Blog > What Your Budget Buys in San Jose: Houses by Price Range (2026)
What does your budget buy in San Jose? We sorted every San Jose house sale from the last 24 months by price and looked at what each range bought: living area, bedrooms, bathrooms, lot and how far over or under asking each sold. The middle of the market, $1.5M–$2M, bought a median 1,710 square feet with 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms on a 6,200 square-foot lot. Here’s every range, plus condos and townhomes. We’re the Property Nerds, so the numbers come from real sales.
The short answer
- Under $1M: 495 sales, a median 1,100 sq ft with 3 bedrooms.
- $1.5M–$2M (where the median $1.65M falls): 2,358 sales, 1,710 sq ft, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a 6,200 sq ft lot.
- $3M and up: 508 sales, 3,120 sq ft, 4 bedrooms, an 8,860 sq ft lot.
- Condos and townhomes: the median sold for $776K at 1,230 sq ft.
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Every price range
House sales in the last 24 months (October 28, 2024 to October 27, 2026) (ranges with at least 12 sales):
| Price range | Sales | Share | Living area | Beds | Baths | Lot | Per sq ft | Typical sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under $1M | 495 | 7% | 1,100 sq ft | 3 | 2 | 5,220 sq ft | $803 | at asking |
| $1M–$1.5M | 2,209 | 30% | 1,400 sq ft | 3 | 2 | 6,000 sq ft | $900 | 0.7% over asking |
| $1.5M–$2M | 2,358 | 32% | 1,710 sq ft | 4 | 2 | 6,200 sq ft | $1,009 | 2.8% over asking |
| $2M–$2.5M | 1,193 | 16% | 2,010 sq ft | 4 | 2.5 | 7,000 sq ft | $1,109 | 4.6% over asking |
| $2.5M–$3M | 575 | 8% | 2,440 sq ft | 4 | 3 | 7,960 sq ft | $1,095 | 3.9% over asking |
| $3M and up | 508 | 7% | 3,120 sq ft | 4 | 3.5 | 8,860 sq ft | $1,142 | 2.4% over asking |
What the next step up buys
Moving from $1.5M–$2M to $2M–$2.5M bought about 300 more square feet at the median, and a lot about 800 square feet bigger. The biggest jump in size is at the top: from $2.5M–$3M to $3M and up, the median house grew by 680 square feet.
Condos and townhomes by price
Condo and townhome sales in the last 24 months (October 28, 2024 to October 27, 2026) (ranges with at least 10 sales):
| Price range | Sales | Living area | Beds | Baths | Per sq ft | Typical sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under $500K | 267 | 800 sq ft | 1 | 1 | $554 | 1.3% under asking |
| $500K–$750K | 1,007 | 990 sq ft | 2 | 2 | $617 | at asking |
| $750K–$1M | 867 | 1,310 sq ft | 2 | 2 | $657 | at asking |
| $1M–$1.25M | 491 | 1,580 sq ft | 3 | 2.5 | $709 | 0.1% over asking |
| $1.25M–$1.5M | 300 | 1,720 sq ft | 3 | 2.5 | $770 | 1.1% over asking |
| $1.5M and up | 97 | 1,960 sq ft | 3 | 2.5 | $847 | 1.1% over asking |
Stretching a budget
- Lot size: a 10% bigger lot went with about 2.1% more in price for the same house here, so a smaller lot is one way to stretch a budget; see what adds value to a San Jose house.
- The monthly cost: what it costs to own in San Jose turns each price into a payment.
- Neighborhood by neighborhood: San Jose neighborhoods ranked by price per square foot shows where a budget goes further.
- Bidding: the “typical sale” column shows how far over or under asking each range closed.
What about $1.5 million across six cities?
Houses that sold for $1.25M to $1.75M in the last 24 months (October 28, 2024 to October 27, 2026), in San Jose, Mountain View, Campbell, Milpitas, Morgan Hill and Gilroy. For Palo Alto, Los Altos, Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Santa Clara, Los Gatos and Saratoga at $2M to $5M, see what $3 million buys in Silicon Valley.
| City | Sales | Living area | Beds | Lot | Typical sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose | 2,638 | 1,540 sq ft | 3 | 6,090 sq ft | 1.5% over asking |
| Mountain View | 23 | 1,110 sq ft | 3 | 5,000 sq ft | 1.2% under asking |
| Campbell | 66 | 1,360 sq ft | 3 | 6,440 sq ft | at asking |
| Milpitas | 185 | 1,430 sq ft | 3 | 5,780 sq ft | 0.4% over asking |
| Morgan Hill | 245 | 2,330 sq ft | 4 | 8,090 sq ft | at asking |
| Gilroy | 195 | 2,940 sq ft | 4 | 7,460 sq ft | at asking |
Bidding by price range
Over the last 24 months the range under $1M typically closed at asking, with 42% of sales over asking, and the range of $3M and up 2.4% over asking, with 63% over. Our San Jose over-asking post has every range and size.
The least expensive quarter
A quarter of San Jose houses sold for $1.3M or less in the last 12 months (895 sales). The median one had 1,250 square feet, 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms on a 5,600 square-foot lot, and sold 0.1% over asking.
Questions we get
What does $1.5 million buy in San Jose?
Houses that sold for $1.25M to $1.75M in the last 24 months had a median 1,540 square feet and 3 bedrooms on a 6,090 square-foot lot (2,638 sales).
What’s the least expensive way into San Jose?
Condos and townhomes: the median sold for $776K in the last 12 months. The least expensive quarter of houses sold for $1.3M or less.
How big is the typical San Jose house?
The median house sold in the last 12 months had 1,690 square feet and sold for $1.65M.
How we counted
Medians of closed sales reported to the MLS and read through the IDX feeds that power our home search, one record per sale with a usable living area and map position, the same rules as our city price posts. Houses are MLS property type “single family home”; condos include townhomes. Price ranges use the last 24 months (October 28, 2024 to October 27, 2026); the city medians use the last 12 months (October 28, 2025 to October 27, 2026). Lot is the lot size the listing reports. “Typical sale” is the median of sale price against list price. Past sales aren’t a forecast or the value of any one home, and nothing here is financial, tax or legal advice.
Go deeper
San Jose housing market by the numbers, moving to San Jose, San Jose house prices by bedrooms and San Jose condo and townhome prices.
More San Jose numbers from the Property Nerds
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