A Nice Place If You Can Afford It.
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7/18/2007
San Jose pretty much suffers from the negative attributes of all the other highly populated areas of California. The cost of living is absolutely ridiculous (even by CA standards), the traffic can be unbearable, and the public schools are not great. Like any other big city, San Jose has good areas and bad areas...but honestly, the good areas far outnumber the bad areas. In fact, there really are some very nice places to live here...if you can actually afford it. San Jose's location and weather really can't be beat. The beach is less than 40 minutes away, San Francisco is about an hour away, Monterey is a little over an hour away...basically it's right in the middle of everything. If you can overlook its faults and embrace its many positive attributes (and if you can afford it), San Jose really does have a lot to offer its residents. I live a very good life here, and I really can't complain.
Allen | San Jose, CA