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Raw data sources: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.
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With 126,930 people, 47,434 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $1,716,068, Santa Clara house prices are not only among the most expensive in California, Santa Clara real estate also is some of the most expensive in all of America.
Large apartment complexes or high rise apartments are the single most common housing type in Santa Clara, accounting for 42.33% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Santa Clara include single-family detached homes ( 38.10%), row houses and other attached homes ( 10.70%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 8.63%). Cities that are predominantly high-density buildings are relatively uncommon in the US. Because of the density, these types of cities are often walkable and compact, and often have a lively downtown.
People in Santa Clara primarily live in small (one, two or no bedroom) units, chiefly found in large apartment complexes or high rise apartments. Santa Clara has a mixture of owner-occupied and renter-occupied housing.
At the end of World War II, American soldiers returned home triumphant and, with the help of the GI Bill, built homes by the millions on the edges of America's cities. These homes were predominantly capes and ranches, modest in size, but built to house a growing middle-class as the 20th century became the American century. Santa Clara's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 43.11% of the city's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Santa Clara include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 31.03%) and housing constructed between 2000 and later ( 22.34%). There's also some housing in Santa Clara built before 1939 ( 3.51%).
Real estate appreciation rates in Santa Clara's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 6.41% during the period.
Appreciation rates are so strong in Santa Clara that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Santa Clara real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Santa Clara appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 12.82%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 95.21% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Santa Clara. Santa Clara appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 1.78%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 7.33%.
Relative to California, our data show that Santa Clara's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 90% of the other cities and towns in California.
One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Santa Clara differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Santa Clara - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Santa Clara real estate investment or home purchase decisions.
$1,716,068
for California
for nation
47,434
$4,752 / per month