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Silicon Valley real estate, explained by the Property Nerds®
Market data, neighborhood guides, Eichler history and how-tos for buyers and sellers, from Eric & Janelle Boyenga and the team at Compass.
Where Santa Clara Homes Sell Over Asking, Neighborhood by Neighborhood
In the 24 months to October 27, 2026, 1,337 Santa Clara homes sold in the MLS records we can read (houses, condos and townhomes, repeat records removed). The typical one sold for 2.8% over its list price, and 64% sold over asking. For houses alone, the typical sale was 5.7% over and 73% sold over as
Santa Clara Neighborhoods Ranked by Price per Square Foot (2026)
Santa Clara has 21 neighborhood guides on our site. To see how they compare on price, we took the 338 Santa Clara houses, condos and townhomes that sold in the 180 days to October 27, 2026, placed the 313 with a map position and a living area on the map, and found the median price per square foot in
Santa Clara Neighborhoods by Their Houses: Age, Lots, Zoning and Flood Zones
The City of Santa Clara’s zoning map shows which parcels are zoned for single-family houses, and the county assessor’s records give the year each house was built. We took the 16,193 parcels zoned single-family (R1), measured each lot from its outline, matched it to the county’s year built, placed it
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