We all know that Bay Area home prices are high, but these particular homebuyers set the bar by paying the most out of all the homes that were purchased this year.

Below are the 20 most expensive homes purchased in the Bay Area in 2024:

Some things to note:

• 12 of the top 20 homes are in Atherton

• San Francisco has the second most with 5

• Only 3 of them were purchased for the full asking price, all others were below. Discounts ranged from $250k to as much as nearly $16M, with an average of ($3.26M).

• The average DOM of these homes were 127 days, with a low of 3 and a high of 590. *One property was sold off-market

• The largest home was 24,350 SQFT. The smallest was 5,265

• Sources: MLS data & public records

1. $31.8M | Atherton | 7 BR | 10 BA | 13,525 SQFT

2. $29.15M | San Francisco (Pacific Heights) | 7 BR | 9 BA | 11,635 SQFT

3. $29.0M | Atherton | 7 BR | 10 BA | 11,330 SQFT

^{A video tour of this home can be viewed here}

4. $26.0M | San Francisco (Sea Cliff) | 4 BR | 6 BA | 7,890 SQFT

5. $24.3M | Atherton | 6 BR | 9 BA | 11,356 SQFT

6. $24.0M | San Francisco (Presidio Heights) | 8 BR | 9 BA | 12,022 SQFT

^{A video tour of this home can be viewed here}

7. $23.75M | Atherton | 7 BR | 10 BA | 10,320 SQFT

8. $23.0M | Atherton | 5 BR | 7 BA | 8,499 SQFT

9. $23.0M | Atherton | 7 BR | 11 BA | 10,345 SQFT

^{(No images or video are available})

10. $23.0M | Hillsborough | 11 BR | 14 BA | 24,350 SQFT

11. $22.5M | Atherton | 5 BR | 11 BA | 5,265 SQFT

^{A video tour of this home can be viewed here}

12. $22.1M | San Francisco (Russian Hill) | 5 BR | 7 BA | 8,440 SQFT

13. $22.0M | Atherton | 6 BR | 6 BA | 10,011 SQFT

14. $21.81M | San Francisco (Pacific Heights) | 6 BR | 10 BA | 9,195 SQFT

15. $21.2M | Atherton | 5 BR | 7 BA | 8,697 SQFT

16. $21.05M | Atherton | 5 BR | 8 BA | 7,860 SQFT

17. $19.5M | Atherton | 5 BR | 8 BA | 8,412 SQFT

18. $18.8M | Hillsborough | 5 BR | 7 BA | 7,588 SQFT

19. $18.8M | Portola Valley | 7 BR | 8 BA | 7,052 SQFT

20. $18.56M | Atherton | 7 BR | 8 BA | 7,865 SQFT

Which one (if any) is your favorite?

^{How many of these do you think are overpriced? (kidding 🤭})