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About 400 mid-to-late-1960s homes where Coleman Rd meets Camden Ave, on streets like Vera Cruz Dr and Montalban Dr, with a cabana club pool and Union School District schools.
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Homes for sale, for rent and recently sold in Montevideo
Every active listing, rental and closed sale in Montevideo from the MLS, updated automatically, with a map of the neighborhood outline.
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Listings come from MLSListings and other MLSs through IDX and show their listing brokerage; confirm details with the listing agent. The map outline is the neighborhood boundary used by our listing search (Montevideo: west of Meridian Ave toward Camden Ave (approximate)); it may not match every local definition.
the story
How Montevideo came to be
Montevideo is the name on the cabana club, in listing remarks and in the MLS, and it fits a tight cluster of tracts at the Coleman Rd and Camden Ave junction. The street names give it away: Vera Cruz Dr, Guadalajara Dr, Puerto Vallarta Dr, Alvarado Ct and Los Rios Dr, plus a family of Monte- names (Montalban, Montellano, Monteval, Monteverde, Montelegre). City tract records list four recorded maps here, numbered 3971, 3972, 4016 and 4017, with 402 lots between them.
The land was still county territory into the mid-1960s. City annexation records show the "Guadalupe No. 4" annexation taking in about three-quarters of these blocks on January 11, 1965, and "Guadalupe No. 5" adding the rest on March 18, 1965. Listing records match that timing: 1965 build years on Los Rios Dr and Vera Cruz Dr, and 1968 on Monteval Ct, one of the courts south of Camden Ave. Guadalupe Elementary, a Union School District campus, sits at the north corner on Vera Cruz Dr.
The Montevideo Cabana Club on Coleman Rd near Camden Ave is the shared amenity. Listing records describe a pool, sport courts and a swim team, list amenities as cabana, clubhouse and community pool, and show association dues on Los Rios Dr, Vera Cruz Dr and Monteval Ct, so the association reaches across Camden Ave.
streets and homes
The streets and the houses
Coleman Rd forms the long northwest side. Via Madero Dr, Puerto Vallarta Dr and Guadalajara Dr run southeast off it and cross Vera Cruz Dr; Montalban Dr, Montellano Dr and Los Rios Dr reach down toward Camden Ave; De Palma Dr and De Palma Ct close the south end; and Monteverde Dr runs north-south along the east edge from Redmond Ave. Across Camden Ave, Monteval Ct, Guadalajara Ct, Montellano Ct, Guadalupe Mines Ct and the west end of Puerto Vallarta Dr belong to the fourth tract, reached from Guadalupe Mines Rd.
Listing records show mostly single-story ranch homes: a 1965 four-bedroom of about 1,690 sq ft on an 8,025 sq ft lot on Los Rios Dr, a 1965 four-bedroom of about 1,670 sq ft on an 8,547 sq ft lot on Vera Cruz Dr, and a 1968 house of about 2,010 recorded sq ft on an 8,190 sq ft lot on Monteval Ct, with a hill view from the backyard. Measured on the county parcel map, the middle half of lots run from about 8,000 to 8,800 sq ft. City zoning is R-1-5 single-family, with public/quasi-public zoning on the school site.
Where Montevideo stops: the east edge is the back-fence line behind the east side of Monteverde Dr. Franciscan Way, Montoro Dr, Camino Robles Way and everything east to Meridian Ave are Almaden Meadows. Montelegre Dr crosses the line, so its west end is Montevideo and its east end is Almaden Meadows. The line is also a school-district line: the Montevideo tracts are Union School District, and the tracts to the east are San Jose Unified. Some listings and the MLS use "Montevideo" for blocks east of the line too; check the tract and district for any address.
streets in montevideo
- Vera Cruz Dr
- Via Madero Dr
- Puerto Vallarta Dr
- Guadalajara Dr
- Guadalajara Ct
- Alvarado Ct
- Monteval Ln
- Monteval Ct
- Montalban Dr
- Montellano Dr
- Montellano Ct
- Montelegre Dr
- Monteverde Dr
- Los Rios Dr
- Los Rios Ct
- De Palma Dr
- De Palma Ct
- Guadalupe Mines Ct
- Coleman Rd
- Camden Ave
parks and places
Parks, shops and landmarks near Montevideo
- landmark
Montevideo Cabana Club
On Coleman Rd at the Camden Ave end of the neighborhood. Listing records describe a pool, sport courts and a swim team, run through the neighborhood association.
- park
T.J. Martin Park
About 0.7 mile straight-line northeast at The Strand Ave and Burchell Ave. The City lists about 18 acres with two soccer fields, youth and tot playgrounds and game tables.
- park
Almaden Meadows Park
About 0.9 mile straight-line east at Camden Ave and Meridian Ave: about 15 acres, a playground and picnic area on the developed part and an open hill on the rest.
- trail
Guadalupe Creek Trail
The creek runs just north of Coleman Rd, and the City's trail map lists the Guadalupe Creek Trail from Meridian Ave to the Masson diversion dam, which sits about 0.5 mile straight-line from the center.
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Redmond Ave and Meridian Ave
A supermarket-anchored center at the Meridian Ave and Redmond Ave corner is about 0.8 mile straight-line east; small shops and gas stations line Camden Ave north of Coleman Rd.
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Almaden Quicksilver County Park
The county's 4,160-acre park in the old mining hills; its McAbee Rd hiking entrance is about 1.3 miles straight-line southeast.
schools and commute
School districts and getting around
School districts
Montevideo is in Union School District (TK-8) and Campbell Union High School District; Census and City district maps agree at every point checked, including the courts south of Camden Ave. Guadalupe Elementary (Union School District, 6044 Vera Cruz Dr) is inside the neighborhood, and Dartmouth Middle (Union School District, 5575 Dartmouth Dr) is about 0.9 mile straight-line north across Coleman Rd. Neighboring Almaden Meadows is San Jose Unified, so the district changes within a block of Montevideo's east edge. Attendance boundaries change; check the exact address with the district.
Almaden Valley schools · Union School District guide · Campbell Union High guide · Silicon Valley school districts
Getting around
- No VTA bus runs through Montevideo. The closest stops are on Meridian Ave (route 64B) about 0.8 mile east and on Blossom Hill Rd at Camden Ave (route 27) about 0.7 mile north, both straight-line (City transit data, updated November 2025).
- Ohlone/Chynoweth light rail is about 3.1 miles straight-line northeast. The Almaden branch light rail shuttle closer in ended in December 2019.
- Camden Ave meets Hwy 85 about 1.8 miles straight-line north; Diridon Station (Caltrain) is about 7.1 miles straight-line north.
- Buffered or basic bike lanes run on Camden Ave and Coleman Rd (City bikeway map).
- The Guadalupe Creek Trail follows the creek north of Coleman Rd from the Masson diversion dam east toward Almaden Lake Park (City trail map).
nerd notes
Buying or selling in Montevideo: what we check
Buying here
- Get the Montevideo association documents: current dues, what the cabana club covers, rules and any transfer fee.
- About 94% of this outline is inside the City's Wildland-Urban Interface map. Read the fire-hazard disclosure, ask about defensible-space work, ask the City whether wildfire-resistant building standards apply to your remodel, and get insurance quotes early.
- About 18% of the outline falls in the City's mapped Geologic Hazard Zone. Ask the City whether a geologic review applies before an addition or a new structure.
- Confirm the school district for the exact address: Montevideo is Union School District and Campbell Union High, but Almaden Meadows a block east is San Jose Unified.
- These are mid-to-late-1960s houses. Check the electrical panel, original plumbing, roof and sewer lateral, and match City permits to any added rooms. FEMA labels the whole outline flood Zone D (risk not studied), so check insurance needs for the parcel.
Selling here
- Have the association paperwork, dues history and cabana club details ready; buyers here ask for them first.
- Use comps from the four Montevideo tracts. MLS 'Montevideo' searches also pull San Jose Unified homes east of Monteverde Dr, which trade in a different district.
- Prepare the wildfire and natural-hazard disclosures early, with any roof, vent or defensible-space work documented.
- If you added rooms or a second story, gather the permits and final inspections; listing records show mainly single-story original plans here.
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faq
Montevideo questions, answered
Where exactly is Montevideo?
At the Coleman Rd and Camden Ave junction in Almaden Valley: Coleman Rd on the northwest, Camden Ave through the south, the back fences behind Monteverde Dr on the east, and a few courts south of Camden off Guadalupe Mines Rd.
What is the difference between Montevideo and Almaden Meadows?
Montevideo is the four 1960s tracts with the cabana club, in Union School District. Almaden Meadows covers the San Jose Unified tracts east of Monteverde Dr to Meridian Ave, plus the blocks between Redmond Ave and Coleman Rd. Montelegre Dr crosses the line.
When were Montevideo's homes built?
In the mid-to-late 1960s. Listing records show 1965 on Los Rios Dr and Vera Cruz Dr and 1968 on Monteval Ct, after the City annexed the land in early 1965.
Is there an HOA in Montevideo?
Yes. Listing records show association dues for the cabana club, with a pool, clubhouse and courts. Confirm current dues and rules in the association documents.
Which school district serves Montevideo?
Union School District for TK-8 and Campbell Union High School District for high school. Guadalupe Elementary is inside the neighborhood. Check the exact address with the districts.
Is Montevideo in a wildfire zone?
About 94% of it is inside the City of San Jose's Wildland-Urban Interface map. Read the fire-hazard disclosure for the specific address and plan for defensible-space rules and insurance.
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