Best PlacesEast Foothills, San Jose, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East Foothills, 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.
East Foothills, San Jose ranks 2,007th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in East Foothills, 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.
East Foothills, San Jose's strengths and weaknesses
Where East Foothills, San Jose ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 228 pleasant days a year, better than 91% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Household income$132,458 median, better than 86% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
Where East Foothills, San Jose ranks low
- Cheap childcare$2,106 a month, better than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in East Foothills, San Jose
A household needs to earn about $258,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East Foothills, San Jose home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $132,458, 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 East Foothills, San Jose's effective rate of 0.71%, 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 East Foothills, San Jose
East Foothills, 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 East Foothills, San Jose.
Who works in East Foothills, San Jose, and how
Work in East Foothills, San Jose centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in East Foothills, San Jose
The coast is about 32 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across East Foothills, San Jose, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in East Foothills, San Jose, month by month
East Foothills, San Jose sees roughly 228 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 East Foothills, 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 East Foothills, San Jose
Schools across East Foothills, San Jose average a B, better than 77% of neighborhoods.
Top high schools
- Evergreen Valley HighA · 80% proficient
- James Lick HighC+ · 40% proficient
- Foothill HighD− · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East Foothills, San Jose school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East Foothills, 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 East Foothills, San Jose against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who East Foothills, San Jose suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 12% already work from home.
Common questions about living in East Foothills, San Jose
Is East Foothills, San Jose a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East Foothills, San Jose ranks 2,007th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on the weather, low crime, 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 East Foothills, San Jose expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $999,592. The overall cost of living runs about 56% above the national average. Set against a $132,458 median income, cost of living beats 51% of neighborhoods.
Is East Foothills, San Jose safe?
Yes, East Foothills, San Jose is safer than 87% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $268 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in East Foothills, San Jose?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 61 with lows near 44. That works out to about 228 pleasant days a year, more than 91% of neighborhoods.
Is East Foothills, San Jose good for families?
Schools beat 77% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 87%, and childcare runs $2,106 a month.
Compare East Foothills, San Jose with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East Foothills, San Jose. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East Foothills, 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.
East Foothills, San Jose detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East Foothills, San Jose: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East Foothills, San Jose: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East Foothills, San Jose: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East Foothills, San Jose: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East Foothills, 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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