Best PlacesBerryessa, San Jose, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Berryessa, San Jose, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Berryessa, San Jose ranks 947th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on high incomes by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Berryessa, San Jose
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Berryessa, San Jose's strengths and weaknesses
Where Berryessa, San Jose ranks high
- Household income$181,464 median, better than 98% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 200 pleasant days a year, better than 87% of neighborhoods
- School gradeB+, better than 84% of neighborhoods
Where Berryessa, San Jose ranks low
- Cheap childcare$2,106 a month, better than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Short commute29.3 minutes each way, better than only 21% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Berryessa, San Jose
A household needs to earn about $337,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Berryessa, San Jose home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $181,464, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Berryessa, San Jose's effective rate of 0.76%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Berryessa, San Jose
Berryessa, San Jose's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Berryessa, San Jose.
Who works in Berryessa, San Jose, and how
Work in Berryessa, San Jose centers on manufacturing and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Berryessa, San Jose
Berryessa, San Jose has more parkland per resident than 76% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 33 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Berryessa, San Jose and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Berryessa, San Jose, month by month
Berryessa, San Jose sees roughly 200 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs March through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 52° | 42° |
| April | 73° | 59° | 48° |
| July | 84° | 69° | 58° |
| October | 80° | 65° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Berryessa, San Jose
Norman Y Mineta San Jose International sits about 5 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 5.3 million passengers in 2025, with 67 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Berryessa, San Jose
Schools across Berryessa, San Jose average a B+, better than 84% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Laneview ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Morrill MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Evergreen Valley HighA · 80% proficient
- Piedmont Hills HighA · 71% proficient
- Milpitas HighA− · 64% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Berryessa, San Jose school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Berryessa, San Jose measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Berryessa, San Jose against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Berryessa, San Jose suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 73% of neighborhoods and 19% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 87% of neighborhoods and health care access beats 61%.
Common questions about living in Berryessa, San Jose
Is Berryessa, San Jose a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Berryessa, San Jose ranks 947th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on high incomes, low crime, and population health, and lowest on childcare costs and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Berryessa, San Jose expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,295,392. The overall cost of living runs about 72% above the national average. Set against a $181,464 median income, cost of living beats 73% of neighborhoods.
Is Berryessa, San Jose safe?
Yes, Berryessa, San Jose is safer than 97% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $194 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Berryessa, San Jose?
July highs average about 84 degrees, and January highs near 63 with lows near 42. That works out to about 200 pleasant days a year, more than 87% of neighborhoods.
Is Berryessa, San Jose good for families?
Schools beat 84% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 97%, and childcare runs $2,106 a month.
Compare Berryessa, San Jose with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Berryessa, San Jose. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Berryessa, San Jose represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Berryessa, San Jose detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Berryessa, San Jose: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Berryessa, San Jose: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Berryessa, San Jose: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Berryessa, San Jose: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Berryessa, San Jose detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
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