San Jose
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1888
Ringwood Farm, residence of James Murphy, 1888
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About San Jose
City in California, United StatesSan Jose, officially the City of San José ( SAN hoh-ZAY, -SAY; Spanish: [saŋ xoˈse]), is the most populous city in the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California, and the 13th-most populous in the United States, with an estimated 989,814 residents as of 2025. The city's metropolitan area is home to nearly two million people, while the broader combined statistical area (the fifth-largest in the United States) has a population of over nine million. Located in Santa Clara Valley on the southern shore of San Francisco Bay, San Jose covers an area of 179.97 sq mi (466.1 km2) and is the county seat of Santa Clara County. Before the arrival of the Spanish, the area around San Jose was long in…
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Housing in San Jose
The typical San Jose home is worth about $1,363,000, down 0.6% in a year, 78% above the California typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in San Jose
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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). San Jose's police department reported only 2024 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Schools in San Jose
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The public schools San Jose’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 72% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CA. Ratings are from neighbors.
Famous people from San Jose
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