Housing in South at a glance
- Population
- about 104,395
- Housing units
- about 32,227
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $863,000San Jose: $1,233,200 (-34%)
- Median gross rent
- $2,210 a monthSan Jose: $2,669 (-17%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 53.2%San Jose: 55.8%
- Homes built before 1980
- 48.3%
- Median year built
- 1981
Close to the population centre of San Jose, South records the lowest median value of the ten sectors, $863,000, and the lowest rent of nine, $2,210; those figures sit 34% and 17% beneath the city. Neighbours show how much lies above: Central, Edenvale and Willow Glen are worth $1,142,000, $1,205,000 and $1,679,000. An owner share of 53.2% is only 2.6 points short of the city, eighth of ten, so tenure here is close to the city norm while prices are not. Housing is relatively recent, with a median year built of 1981 and pre-1980 homes making up 48.3%, ninth of ten. The sector counts 104,395 residents, with 16,419 owner households beside 14,467 renter households, and Central's owner share is much lower at 31.6%, while Edenvale reaches 63%. Willow Glen's owners are 59.6% of households, and its homes are older, from 1964. Edenvale's rent is $2,870.
Questions about South
What is the median home value in South, San Jose?
$863,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $1,233,200 for San Jose as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in South?
$2,210 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $2,669 in San Jose (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in South own or rent?
Most own: 53.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 55.8% in San Jose (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 25 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city.
South is one of the 10 most populous of 15 planning areas of San Jose: estimated population about 104,395 (Payotte estimate: Census ACS 2020-2024 populations of the census tracts whose internal point lies inside the boundary; boundaries from City of San José GIS, Planning Areas (open data layer 544), consulted 2026-11-02).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for San Jose as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
Near South
The closest sectors of San Jose, by distance between population centres.
Other sectors of San Jose
Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in South. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
- Mortgage loan officerOpen spot
- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
Work in one of these trades in South? Ask for your spot.