San Jose, CA

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Climate

July average high

81°F

January average low

42°F

Annual rainfall

13.5 in

Annual snowfall

0.0 in

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from San Jose (12 km from the city center). Bars show average low to high temperature; the blue column is average rainfall.

Trends

Survey and county figures by year. Dollar values are not adjusted for inflation.

How San Jose ranks

• #7 Best-Connected Cities of 100 cities · score 92.3
• #9 Most Family-Friendly Cities of 22 cities · score 69.8
• #12 Most Bike-Friendly Cities of 22 cities · score 45.2
• #12 Best Cities for Food Lovers of 22 cities · score 51.0
• #12 Greenest Cities of 22 cities · score 49.5
• #13 Most Walkable Cities of 22 cities · score 49.1
• #14 Best Cities for Arts & Culture of 22 cities · score 40.8
• #14 Best College Cities of 22 cities · score 42.1
• #16 Best Cities for Healthcare Access of 22 cities · score 43.5
• #16 Healthiest Cities of 96 cities · score 74.0
• #19 Best Cities for Nightlife of 22 cities · score 15.9
• #24 Best Cities for Park Access of 99 cities · score 66.9
• #50 Best Cities for Car-Free Commuting of 100 cities · score 49.5
• #53 Best Cities Overall of 100 cities · score 48.5
• #56 Most Affordable Cities of 100 cities · score 47.4
• #62 Safest Cities from Natural Disasters of 75 cities · score 28.8
• #86 Lowest Student-Teacher Ratios of 96 cities · score 10.5

Things to do in San Jose

Places mapped within 5 km of the city center. Use the layers control to show or hide categories.

• Parks 124

  Aborn Park, Azevedo Park, Boggini Park…

• Playgrounds 187

  Aborn Park Play Area, Fair Playgrounds, La Ragione Tot Lot…

• Restaurants 139

  8Elements, AJ’s Kitchen, AK Kitchen…

• Cafes 60

  85°C, Bambu, Bo Gia…

• Bars & pubs 2

  Foothills Lounge, Professional Karaoke…

• Breweries 1

  Strike Brewing Co.…

• Museums 5

  Chinese American Historical Museum, Hellenic Heritage Museum, History Park at Kelley Park…

• Theaters & cinemas 4

  AMC Eastridge 15, Amphitheater, Starting Arts…

• Libraries 7

  Edenvale Branch Library, Evergreen Branch Library, Hillview Branch Library…

• Attractions 31

  Barracuda Blaster, Blue Thunder, Bombs Away…

• Grocery stores 32

  Aborn Oriental Market, Chavez Supermarket, Chavez Supermarket…

• Gyms & sports centers 24

  24 Hour Fitness, 24 Hour Fitness, American Barbell Clubs - San Jose Central…

• Hospitals & clinics 14

  Action Urgent Care, Asian American Recovery Services, Asian American Recovery Services…

• Colleges & universities 3

  Evergreen Community College District, Evergreen Valley College, Northeastern University Silicon Valley…

Local facts

Median household income

$141,565

Median rent

$2,617 / mo

Median home value

$1,187,800

Median age

38.1

Unemployment

4.7%

Bachelor's degree or higher

46.5%

Poverty rate

7.9%

Renter-occupied homes

44.1%

Public schools

Public schools located in the city, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Staffing figures describe resources, not school quality.

Public schools

236

Students enrolled

130,050

Students per teacher

22.3 : 1

Free or reduced-price lunch

41.0%

Charter schools

22.0%

School districts serving the city

61

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Districts: San Jose Unified, Alum Rock Union Elementary, Oak Grove Elementary, East Side Union High, Evergreen Elementary

Health & wellbeing

CDC PLACES model-based estimates for adults (age-adjusted), not a count of diagnoses.

Adults with obesity

23.5%

No leisure-time physical activity

24.6%

Adults with diabetes

10.7%

Adults who smoke

9.3%

Frequent mental distress

15.0%

Sleeping under 7 hours

32.6%

Adults without health insurance

9.2%

Routine checkup in past year

69.9%

Parks, air & walkability

Residents within a 10-minute walk of a park

79.4%

Share of city that is parkland

16.5%

EPA walkability index (1-20)

13.4

Internet & commuting

Households with broadband

94.7%

Households with no internet

3.8%

Average commute

28.1 min

Work from home

18.5%

Commute by transit

2.8%

Commute on foot

1.8%

Commute by bike

0.5%

Natural hazard risk

FEMA rates Santa Clara County as very high overall for natural hazard risk, with 10 federally declared disasters in the past ten years.

• Earthquake: very high
• Riverine flooding: very high
• Landslide: relatively high
• Drought: relatively high

ZIP codes

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