Santa Clara
Santa Clara is 37.1% one-unit detached, with median construction year 1974.
The Numbers
Santa Clara market snapshot
| Measure | July 2026 |
|---|---|
| Median sale price — single-family re-sale homes | $1,990,000 |
| Average days on market | 26 |
| Homes sold | 36 |
| Year over year | +7.0% |
| Median year built (ACS 2020–2024) | 1974 |
| One-unit detached share | 37.1% |
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
The Old Quad near the university holds the oldest housing in the city, some of it pre-war; the bulk of the detached stock is postwar tract development on regular lots. The northern part of the city toward Levi's Stadium and the Great America area is dominated by commercial and higher-density residential.
Getting around
Highways 101, 237 and 880 plus the San Tomas and Lawrence expressways all cross the city. Caltrain and the Altamont Corridor Express serve the Santa Clara station, and Mineta San José International Airport sits on the eastern boundary — worth noting for flight-path disclosure on the affected blocks.
What Prop 19 means for a longtime Santa Clara owner
At a $1,990,000 median, Santa Clara sits below the western-valley cities, which means a downsizing owner here has a narrower spread to work with. Running the Prop 19 base-year transfer against actual replacement candidates matters more when the equity cushion is smaller.
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
Silicon Valley Power is a municipal utility rather than PG&E, which occasionally confuses buyers relocating from elsewhere in the county. Worth addressing in the listing materials.
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 Santa Clara 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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