Best PlacesBlossom Valley, San Jose, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Blossom Valley, San Jose, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Blossom Valley, San Jose ranks 971st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Blossom Valley, 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.
Blossom Valley, San Jose's strengths and weaknesses
Where Blossom Valley, San Jose ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 229 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of neighborhoods
- Household income$146,322 median, better than 90% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
Where Blossom Valley, San Jose ranks low
- Cheap childcare$2,106 a month, better than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
- Short commute28.7 minutes each way, better than only 24% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Blossom Valley, San Jose
A household needs to earn about $283,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Blossom Valley, San Jose home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $146,322, 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 Blossom Valley, San Jose's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 Blossom Valley, San Jose
Blossom Valley, 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 Blossom Valley, San Jose.
Who works in Blossom Valley, San Jose, and how
Work in Blossom Valley, San Jose centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Blossom Valley, San Jose
Blossom Valley, San Jose has more parkland per resident than 78% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 29 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Blossom Valley, San Jose and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Blossom Valley, San Jose, month by month
Blossom Valley, San Jose sees roughly 229 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 44. The comfortable stretch runs February through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 54° | 44° |
| April | 71° | 62° | 50° |
| July | 85° | 75° | 60° |
| October | 78° | 68° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Blossom Valley, San Jose
Norman Y Mineta San Jose International sits about 9 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 Blossom Valley, San Jose
Schools across Blossom Valley, San Jose average a B, better than 81% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Reed ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
- Discovery Charter IiB+ · 52% proficient
- Rachel Carson ElementaryC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Castillero MiddleB+ · 51% proficient
- John Muir MiddleB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Evergreen Valley HighA · 80% proficient
- Middle College HighA · 75% proficient
- Oak Grove HighB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Blossom Valley, San Jose school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Blossom Valley, 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 Blossom Valley, San Jose against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Blossom Valley, San Jose suits
Retirees
The weather beats 92% of neighborhoods and health care access beats 58%.
Common questions about living in Blossom Valley, San Jose
Is Blossom Valley, San Jose a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Blossom Valley, San Jose ranks 971st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low crime, the weather, and high incomes, and lowest on childcare costs and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Blossom Valley, San Jose expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,098,874. The overall cost of living runs about 55% above the national average. Set against a $146,322 median income, cost of living beats 65% of neighborhoods.
Is Blossom Valley, San Jose safe?
Yes, Blossom Valley, San Jose is safer than 92% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $243 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Blossom Valley, San Jose?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 61 with lows near 44. That works out to about 229 pleasant days a year, more than 92% of neighborhoods.
Is Blossom Valley, San Jose good for families?
Schools beat 81% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 92%, and childcare runs $2,106 a month.
Compare Blossom Valley, San Jose with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Blossom Valley, San Jose. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Blossom Valley, 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.
Blossom Valley, San Jose detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Blossom Valley, San Jose: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Blossom Valley, San Jose: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Blossom Valley, San Jose: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Blossom Valley, San Jose: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Blossom Valley, 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.
Your priorities
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