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Homes on an Acre or More in San Jose: Prices, Neighborhoods and Homes for Sale (2026)
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Looking for homes on an acre or more in San Jose? Of the 7,668 houses that sold in San Jose in the two years to October 27, 2026, 64 (1%) were on lots of an acre (43,560 square feet) or more, by the lot size in the listing; across Silicon Valley it’s 5%. Here’s what they sold for, by size, price and neighborhood, and a one-click search of the ones for sale now.
The short answer
- Median price: $2.51M (all San Jose houses: $1.66M), 20% less per square foot than the typical San Jose house.
- Typical size: 3,143 sq ft, 4 bedrooms.
- Bidding: 38% sold over asking (all San Jose houses: 62%).
- Where they sold most: Los Paseos & Coyote Valley (14), Almaden Foothills & New Almaden (13) and Graystone (12).
Shopping now?
- See homes on an acre or more for sale in San Jose now: our Feature Finder opens on lots of 10,000 sq ft or more; sort by biggest lot to see the acre-plus ones first.
- Search all homes for sale, then use Save Search to get new listings by email.
- Talk to a Property Nerd about the streets you’re weighing.
By bedrooms
Homes on an acre or more sold in San Jose in the two years, by bedroom count (groups with at least 3 sales).
| Bedrooms | Sales | Median price | Median sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 13 | $1.92M | 1,956 |
| 4 | 23 | $2.52M | 2,864 |
| 5+ | 25 | $3.65M | 4,477 |
By price
How the 64 sales spread across price bands.
| Sale price | Sales | Share |
|---|---|---|
| under $1M | 1 | 2% |
| $1M to $1.5M | 5 | 8% |
| $1.5M to $2M | 15 | 23% |
| $2M to $2.5M | 9 | 14% |
| $2.5M to $3M | 9 | 14% |
| $3M to $4M | 15 | 23% |
| $4M to $5M | 6 | 9% |
| $5M to $7.5M | 3 | 5% |
| $7.5M and up | 1 | 2% |
By neighborhood
Our San Jose neighborhood guides with at least 3 such sales, placed by map position; “share” is of all house sales in the neighborhood.
| Neighborhood | Sales | Share | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Paseos & Coyote Valley | 14 | 17% | $2.3M |
| Almaden Foothills & New Almaden | 13 | 11% | $2.52M |
| Graystone | 12 | 13% | $3.77M |
| East Foothills | 11 | 8% | $2.2M |
| Mount Pleasant | 9 | 10% | $1.99M |
| Piedmont Hills & Sierramont | 5 | 4% | $1.82M |
Before you buy
- Check the slope and the usable land. Many acre lots here are hillside; setbacks, creeks, easements and fire-zone rules can leave far less flat land than the acreage suggests.
- Water, septic and access: some rural lots are on a well or septic system, or a shared private road; ask for the reports and the road agreement.
- Fire zone and insurance: look the address up on our Flood & Fire Zones page and get an insurance quote early; the Build Lab shows what a lot can hold.
How we counted
Closed sales of houses (MLS property type “single family home”) with a San Jose address between October 28, 2024 and October 27, 2026, 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). A house counts when the lot size in its listing is 43,560 square feet (one acre) or more, up to about 115 acres. Price per square foot uses sales with 400 sq ft or more and is compared with the median for all San Jose houses. Neighborhoods are our guides’ outlines, placed by each sale’s map position. Past sales aren’t a forecast or the value of any one home.
Go deeper
Homes on an acre or more across Silicon Valley, every home type in San Jose, San Jose neighborhoods compared and the neighborhoods with the most single-story homes, pools and ADUs.
Looking for homes on an acre or more in San Jose?
A Property Nerd will tell you which streets have them, what the recent ones sold for, and set up a search that catches new listings the day they hit. Call (408) 373-1660 or (650) 383-8606, or book a strategy call. Commissions are negotiable, and we offer bundled services, so ask us what’s included.