Neighborhood

Alum Rock Ave, San Jose, CA

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2.1 /5
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Ranked 307th /358 in San Jose, CA

Neighborhood Factors

Market Conditions

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    Price
    $1.68M(2)
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    Undervalued
    $12k(2)
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    Appreciation
    0%(2)

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Neighborhood Review
Key Words: Commercial Corridor, Cultural Roots, Transit Served

The Alum Rock Avenue corridor is the commercial and cultural spine of East San Jose, a busy stretch of taquerias, panaderias, quinceanera shops, and family-run storefronts that reflect the area's deep Mexican-American and Latino heritage. Living along it means living in the middle of that energy, with the bus and former rapid-transit lines running the length of the avenue. This is an urban, working corridor rather than a quiet residential retreat. Older homes and apartments sit close to the street, upkeep is mixed, and the avenue carries steady traffic and noise. The payoff is genuine walkable access to food, groceries, and services that most San Jose suburbs cannot match, plus a quick shot east to Alum Rock Park and the foothills. It is affordable, culturally rich, and unmistakably city rather than suburb.

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Neighborhood Amenities

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    Near good merchants

    3.3

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    Public Spaces

    2.8

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    Curb Appeal

    2.5

Overall Amenities score: 2.8

Median Price

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Schools serving this Neighborhood

School NameTypeGradesHouseberry School Score
Aptitud Community Academy at Goss PrimaryK-8
2.3/5
Valle Vista Elementary PrimaryK-5
2.1/5
William Sheppard Middle Middle6-8
2.3/5
August Boeger Middle Middle6-8
2.5/5
Independence High High9-12
3.9/5

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Joaquin Miller, San Jose, CA
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