Metro area · CBSA 41940
San Jose
The San Jose, CA metro area has 1,969,337 people. Median rent is $2,840, 21.0% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Santa Clara County at $3,272. Of the 28 places we track here, Lexington Hills has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$162,111
Median home value
$1,447,800
Unemployment
4.9%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$3,272
HUD, Santa Clara County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose | 990,138 | $2,669 | 21.9% |
| Sunnyvale | 154,236 | $3,039 | 19.6% |
| Santa Clara | 130,256 | $3,016 | 20.2% |
| Mountain View | 83,732 | $3,062 | 19.3% |
| Milpitas | 78,578 | $3,120 | 20.9% |
| Palo Alto | 67,237 | $3,484 | 18.1% |
| Gilroy | 59,004 | $2,301 | 20.7% |
| Cupertino | 58,566 | $3,501 | 17.9% |
| Morgan Hill | 45,425 | $2,474 | 18.1% |
| Hollister | 43,811 | $1,914 | 20.5% |
| Campbell | 42,781 | $2,737 | 22.6% |
| Los Gatos | 32,786 | $3,247 | 17.9% |
| Los Altos | 30,698 | $3,501 | 16.8% |
| Saratoga | 30,319 | $3,501 | 16.8% |
| Stanford | 18,662 | $1,976 | 31.5% |
| Alum Rock | 10,440 | $2,389 | 22.6% |
| Los Altos Hills | 8,377 | $3,501 | 16.8% |
| East Foothills | 7,139 | $3,321 | 20.0% |
| San Martin | 6,954 | $2,613 | 19.8% |
| Burbank | 5,333 | $2,566 | 22.9% |
| Cambrian Park | 3,494 | $3,179 | 19.8% |
| Monte Sereno | 3,461 | $2,947 | 14.1% |
| Loyola | 3,430 | $3,501 | 16.8% |
| Ridgemark | 3,403 | $3,412 | 31.6% |
| Lexington Hills | 2,692 | $2,482 | 12.0% |
| San Juan Bautista | 2,033 | $1,889 | 19.6% |
| Fruitdale | 986 | $2,746 | 18.0% |
| Tres Pinos | 901 | $2,625 | 27.5% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.