SperlingViews - San_Jose, California

San Jose California is where i was born and raised. I have live here for 44 years now.. I am leaving in the next couple of months. Every thing is out rageous, and i mean EVERYTHING!!! The graffity is getting way out of hand,, dosent matter where you live. I live in a very upscale area, and its so bad, they cant keep up. The paint all over the signs on the freeways, ha, any thing that dosent move, they spray it.. I look forward to getting out of California, and maybe a retun for SHORT VISITS[read more...]

I love living in San Jose, CA because of its good weather, low crime, important place in Silicon Valley. It is close to the mountains, national park Yosemite, oceans off of Santa Cruz mountains and San Francisco. Its educational systems include access to Stanford University, Santa Clara University, San Jose State University with Berkeley at some distance. All kinds of birds visit my bird feeder in the backyard. People may be racist but I have not really felt it much. A lot of very diverse communities do live here and mix with their own for the most part. There is very large number of hilly parks for going hiking and roads for biking. You can grow flowers most of the year. Beautiful city and a more expensive but ever more beautiful San Francisco is not too far to visit (60 miles). Las Vegas and Reno are short flight away. For international travel, San Francisco serves as an affordable gateway.[read more...]

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San Jose is perfectly situated in the state. We're less than one hour from the Pacific, less than four hours from the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and less than six hours from the desert. Whatever your preference is, we have it.[read more...]

I grew up in Ohio and later in life moved to San Jose, CA. For those who are looking for the ideal climate with no humid days (trust me you won't ever feel humidity) try San Jose, CA or anywhere in Santa Clara County. Many a Christmas I have gone to Christmas tree farms to cut a tree wearing only a tee-shirt. This isn't warm like winters in Florida but it is very nice here. The only draw back is the expense of living in this area. Most of the population lives within 30 miles of the coast and like any commodity price follows demand. Housing costs are high and yards small but there is the wide and beautiful outdoors to enjoy in its many splendid forms. Once here you will never be able to consider living anywhere else. Welcome to the Hotel California. Check in any time you like, but you can never leave. So true. [read more...]

Great place to live but the cost of living is very high and hasn't com down much.[read more...]

Beautiful area of San Jose where you can walk in the evening and feel safe.[read more...]

I moved back to San Jose a little over a year ago and got rid of my truck. I live close to Light Rail and working for VTA I get to ride free of charge. As long as you live within walking distance of a major bus route or the light rail it is easy to use. It doesn't go everywhere I want to go, but close enough.[read more...]

Many of the comments are spot on: The cost of living does not justify living here. To sum it up, the entire Santa Clara Valley is nothing special. It's not particularly attractive and the housing stock is poorly built and painfully dated. Most of the development is left over from the post WWII population boom decades when boxlike houses and apartments were slapped up. I've been through a lot of attics and crawl spaces here, so I have some idea of the quality of construction here, and it's not good. I'm bringing this up because when you're paying $700,000 and up for a 1940's 1100 sq. ft. house, a little insulation, straight framing and dual pane windows would be nice. Also, there's virtually no manufacturing here, so if your career background is in that area, you're out of luck. The weather is ok...not too hot, not too cold, just like the overall personality of the area: Rather blah. Unless you're a nurse (100k/yr) or in the software development business, there's no reason to be here. [read more...]

The Silicon Valley boom has busted. Everything in Santa Clara Valley is priced for those .com millionaires that got lucky back in the 90's. For the rest of us regular folks this area is ridiculously overpriced. With the .com bust even the once wealthy are now hurting. It's a nice place, great weather, culturally diverse, lots to do, but impossible to live in or afford to get out of for the little guy.[read more...]

It is discouraging to live in such a great place and the prices are so high. There is lots to do in the bay area but so much of your income is going to your mortgage/rent that you have to be creative on free stuff.[read more...]

The cost of living is high in California. The taxes have now increased again and the value of real estate is under water.[read more...]

climate is mostly great, some hot spots during the late summer but overall great. air quality not so great since we live in the valley.[read more...]

It's CA and the Bay Area on top of that. Need I say more about the high cost of living?[read more...]

San Jose has much to offer. Lots of activities for families and singels. Because we are so close to the bay we are consider the South Bay. whatever kind of sence that you may like the Bay Area can accomidate it. Fashion, shopping, great food, festivals, a chance to experience different cultures or be more involved in your own, quite cities or very active cities the Bay has it all. Though in these days all things that sound good must come with some kind of bad news. the cost of living is high, but that may be because there are lots of professional people that make lots of money and people who make lots of money can and will want to live in one of the safest largest cities in the nation. Oh and not to mention public transpertation is made easy, fun, and very convient.[read more...]

The cost of living in the Bay Area is still rugged.[read more...]

Aside from a few hot days in San Jose, it is one of most temperate places to live![read more...]

San José is the Capital of Silicon Valley. It has the cleanest busses and trains that you will ever see. It is a City of all sizes: Northside, Southside, Eastside, Westside, Downtown, Uptown, and Central. San José borders many cities: North-Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Fremont, Milpitas(Yes it does! You need to look at a REAL map of SJ!) West-Saratoga, Cupertino, Campbell, Santa Clara, Los Gatos, South-Morgan Hill, Los Gatos. This city is the best, and .... the cleanest and greenest.[read more...]

The best comes together in San Jose, capital of "Silicon Valley." The climate is moderate, the ocean is close to the west, and the mountains are close to the east. This is the 10th largest city in the United States with one of the lowest crime rates. We moved here in 1975. Since then the city has grown into a beautiful modern metropolitan area with universities, restaurants, cultural activities, museums, theaters, etc. Not everything is perfect, but it is a city where the strong Chamber of Commerce is working hand-in-hand with other civic groups to continually improve the area as a wonderful place to live and work.[read more...]

Great weather, housing tooooooooo expensive[read more...]