Best PlacesLoma Linda, San Jose, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Loma Linda, 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.
Loma Linda, San Jose ranks 717th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Loma Linda, 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.
Loma Linda, San Jose's strengths and weaknesses
Where Loma Linda, San Jose ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA, better than 97% of neighborhoods
Where Loma Linda, San Jose ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$2,106 a month, better than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Loma Linda, San Jose
A household needs to earn about $528,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Loma Linda, San Jose home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $152,949, 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 Loma Linda, San Jose's effective rate of 0.87%, 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 Loma Linda, San Jose
Loma Linda, San Jose runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Loma Linda, San Jose.
Who works in Loma Linda, San Jose, and how
Work in Loma Linda, San Jose centers on professional & technical and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 67%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Loma Linda, San Jose
Loma Linda, San Jose has more restaurants and bars per resident than 76% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 27 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Loma Linda, San Jose and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Loma Linda, San Jose, month by month
Loma Linda, 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 Loma Linda, San Jose
Norman Y Mineta San Jose International sits about 4 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 Loma Linda, San Jose
Schools across Loma Linda, San Jose average an A, better than 97% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Dwight D. Eisenhower ElementaryA · 62% proficient
- Easterbrook DiscoveryB · 50% proficient
- Manuel De Vargas ElementaryB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Warren E. Hyde MiddleA+ · 74% proficient
Top high schools
- Cupertino HighA+ · 98% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Loma Linda, San Jose school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Loma Linda, 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 Loma Linda, San Jose against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Loma Linda, San Jose
Is Loma Linda, San Jose a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Loma Linda, San Jose ranks 717th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on population health, an educated workforce, and low crime, and lowest on noise and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Loma Linda, San Jose expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $2,000,001. The overall cost of living runs about 84% above the national average. Set against a $152,949 median income, cost of living beats 50% of neighborhoods.
Is Loma Linda, San Jose safe?
Yes, Loma Linda, San Jose is safer than 98% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $167 per resident a year.
Compare Loma Linda, San Jose with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Loma Linda, San Jose. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Loma Linda, 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.
Loma Linda, San Jose detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Loma Linda, San Jose: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Loma Linda, San Jose: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Loma Linda, San Jose: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Loma Linda, San Jose: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Loma Linda, 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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