San Jose, CA

The 5 Best Neighborhoods in San Jose, California

The 5 Best Neighborhoods in San Jose, California

San Jose might have been the forgotten city of the Bay Area, but in recent years, it’s made a huge name for itself. We’re the 10th most populous city in the country, and one of the safest and most livable too. Whether it’s Blossom Hill or North San Jose, people are...

Why You Might Think Twice About Moving to San Jose

Why You Might Think Twice About Moving to San Jose

San Jose is one of the most livable cities in the country. Don’t take a native’s word for it — if you’re young and looking for a place to live, then come to SJ. We’re full of tech, progressive ideas and the best Mexican food and burgers in this part of the country....

How Dog Friendly is San Jose, Really?

How Dog Friendly is San Jose, Really?

San Jose is one of the most pleasurable places to live. It’s extremely healthy, intelligent and is at the center of the tech world. At least for humans. But what about their four-legged friends? I guess you could say it’s a ruff time being a pet in Silicon Valley...

How to Sound Like a Local When You Move to San Jose

How to Sound Like a Local When You Move to San Jose

For a while, San Jose played second and third fiddle to its sisters San Francisco and Oakland. Then came the tech boom, and then Silicon Valley and then every social network you’ve ever heard of. But even then, SJ was still just … there. But in recent years, San Jose...

20 Things You Need to Know Before You Move to San Jose

20 Things You Need to Know Before You Move to San Jose

Dionne Warwick once famously asked, “Do you know the way to San Jose?” For a while, that was a legitimate question, because no one really knew where San Jose was. But thanks to a tech boom, a wave of diverse immigration and some really computer-savvy college dropouts,...

San Jose Voted One of the Worst Places For Apartment Renters

San Jose Voted One of the Worst Places For Apartment Renters

San Jose might be one of the best places to move if you are looking to land a job in tech, but it is one of the worst places for apartment renters. A new survey of more than 45,000 renters across the country found that those living in San Jose are among the least...

San Jose Economy Second-Fastest Growing Among Top 100 Metros

San Jose Economy Second-Fastest Growing Among Top 100 Metros

San Jose was the second-fastest growing economy among the top 100 US Metro Areas last year, according to a report on 2016 Metropolitan GDP released last week by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In 2015 the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical...

Where Are All the New Residents of San Jose Moving From?

Where Are All the New Residents of San Jose Moving From?

San Jose is sometimes called the heart of Silicon Valley, and it’s home to some big-name companies, including eBay, Adobe Systems and PayPal. Surrounding towns are home to Apple, Facebook and a tremendous amount of venture capital money. That adds up to opportunity,...