Apartments for Rent in Los Altos, CA

Prices and availability in Los Altos, CA were last updated on 3 Jun 2026.

The best apartments in Los Altos, CA are: Los Altos Court, 880 Fremont St., 1683 Stevens Place, Tyndall and 744 Orange Ave.

The average rent in Los Altos, CA is $3,402.

In Los Altos, 19% of the residents are renting compared to 81% owning a home, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Large-scale apartment buildings with more than 50 units represent 22% of Los Altos's rentals, 39% are small-scale complexes with under 50 units, and 38% are single-family rentals.

The average age of rental buildings in Los Altos is 41 years old, with none being newer apartment buildings completed since 2000. The average height of apartment buildings in the city is 3 stories, of which all are garden-style apartment communities, none are mid-sized buildings, and none are high-rises. These characteristics describe large-scale apartment communities of 50 apartments or more.

Rental apartments in Los Altos come in a range of sizes and floorplans. Studio apartments represent 2% of units for rent, ideal for singles, renters on a budget and people who value central locations more than space. Rentals with 1-bedroom floorplans make up 67% of the total apartments in the city, while 2-bedroom floorplans represent around 31% of all rentals in Los Altos. The rest are larger floorplans with 3 bedrooms or more, typically preferred by families, larger households or roommates sharing space.