Best PlacesJackson Park, Mountain View, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Jackson Park, Mountain View, 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.
Jackson Park, Mountain View ranks 254th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Jackson Park, Mountain View
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.
Jackson Park, Mountain View's strengths and weaknesses
Where Jackson Park, Mountain View ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Household income$177,017 median, better than 96% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 244 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
Where Jackson Park, Mountain View ranks low
- Cheap childcare$2,106 a month, better than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 26% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Jackson Park, Mountain View
A household needs to earn about $349,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Jackson Park, Mountain View home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $177,017, 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 Jackson Park, Mountain View's effective rate of 0.62%, 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 Jackson Park, Mountain View
Jackson Park, Mountain View's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Jackson Park, Mountain View.
Who works in Jackson Park, Mountain View, and how
Work in Jackson Park, Mountain View centers on manufacturing and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 49%
- Work from home 35%
- Transit, walk, or bike 16%
Life in Jackson Park, Mountain View
The coast is about 28 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Jackson Park, Mountain View, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Jackson Park, Mountain View, month by month
Jackson Park, Mountain View sees roughly 244 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 76 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 44. The comfortable stretch runs March through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 51° | 44° |
| April | 70° | 58° | 49° |
| July | 76° | 66° | 59° |
| October | 74° | 63° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Jackson Park, Mountain View
Norman Y Mineta San Jose International sits about 8 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 Jackson Park, Mountain View
Schools across Jackson Park, Mountain View average a B+, better than 86% of neighborhoods.
Top high schools
- Mountain View HighA+ · 86% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Jackson Park, Mountain View school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Jackson Park, Mountain View 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 Jackson Park, Mountain View against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Jackson Park, Mountain View
Is Jackson Park, Mountain View a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Jackson Park, Mountain View ranks 254th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on population health, biking, 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 Jackson Park, Mountain View expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,368,069. The overall cost of living runs about 73% above the national average. Set against a $177,017 median income, cost of living beats 81% of neighborhoods.
Is Jackson Park, Mountain View safe?
Yes, Jackson Park, Mountain View is safer than 56% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $426 per resident a year.
Compare Jackson Park, Mountain View with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Jackson Park, Mountain View. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Jackson Park, Mountain View 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.
Jackson Park, Mountain View detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Jackson Park, Mountain View: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Jackson Park, Mountain View: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Jackson Park, Mountain View: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Jackson Park, Mountain View: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Jackson Park, Mountain View 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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