Santa Clara County, California property search
Search an address or an owner in Santa Clara County, California with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 501,322 lots are mapped here, covering 797,714 acres. 13,661 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Santa Clara County received $1.7 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 78 recipients. 18,195 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from United Kingdom. Crop insurance paid $2.5 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 501,322
- Lots mapped
- 797,714
- Acres
- 13,661
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Santa Clara County
Largest landowners by acreage in Santa Clara County, California| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| SAN JOSE CITY OF | 1,283 | 7,849 |
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| SANTA CLARA COUNTY | 309 | 3,794 |
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| CALIFORNIA STATE OF | 229 | 1,757 |
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| EDENVALE HOLDINGS INC | 6 | 1,315 |
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| SANTA CLARA VALLEY OPEN SPACE AUTHORITY | 17 | 1,123 |
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| KIRBY CANYON HOLDINGS LLC | 3 | 725 |
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| INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION | 2 | 567 |
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| SAN FELIPE RANCH-SANTA CLARA INC | 2 | 455 |
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| NORTH FIRST STREET PROPERTIES LP ET AL | 3 | 423 |
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| NORTH FIRST STREET PROPERTIES LP | 1 | 352 |
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Companies, trusts and public agencies, ranked by acres held under the name on the assessor's file. Private individuals are not ranked. Largest landowners in California
Federal farm payments in Santa Clara County
- $1.7M
- Paid in 2025
- 78
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Santa Clara County, California, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $818K |
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| CFAPCCA2 | $301K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $225K |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $158K |
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| Livestock Forage Program | $141K |
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| ECPSFCOF | $84K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Santa Clara County
- 18,195
- Acres disclosed
- 18
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Santa Clara County, California, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| United Kingdom | 8,636 |
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| Malaysia | 7,211 |
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| Netherlands | 1,305 |
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| Canada | 620 |
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| Hong Kong | 187 |
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| Japan | 110 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Santa Clara County, California| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| CASTRO VALLEY PROPERTIES (UNITED KINGDOM) | 8,328 |
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| CSY SARGENT RANCH, L.P. (MALAYSIA) | 7,211 |
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| JAYA INVESTMENT CO., INC. ET AL. (NETHERLANDS) | 974 |
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| VINTNERS INTERNATIONAL COMPANY, INC. (CANADA) | 578 |
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| ANGLO-AMERICAN AGRICULTURE USA, INC. (UNITED KINGDOM) | 308 |
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USDA Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act filings, holdings at the end of 2024. Only disclosed interests are counted. See foreign-owned farmland by county
Crop insurance in Santa Clara County
- 61
- Policies
- 103,032
- Insured acres
- $2.5M
- Claims paid
- 0.91
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Santa Clara County, California, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Cherries | $1.3M |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $703K |
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| Fresh Market Tomatoes | $341K |
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| Apiculture | $82K |
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| Grapes | $30K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 88
- Substations
- 1
- 345 kV and up
- 500 kV
- Highest voltage
Conservation Reserve Program acres under contract (USDA FSA). Substations in service, from a public copy of the federal HIFLD layer.
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Santa Clara County last published these records on November 19, 2025. Assessment records, not a survey.