What do entry level homes cost in various areas of San Jose?

What does it cost to buy a home in Silicon Valley? I want to provide you some "rules of thumb".

A lot of it depends on the location, of course.  Some parts of San Jose will be more expensive, such as west San Jose, The Rosegarden, Willow Glen (especially the Dry Creek Road area of Willow Glen and the "walk to town" areas of this district), the hilly parts of Alum Rock near the golf course, Almaden Valley, and the Silvercreek area of Evergreen will all be on the more expensive end of the spectrum. Less expensive areas will include much of downtown San Jose, east San Jose, Berryessa, south San Jose, Santa Teresa (in general). Blossom Valley and Cambrian Park, among other areas, are pretty much midrange - considered to be fairly normal entry level areas, pretty safe, and well maintained overall. In both, it's preferable to be closest to the foothills.

Want to buy a condo? You might be able to find one in the range of $200,000 to $300,000 (there are 7 listed lower than that too). Nicer ones wil be in the 3's or higher. (Go to Saratoga or Palo Alto and it would be easy to drop a cool million on a two bedroom townhome or condo.)

Want to buy a house?  There are 175 listed in San Jose under $400,000, but the better "starter" houses are priced at $500,000 or so on average.

Talk to your lender, or email me for a list of trusted lenders, to get the ball rolling!