San Jose

Urban walkability with upscale, premier amenities.

Welcome to San Jose

Known for its sublime Mediterranean climate, elevated food scene, and walkable, urban vibe, San Jose boasts a vibrant personality with a pioneering spirit. As the hub of Silicon Valley, San Jose is home to some of the largest, most well-established companies, such as Google, PayPal, and eBay. The vast metropolitan area has held on to its charming character and features high-rise condominiums mixed with cozy bungalows, spacious Victorians, and sizable ranch homes.

Located in the hills of the Diablo Range and the Santa Cruz Mountains, San Jose makes heading out to the ocean as easy as exploring a neighboring vineyard, enjoying a rugged hike, or hopping on your bike for a fun and adventurous ride.

With abundant shopping and dining in San Jose, you will always find something to keep you busy. Upscale boutiques, numerous outdoor dining options, and an ever-changing rotation of entertainment make San Jose one of the most desirable places to live in the United States. Add in the city's walkability and the urban atmosphere, and you will find an exciting and luxurious lifestyle you will enjoy daily.
 

What to Love

  • Numerous fine dining options
  • Exclusive boutiques and shopping
  • The convenient, walkable urban core
  • Entertaining professional sports teams
  • Readily available public transportation, including light rail

Local Lifestyle

Imagine roaming downtown San Jose. The sun is shining, and it is a pleasant 70 degrees. The sky is the limit when finding entertainment in this delightful and livable city. Locals enjoy visiting a neighborhood coffee shop with friends or heading to an art gallery to see the latest installment. When it is time for a lunch break, you will find a delightful variety of cuisines, including Latino, Asian, and classic Californian, while dining al fresco.

You will discover a fantastic array of art, music, sports, and more for cultural enthusiasts. As one of the most extensive metro areas in the United States, it has surpassed San Francisco as the largest city in the Bay Area. Thanks to that distinction, the area attracts multicultural activities and the best in shopping, dining, live music, art, and more.
 

Dining, Shopping, and Entertainment

Find something for every palate at San Pedro Square, one of San Jose's most popular and energetic areas in the city. Sample one of the many craft brews, enjoy wine from a local vineyard or savor the fantastic variety of food available at this historic locale.

Find authentic Italian food at one of the most celebrated long-standing restaurants, Original Joe's San Jose. Go for the delicious pasta, steak, chops, and salads, and stay for the welcoming atmosphere and iconic vibe.

For over 50 years, Henry's World Famous Hi-Life has specialized in hot, smoky barbeque and simple but delicious meals. With fantastic service, you will return time and again for the food and the friendly atmosphere.

When craving only the best, head to Morton's The Steakhouse for a well-prepared steak, fresh seafood, delectable salads, and specialty cocktails. Make memories with loved ones or entertain clients at this legendary steakhouse.

Step back in time to the 1930s at The Grill on the Alley. This classic steakhouse prides itself on using only the freshest ingredients for its fantastic seafood, salads, chops, and steaks. Enjoy traditional sides with a modern touch, followed by signature desserts.
 

Things to Do

Head to Christmas in the Park when the holiday season rolls around. This festive event has been held annually since the 1950s and occurs at the Plaza de Cesar Chavez Park. You can also ice skate under twinkling lights at Downtown Ice in San Jose.

Enjoy three days of jazz, R&B, blues, salsa, and more at the San Jose Jazz. This annual summer event began in 1990 to celebrate jazz as an evolving and dynamic art form.

For over 35 years, the Music in the Park series has entertained and inspired San Jose residents. Enjoy listening to top talent while sipping a cold beverage and sampling menu items from on-site food trucks.

For live performing arts, be sure to check out the schedule at the San Jose Civic. Legendary musicians such as Bob Dylan, Barbra Streisand, and Frank Sinatra have performed at this famous locale.

For professional hockey, snag some tickets to the National Hockey League San Jose Sharks at the SAP Center. Enjoy a competitive match and exciting gameplay at this vibrant arena.

Head to The Tech Interactive for hands-on activities the entire family will enjoy. Design challenge experiences and experimental labs will pique your curiosity while learning creative problem-solving strategies.
 

Schools

San Jose has numerous educational opportunities for its residents.

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Overview for San Jose, CA

1,119,490 people live in San Jose, where the median age is 38.9 and the average individual income is $50,118.47. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.

1,119,490

Total Population

38.9 years

Median Age

High

Population Density Population Density This is the number of people per square mile in a neighborhood.

$50,118.47

Average individual Income

Demographics and Employment Data for San Jose, CA

San Jose has 353,140 households, with an average household size of 3. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. Here’s what the people living in San Jose do for work — and how long it takes them to get there. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. 1,119,490 people call San Jose home. The population density is 1,278.85 and the largest age group is Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.

1,119,490

Total Population

High

Population Density Population Density This is the number of people per square mile in a neighborhood.

38.9

Median Age

50.68 / 49.32%

Men vs Women

Population by Age Group

0-9:

0-9 Years

10-17:

10-17 Years

18-24:

18-24 Years

25-64:

25-64 Years

65-74:

65-74 Years

75+:

75+ Years

Education Level

  • Less Than 9th Grade
  • High School Degree
  • Associate Degree
  • Bachelor Degree
  • Graduate Degree
353,140

Total Households

3

Average Household Size

$50,118.47

Average individual Income

Marital Status

Married
Single
Divorced
Separated

Commute Time

0 to 14 Minutes
15 to 29 Minutes
30 to 59 Minutes
60+ Minutes

Schools in San Jose, CA

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The following schools are within or nearby San Jose. The rating and statistics can serve as a starting point to make baseline comparisons on the right schools for your family. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Type
Name
Category
Grades
School rating
Evergreen Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 6th
5/5
Laurelwood Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 6th
4/5
PUBLIC
7th - 8th
4/5
Norwood Creek Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 6th
4/5
Tom Matsumoto Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 6th
5/5
Millbrook Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 6th
4/5
PUBLIC
K - 8th
2/5
Valle Vista Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 5th
1/5
Baldwin (Julia) Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 6th
3/5
East Valley Christian School
PRIVATE
K - 7th
No rating available
Evergreen Montessori School - Ar
PRIVATE
PreK - 1st
No rating available
Charter School of Morgan Hill
PUBLIC
K - 8th
5/5
Cadwallader Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 6th
4/5
Cedar Grove Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 6th
3/5
Holly Oak Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 6th
3/5
James Franklin Smith Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 6th
5/5
PUBLIC
7th - 8th
5/5
Los Paseos Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 5th
3/5
August Boeger Middle
PUBLIC
6th - 8th
2/5
Ledesma (Rita) Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 6th
4/5
Silver Oak Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 6th
5/5
Carolyn A. Clark Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 6th
5/5
PUBLIC
7th - 8th
4/5
Evergreen Valley High
PUBLIC
9th - 12th
5/5
John J. Montgomery Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 6th
2/5
Martin Murphy Middle
PUBLIC
6th - 8th
3/5
Santa Teresa Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 6th
4/5
Herbert Hoover Middle
PUBLIC
6th - 8th
2/5
Muwekma Ohlone Middle
PUBLIC
6th - 8th
1/5
Opportunity Youth Academy
PUBLIC
9th - 12th
1/5
Pacific Autism Center For Education
PRIVATE
K - 12th
No rating available
Abraham Lincoln High
PUBLIC
9th - 12th
3/5
Gardner Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 5th
1/5
George Mayne Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 5th
3/5
PUBLIC
6th - 12th
No rating available
St Martin Of Tours School
PRIVATE
K - 8th
No rating available
Headsup! Child Development Center
PRIVATE
PreK - K
No rating available
Walter L. Bachrodt Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 5th
1/5
PUBLIC
K - 12th
No rating available
Orion Montessori School LLC
PRIVATE
PreK - K
No rating available
Orchard Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 8th
4/5
Merritt Trace Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 5th
2/5
Santa Clara County Special Education
PUBLIC
K - 12th
No rating available
St Leo The Great School
PRIVATE
PreK - 8th
No rating available
PRIVATE
PreK - K
No rating available
San Jose Conservation Corps Charter
PUBLIC
12th - 12th
No rating available
PUBLIC
K - 5th
4/5
PUBLIC
6th - 8th
5/5
PUBLIC
K - 5th
5/5
Primary Plus Elementary School
PRIVATE
PreK - 8th
No rating available
As-Safa Institute/As-Safa Academy
PRIVATE
K - 12th
No rating available
Saniku Gakuin Santa Clara Japanese School
PRIVATE
PreK - PreK
No rating available
Carden Academy Of Almaden
PRIVATE
K - 8th
No rating available
Archbishop Mitty High School
PRIVATE
9th - 12th
No rating available
Castlemont Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 5th
4/5
PUBLIC
9th - 12th
4/5
PUBLIC
9th - 12th
5/5
PUBLIC
9th - 12th
5/5
R. I. Meyerholz Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 5th
5/5
Joaquin Miller Middle
PUBLIC
6th - 8th
5/5
John Muir Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 5th
5/5
PUBLIC
11th - 12th
3/5
PUBLIC
K - 5th
5/5
St Timothy's Christian Academy
PRIVATE
PreK - 5th
No rating available
West Valley Middle School
PRIVATE
5th - 8th
No rating available
PRIVATE
7th - 12th
No rating available
Appleseed Almaden Montessori School
PRIVATE
PreK - K
No rating available
Basis Independent Silicon Valley
PRIVATE
5th - 12th
No rating available
Jia-Ray Learning Center Inc.
PRIVATE
K - 6th
No rating available
PUBLIC
K - 5th
3/5
Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet
PUBLIC
K - 8th
5/5
Blackford Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 5th
1/5
PUBLIC
5th - 8th
2/5
Manuel De Vargas Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 5th
4/5
Murdock-Portal Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 5th
5/5
PUBLIC
9th - 12th
5/5
George C. Payne Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 5th
4/5
PUBLIC
K - 8th
3/5
Willow Glen Middle
PUBLIC
6th - 8th
4/5
PUBLIC
K - 5th
4/5
Willow Glen Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 5th
3/5
Guadalupe Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 5th
5/5
PUBLIC
K - 5th
4/5
PUBLIC
K - 5th
5/5
PUBLIC
6th - 8th
5/5
Los Gatos Christian School
PRIVATE
PreK - 8th
No rating available
PRIVATE
Undergrad - Undergrad
No rating available
Skylar Hadden School
PRIVATE
1st - 8th
No rating available
Grace Christian School
PRIVATE
K - 5th
No rating available
Basis Independent Silicon Valley
PRIVATE
5th - 12th
No rating available
Learning Pathways Kindergarten
PRIVATE
PreK - K
No rating available
One World Montessori School Inc. Leigh
PRIVATE
PreK - K
No rating available
Trust Montessori School
PRIVATE
PreK - 1st
No rating available
PUBLIC
K - 8th
5/5
PUBLIC
K - 5th
4/5
PUBLIC
6th - 8th
4/5
PUBLIC
K - 5th
2/5
Sherman Oaks Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 8th
2/5
PUBLIC
9th - 12th
1/5
Nelson S. Dilworth Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 5th
5/5
PUBLIC
6th - 8th
4/5
PUBLIC
K - 8th
4/5
PUBLIC
9th - 12th
4/5
Presentation High School
PRIVATE
9th - 12th
No rating available
St Christopher School
PRIVATE
K - 8th
No rating available
Stratford Middle School
PRIVATE
6th - 8th
No rating available
Early Discoveries Cdc
PRIVATE
K - K
No rating available
PUBLIC
K - 5th
4/5
PUBLIC
K - 5th
4/5
PUBLIC
9th - 12th
5/5
Country Lane Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 5th
5/5
Easterbrook Discovery
PUBLIC
K - 8th
5/5
Gussie M. Baker Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 5th
5/5
Leroy Anderson Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 5th
2/5
Rachel Carson Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 5th
2/5
Empire Gardens Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 5th
1/5
PUBLIC
K - 5th
1/5
PUBLIC
9th - 12th
2/5
Terrell Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 5th
2/5
PRIVATE
K - 12th
No rating available
The Creekside School
PRIVATE
3rd - 12th
No rating available
My School-Cathedral Of Faith Learning Center
PRIVATE
PreK - K
No rating available
Spectrum Center Schools-Randol Campus
PRIVATE
1st - 12th
No rating available
Silicon Valley Career Technical Education
PUBLIC
11th - 12th
No rating available
Downtown College Preparatory
PUBLIC
9th - 12th
1/5
KIPP Heartwood Academy
PUBLIC
5th - 8th
4/5
Rocketship Discovery Prep
PUBLIC
K - 5th
2/5
PUBLIC
9th - 12th
3/5
Rocketship Alma Academy
PUBLIC
K - 5th
4/5
Rocketship Mateo Sheedy Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 5th
4/5
Rocketship Academy Brilliant Minds
PUBLIC
K - 5th
2/5
ACE Esperanza Middle
PUBLIC
5th - 8th
1/5
Voices College-Bound Language Academy
PUBLIC
K - 8th
3/5
Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Mt. Pleasant
PUBLIC
K - 8th
3/5
Rocketship Spark Academy
PUBLIC
K - 5th
4/5
PUBLIC
5th - 8th
2/5
PUBLIC
5th - 8th
1/5
University Preparatory Academy Charter
PUBLIC
7th - 12th
5/5
Aptitud Community Academy at Goss
PUBLIC
K - 8th
1/5
PUBLIC
6th - 8th
2/5
Learning in an Urban Community with High Achievement (L.U.C.H.A.)
PUBLIC
K - 5th
2/5
PUBLIC
9th - 12th
2/5
PUBLIC
9th - 12th
3/5
PUBLIC
11th - 12th
1/5
Katherine R. Smith Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 6th
No rating available
G. W. Hellyer Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 6th
3/5
McKinley Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 6th
1/5
Santee Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 6th
1/5
Ramblewood Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 6th
4/5
College Connection Academy
PUBLIC
7th - 8th
5/5
Parkview Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 6th
3/5
Selma Olinder Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 5th
1/5
Schallenberger Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 5th
3/5
Canoas Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 5th
2/5
Ernesto Galarza Elementary
PUBLIC
K - 5th
1/5
Achiever Christian School
PRIVATE
PreK - 6th
No rating available
PRIVATE
PreK - 4th
No rating available
Notre Dame High School
PRIVATE
9th - 12th
No rating available
St Patrick School
PRIVATE
K - 8th
No rating available
Valley Christian High School
PRIVATE
K - 12th
No rating available
Valley Christian Junior High School
PRIVATE
6th - 8th
No rating available
Clyde L. Fischer Middle
PUBLIC
6th - 8th
1/5