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Market data, neighborhood guides, Eichler history and how-tos for buyers and sellers, from Eric & Janelle Boyenga and the team at Compass.
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
Saratoga, Los Gatos & Monte Sereno Fire Hazard Zones: How Many Houses Are in Each, Neighborhood by Neighborhood
CAL FIRE maps how severe the wildfire hazard is across California, in three classes: Moderate, High and Very High. We checked every single-family house parcel in Saratoga (9,791), Los Gatos (7,673) and Monte Sereno (1,261) against those maps and counted, neighborhood guide by neighborhood guide, how
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