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If you are planning to purchase real estate in Gilroy, listed below is some information about this California town. Gilroy, California is located in the southern part of Santa Clara County and is approximately 30 miles south of downtown San Jose and is 13 miles north of the town and mission San Juan Batista. The Santa Cruz Mountains are to the west and Monterey is located approximately 40 miles southwest of Gilroy.

    The Gilroy population, as of 2000 is listed by the US Census Bureau at over 41,000. Further estimates by the state of California, place the population at over 50,000 in 2008, ranking the city in the top 20 of largest cities in California. The city of Gilroy consists is 15.9 square miles and an average elevation of 200 feet. The city's web site is www.ci.gilroy.ca.us.

The Real Estate Market
With the price of real estate for a home at $440,000, the housing costs as compared to San Jose and Monterey are much lower. For those residents that work in Gilroy and the surrounding area, this can be a great savings. For those that commute to Monterey or to San Jose/Silicon Valley with the dramatic increase of gas, the commute to those areas can not only be time consuming but expensive. If you are thinking of moving to Gilroy and commuting long distances to work, paying an extra thousand dollars a month for gas as well as the wear and tear on your vehicle can be a hindrance and offset cheaper housing.

    The nationwide real estate market for those towns and cities where commuting to the big city from a suburb by car, may not in the future be an economically feasible situation if the price of gas continues to rise. However, the good news for Gilroy is that Caltrains and Amtrack are located in the town and offer train services to downtown San Jose and to other locations up to San Francisco. Taking these trains can offshoot the cost increased energy costs for the commuter who drives to work via a car. In conclusion, the real estate market (residential and commercial) in Gilroy, California may decrease if the energy costs at the gas pump continue to increase in the coming years.

Agents and Agencies
    If plan to buy a home, townhouse or condo in Gilroy, listed below are the local individual real estate agents as well as agencies that may be helpful in your search.

Relevant Statistics about Gilroy
    Listed below are some relevant real estate statistics. All statistics were taken from the 2000 U.S. Census Bureau of Statistics. The median value of housing in Gilroy (homes, condos and town homes) which is $440,000, was taken in 2008. Please see other statistics of towns and cities on San-Jose-Real-Estate.org to compare and contrast when deciding to purchase a home.

• About the Population
  Total population - 41,464
  Median household income in 1999 (dollars) $62,135
  Percent of households below poverty level 7.3%
• Education Attainment Levels
  Less than 9th grade - 16.7%
  9th to 12th grade, no diploma - 13.3%
  High school graduate (includes equivalency) - 20.0%
  Some college, no degree - 23.7%
  Associate degree - 7.3%
  Bachelor's degree - 13.3%
  Graduate or professional degree - 5.8%
• About the Real Estate
  Total housing units - 12,152
    - Owner-occupied housing units - 61.2%
    - Renter-occupied housing units - 38.8%
  Vacant housing units - 2.3.%
  Median value of single-family owner-occupied homes - $440,000

Historical Information
    Gilroy was named after Juan Bautista Gilroy whose real name John Cameron and later changed it to John Gilroy (his mother's maiden name). He was later baptized as a Roman Catholic and took the name as Juan Bautista Gilroy. Clara Ortega, daughter of Ygnacio Ortega (who was deeded a large amount of land called San Ysidro grant from Spain) and Juan Bautista Gilroy married in 1821. They had 17 children. One interesting note is that Juan Bautista Gilroy and his family lived this area under three flags of three different countries. They were Spain, Mexico, and the United States. The city was incorporated on 1870.