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Transit Quality in San Jose

San Jose ranks #49 of 134 US cities for transit quality, with a Transit Quality score of 64 — Fun. That puts it in the 64th percentile nationally and #8 of 18 in California.

Transit Quality score
64
Fun
National rank
#49 of 134
In California
#8 of 18
Percentile
64th

The typical city scores 50 for transit quality; San Jose sits 14 points above the median.

How transit quality is measured

How well a person without a car can move around the city.

Data sources: GTFS schedules via Transit.land, the Federal Transit Administration National Transit Database and US Census ACS B08301 commuter mode share.

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Ranked around San Jose

  1. T#47 Las Vegas, NV 65
  2. T#47 Norfolk, VA 65
  3. #49 San Jose, CA — this page 64
  4. #50 Tucson, AZ 63
  5. T#51 Reno, NV 62

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Top US cities for transit quality

  1. #1 New York, NY 93
  2. T#2 Boston, MA 92
  3. T#2 Jersey City, NJ 92
  4. T#2 Washington, DC 92
  5. T#5 Chicago, IL 91

More about San Jose

San Jose scores 62 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: