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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.
Most errands can be accomplished on foot.
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.
Compare Downtown to other San Jose neighborhoods.
Rank # |
Name |
Walk Score |
Transit Score |
Bike Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Downtown | 74 | 58 | 81 |
| 2 | Rose Garden | 68 | 46 | 57 |
| 3 | Fairgrounds | 62 | 48 | 63 |
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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Many nearby public transportation options.
Downtown has good public transportation and about 20 bus, 3 rail and 2 light rail lines passing through it.
The map above shows how far you can travel in 30 minutes from Downtown on public transit.
Downtown has about 14 car shares from RelayRides, Zipcar and Getaround.
Biking is convenient for most trips.
The Farmers Market is held here from 10am-2pm of Fridays. Delicious!
Emily Price
on San Pedro Square Bistro & Wine
Schools in Downtown include San Jose State University, St Leo The Great School and San Jose High Academy Plus.
Crack the code set by Adobe’s 18th century style Semaphore. What used to be a method of communication back in the day, this now public art piece (that alters designs) sits high above the city streets for walkers to peer at and guess its message. #publicart Photo: Adobe
Kelley B.
on San Jose Semaphore
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The Esplanade
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Emily Price
on Los Gatos Brewing Co.