Market Intelligence San Jose, CA
Comp-rich · 32 tracked
Self-storage market in San Jose, CA — August 2026
Based on the 32 facilities we track in San Jose — a sample of San Jose’s market, not every facility.
As of August 2026 · data via OpenStreetMap + Foursquare
Market tightness
Balanced
Aggregate demand signal — not a facility occupancy figure.
Running a move-in promo
31%
Median rate by size
5×5
$67/mo
~37% above US ($49/mo)
typical $59/mo–$88/mo
5×10
$95/mo
~48% above US ($64/mo)
typical $90/mo–$132/mo
10×10
$165/mo
~77% above US ($93/mo)
typical $138/mo–$206/mo
10×20
$298/mo
~118% above US ($137/mo)
typical $259/mo–$409/mo
The bigger picture
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — market supply & demand
Lower storage supply per capita than ~98% of US metros — about 8.1 facilities per 100k people vs the 32.3 national median.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA looks under-supplied relative to the markets we track.
A metro of 2.0M residents and 675K households — the demand base behind the per-100k figure.
Supply: our registry · as of 2026-06
Demand trend
Population roughly flat since 2020.
Net out-migration of ~49,000 residents since 2020.
Population trends historically correlate with storage demand — not a forecast. Census PEP, 2025 vintage.
Market context
Median household income
$157,444
Median gross rent
$2,794/mo
Renter share
56%
Census 2023 ACS 5-yr · demand context — these historically correlate with storage demand, not a forecast.
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Data & methodology
Aggregate analysis of publicly available self-storage facility data in San Jose, CA, as of August 2026. Facility data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Foursquare. Rates reflect published street rates; individual facility pricing varies. Figures describe the 32 facilities in our dataset for this metro — a sample skewed toward facilities on certain software platforms, not a complete census of the market.