San Jose, CA · the CityFunIndex
Affordability in San Jose
San Jose ranks #30 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 78 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 78th percentile nationally and #2 of 18 in California.
- affordability score
- 78
- Very Fun
- National rank
- #30 of 134
- In California
- #2 of 18
- Percentile
- 78th
The typical city scores 50 for affordability; San Jose sits 28 points above the median.
How affordability is measured
Cost of living and housing pressure on residents.
The affordability score is the flip side of our economic strain measure — 100 minus the raw economic strain score — so a city with less of it scores higher.
Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment, HUD Fair Market Rent and US Census median income plus poverty rate.
Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →
Ranked around San Jose
- T#27 Key West, FL 80
- #29 Fremont, CA 79
- #30 San Jose, CA — this page 78
- T#31 Bend, OR 77
- T#31 San Francisco, CA 77
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More about San Jose
San Jose scores 62 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: