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The median home value in Santa Clara County, CA is $1,566,638 as of 2026-08-31, up 0.34% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$1,566,638
Year-over-Year
+0.34%
National Rank
#6 of 3071
Santa Clara County ranks 2nd out of 58 counties in CA by median home price, and is +566.5% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within CA, the typical county has a median home value of $500,264, making Santa Clara County +213.2% above the CA state median.
The typical home value decreased by 5.2%, from $1,652,163 in May 2026 to $1,566,638 in Aug 2026.
Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $1,652,163 | -1.2% |
| Jun 2026 | $1,624,356 | -0.8% |
| Jul 2026 | $1,598,562 | -0.1% |
| Aug 2026 | $1,566,638 | +0.3% |
Households here earn a median of $164,281 a year against a typical home value of $1,566,638 — a price-to-income ratio of 9.5×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That makes it one of the least affordable counties in the country relative to local wages. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Santa Clara County recorded a violent crime rate of 441 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 2,422 per 100,000.
Based on 14 reporting cities covering 1,760,717 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Santa Clara County is $1,566,638. That's up 0.34% from a year earlier. That is about 566.5% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Santa Clara County the 2nd most expensive of 58 counties in California.
Median household income here is $164,281, so a typical home costs about 9.5× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Santa Clara County recorded 441 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 1,760,717 residents across 14 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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