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Alum Rock, San Jose Homes for sale, recent sales and a Property Nerd’s guide
East San Jose east of White Rd, from McKee Rd to Story Rd: a patchwork of unincorporated county blocks and city tracts with San Jose 95127 addresses, on the old road to Alum Rock Park.
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the story
How Alum Rock came to be
The name points to the canyon park about 1.5 miles straight-line to the north-east. A local history academy's timeline for Alum Rock Park says the name was in use by 1853 (the outcrop holds no actual alum), that a state act established the park on March 13, 1872, and that Alum Rock Avenue was built in the mid-1870s to reach it, when the park sat about seven miles past the city limits. Alum Rock Railway trolleys carried visitors from downtown into the canyon from the 1890s until 1932, electrified in 1902. Today Alum Rock Ave cuts this guide on a diagonal on its way toward the foothills.
Houses filled in the land around the road in many separate tracts. The city's tract-map layer shows about 2,190 recorded lots in 61 tracts inside the outline. City annexation records show the city's pieces arriving one at a time, from 'McKee No. 7' on November 14, 1957 to 'McKee No. 120' on March 12, 2004; 'Story No. 1-B' on May 6, 1960 alone covers about 13% of today's outline. About two-thirds of the land never joined the city.
The Census counts that county land as the Alum Rock census-designated place, with a corner around Kirk Ave, Fleming Ave, Mahoney Dr and Delia St in the East Foothills CDP. All of it lies inside San Jose's Urban Service Area on the county map. Countywide policy expects cities to annex such islands over time, and state law allows a streamlined process for islands of 150 acres or less (LAFCO island policies); no annexation date for these blocks turned up in the sources read.
streets and homes
The streets and the houses
White Rd on the west and Kirk Ave and Fleming Ave on the east frame a grid that Alum Rock Ave splits on a diagonal: Claremont Ave, Cragmont Ave, Hyland Ave and Madeline Dr run north of it, and East Hills Dr, Jerilyn Dr, Dale Dr, Millar Ave and Buckner Dr south of it, down to Watters Dr, Roehampton Ave and Bedford St near Story Rd.
The city tracts come in clusters: Davenport Dr, Townsquare Dr, Hobie Ln, McCovey Ln, Candlestick Way, Giant Way and Loes Way near Fleming Ave and Story Rd; La Pala Dr, Barletta Ln, Bastia Ln, Bordeaux Ln, Rouen Ct, Seine Ct and Versailles Ct near McKee Rd and White Rd; and Dominick Way, Gerard Way and Watters Dr toward Story Rd. The city zoning map puts commercial land at the White Rd corners with McKee Rd, Alum Rock Ave and Story Rd, and shows mostly R-1-8 single-family zoning on the city tracts.
County or city, street by street (county road data and the county city-limits map). Unincorporated Santa Clara County, with county planning, zoning and building permits: Ashdale Dr, Athene Dr, Bedford St, Bethel Ct, Broadview Dr, Cairo Ct, Calgary Ct, Chrisland Ave, Chrisland Ct, Clareview Ave, Claudia Dr, Cragmont Ave, Cureton Pl, Dale Dr, Decker Way, Dennis Ct, Donna Adelle Ct, Earlander St, East Hills Ct, Edna Pl, El Campo Dr, Eton Ave, Fisher Ave, Gion Ave, Gloria Ave, Harriet Ave, Highgrove Ct, Jerilyn Ct, Joyce Ct, Keats Ct, Kelso Ct, Kelton Ct, Kenyon Ct, Kerwood Way, Keswick Ct, Laumer Ave, Marian Ln, McVay Ave, Meadow Ln, Palomino Dr, Pickford Ave, Reeves Ct, Reva Ct, Rockway Dr, Roehampton Ave, Rose Ave, Serrano Ave, Seward Ct, Staples Ave, Summit Ave, Talmadge Ave, Trailway Dr, Vancouver Ct, Victoria Ct, Viewmont Ave and Woodhaven Dr. Split between county and city block by block: Alum Rock Ave (mostly county), Buckner Dr, Claremont Ave, Delia St, East Hills Dr, Eastside Dr, Emerick Ave, Fleming Ave, Hobart Ave, Hyland Ave, Jerilyn Dr, Kirk Ave, Madeline Dr, Mahoney Dr, Manning Ave, Maro Dr, McKee Rd, Millar Ave, Ridge Vista Ave, Stewart Ave and Sunnyslope Ave. City of San Jose: Barletta Ln, Bastia Ln, Bordeaux Ln, Candlestick Way, Chambery Ct, Chambord Ct, Clareview Ct, Clareview St, Davenport Dr, Dominick Ct, Dominick Way, Donald Ct, Epernay Ct, Feller Ave, Florence Ct, Fontveille Ct, Gerard Way, Giant Way, Glasgow Ct, Heirloom Ct, Hobie Ln, La Pala Dr, Loes Way, Louis Ct, Mackenzie Ct, McCovey Ln, Neves Way, Rouen Ct, Seine Ct, Shanj Ct, Starburst Ct, Townsquare Dr, Versailles Ct, Viewmont Ct, Villa East Hills Ct, Waterstone Ct, Watters Dr, White Ct and White Ter, plus the White Rd and Story Rd frontages. Every address here uses a San Jose 95127 mailing address either way.
streets in alum rock
- Alum Rock Ave
- White Rd
- McKee Rd
- Story Rd
- Fleming Ave
- Kirk Ave
- East Hills Dr
- Claremont Ave
- Cragmont Ave
- Hyland Ave
- Jerilyn Dr
- Dale Dr
- Madeline Dr
- Mahoney Dr
- Buckner Dr
- Millar Ave
- Davenport Dr
- Townsquare Dr
- La Pala Dr
- Watters Dr
house sales by street, 2021–2026
| Street | Sales | Median price | Per sq ft | Typical lot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahoney Drive | 6 | $1.27M | $797 | 9,110 sq ft |
| Story Road | 6 | $1.23M | $720 | 14,260 sq ft |
| Clareview Avenue | 6 | $1.2M | $815 | 8,090 sq ft |
| Feller Avenue | 7 | $1.18M | $811 | 7,350 sq ft |
| Pickford Avenue | 6 | $1.15M | $765 | 10,000 sq ft |
| South Cragmont Avenue | 14 | $1.05M | $792 | 7,020 sq ft |
| East Hills Drive | 10 | $1.04M | $735 | 6,640 sq ft |
| Talmadge Avenue | 6 | $1.03M | $840 | 8,660 sq ft |
| North Claremont Avenue | 13 | $1.03M | $784 | 6,100 sq ft |
| Laumer Avenue | 6 | $1.02M | $834 | 6,800 sq ft |
| North Cragmont Avenue | 7 | $991K | $800 | 5,300 sq ft |
| South Claremont Avenue | 10 | $990K | $837 | 7,050 sq ft |
| Cureton Place | 6 | $925K | $712 | 4,950 sq ft |
| Dale Drive | 11 | $910K | $747 | 4,900 sq ft |
| Jerilyn Drive | 7 | $905K | $892 | 5,060 sq ft |
Single-family house sales inside this guide’s outline, Oct. 1, 2021 to Oct. 21, 2026, from MLS records, with each sale counted once. Streets with at least 3 sales (the 15 with the most sales; 29 more streets qualify); prices, price per square foot and lots are medians. The whole city, ranked: The most expensive streets in San Jose.
parks and places
Parks, shops and landmarks near Alum Rock
- park
Fleming Park
A small city park of about half an acre at 139 Fleming Ave (city parks layer).
- library
Dr. Roberto Cruz Alum Rock Branch Library
At 3090 Alum Rock Ave, just west across White Rd, about 0.4 mile straight-line from the middle of the guide's homes. It opened on July 9, 2005, replacing a county-run library that dated from 1978 (San Jose Public Library timeline).
- park
Alum Rock Park
The city's canyon park along Penitencia Creek, about 719 acres on the city layer, begins about 1.5 miles straight-line north-east of the middle of the guide's homes.
- shopping
White Rd corners
Commercial land sits at White Rd and Story Rd, White Rd and Alum Rock Ave, and White Rd and McKee Rd (city zoning map).
- transit
Alum Rock light rail stop
VTA's stop on Capitol Ave at Alum Rock Ave is about 1 mile straight-line south-west of the middle of the guide's homes.
schools and commute
School districts and getting around
School districts
Most streets are in the Alum Rock Union Elementary School District; the south-east blocks near Story Rd (including Watters Dr, Dominick Way, Gerard Way, Roehampton Ave, Bedford St and Feller Ave) map to the Mount Pleasant Elementary School District; all of it is in the East Side Union High School District (Census district maps). Horace Cureton Elementary (3720 East Hills Dr) and Joseph George Middle (277 Mahoney Dr) are inside the outline, but the Alum Rock Union board voted in December 2024 to close both for the 2025-26 school year (local news report; neither appears on the district's current school list). Nearby public schools: Linda Vista Elementary (100 Kirk Ave) and Lyndale Elementary (13901 Nordyke Dr) in Alum Rock Union, about 0.5-0.7 mile straight-line, and James Lick High (East Side Union, 57 N. White Rd) just west across White Rd. Attendance boundaries change, so check the exact address with each district.
Alum Rock Union School District site · Mount Pleasant School District site · East Side Union High guide
Getting around
- VTA light rail: the Alum Rock stop (Capitol Ave at Alum Rock Ave) is about 1 mile straight-line south-west and the McKee stop about 1.3 miles straight-line west of the middle of the guide's homes.
- Berryessa/North San Jose BART is about 2.9 miles straight-line west.
- I-680 is about 1.3 miles straight-line west, reached by Alum Rock Ave or McKee Rd.
- Alum Rock Ave and Story Rd are the main east-west routes; White Rd runs north-south along the west edge.
- Downtown San Jose (City Hall) is about 4.1 miles straight-line south-west.
nerd notes
Buying or selling in Alum Rock: what we check
Buying here
- County or city: about two-thirds of the land, including most of Alum Rock Ave east of White Rd and streets such as Claremont Ave, Cragmont Ave, Dale Dr and East Hills Dr, is unincorporated county, where the county handles planning, zoning, building permits and ADU rules. Check the parcel on the county assessor and city maps; the street list above is a guide, but split streets change block by block.
- On county parcels, ask which agencies provide sewer, water, garbage, police and fire service; they can differ from the city parcel next door.
- Permit history: with two permitting agencies in one neighborhood, check that additions and garages were permitted by whichever agency had jurisdiction at the time, including before any annexation.
- School lines: two districts serve the elementary grades here, and two of the campuses inside the outline were voted closed for 2025-26. Confirm the assigned schools with Alum Rock Union or Mount Pleasant for the exact address.
- Hazards are modest: about 76% of the outline is FEMA Zone X and the rest Zone D; about 3% (near Watters Dr and Fleming Ave on the east edge) is in a state landslide zone. Read the natural hazard disclosure.
Selling here
- Say plainly whether the home is county or city land and gather permits from the right agency before listing.
- If the parcel is county land, note which service providers serve it; buyers will ask.
- Straight-line distances to the Alum Rock library, Alum Rock Park and the light rail stop are fair points to make.
- List upgrades (panel, roof, windows, sewer lateral) with dates.
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faq
Alum Rock questions, answered
Is Alum Rock part of San Jose?
Partly. Every address uses San Jose 95127, but about two-thirds of the land in this guide is unincorporated Santa Clara County (the Census Alum Rock CDP); the rest is City of San Jose. The street-by-street list above shows which is which.
How do you tell if a home is county or city land?
Check the parcel on the county assessor's map or the city's GIS maps. On a county parcel the county handles planning and building permits; on a city parcel, San Jose does.
What ZIP code is Alum Rock?
95127 for this whole guide (Census ZIP areas and county road data). The nearby Berryessa ZIP codes 95132 and 95133 do not apply here.
Which school districts serve it?
Alum Rock Union on most streets and Mount Pleasant on the south-east blocks near Story Rd, with East Side Union High. Cureton Elementary and Joseph George Middle were voted closed for 2025-26, so check current assignments with the district.
How far is Alum Rock Park?
The park begins about 1.5 miles straight-line north-east of the middle of the guide's homes.
Will the county blocks be annexed?
Countywide policy expects San Jose to annex the unincorporated islands inside its urban service area, which includes these blocks, but no date was found. Check with the city and LAFCO of Santa Clara County.
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