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South Bay rent ↔ buy

What purchase price matches your rent?

Equal net worth after 8 years of owning vs. renting, with every cost included.

YOUR INPUTS
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BREAK-EVEN BUY PRICE
$672.5K

Buy at or below $672,503 to match renting after 8 years in this model.

STARTING MONTHLY COST
OWN$5,106/mo
P&I $3,454Tax $673HOA $600Ins. $100Reserve $280
RENT$4,020/mo

Owning costs $1,086/mo more at first; the renter invests that gap. Equity and appreciation close it by year 8.

REAL MARKET EXAMPLES

Homes at your break-even

44 of 441homes at or below your $672.5K break-even
$672.5K
$230K$2.71M$31.84M
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Dots group listings at approximate neighborhood or city locations, not exact addresses.

44 homes within your number

403 Kenbrook Cir

$675,000

Dahl, San Jose · 3 bd · 2 ba · 1,094 sq ft · Condo

Closest · At your number

Checked 26 days ago · For sale · MLS active, modified Sep 25; checked Sep 26

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2286 Wine Maker Way

$675,000

Farnham, San Jose · 2 bd · 960 sq ft

At your number

Checked 26 days ago · For sale · checked Sep 26

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223 Loupe Ct

$670,000

Northwest Gilroy, Gilroy · 3 bd · 1.5 ba · 991 sq ft · House

At your number

Checked 23 days ago · For sale · CRMLS #PW26203074 active; checked Sep 29, 2026.

Redfin ↗

3424 Pisces Dr

$679,000

Los Arboles, San Jose · 3 bd · 1,197 sq ft

At your number

Checked 26 days ago · Active · checked Sep 26 · MLS BE41147893

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744 Anne Ln

$650,000

East 101, Morgan Hill · 2 bd · 2 ba · 945 sq ft

$23K under

Checked 23 days ago · For sale · active; checked Sep 29, 2026.

Redfin ↗

255 S Rengstorff Ave · 173

$650,000

Rengstorff Shoreline, Mountain View · 2 bd · 1 ba · 935 sq ft · Condo

$23K under

Checked 23 days ago · For sale · MLS #ML82048337 active; page checked Sep 29.

Realtor.com ↗

3128 Loma Verde Dr #312

$649,888

Cadillac Winchester, San Jose · 2 bd · 2 ba · 901 sq ft · Condo

$23K under

Checked 23 days ago · For sale · MLSListings #ML82062017; Redfin says it is the only unit for sale in the complex. Census point and City GIS queries assign Cadillac Winchester / West Valley; checked Sep 29.

Redfin ↗

192 Sunwood Meadows Pl

$648,880

Los Paseos, San Jose · 2 bd · 920 sq ft · Condo

$24K under

Checked 26 days ago · For sale · checked Sep 26

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267 Watson Dr · 2

$638,000

Downtown Campbell Neighborhood Association, Campbell · 2 bd · 1 ba · 903 sq ft · Condo

$35K under

Checked 23 days ago · For sale · MLS #ML82058977 active; checked Sep 29.

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2968 Moorpark Ave #1

$625,000

Monroe, San Jose · 2 bd · 2 ba · 990 sq ft · Condo

$48K under

Checked 23 days ago · For sale · MLSListings #ML82051679; listing updated Sep 26, Redfin checked a minute before capture. Census point (-121.947155, 37.315994) falls in Monroe / West Valley in the City GIS layers; checked Sep 29.

Redfin ↗

243 E Latimer Ave · 4

$624,888

Downtown Campbell Neighborhood Association, Campbell · 2 bd · 1 ba · 798 sq ft · Condo

$48K under

Checked 23 days ago · For sale · MLS #ML82059973 active; page current through Sep 28, checked Sep 29.

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3341 Innerwick Ln

$610,000

Silver Creek High School, San Jose · 2 bd · 1.5 ba · 988 sq ft

$63K under

Checked 26 days ago · For sale · checked Sep 26 · MLS active

Realtor.com ↗

67 Silcreek Dr

$599,988

Plata Arroyo, San Jose · 2 bd · 2 ba · 1,313 sq ft · Condo

$73K under

Checked 26 days ago · For sale · Zillow showed active after Aug 7 price cut; checked Sep 26

Zillow ↗

42 Muirfield Ct

$599,000

Sierra Vista, San Jose · 2 bd · 1.5 ba · 1,054 sq ft · Townhome

$74K under

Checked 26 days ago · For sale · MLS #ML82058238 Active; price $599,000, updated Aug 27; checked Sep 26. Earlier MLS #ML82034450 expired Aug 1 at $624,999; new listing record supersedes it.

Redfin ↗

1763 Flickinger Pl

$599,000

Brooktree, San Jose · 2 bd · 852 sq ft · Condo

$74K under

Checked 26 days ago · For sale · checked Sep 26

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378 Coyote Creek Cir

$579,000

Wooster and East Ct and West Ct, San Jose · 2 bd · 2 ba · 849 sq ft · Condo

$94K under

Checked 26 days ago · For sale · MLS #ML82048638; checked Sep 26; last listing update Aug 3

Redfin ↗

5538 Don Ricardo Ct

$579,000

Martial Cottle Park, San Jose · 2 bd · 884 sq ft

$94K under

Checked 26 days ago · For sale · checked Sep 26

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2320 Samaritan Pl · 3

$539,000

Good Samaritan, San Jose · 2 bd · 903 sq ft · Condo

$134K under

Checked 26 days ago · For sale · checked Sep 26

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2320 Samaritan Pl #3

$539,000

Carlton, San Jose · 2 bd · 1 ba · 903 sq ft · Condo

$134K under

Checked 23 days ago · For sale · MLSListings #ML82059426; Redfin checked Sep 29, listing updated Sep 11

Redfin / MLSListings ↗

3316 Shadow Park Pl

$538,888

Aborn and Silver Creek, San Jose · 2 bd · 911 sq ft · Condo

$134K under

Checked 26 days ago · For sale · checked Sep 26

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4970 Cherry Ave Unit 212

$525,000

Muir, San Jose · 1 bd · 1 ba · 675 sq ft · Condo

$148K under

Checked 23 days ago · Condo for sale · MLS #ML82048730 Active; Realtor.com checked Sep 29, listing last updated Sep 2.

Realtor.com ↗

443 Alberto Way · B218

$510,000

Kennedy North, Los Gatos · 2 bd · 1 ba · 768 sq ft · Condo

$163K under

Checked 23 days ago · For sale · Realtor.com shows active MLSListings listing; checked Sep 29.

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247 N Capitol Ave · 168

$499,950

Gramercy and Alexander, San Jose · 2 bd · 955 sq ft · Condo

$173K under

Checked 26 days ago · For sale · checked Sep 26

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299 Kenbrook Cir

$499,000

Dahl, San Jose · 2 bd · 1 ba · 880 sq ft · Condo

$174K under

Checked 26 days ago · For sale · MLS active, checked Sep 26

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1441 Rocklin Ct

$499,000

North Valley, San Jose · 2 bd · 896 sq ft · Condo

$174K under

Checked 26 days ago · For sale · checked Sep 26

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1055 N Capitol Ave · 166

$499,000

Penitencia Creek, San Jose · 2 bd · 832 sq ft · Condo

$174K under

Checked 26 days ago · For sale · checked Sep 26

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195 Blossom Hill Rd · Lot 102

$499,000

Magic Sands Mobile Homes, San Jose · 3 bd · 3 ba · 1,800 sq ft · Manufactured home

$174K under

Checked 26 days ago · For sale · MyStateMLS active, listed Aug 13; checked Sep 26 · land lease

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97 East Saint James St #21

$479,000

St James Park, San Jose · 2 bd · 2 ba · 1,537 sq ft · Condo

$194K under

Checked 23 days ago · For sale · MLSListings #ML82059971; listing updated Sep 23; Redfin checked Sep 29. Census point (-121.890780, 37.340108) maps to St James Park / Central.

Redfin ↗

1550 Technology Dr · 4106

$474,500

Rosemary, San Jose · 1 bd · Condo

$198K under

Checked 27 days ago · For sale · checked Sep 25

Redfin ↗

757 Warring Dr · 4

$448,000

Cahalan, San Jose · 2 bd · 798 sq ft · Condo

$225K under

Checked 26 days ago · For sale · checked Sep 26

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247 N Capitol Ave · 271

$430,000

Warm Springs, San Jose · 2 bd · 2 ba · 955 sq ft · Condo

$243K under

Checked 23 days ago · For sale · Zillow MLS #41129333; page showed a Sep 7 price cut and was checked Sep 29.

Zillow ↗

259 N Capitol Ave · 163

$400,000

Gramercy and Alexander, San Jose · 2 bd · 828 sq ft · Condo

$273K under

Checked 26 days ago · For sale · checked Sep 26

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1384 Sunbeam Cir #0

$399,888

Mount Alban and Sunshadow and Olinder Industrial, San Jose · 2 bd · 2 ba · 1,344 sq ft · Manufactured home

$273K under

Checked 23 days ago · For sale · MLS #ML82059923 Active; listing updated Sep 3; rechecked Sep 29. Census point (-121.847726, 37.333890) maps to Mount Alban and Sunshadow and Olinder Industrial / South.

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88 N Jackson Ave #114

$399,000

Alexian and Jackson, San Jose · 1 bd · 1 ba · 720 sq ft · Condo

$274K under

Checked 23 days ago · For sale · MLSListings #ML82058534; Redfin showed $399,000 and For sale on Sep 29, listing updated Sep 18. Census address point and City GIS query map it to Alexian and Jackson / Alum Rock.

Redfin ↗

827 Villa Teresa Way · #827

$389,900

Steinbeck and Allen, San Jose · 2 bd · 2 ba · 1,856 sq ft · Manufactured home

$283K under

Checked 23 days ago · For sale · Redfin checked Sep 29; listing updated Sep 11; MLSListings #ML82060958. The page identifies a senior mobile home park and does not state monthly space rent.

Redfin ↗

270 Umbarger Rd · 103

$380,000

Umbarger, San Jose · 3 bd · 980 sq ft · Manufactured home

$293K under

Checked 26 days ago · For sale · MLS active, updated Sep 23; checked Sep 26 (ML82062336)

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433 Sylvan Ave · 113

$369,000

Sylvan Park, Mountain View · 3 bd · 2 ba · 1,120 sq ft · Manufactured home

$304K under

Checked 23 days ago · For sale · MLS #ML82059083 active; checked Sep 29.

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2135 Little Orchard St · 61

$365,000

The Plant, San Jose · 2 bd · 2 ba · 1,100 sq ft · Manufactured home

$308K under

Checked 26 days ago · For sale · MLS #ML82054196 Active, modified Sep 12; checked Sep 26

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191 E El Camino Real · 138

$359,900

Sahara Mobile Village, Mountain View · 2 bd · 2 ba · 1,000 sq ft · Manufactured home

$313K under

Checked 23 days ago · For sale · MLS #ML82015369 active; checked Sep 29.

Zillow ↗

541 Weatherly Dr · 541

$350,000

Tasman and Zanker, San Jose · 3 bd · 2 ba · 1,248 sq ft · Manufactured home

$323K under

Checked 23 days ago · For sale · MLSListings #ML82061229; Zillow page showed active on Sep 29. Its facts list 1,248 sq ft while the description says approximately 1,242 sq ft.

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1060 S 3rd St · 339

$347,000

Virginia and Martha, San Jose · 1 bd · 1 ba · 667 sq ft · Condo

$326K under

Checked 23 days ago · Coming soon · Redfin Early Access; direct page headline shows $347,000 while a lower detail shows $347,800; checked Sep 29.

Redfin ↗

1358 Oakland Rd · 121

$279,900

Riverbend/Golden Wheel/South Bay, San Jose · 2 bd · 2 ba · 840 sq ft · Manufactured home

$393K under

Checked 26 days ago · For sale · MLS #ML82051360; Active, updated Sep 18; rechecked Sep 26

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1358 Oakland Rd #121

$279,900

Commercial, San Jose · 2 bd · 2 ba · 840 sq ft · Manufactured home

$393K under

Checked 23 days ago · For sale · MLSListings #ML82051360 active; checked Sep 29

Trulia ↗

1075 Space Park Way · 154

$275,000

North Bayshore, Mountain View · 2 bd · 2 ba · 1,152 sq ft · Manufactured home

$398K under

Checked 23 days ago · For sale · MLS #ML82051230 active; checked Sep 29.

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