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Affordability in San Jose

San Jose ranks T#35 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 74 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 75th percentile nationally and T#2 of 18 in California.

affordability score
74
Very Fun
National rank
T#35 of 134
In California
T#2 of 18
Percentile
75th

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; San Jose sits 24 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.

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Ranked around San Jose

  1. #33 Des Moines, IA 76
  2. #34 Fort Wayne, IN 75
  3. T#35 San Jose, CA — this page 74
  4. #37 Lexington, KY 73
  5. #38 Mesa, AZ 72

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Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Bismarck, ND 100
  2. #2 Sioux Falls, SD 99
  3. T#3 Billings, MT 98
  4. T#3 Virginia Beach, VA 98
  5. #5 Portland, ME 97

More about San Jose

San Jose scores 64 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: