Market Intelligence · CA / Santa Clara County

San Jose, CA housing market

28 ZIP markets liveData updated August 2026Typical value$1.31M1-yr changeDown1.8%

The median home value in San Jose, CA is $1.31M as of August 2026, down 1.8% year over year, according to Zillow ZHVI. Get your own home's value and a real cash offer in about two minutes, with sources shown and no obligation.

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Key takeaways

  • San Jose sellers are now listing their homes about one hundred fifteen thousand dollars below the typical home's value.
  • Here is what that gap tells you if you are weighing a sale this year.
  • The typical San Jose home is worth about 1.31 million dollars, down just under two percent from a year ago.
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San Jose sellers are now listing their homes about one hundred fifteen thousand dollars below the typical home's value. Here is what that gap tells you if you are weighing a sale this year. The typical San Jose home is worth about 1.31 million dollars, down just under two percent from a year ago. That is a gentle slide, not a drop. But look at how sellers are responding. The median asking price is closer to 1.2 million, a deliberate discount that says this market is now pricing defensively. There are just under a thousand homes for sale, so buyers have some choice, but hardly a glut. Here is the number that cuts the other way. Homes that do sell are still going under contract in about thirty-six days, and only about one in seven listings has taken a price cut. So this is not a stalled market. It is a disciplined one. The practical takeaway: price at or just under what comparable homes are actually selling for, because buyers here are paying less than last year and they are rewarding realistic sellers with fast sales. To see where your home sits in this market, get a free estimate at Home Value Pros dot com.

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12-month value trend

-1.8% over 12 months

Typical home value in San Jose over the last 12 months: $1.34M in Aug 2025 to $1.31M in Aug 2026 (-1.8%).

Aug 2025$1.34M

Aug 2026$1.31M

Median Zillow home value index across San Jose's ZIP codes.

The coverage

San Jose, by the numbers.

Typical home valueZillow ZHVI, August 2026
$1.31M
1-yr changeMedian across San Jose ZIPs
-1.8%
ZIP markets live53 tracked in San Jose
28
County
Santa Clara County

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Context

The San Jose housing market has softened slightly over the past year. The typical home value in San Jose is $1,310,820, down 1.8% from a year ago, while the median list price sits at $1,195,250. There are 988 homes for sale, and 564 of those are new listings, so sellers face steady competition from other owners. Homes are moving at a measured pace, with a median of 36 days on market. About 14.2% of listings have taken a price cut, a sign that some sellers are adjusting expectations. For a homeowner weighing a sale, the data points to a market where well-priced homes still find buyers, but overpricing tends to get punished.

The numbers

What is the housing market like in San Jose, CA?

Typical home value

$1.31M

Down1.8%YoY

Median list price

$1.2M

Days on market

36

Homes for sale

988

Price cuts

14.2%

New listings

564

Sources · Zillow ZHVI (August 2026) / Realtor.com (August 2026)

Figures reflect San Jose's ZIP codes with market data: values and listing medians take the median across ZIPs; inventory and new listings are summed.

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The markets

Which San Jose ZIP codes have the highest home values?

Typical value is the Zillow home value index (ZHVI) for each ZIP, as of August 2026. 1-yr change compares it to the same ZIP a year earlier. We track 53 San Jose ZIP codes in total; the remaining 25 publish as their data clears editorial QA.

Zillow ZHVI, August 2026

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