The story of this market
The typical home in Santa Clara, California sells for about $1,710,000, or $988 per square foot.
Prices are up +5.6% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 31 days to sell.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+0.5%
CA · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Santa Clara, California
The Santa Clara housing market remains a competitive seller's market driven by limited inventory and high demand from the local tech sector. Prices have shown resilience with year-over-year growth, though the market is currently experiencing a period of stabilization. High barriers to entry and strong employment fundamentals continue to support property values.
1 verified foreclosure posting(s) on the ARED county ledger attributed to Santa Clara across its county. Key-figure check: median price corroborated by the published ten-year series (2025) (within 12.5%).
Deterministic aggregate of 3 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Median prices moved up 2.5% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 26 days on market with 0.6 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 101.17% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
1 foreclosure-ledger notice — 0.1 per 10,000 residents · unemployment 3.8% · poverty 6.5% — a stable, low-distress profile.
- California's Great America4.43.2 mi
- Happy Hollow Park & Zoo4.55.5 mi
- Roaring Camp4.622.5 mi
- Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose4.63.9 mi
- Dave & Buster's Milpitas - San Jose4.15.4 mi
- Levi's Stadium4.43.5 mi
- Filoli Historic House & Garden4.721.1 mi
- SAP Center4.63.3 mi
- Topgolf4.24.8 mi
- Winchester Mystery House4.52.5 mi
- Westfield Valley Fair4.42.1 mi
- California's Great America4.43.2 mi
- Winchester Mystery House4.52.5 mi
- AMC Mercado 204.22.9 mi
- Happy Hollow Park & Zoo4.55.5 mi
- Filoli Historic House & Garden4.721.1 mi
- Winchester Mystery House4.52.5 mi
- Computer History Museum4.77.9 mi
- Meadowlark Dairy4.821.6 mi
- Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose4.63.9 mi
- Alviso Marina County Park4.55.4 mi
- The Stanford Oval4.812.9 mi
- Vasona Lake County Park4.78.2 mi
- Rancho San Antonio County Park & Open Space Preserve4.78.6 mi
- Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve4.89.3 mi
- Topgolf4.24.8 mi
- San Jose Municipal Golf Course43.9 mi
- Pruneridge Golf Club4.21.6 mi
- Ed R. Levin County Park4.78.7 mi
- Baylands Golf Links4.111.2 mi
- Westfield Valley Fair4.42.1 mi
- Great Mall4.35.3 mi
- Santana Row4.52.3 mi
- Stanford Shopping Center4.513.4 mi
- Westfield Oakridge4.38.7 mi
- San Francisco International Airport4.329.7 mi
- San Jose Mineta International Airport4.41.6 mi
- Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport4.229.1 mi
- Elevation LVK4.324.8 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this city — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
Home of the San Francisco 49ers and a major venue for international sports and entertainment events.
A 40-acre nature preserve offering trails and native habitat restoration.
A central retail and dining hub serving the local community.
The city is served by major highway corridors including US-101 and I-880, with access to Caltrain and VTA light rail.
The city is a core hub of Silicon Valley, anchored by major technology employers including Nvidia and Intel.
Significant mixed-use development is ongoing along the El Camino Real corridor.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (California) — Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act Special Parcel Tax Assessment: Levies an annual direct, non-ad valorem special tax directly on the parcel's secured property tax bill to fund designated community infrastructure (e.g., roads, sewer facilities, school facilities, emergency services) and repay municipal debt bonds. State (California) — California Homeowners' Property Tax Exemption: Reduces the taxable assessed value of the qualifying owner-occupied principal residence by $7,000 against the county assessment roll, generating a direct tax savings of approximately $70 annually (computed as $7,000 × 1% base rate). State (California) — California Proposition 13 Ad Valorem Real Property Tax: Establishes a base ad valorem tax rate capped at 1.0% of assessed value plus voter-approved local indebtedness and direct assessments (typically resulting in an effective tax rate of 1.1% to 1.25%).
Data retrieved from data.census.gov; figures reflect city-level place data.
No public schools report a street address in this area. Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2023-24.
The County Assessor establishes the assessed value for all real property as of the January 1 lien date, determining the basis for the 1% levy and voter-approved debt.
Annual assessment cycle per California Revenue and Taxation Code.
applies when — Parcels located within the specific geographic boundaries of a school district, city, or special district that has passed a bond measure.
Additional ad valorem tax rate applied on top of the 1% base levy. Rates are expressed per $100 of assessed valuation (e.g., 0.025% = $0.025 per $100).
Authorized by Proposition 13; rates vary by Tax Rate Area (TRA).
≈ $428/yr on a $1,710,000 median
Limits the base property tax rate to 1% of the assessed value, plus additional rates for voter-approved debt. Assessed value is capped at 1975-76 levels or fair market value at time of ownership change/new construction, with annual increases limited to 2%.
Established by California Constitution Article XIIIA (Proposition 13, 1978).
≈ $17,100/yr on a $1,710,000 median
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.