Housing in Willow Glen at a glance
- Population
- about 84,884
- Housing units
- about 33,714
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $1,679,000San Jose: $1,233,200 (+29%)
- Median gross rent
- $2,550 a monthSan Jose: $2,669 (-4%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 59.6%San Jose: 55.8%
- Homes built before 1980
- 78.7%
- Median year built
- 1964
Willow Glen's median year built is 1964, older than in any neighbour listed here: Cambrian/Pioneer is 1967, Central 1971 and South 1981. About 78.7% of its homes predate 1980, third of ten. The sector lies south-west of the centre, and its median value of $1,679,000, also third of ten, is 29% over the city, well above South's $863,000 and Central's $1,142,000, and a little above Cambrian/Pioneer's $1,632,000. Rent is $2,550, 4% below the city figure, fifth of nine, only just ahead of Cambrian/Pioneer's $2,530. Owners are 59.6% of households, edging the city by 3.8 points, while Central drops to 31.6%. In all, 84,884 residents live in 33,714 housing units, where 19,109 households own and 12,934 rent. South's rent, $2,210, is the lowest among its neighbours, and Central's is $2,410. Cambrian/Pioneer has 63.5% owners, South 53.2%. The 81.4% pre-1980 share in Cambrian/Pioneer is higher than Willow Glen's own.
Questions about Willow Glen
What is the median home value in Willow Glen, San Jose?
$1,679,000 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 Willow Glen?
$2,550 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 Willow Glen own or rent?
Most own: 59.6% 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 18 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.
Willow Glen is one of the 10 most populous of 15 planning areas of San Jose: estimated population about 84,884 (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 Willow Glen
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Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Willow Glen. 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
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