San Martin
San Martin is a scenic “South County” community between Morgan Hill and Gilroy with the coastal foothills on one side of the valley and the Diablo range on the other. It is primarily agricultural, producing grapes (and wines), garlic, mushrooms, and other vegetables and fruits. There are ranches as well.
The population of San Martin is small, about 7,000 residents. This is an area with more land than people, unlike most of Silicon Valley.
The major landmark in San Martin is likely the South County Airport. Nearby is the Wings of History Air Museum on Murphy Road. San Martin has businesses and an interesting grocery store, Roccas, that’s like a step back in time, along Monterey Road – though that’s not the only location for shops and commercial properties.
San Martin is not a city or a town. It is an unincorporated part of Santa Clara County. Its boundaries are within the zip code, 95046. Some maps suggest that all of 95046 is San Martin, while others show a subset of that area as San Martin. Here’s a link to a map with San Martin identified – but no boundaries shown. You might zoom in and scroll around, there’s a lot to see!
If you enjoy wine tasting, there are many options in this lovely south county area. We have visited Miramar Vineyards and plan to see others in the near future.
San Martin real estate
Residential real estate in San Martin is often on large parcels of more than one acre. That’s a major driver for some who are willing to commute to tech jobs up north: land which would be unaffordable in San Jose or other areas. Looking to stretch out and have a little farm or ranch of your own? San Martin may be just the place.
Have a look at the info by pricing quartiles:
What are homes like at those prices? As you can see from the chart below, they range from modest to mansions! Most homes, though, appear to be on at least 1 acre parcels. You won’t find that in most of the San Jose area to the north!
The weekly market report – see the link below – provides that data and is automatically updated every seven days. Here’s what it looks like as of today, Feb 28, 2019:
Trends at a Glance for the San Martin real estate market
View the full report for San Martin on my RE Report site here.
| Trends At a Glance | Feb 2019 | Previous Month | Year-over-Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Price | $950,000 (+21.8%) | $780,000 | $1,240,000 (-23.4%) |
| Average Price | $950,000 (+21.8%) | $780,000 | $1,240,000 (-23.4%) |
| No. of Sales | 2 (0.0%) | 2 | 2 (0.0%) |
| Pending | 7 (+75.0%) | 4 | 4 (+75.0%) |
| Active | 5 (+25.0%) | 4 | 9 (-44.4%) |
| Sale vs. List Price | 106.2% (+7.0%) | 99.2% | 105.2% (+0.9%) |
| Days on Market | 11 (-88.2%) | 93 | 25 (-56.0%) |
| Days of Inventory | 68 (+12.5%) | 60 | 122 (-44.4%) |
Trends at a Glance from the RE Report for Gilroy, San Martin, and Morgan Hill areas combined
| Trends At a Glance | Feb 2019 | Previous Month | Year-over-Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Price | $797,500 (-11.1%) | $897,000 | $877,500 (-9.1%) |
| Average Price | $867,697 (-11.2%) | $977,215 | $987,734 (-12.2%) |
| No. of Sales | 50 (+56.3%) | 32 | 56 (-10.7%) |
| Pending | 97 (+32.9%) | 73 | 103 (-5.8%) |
| Active | 131 (+22.4%) | 107 | 88 (+48.9%) |
| Sale vs. List Price | 99.4% (+0.1%) | 99.3% | 101.8% (-2.4%) |
| Days on Market | 47 (+8.4%) | 43 | 25 (+83.9%) |
| Days of Inventory | 71 (-29.5%) | 100 | 42 (+66.7%) |
Interested in buying or selling in San Martin, or anywhere in South County? Please reach out to me, I’d be happy to chat with you and have a phone conversation to begin with. If it seems like a fit, we can arrange a time to meet in person.
Recently, my husband and I took a drive to San Martin to visit Miramar Vineyards. We hadn’t spent any time in San Martin in the past, but were generally aware that this South County community was located between 
