Best PlacesEast San Jose, San Jose, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East San Jose, 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 San Jose, San Jose ranks 2,540th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. The coast is about 32 minutes away. Its strengths are the weather and low crime. The cost shows up in childcare costs, disaster risk, and education levels.
The best neighborhoods in East San Jose, 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 San Jose, San Jose's strengths and weaknesses
East San Jose, San Jose lands in the middle because its strengths and weaknesses roughly balance. The weather, low crime, and high incomes carry most of that.
The one real hole is childcare costs, near the bottom of the country. Disaster risk and education levels also cost it ground. Cost swings more from one part of East San Jose, San Jose to another than it does between East San Jose, San Jose and its neighbors, which the map below shows.
Where East San Jose, San Jose ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 227 pleasant days a year, better than 91% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Household income$120,414 median, better than 81% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
- School gradeB, better than 78% of neighborhoods
Where East San Jose, San Jose ranks low
- Cheap childcare$2,106 a month, better than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in East San Jose, San Jose
A household needs to earn about $242,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East San Jose, San Jose home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $120,414, 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 San Jose, San Jose's effective rate of 0.80%, 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 San Jose, San Jose
East San Jose, 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 San Jose, San Jose.
Who works in East San Jose, San Jose, and how
Work in East San Jose, San Jose centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in East San Jose, San Jose
East San Jose, San Jose has more parkland per resident than 76% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 32 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of East San Jose, San Jose and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in East San Jose, San Jose, month by month
East San Jose, San Jose sees roughly 227 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 San Jose, San Jose
Norman Y Mineta San Jose International sits about 6 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 San Jose, San Jose
Schools across East San Jose, San Jose average a B, better than 78% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Selma Olinder ElementaryD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kipp Heartwood AcademyB+ · 48% proficient
- Kipp Prize Preparatory AcademyB · 43% proficient
- Muwekma Ohlone MiddleD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Evergreen Valley HighA · 80% proficient
- Middle College HighA · 75% proficient
- Yerba Buena HighB · 49% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East San Jose, San Jose school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East San Jose, 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 San Jose, San Jose against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who East San Jose, San Jose suits
Common questions about living in East San Jose, San Jose
Is East San Jose, San Jose a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East San Jose, San Jose ranks 2,540th 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 San Jose, San Jose expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $924,723. The overall cost of living runs about 57% above the national average. Set against a $120,414 median income, cost of living beats 38% of neighborhoods.
Is East San Jose, San Jose safe?
Yes, East San Jose, San Jose is safer than 88% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $271 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in East San Jose, San Jose?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 61 with lows near 44. That works out to about 227 pleasant days a year, more than 91% of neighborhoods.
Is East San Jose, San Jose good for families?
Schools beat 78% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 88%, and childcare runs $2,106 a month.
Is East San Jose, San Jose good for remote workers?
Cost of living against local pay beats 38% of neighborhoods, though advertised internet speeds beat only 52% of neighborhoods. About 9% of workers already work from home.
Compare East San Jose, San Jose with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East San Jose, San Jose. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East San Jose, 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 San Jose, San Jose detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East San Jose, San Jose: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East San Jose, San Jose: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East San Jose, San Jose: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East San Jose, San Jose: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East San Jose, 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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