Los Gatos Neighborhoods

The town's oldest neighborhoods surround downtown, where Los Gatos has designated five historic districts; postwar subdivisions spread across the valley floor toward Vasona, Blossom Hill and Los Gatos Boulevard, with lower-density hillside areas in the foothills along Kennedy and Shannon Roads. To the south, roughly 100 square miles of the Santa Cruz Mountains, mostly unincorporated, use Los Gatos addresses, largely ZIP 95033.

17 neighborhoods across 4 areas. For current market data, schools and buying strategy, see the Los Gatos real estate guide. Browse other cities on the Silicon Valley neighborhoods page.

Downtown & Historic Districts

Downtown Los Gatos

Town core around Santa Cruz Avenue and Main Street, including the Downtown Commercial Historic District, the town's only surviving concentration of largely intact historic commercial buildings in Victorian, Queen Anne, Richardsonian Romanesque, Mission Revival and Art Deco styles. Town Plaza occupies the former railroad station site.

Schools: Los Gatos Union School District; Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District (Los Gatos High)

Almond Grove

Historic district of about 40 acres on a former almond orchard, the first and largest subdivision after the town's incorporation; orchardist John Bean lived here and started his spray pump business here.

Schools: Los Gatos Union School District; Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District (Los Gatos High) · Designated historic district

Broadway

Historic district laid out in 1881 as 48 lots; Broadway opened in 1883 as the town's first residential street, with cottages built from 1887 and a mix of 19th- and 20th-century homes.

Schools: Los Gatos Union School District; Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District (Los Gatos High) · Designated historic district

Fairview Plaza

Historic district at the cul-de-sac end of Pennsylvania Avenue, surveyed in 1885, where about three-quarters of the Victorian and Craftsman homes predate 1900; a landscaped island serves as the focal point.

Schools: Los Gatos Union School District; Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District (Los Gatos High) · Designated historic district

University / Edelen

Historic district formed from the Mason Tract, subdivided in 1880 into five parcels of 6.75 to 10 acres and later into the Miles/Edelen, Hagerty, Quick, Bentley/Pierce and Engrish subdivisions; mostly Victorian homes with Craftsman, bungalow and Colonial Revival examples.

Schools: Los Gatos Union School District; Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District (Los Gatos High) · Designated historic district

Glenridge

Elevated neighborhood just west of downtown along Glen Ridge Avenue, with early 20th-century Victorian, Craftsman and Spanish Revival homes and the historic Glenridge water tower; Bachman Park is at Bachman Ave and Belmont St.

Schools: Los Gatos Union School District (Daves Avenue Elementary, Fisher Middle); Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District (Los Gatos High)

Valley Floor

Vasona

Neighborhood around Vasona Lake County Park (bounded by Blossom Hill Road, Highway 17 and University Avenue) and the town's Oak Meadow Park, home of the Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad and the Los Gatos Creek Trail; housing ranges from single-story ranches to condos.

Schools: Los Gatos Union School District; Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District (Los Gatos High)

Rinconada

Neighborhood in ZIP 95032 near Vasona Park and Highways 17 and 85. It includes La Rinconada Park (Wedgewood Dr and Granada Way) and Rinconada Hills, a 107-acre gated community at 100 Avenida Del Sol with lakes, pools and a clubhouse.

Live Oak Manor

Residential neighborhood around Live Oak Manor Park on Gateway Drive between Calton Avenue and Lester Lane.

Blossom Hill

Neighborhood near Blossom Hill Road and Shannon Road, including the Blossom Hill Manor tract; Blossom Hill Park sits between Shannon Rd and Blossom Hill Rd beside Blossom Hill Elementary.

Schools: Los Gatos Union School District (Blossom Hill Elementary); Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District

Belwood

East-side neighborhood of mostly 3- to 4-bedroom single-family homes on streets including Blossom Valley Drive, Belcrest Drive, Bacigalupi Drive, Kensington Way and Union Avenue; Belgatos Park, with trail access off Blossom Hill Road, is nearby.

School districts vary by address

Los Gatos Boulevard & North 40

Suburban multilane commercial corridor east of Highway 17 with shopping centers, including the North 40 Specific Plan area of about 44 acres bounded by Highway 85, Lark Avenue, Highway 17 and Los Gatos Boulevard, planned for housing mixed with commercial uses.

Foothills

Kennedy Road Area

Foothill area along Kennedy Road, South Kennedy Road and Shannon Road, reached via Los Gatos Boulevard, with single-family homes, equestrian and vineyard estates on lots from about 1 to over 25 acres.

Shannon Road Area

Foothill area along Shannon Road near Los Gatos Boulevard and South Kennedy Road, with single-family homes, townhomes and acreage parcels; Shannon Valley Open Space is in the hillside area.

Schools: Los Gatos Union School District

Santa Cruz Mountains (Unincorporated)

Lexington Hills

Census-designated place about five miles south of Los Gatos that groups the mountain communities of Redwood Estates, Holy City, Chemeketa Park and Aldercroft Heights; the surrounding area includes Lexington Reservoir. Population 2,492 (2020).

Schools: Los Gatos Union School District (most) or Loma Prieta Joint Union School District; Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District · Unincorporated Santa Clara County; ZIP 95033 (Los Gatos mailing addresses common)

Redwood Estates

Rural unincorporated community along Highway 17 in the Santa Cruz Mountains, about eight miles from downtown Los Gatos.

Schools: Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District · Unincorporated Santa Clara County; street delivery uses Los Gatos 95033

Summit (Loma Prieta)

Small unincorporated community at the Highway 17 summit, straddling the Santa Clara-Santa Cruz county line; the Loma Prieta district's elementary and middle schools share a campus at 23800 Summit Road.

Schools: Loma Prieta Joint Union School District; Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District · Unincorporated, mostly Santa Cruz County; ZIP 95033

Neighborhood names follow city sources where they exist; informal names are noted. School assignments can change, so confirm by address with the district. Source: Town of Los Gatos.

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