Silicon Valley Home Buyer’s Data Guide: By Budget, ZIP Code and Commute (2026)

Buying a home in Silicon Valley starts with three questions: what can I afford, where, and how far from work? We’ve answered each with two years of MLS sales, city by city and ZIP by ZIP. This page puts those guides in one place, with a live search behind every one.

By budget

Where a budget goes, and what it buys, city by city.

Houses under a budget

Belmont under $2 million, Burlingame under $2.5 million, Cupertino under $3 million, Daly City under $1 million, Los Gatos under $2 million, Menlo Park under $2 million, Morgan Hill under $1 million, Mountain View under $2 million, Palo Alto under $2.5 million, Redwood City under $1.5 million, San Bruno under $1.25 million, San Carlos under $2 million, San Jose under $1 million, San Mateo under $1.5 million, Santa Clara under $1.5 million, Saratoga under $3 million, Sunnyvale under $2 million. Each city’s market page has one more budget.

Condos and townhomes under a budget

San Jose under $500K, San Jose under $800K, Sunnyvale under $1 million, San Mateo under $700K, Mountain View under $1 million, Santa Clara under $800K, Milpitas under $1 million, Palo Alto under $1.2 million, Foster City under $1 million, Los Gatos under $1 million, Campbell under $800K, Redwood City under $1 million, Cupertino under $1.2 million, Daly City under $600K, Morgan Hill under $800K, Menlo Park under $1.2 million, San Carlos under $1 million, South San Francisco under $800K, San Bruno under $500K, Los Altos under $1.5 million, Saratoga under $1.5 million, Burlingame under $1 million, Millbrae under $800K, Belmont under $1 million, Gilroy under $600K.

Townhomes or condos

Townhomes only: San Jose, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Santa Clara, Milpitas, Los Gatos, San Mateo, Foster City, Cupertino, Morgan Hill, Campbell, Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Redwood City, Saratoga. Condos only: San Jose, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto, Foster City, Redwood City, Milpitas, San Carlos, Campbell, Menlo Park, Los Altos, Los Gatos, Cupertino, Morgan Hill.

Silicon Valley-wide

• The most affordable ZIP codes for a house, condo or townhome
• Where houses still sell under $2 million
• Single-story homes under $2 million, with a pool and with an ADU
• The $1M Line: where homes still sell under $1 million

By ZIP code and county

• The most expensive ZIP codes in Silicon Valley
• The most affordable ZIP codes
• Santa Clara County housing market 2026, by city and ZIP
• San Mateo County housing market 2026, by city and ZIP
• Which cities are in Silicon Valley? Every city, its county and home prices

By commute

Near the big employers

Homes Near Apple Park, Homes Near Google, Homes Near Meta, Homes Near NVIDIA, Intel and AMD, Homes Near Cisco, Homes Near Adobe and Zoom, Homes Near eBay, Homes Near Netflix, Homes Near Stanford Research Park, Homes Near Gilead. Or see all 18 headquarters outside San Francisco, ranked.

Near universities and hospitals

Homes Near San Jose State, Homes Near Santa Clara University, Homes Near De Anza College, Homes Near El Camino Hospital, Homes Near Kaiser Santa Clara, Homes Near Valley Medical Center, Homes Near Stanford, Homes Near Foothill College, Homes Near West Valley College, Homes Near Mission College, Homes Near Evergreen Valley College, Homes Near San Jose City College, Homes Near College of San Mateo, Homes Near Cañada College, Homes Near Gavilan College, Homes Near Stanford Hospital, Homes Near Kaiser San Jose, Homes Near Kaiser Redwood City, Homes Near Regional Medical Center, Homes Near O’Connor Hospital, Homes Near Good Samaritan Hospital, Homes Near Sequoia Hospital, Homes Near Mills-Peninsula, Homes Near St. Louise Hospital, and the cities near Stanford.

Near the train

• Home prices near every Caltrain station, ranked
• Home prices near BART on the Peninsula and in the South Bay
• Home prices near VTA light rail stations, ranked
• Homes near Caltrain, BART and VTA: live maps

Station by station, Caltrain: South San Francisco, San Bruno, Millbrae Station, Broadway, Burlingame, San Mateo, Hayward Park, Hillsdale, Belmont, San Carlos, Redwood City, Menlo Park, Palo Alto, California Avenue, San Antonio, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Lawrence, Santa Clara, College Park, San Jose Diridon Station, Tamien, Capitol, Blossom Hill, Morgan Hill, Gilroy. BART: Berryessa, Milpitas, Millbrae Station, San Bruno, South San Francisco, Colma, Daly City.

Within walking distance of a downtown

Downtown Campbell, Downtown Gilroy, Downtown Los Altos, Downtown Los Gatos, Downtown Morgan Hill, Downtown Mountain View, California Avenue, Downtown Palo Alto, Downtown San Jose, Downtown Willow Glen, Japantown, Santana Row, Saratoga Village, Murphy Avenue, Broadway, Downtown Burlingame, Downtown Menlo Park, Downtown Redwood City, Downtown San Carlos, Downtown San Mateo, Downtown South San Francisco, and every downtown ranked.

Near a park or preserve

Rancho San Antonio, Stevens Creek County Park, Vasona Lake, Anderson Lake, Shoreline Park, Foothills Nature Preserve, the Palo Alto Baylands, Almaden Lake Park, Almaden Quicksilver, Guadalupe River Park, Hellyer Park, Kelley Park, Lake Cunningham, the Rose Garden, Santa Teresa Park, Central Park, Santa Clara, Hakone Gardens, Villa Montalvo, Sunnyvale Baylands Park, Leo J. Ryan Park, Bedwell Bayfront Park, Edgewood Park, Central Park, San Mateo, Coyote Point, and every park ranked.

New construction

New townhomes and condos, against resales: San Jose, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Saratoga, Milpitas, Morgan Hill. For houses, see modern farmhouse and new-construction house prices.

By home type and feature

Single-story, pools, ADUs, views, A/C, cul-de-sacs, Eichlers, Craftsman and every other style and feature, city by city: Silicon Valley home types by the numbers.

How these guides are built

Every number comes from closed sales reported to the MLS and read through the IDX feeds that power our home search, with repeat records removed, mostly for the two years to October 27, 2026. Each guide has its full method. Past sales aren’t a forecast or the value of any one home.

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