Blog > Home Prices Near VTA Light Rail Stations, Ranked (2026)
What does a house near VTA light rail cost? We measured every house that sold in the two years to October 27, 2026 against the 59 light rail stations from Mountain View to Santa Teresa and Campbell, and ranked them by the median price within a mile; 52 stations had at least 20 house sales that close. Mountain View led at $2.5M; Alum Rock had the lowest, $1M.
The short answer
- Most expensive within a mile: Mountain View ($2.5M), Whisman ($2.3M) and Middlefield ($2.21M).
- Least expensive: Alum Rock ($1M), Convention Center ($1.07M) and Paseo de San Antonio ($1.14M).
Shopping now?
- Homes near VTA light rail: every home for sale near each station, live on a map. Tap a station in the table to open it there.
- Homes near Caltrain and BART, on live maps.
- Talk to a Property Nerd about the commute and the streets that fit.
Every station, ranked
Houses sold within 1 mile of each station, highest median first (stations with at least 20 such sales), with the median within half a mile where there were at least 10.
| # | Station | City | Lines | Median within 1 mile | Per sq ft | Over asking | Sales | Within ½ mile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mountain View | Mountain View | Orange Line | $2.5M | $1,518 | 69% | 163 | $2.38M |
| 2 | Whisman | Mountain View | Orange Line | $2.3M | $1,350 | 77% | 92 | $2.16M |
| 3 | Middlefield | Mountain View | Orange Line | $2.21M | $1,227 | 70% | 56 | $2.1M |
| 4 | Bayshore/NASA | Mountain View | Orange Line | $2.13M | $1,289 | 71% | 28 | — |
| 5 | Winchester | Campbell | Green Line | $2.05M | $1,171 | 59% | 140 | $1.97M |
| 6 | Downtown Campbell | Campbell | Green Line | $2.02M | $1,140 | 57% | 127 | $1.76M |
| 7 | Bascom | San Jose | Green Line | $1.97M | $1,104 | 72% | 172 | $1.73M |
| 8 | Hamilton | Campbell | Green Line | $1.95M | $1,137 | 66% | 155 | $1.8M |
| 9 | Fruitdale | San Jose | Green Line | $1.85M | $1,113 | 64% | 188 | $1.56M |
| 10 | Tasman | San Jose | Blue Line, Green Line | $1.84M | $1,129 | 69% | 32 | — |
| 11 | Orchard | San Jose | Blue Line, Green Line | $1.84M | $1,113 | 73% | 30 | — |
| 12 | River Oaks | San Jose | Blue Line, Green Line | $1.83M | $1,113 | 67% | 30 | — |
| 13 | Moffett Park | Sunnyvale | Orange Line | $1.8M | $1,345 | 69% | 45 | — |
| 14 | Champion | San Jose | Green Line, Orange Line | $1.75M | $1,046 | 66% | 56 | — |
| 15 | Fair Oaks | Sunnyvale | Orange Line | $1.7M | $1,312 | 73% | 89 | $1.61M |
| 16 | Vienna | Sunnyvale | Orange Line | $1.7M | $1,318 | 74% | 82 | $1.6M |
| 17 | Reamwood | Sunnyvale | Orange Line | $1.7M | $1,320 | 79% | 56 | $1.65M |
| 18 | Berryessa | San Jose | Orange Line | $1.7M | $986 | 71% | 204 | $1.71M |
| 19 | Old Ironsides | Santa Clara | Green Line, Orange Line | $1.69M | $1,189 | 72% | 50 | — |
| 20 | Hostetter | San Jose | Orange Line | $1.65M | $1,091 | 74% | 207 | $1.53M |
| 21 | Penitencia Creek | San Jose | Orange Line | $1.65M | $928 | 68% | 183 | $1.77M |
| 22 | Curtner | San Jose | Blue Line | $1.65M | $974 | 54% | 176 | $1.26M |
| 23 | Lick Mill | Santa Clara | Green Line, Orange Line | $1.64M | $979 | 66% | 56 | $1.77M |
| 24 | Race | San Jose | Green Line | $1.62M | $1,087 | 57% | 224 | $1.25M |
| 25 | Great America | Santa Clara | Green Line, Orange Line | $1.61M | $974 | 67% | 51 | — |
| 26 | Crossman | Sunnyvale | Orange Line | $1.6M | $1,243 | 64% | 22 | — |
| 27 | Tamien | San Jose | Blue Line | $1.59M | $1,014 | 50% | 260 | $1.49M |
| 28 | Cropley | San Jose | Orange Line | $1.56M | $1,026 | 67% | 117 | $1.51M |
| 29 | Branham | San Jose | Blue Line | $1.54M | $858 | 61% | 224 | $1.51M |
| 30 | Ohlone/Chynoweth | San Jose | Blue Line | $1.54M | $849 | 57% | 192 | $1.5M |
| 31 | Capitol | San Jose | Blue Line | $1.52M | $846 | 63% | 208 | $1.52M |
| 32 | Blossom Hill | San Jose | Blue Line | $1.51M | $917 | 65% | 239 | $1.55M |
| 33 | Milpitas | Milpitas | Orange Line | $1.49M | $1,012 | 64% | 76 | $1.58M |
| 34 | Snell | San Jose | Blue Line | $1.47M | $923 | 62% | 307 | $1.52M |
| 35 | Cottle | San Jose | Blue Line | $1.46M | $873 | 59% | 224 | $1.54M |
| 36 | Santa Teresa | San Jose | Blue Line | $1.43M | $871 | 61% | 180 | $1.58M |
| 37 | Great Mall | Milpitas | Orange Line | $1.42M | $934 | 68% | 50 | $1.62M |
| 38 | Alder | Milpitas | Orange Line | $1.42M | $986 | 75% | 40 | — |
| 39 | San Jose Diridon | San Jose | Green Line | $1.39M | $1,039 | 54% | 122 | $1.25M |
| 40 | Virginia | San Jose | Blue Line | $1.27M | $943 | 52% | 184 | $1.1M |
| 41 | San Fernando | San Jose | Green Line | $1.26M | $961 | 50% | 108 | $1.18M |
| 42 | McKee | San Jose | Orange Line | $1.21M | $865 | 66% | 145 | $1.14M |
| 43 | St. James | San Jose | Blue Line, Green Line | $1.2M | $776 | 47% | 118 | $1.05M |
| 44 | Santa Clara | San Jose | Blue Line, Green Line | $1.2M | $778 | 48% | 122 | — |
| 45 | Japantown/Ayer | San Jose | Blue Line, Green Line | $1.19M | $824 | 54% | 119 | $1.25M |
| 46 | Children's Discovery Museum | San Jose | Blue Line | $1.17M | $942 | 48% | 116 | $925K |
| 47 | Civic Center | San Jose | Blue Line, Green Line | $1.16M | $893 | 59% | 109 | $1.26M |
| 48 | Metro/Airport | San Jose | Blue Line, Green Line | $1.15M | $974 | 81% | 26 | — |
| 49 | Gish | San Jose | Blue Line, Green Line | $1.15M | $952 | 69% | 45 | $1.15M |
| 50 | Paseo de San Antonio | San Jose | Blue Line, Green Line | $1.14M | $798 | 49% | 123 | $1.07M |
| 51 | Convention Center | San Jose | Blue Line, Green Line | $1.07M | $813 | 44% | 103 | $1.1M |
| 52 | Alum Rock | San Jose | Orange Line | $1M | $813 | 54% | 160 | $1.05M |
Reading it right
- Neighboring stations share houses. Stops are often less than a mile apart, so their circles overlap.
- Many homes near light rail are condos, townhomes and apartments, which aren’t in these figures; the live map shows them.
- Check the service. Lines and frequencies change; check VTA’s current schedule for the stop you’d use.
How we counted
Closed sales of houses (MLS property type “single family home”) between October 28, 2024 and October 27, 2026 in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, reported to the MLS and read through the IDX feeds that power our home search, with repeat records from different feeds removed (normalized address plus sale date), measured straight-line from each sale’s map position to each station. Condos and townhomes aren’t in these figures because the sold feed doesn’t give their map positions. Past sales aren’t a forecast or the value of any one home.
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