Best PlacesBurbank, San Jose, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Burbank, 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.
Burbank, San Jose ranks 2,876th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Burbank, 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.
Burbank, San Jose's strengths and weaknesses
Where Burbank, San Jose ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 196 pleasant days a year, better than 87% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
Where Burbank, San Jose ranks low
- Cheap childcare$2,106 a month, better than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 25% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Burbank, San Jose
A household needs to earn about $285,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Burbank, San Jose home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $116,597, 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 Burbank, San Jose's effective rate of 0.65%, 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 Burbank, San Jose
Burbank, San Jose runs younger than the country, 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 Burbank, San Jose.
Who works in Burbank, San Jose, and how
Work in Burbank, San Jose centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in Burbank, San Jose
The coast is about 26 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Burbank, San Jose, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Burbank, San Jose, month by month
Burbank, San Jose sees roughly 196 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 Burbank, San Jose
Norman Y Mineta San Jose International sits about 3 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 Burbank, San Jose
Schools across Burbank, San Jose average a C, better than 42% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Merritt Trace ElementaryC− · 26% proficient
Top middle schools
- Herbert Hoover MiddleC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Middle College HighA · 75% proficient
- Del Mar HighC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Burbank, San Jose school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Burbank, 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 Burbank, San Jose against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Burbank, San Jose
Is Burbank, San Jose a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Burbank, San Jose ranks 2,876th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on fast internet, biking, and the weather, 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 Burbank, San Jose expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,113,264. The overall cost of living runs about 67% above the national average. Set against a $116,597 median income, cost of living beats 36% of neighborhoods.
Is Burbank, San Jose safe?
Burbank, San Jose is safer than 33% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $588 per resident a year.
Compare Burbank, San Jose with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Burbank, San Jose. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Burbank, 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.
Burbank, San Jose detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Burbank, San Jose: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Burbank, San Jose: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Burbank, San Jose: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Burbank, San Jose: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Burbank, 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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