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San Martin is 30 miles south of San Jose, California
and 7 miles north of Gilroy. It is situated in a valley with the Santa Cruz Mountains
to the west and the Diablo Mountains to the east. The average elevation is 282
feet with the city encompassing over 5.5 square miles. The town is an unincorporated
area of Santa Clara County
Real Estate Market. The community of San Martin
has no official web site and is part of the county of Santa Clara.
Since San Martin is in close proximity of San Jose and Silicon Valley the large
homes and land parcels that dot area make it it an ideal location for a rural
lifestyle for those commuters. The real estate is comprised of mostly luxury homes
with large acreage and can be considered an affluent community in Santa Clara
Valley.
Local
Real Estate Agents and Agencies
Enter below
the list of local real estate agents and agencies that may be helpful in your
search of buying a home in San Martin.
Relevant
Statistics
Listed below are some helpful
real estate statistics that may be important in your search for real estate properties
in the San Martin, Gilroy and Morgan Hill. Please visit other sections of this
web site to compare the real estate market with other towns and cities of Santa
Clara Valley. All statistics listed below were taken from the 2000
U.S. Census Bureau of Statistics unless otherwise noted.- About
the San Martin Population
Total
population - 4,230
Median household income in 1999 (dollars) $70,064
Percent
of households below poverty level 5.2%
- Education
Attainment Levels
Less than 9th grade - 11.5%
9th to 12th grade, no
diploma - 15.0%
High school graduate (includes equivalency) - 24.1%
Some
college, no degree - 25.6%
Associate degree - 7.5%
Bachelor's degree - 9.4%
Graduate
or professional degree - 6.8%
- About
the Real Estate
Total housing units - 1.254
- Owner-occupied housing
units - 69.6%
- Renter-occupied housing units - 30.5%
Vacant housing units
- 3.5.%
Median value of single-family owner-occupied homes (2008) - $873,190
Brief
History
San Martin was founded
by the Spaniards in the 1790's as they explored Northern California The town is
located between two missions, Mission San Juan Batista and Mission San Jose and
on the famous El Camino Road that starts in San Diego and ends in the city of
San Francisco.
San Martin is famous
for the wines, mushrooms and garlic. Wineries are located throughout this area
as well as garlic and mushroom farms.
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