Housing in West Valley at a glance
- Population
- about 96,541
- Housing units
- about 38,538
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $1,830,000San Jose: $1,233,200 (+41%)
- Median gross rent
- $2,580 a monthSan Jose: $2,669 (-3%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 51%San Jose: 55.8%
- Homes built before 1980
- 79.9%
- Median year built
- 1966
West Valley's median value of $1,830,000 puts it second from the top of San Jose's ten sectors, 41% over the city. It lies west of the centre, and its closest neighbours are priced lower: Willow Glen ($1,679,000), Cambrian/Pioneer ($1,632,000) and Central ($1,142,000). Rent does not follow value, as $2,580 is 3% under the city level and fourth of nine, in line with Willow Glen's $2,550 and Cambrian/Pioneer's $2,530. Owners hold 51% of households, ninth of ten and 4.8 points short of San Jose overall, a near-even split of 18,181 owning and 17,492 renting households. The older stock, 79.9% predating 1980 and mostly from around 1966, ranks second of ten, just behind Cambrian/Pioneer's 81.4%. The sector houses 96,541 residents in 38,538 units. Central, which neighbours it, has only 31.6% owners, the lowest share in San Jose, and Cambrian/Pioneer reaches a higher 63.5%. Willow Glen's housing is older at the median, dating from 1964.
Questions about West Valley
What is the median home value in West Valley, San Jose?
$1,830,000 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 West Valley?
$2,580 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 West Valley own or rent?
Most own: 51% 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 19 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.
West Valley is one of the 10 most populous of 15 planning areas of San Jose: estimated population about 96,541 (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 West Valley
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 West Valley. 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 West Valley? Ask for your spot.