Walkability by city / San Jose, CA

Walkability in San Jose, CA

How easy it is to get around San Jose on foot, by transit and by bike — averaged over where the metro's 1.97 million residents live, with its most walkable neighborhoods ranked.

The metro at a glance

Each score is the average of the scores across the metro's streets, weighted by how many people live along them.

Walk Score: 50

Minimal

Occasional walks possible

Transit Score: 39

Minimal

Minimal transit

Bike Score: 47

Minimal

Where residents live, by Walk band

52% of residents live where the Walk Score is Moderate or better.

Complete 3%
Substantial 22%
Moderate 27%
Minimal 24%
Negligible 24%

Most walkable neighborhoods

Ranked by Walk Score. Every area listed is home to at least 1,500 people; where a city has no mapped neighborhood boundaries, the whole city or community is ranked instead.

#	Neighborhood	Residents
1	Horace Mannin San Jose · 3,200 residents	3,200
2	Downtown Northin Palo Alto · 2,320 residents	2,320
3	University Southin Palo Alto · 3,960 residents	3,960
4	Washingtonin San Jose · 3,420 residents	3,420
5	Escondido Villagein Stanford · 5,240 residents	5,240
6	Mountain ViewCity · whole area · 82,600 residents	82,600
7	Willow Glenin San Jose · 13,680 residents	13,680
8	Santa ClaraCity · whole area · 127,420 residents	127,420
9	StanfordCommunity · whole area · 17,910 residents	17,910
10	SunnyvaleCity · whole area · 154,410 residents	154,410
11	CampbellCity · whole area · 44,990 residents	44,990
12	Palo AltoCity · whole area · 68,100 residents	68,100
13	BurbankCommunity · whole area · 4,370 residents	4,370
14	MilpitasCity · whole area · 79,530 residents	79,530
15	Los AltosCity · whole area · 30,470 residents	30,470
16	San JoseCity · whole area · 989,570 residents	989,570
17	CupertinoCity · whole area · 59,240 residents	59,240
18	Birdlandin Sunnyvale · 3,570 residents	3,570
19	Alum RockCommunity · whole area · 10,080 residents	10,080
20	Old Palo Altoin Palo Alto · 2,710 residents	2,710
21	San Juan BautistaCity · whole area · 2,130 residents	2,130
22	Cambrian ParkCommunity · whole area · 2,340 residents	2,340
23	North San Josein San Jose · 33,590 residents	33,590
24	Los GatosTown · whole area · 33,230 residents	33,230
25	Morgan HillCity · whole area · 43,190 residents	43,190

Show all 40 ranked areas

#	Neighborhood	Residents
26	Notting Hill - Royal Crestin San Jose · 1,750 residents	1,750
27	GilroyCity · whole area · 56,010 residents	56,010
28	Crescent Parkin Palo Alto · 3,280 residents	3,280
29	HollisterCity · whole area · 42,530 residents	42,530
30	Duveneck - St. Francisin Palo Alto · 2,950 residents	2,950
31	Avenida Espanain San Jose · 1,750 residents	1,750
32	SaratogaCity · whole area · 29,990 residents	29,990
33	LoyolaCommunity · whole area · 3,060 residents	3,060
34	East FoothillsCommunity · whole area · 7,160 residents	7,160
35	Monte SerenoCity · whole area · 2,990 residents	2,990
36	Los Altos HillsTown · whole area · 8,200 residents	8,200
37	AromasCommunity · whole area · 1,750 residents	1,750
38	San MartinCommunity · whole area · 7,440 residents	7,440
39	RidgemarkCommunity · whole area · 2,620 residents	2,620
40	Lexington HillsCommunity · whole area · 2,230 residents	2,230

These are averages: streets within a neighborhood can score well above or below its number. For the scores at one address, look it up.

Updated October 15, 2026.

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