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Home values, rents and more in San Jose, CA

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$1,354,000
Metro: $1,524,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
−0.5%
Metro: +0.2% · U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$3,582/mo
Metro: $3,812 · U.S.: $1,932
Rents, past year
+7.7%
Metro: +8.5% · U.S.: +2.9%
Population
990,138
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$146,427
Metro: $162,111 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around San Jose, CA, shaded by typical home valueSan Jose94550950379513595033951409512095070951329513895014945399503594560
  • Under $1M
  • $1M–$1.3M
  • $1.3M–$1.5M
  • $1.5M–$2.1M
  • $2.1M+
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ZIP codes around San Jose, CA, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. San Jose is outlined.

How San Jose compares

The typical home in San Jose, CA is worth about $1,354,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in San Jose are 11% below the typical value in the San Jose metro area ($1,524,000) and 3.7 times the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in San Jose fell 0.5%, compared with +0.2% in the San Jose metro area and +1.2% nationally.

Typical rent is $3,582 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 6% below the San Jose metro area ($3,812) and 1.9 times the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 7.7% over the past year.

The median household income is $146,427, against $162,111 in the San Jose metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 990,138 people live in San Jose (American Community Survey 2020–24).

San Jose has the 6th-lowest typical home value of the 19 cities in the San Jose metro area and the 121st-highest of 886 in California with Zillow figures.

Part of: Santa Clara County, CA · San Jose metro area · California

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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