Housing market/California/ZIP 95135
ZIP 95135 San Jose, California
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HUD Metro FMR Area · California. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 95135 · CA
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 95135 — San Jose, CA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 95135
- 1-unit detached4,75760.7%
- 1-unit attached2,18827.9%
- 2–4 units2823.6%
- 5–49 units2513.2%
- 50+ units3434.4%
- Mobile140.2%
2–4 unit share 3.6% · 5–49 unit share 3.2% · combined 2–49 6.8%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $3,501 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $3,501.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 57.8%; ≥50% 35.4%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $3,640 (1.040× ACS median gross rent).
Population
20,503 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: -8.3%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 1 projects, 79 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: not published for this ZIP.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 3,483 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 95135 13.5% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 3.2%; ACS median gross rent is $3,501; population changed -8.3% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 282 units in 2–4-unit structures and 251 units in 5–49-unit structures; 1 LIHTC projects totaling 79 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $3,640 versus ACS median gross rent of $3,501. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
California research
ZIP 95135 is a Census / HUD profile for San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 95135 — San Jose, CA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·California ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is California research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 95135?
ZIP 95135 (San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HUD Metro FMR Area) has 20,503 residents, 7,583 households, a renter share of 13.5%, median household income of $196,179, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $3,501. Vacancy is 3.2%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 95135?
ACS counts 26 units in 2-unit buildings, 256 in 3–4 unit buildings, 157 in 5–9, 17 in 10–19, and 77 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 533 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 95135?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $3,640. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 95135 — San Jose, CA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this California ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 95135 is Census / HUD research for San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HUD Metro FMR Area. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list California property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.