San Jose
San Jose produced 306 single-family sales in July — nearly half the county's volume, and by far the most reliable pricing evidence in the region.
The Numbers
San Jose market snapshot
| Measure | July 2026 |
|---|---|
| Median sale price — single-family re-sale homes | $1,700,010 |
| Average days on market | 27 |
| Homes sold | 306 |
| Year over year | -0.3% |
| Median year built (ACS 2020–2024) | 1976 |
| One-unit detached share | 51.3% |
Price, days on market and sales count: MLSListings, Inc. via rereport.com, July 2026, single-family re-sale homes. Days on market is published as an average, not a median, and measures list date to contract rather than to close. Housing-stock figures where shown are US Census ACS 2020–2024 five-year estimates. Figures change monthly — ask me for the current month before making a decision on them.
Housing stock
Median year built 1976, 51.3% detached. San Jose is not one market: Willow Glen, Rose Garden and Naglee Park hold pre-war and early postwar housing on established streets; Almaden Valley, Evergreen and Silver Creek are later master-planned development; Alum Rock and East San Jose run older and denser. A citywide median is close to meaningless for pricing a specific home.
Getting around
Highways 101, 280, 680, 87, 85 and 17 all converge here, along with Mineta San José International Airport and the Diridon transit hub. Commute exposure varies enormously by neighbourhood — a north San Jose address and an Almaden address are different propositions entirely.
What Prop 19 means for a longtime San Jose owner
With the widest range of price points in the county, San Jose is where downsizing within the same city is most feasible. A longtime Willow Glen owner can often move to a smaller property in the same county and carry the base year value across, which is exactly what Prop 19 permits.
If you are 55 or older you can carry your existing property-tax base to a replacement home anywhere in California, up to three times. Read the Prop 19 guide, or run your net proceeds to see what a sale actually leaves you.
Selling here
San Jose is a charter city, so its $3.30 per $1,000 conveyance tax stacks on top of the county's $1.10 per $1,000 rather than being credited against it. Above that, Measure E applies once consideration exceeds $2,300,000: 0.75% from $2,300,000.01 to $5M, 1.0% from $5,000,000.01 to $10M, and 1.5% above $10M — charged on the full sale price, not just the amount over the threshold. Sales at or below $2,300,000 are exempt. On a $3M sale the city side runs roughly $32,400 on top of the county's $3,300.
Straight about the numbers: the figures above are transcribed from the sources named, for the month named. They describe a market, not your house. Condition, location within the city, lot and timing move an individual sale far more than a median does. Nothing here is legal or tax advice — your attorney and CPA have the final word.
What’s your San Jose home worth?
A median tells you about the market. It doesn’t tell you about your house. Send me the address and I’ll put together a real analysis by hand — genuinely comparable sales near you, condition adjustments, and an honest range. If it’s not a good moment to sell, I’ll say so.
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