Silicon Valley real estate, explained by the Property Nerds®

Choosing where to live in Silicon Valley usually comes down to three things you can measure: what you can spend, how you’ll get to work, and the kind of home you want. Here are the 31 cities we cover in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, sorted by each of those, with what houses and condos sold for

Who built your house, and who designed it? In Silicon Valley the answer is often findable, because most neighborhoods went up as tracts by a known builder, and many listings, permits and county maps still carry the name. Here’s where to look, in the order we’d look, and how to check what you find. T

Cupertino and Los Gatos sit about 7 miles apart, center to center, both in Santa Clara County. Here’s how they compare on what houses, condos and townhomes sold for in the 12 months to October 27, 2026, and on the things that change at the city–town line: trains, electricity and transfer tax. The sh