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Downtown is the most walkable neighborhood in San Jose with 76,782 residents.

Downtown has good public transportation and is very bikeable.

Nearby neighborhoods: North Valley, Rose Garden, Willow Glen, Fairgrounds, Alum Rock-East Foothills, East San Jose and North San Jose.

Walk Score of Downtown, San Jose, CA

Very Walkable

Most errands can be accomplished on foot.

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Most errands can be accomplished on foot in Downtown.

Downtown is the most walkable neighborhood in San Jose with a Walk Score of 74.

The best San Jose neighborhoods for walkability are Downtown, Rose Garden and Fairgrounds.

Downtown Neighborhood Ranking

Compare Downtown to other San Jose neighborhoods.

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Population

1 Downtown 74 58 81 76,782
2 Rose Garden 68 46 57 13,417
3 Fairgrounds 62 48 63 50,968

Eating & Drinking

There are about 383 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in Downtown. People in Downtown can walk to an average of 5 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in 5 minutes.

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Transit Score of Downtown, San Jose, CA

Good Transit

Many nearby public transportation options.

Public Transit Routes

Downtown has good public transportation and about 20 bus, 3 rail and 2 light rail lines passing through it.

Transit Time

The map above shows how far you can travel in 30 minutes from Downtown on public transit.

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Downtown has about 14 car shares from RelayRides, Zipcar and Getaround.

Neighborhood Guides

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Bike Score of Downtown, San Jose, CA

Very Bikeable

Biking is convenient for most trips.

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