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City guide · California
Moving to San Jose, CA
Silicon Valley center, eye-watering prices.
Pop. 1.0MCost index 110.4 · 100 = US avgMedian rent $3,100/moMedian home $1450kWalk score 51
San Jose (metro area) has an overall price level 110.4 (US avg = 100). Housing dominates the difference.
Overall price index
110.4Housing index
154.3Groceries index (modeled)
102.6Utilities index (modeled)
101.6Electricity rate
33.4 ¢/kWhTransportation index (modeled)
102.1Median home value (est.)
$1,450,000Median monthly rent (est.)
$3,100/moCalifornia unemployment is 5.3% with median household income $100k.
Unemployment rate
5.3%Median household income
$100,149Per-capita income
$49,934Labor-force participation
64.2%Right-to-work state
NoNurse Licensure Compact
Non-memberSan Jose: median home value $1,450,000.
Home value
$1,450,000Rent
$3,100/moHomeownership rate
56.0%Natural-hazard risk (FEMA county avg)
89/100Hurricane exposure
LowWildfire exposure
ElevatedTornado risk
LowEarthquake risk
ElevatedCalifornia 4th-grade math proficiency: 34.9% at/above NAEP proficient.
4th-grade math proficiency
34.9%Per-pupil spending
$14,671Student–teacher ratio (est.)
23Public 4-yr grad rate
65.0%Notable universities
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