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Best places to live in Greater San Jose

29 places with 1,976,853 residents within about 35 km of San Jose, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is San Jose, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Los Altos
    California, 30,671 residents    57
  2. 2East Foothills
    California, 8,269 residents    57
  3. 3Mountain View (California, 80,435 residents)
    California, 80,435 residents    56
  4. 4Sunnyvale (California)
    California, 155,805 residents    55
  5. 5Saratoga (California)
    California, 30,968 residents    55
  6. 6Cupertino
    California, 60,572 residents    54
  7. 7Santa Clara (California)
    California, 126,215 residents    53
  8. 8Loyola
    California, 3,261 residents    52
  9. 9Los Altos Hills
    California, 8,419 residents    52
  10. 10Los Gatos
    California, 30,705 residents    51

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For retired couples

  1. 1Los Altos
    California, 30,671 residents    76
  2. 2East Foothills
    California, 8,269 residents    76
  3. 3Mountain View (California, 80,435 residents)
    California, 80,435 residents    74
  4. 4Saratoga (California)
    California, 30,968 residents    73
  5. 5Sunnyvale (California)
    California, 155,805 residents    72
  6. 6Los Altos Hills
    California, 8,419 residents    70
  7. 7Cupertino
    California, 60,572 residents    70
  8. 8Loyola
    California, 3,261 residents    70
  9. 9Felton (California)
    California, 4,057 residents    70
  10. 10Los Gatos
    California, 30,705 residents    69

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For remote workers

  1. 1Los Altos
    California, 30,671 residents    64
  2. 2Mountain View (California, 80,435 residents)
    California, 80,435 residents    62
  3. 3East Foothills
    California, 8,269 residents    62
  4. 4Saratoga (California)
    California, 30,968 residents    62
  5. 5Sunnyvale (California)
    California, 155,805 residents    61
  6. 6Cupertino
    California, 60,572 residents    60
  7. 7Los Gatos
    California, 30,705 residents    59
  8. 8Santa Clara (California)
    California, 126,215 residents    58
  9. 9Los Altos Hills
    California, 8,419 residents    58
  10. 10Morgan Hill
    California, 42,948 residents    58

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For commuters

  1. 1Sunnyvale (California)
    California, 155,805 residents    81
  2. 2Santa Clara (California)
    California, 126,215 residents    81
  3. 3Fremont (California)
    California, 232,206 residents    79
  4. 4Cupertino
    California, 60,572 residents    78
  5. 5Mountain View (California, 80,435 residents)
    California, 80,435 residents    78
  6. 6Los Altos
    California, 30,671 residents    75
  7. 7Milpitas
    California, 77,604 residents    74
  8. 8Campbell (California)
    California, 41,117 residents    73
  9. 9Loyola
    California, 3,261 residents    72
  10. 10Los Altos Hills
    California, 8,419 residents    71

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For single professionals

  1. 1Sunnyvale (California)
    California, 155,805 residents    75
  2. 2Santa Clara (California)
    California, 126,215 residents    75
  3. 3Fremont (California)
    California, 232,206 residents    73
  4. 4Cupertino
    California, 60,572 residents    73
  5. 5Mountain View (California, 80,435 residents)
    California, 80,435 residents    72
  6. 6Milpitas
    California, 77,604 residents    67
  7. 7Los Altos
    California, 30,671 residents    67
  8. 8Campbell (California)
    California, 41,117 residents    65
  9. 9Los Altos Hills
    California, 8,419 residents    63
  10. 10Saratoga (California)
    California, 30,968 residents    60

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Cupertino
    California, 60,572 residents    27
  2. 2Los Altos
    California, 30,671 residents    27
  3. 3Sunnyvale (California)
    California, 155,805 residents    26
  4. 4Santa Clara (California)
    California, 126,215 residents    26
  5. 5Saratoga (California)
    California, 30,968 residents    26
  6. 6Mountain View (California, 80,435 residents)
    California, 80,435 residents    25
  7. 7Los Altos Hills
    California, 8,419 residents    25
  8. 8Milpitas
    California, 77,604 residents    25
  9. 9Campbell (California)
    California, 41,117 residents    24
  10. 10Loyola
    California, 3,261 residents    24

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Towns in Greater San Jose