV

Ⓜ

18 min

Meta MPK

🚇

55 min

SF via Caltrain

Local highlights

What makes Mountain View special.

Vibrant, walkable Castro Street downtown.

Caltrain plus 101/85 for straightforward commuting.

Google's hometown, with parks and bay trails nearby.