…..downtown shopping area with boutiques and shops ranging from country-style to trendy. The slow growth over an extended number of years has left the city with a heritage of older, established neighborhoods with beautiful historic homes. This city also offers a wide variety of housing types from condominiums to million-dollar real estates. Houses and homes in the area are priced from $600,000 and up.

Los Gatos is one of the Santa Clara Valley's most desirable residential communities. It boasts great weather, excellent schools, breathtaking mountain views and a quiet village atmosphere. Just a short drive from the Santa Cruz beaches, Silicon Valley workplaces, and the cultural attractions of Los Gatos and San Francisco, Los Gatos offers the best of all worlds.

The population was 28,592 at the 2000 census. It is located in the San Francisco Bay Area, on the edge of Silicon Valley on the southwest corner of San Jose in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Homes are mostly upscale, varying from million-dollar cottages in the village itself to large custom homes in the surrounding hills. The town is noted for its upscale but small-town downtown, with many chic shops and restaurants. It is also a preferred destination for antique shopping.

The name Los Gatos is Spanish, meaning the cats. The name derives from the 1839 Alta California land-grant that encompassed the area, which was called Rancho Rinconada de Los Gatos, ("the corner of the cats"), where "the cats" refers to the mountain lions that are indigenous to the Santa Cruz Mountains in whose foothills the town is nestled

Downtown Los Gatos has retained and restored many of its Victorian-era homes and commercial buildings. Other notable buildings are the Forbes Mill annex, dating to 1880 and now housing a history museum, Los Gatos High School which dates from the 1920s, and the Old Town Shopping Center, formerly the University Avenue School (the school was established in 1882; the current buildings date to 1923).

As of the census of 2000, there were 28,592 people, 11,988 households, and 7,300 families residing in the town. There were 12,367 housing units at an average density of 445.8/km (1,154.5/mi). The racial makeup of the town was 86.68% White, 0.79% African American, 0.30% Native American, 7.60% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 1.28% from other races, and 3.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.21% of the population.

There were 11,988 households out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.9% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.1% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the town the population was spread out with 21.2% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years.  The median income for a household in the town was $94,319, and the median income for a family was $119,194. Males had a median income of $89,420 versus $57,596 for females. The per capita income for the town was $56,094.

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